One of the Meanings of Christ's Death

1 Peter 2:24:
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.

Christ has come for so many more reasons than we think: not just to cancel our debt, but to disarm the authorities, to give marriage its deepest meaning, to bring eternal life, and more.

Those who put their full trust and belief in Jesus have died, just as Christ has. They are no longer slaves to the Law, but slaves to righteousness. We are free from the bondage of sin; therefore, we are commissioned by God to be instruments of His. Let us remember all that Christ's death in the power of His resurrection accomplished for believers this day!

*Much material adapted from The Passion of Jesus Christ by John Piper.