In the previous 2 articles in this series leading up to Passover, we observed that sin causes death and we learned that sin is the transgression of God's law - the same law that is found in the Old Testament. We deserve death for our sins, but God has given us a way that leads to life. This post is going to elaborate on exactly what we have to go through to obtain the life that God has promised.
Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as through one man [Adam] sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned
Aren't we dead already if that's the case? YES, we are, and that's exactly the point that I'm now going to make. In Acts 2, the people heard Peter's sermon and were terrified when Peter condemned them for their sins because they knew that they deserved to die:
Acts 2:37-38
Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."