This is a true story. In the middle east an innocent man allowed himself to be executed for the crimes committed by others.
He willingly died a slow painful death so the people that rightly deserved the punishment for their wrong doing could be set free. Think about that, a man who was innocent willingly took the punishment for others. He died in their place.
All who accept his sacrifice will be set free. What kind of man would do that? Jesus Christ. Jesus died for you. He took the punishment you deserve. God loves you so much that He sent his one and only son, Jesus Christ to die in your place so that you may be forgiven for the wrong you have done and have everlasting life. (John 3:16).
A wife one evening drew her husband's attention to the couple next door and said, "Do you see that couple, how devoted they are? He kisses her every time they meet. Why don't you do that?"
"I believe in Christ, like I believe in the sun - not because I can see it, but by it I can see everything else."
My partner and I pulled our police cruiser up behind a car stopped on the shoulder of the highway. We got out and asked the driver if we could help.
"The most important Christians are not the ones who preach great sermons and write great books, but the ones who pray, and pray, and pray some more, sharing the quiet but effective victory of Jesus over all that defaces God's creation."