RESTORATION

In Romans 5:6-11, we find these words written to encourage the early church.

" For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.  For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die.  But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.  Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him.  For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.  And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation."
 

When we consider concepts like salvation, justification, and reconciliation, we begin to realize that what Jesus accomplished was more than clarify some teaching about "RELIGION".  He made it possible for humanity to be restored to the original design for COMMUNITY and RELATIONSHIP with God!  THAT is GOOD NEWS!