God provided the sacrifice for Abraham and Isaac. God has provided the sacrifice which satisfies His justice on our behalf (Isa 53; Gen 22; Rom 3:25-26).

The gospel message points out our failure, so that we may be saved and transformed by God's solution: His righteousness made available to us in Christ.

First understanding the bad news (the diagnosis) can help us understand and be certain of the good news (the cure).

The gospel calls us to salvation and to transformation.

The sufferings of this life cannot defeat the hope that is ours in Christ. Rom 5:1-5

God gave us nature, an inherent desire for what is moral and just. He gave the Jews divine religious privilege. Yet, not any of these resulted in righteousness being performed by sinners.

Righteousness is the requirement for salvation from unrighteousness. The gospel message is the revelation of what God is offering us, in Christ Jesus.

Rom 3:9-20 - People on their own are not powerful to overcome their own unrighteousness. God alone paid the price for us to have His righteousness and the freedom it affords (Rom 3:21-26; 6:14-18).

Everything we need has been given us, our knowledge of Christ Jesus and God's great, precious, and powerful promises are given us through the apostles and prophets. These are enough to transform us to be like Jesus and escape the corruption in the world (2Pet 1:3-4, 19-22).

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