Romans 3:25 "God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood-to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished."
Paul is explaining the redemptive plan God has for the world. God sent his son Jesus to die for the sins of the whole world-past and present. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness.
Jesus' sacrifice didn't just cover up (atone) a few peoples sins. It didn't just cover up the Jews sins or the Gentiles sins. His sacrifice took care of ALL the sin in the world. God truly is righteous. He did for us what we couldn't do for ourselves. That is the gospel. That is good news.
Dear Jesus, thank you for this good news. Help me remember this news every day and live it out. Amen.
