The Gospel from different perspectives || Perspective 1: "I was Deserving Death; but now I live because of Him" || Evangelism || 2025 || 2082

 

We all get angry when someone wrongs us. Sure, we might forgive them the first time they say sorry. Maybe even the second or third time. But if someone keeps hurting us—say, five times—we start thinking, “That's too much.” And others might even call us foolish for forgiving so much. 

But here’s something even more surprising: We’re all sinners. We continue to sin—sometimes knowingly—and even though we know it's wrong, we still do it. 

Sin is not just a mistake. It’s a wrongdoing against the Almighty God. And that’s terrifying when you think about it. If God, being all-powerful and holy, decided to take revenge or hold us accountable for every sin... We wouldn't even exist. Or if we did, we’d be in a helpless state with no hope of recovery. 

The Bible clearly says:  "The wages of sin is death." (Romans 6:23)  In other words, the consequence of sinning is death. So, when people ask, “If God loves us, why does He allow suffering in this world?” — Here’s the truth: We actually deserve it because of our sinful nature.

  But here's where everything changes.  Even though we were deserving of death, God loved us. He didn’t want us to live in that suffering or die in our sin. From the very beginning, God wanted us to have life—real life. So, in His love, He made a plan:  A plan where someone would die for every sin we commit... So we wouldn’t have to live in helplessness anymore.  The Bible says:  “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) ✝️💖 

You might ask, “How does His death give us life? What’s so special about Him?”  Here’s the answer: We are sinners. So, if we die, we die for our own sins. But Jesus? He was sinless. Completely holy. And where there is no sin, there is no death—because death is the consequence of sin.  That’s why Jesus could die in our place. He didn’t deserve death. But He voluntarily took our place. He bore the punishment we were supposed to get.  Because He never committed a single sin, Jesus could carry everyone’s sins on Himself. That way, no one else had to die for their sin—because someone else already paid the price.  That’s the good news. That’s the Gospel. 

But there’s a choice.  If someone doesn’t believe this truth, they’re choosing to carry their own sins—and face the consequences themselves. And that is why non-believers are considered not saved.  It’s not about being perfect or doing good deeds.  “It is not by works that we are saved, but by faith in Jesus Christ who died in our place.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) 

But here’s something important— If someone says they believe but doesn’t live like it, their actions reveal the truth. Because believing someone died for you should produce humility, gratitude, sincerity, and love. Faith without transformation is no different than unbelief. 

Now, Jesus dying for our sins is powerful. But what gives us hope is this:  He rose from the dead. Yes, Jesus came back to life.  And that resurrection gives us the hope that, in Christ, we have life. The helplessness we once lived in? It’s gone. 

Now we can live with the hope that we’ll rise again too. Because if someone dies and stays dead, they can’t help us. But Jesus defeated death. And in Him, we live.  “Count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 6:11) ✝️💖 

So yes—I was the one who deserved death... But Jesus died in my place. And now, I live because of Him.

 -Mikal Poudel, National College of Engineering, BCT