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Ultimate Worth

Only in Christ do we find true worth.
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

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What can I do today as a response to God's incredible gift to me?

In Business Terms In ego we establish our worth. In the Christian context we let God establish our worth. How does he establish our worth? First, he made us unique; then he died for us. This fact is incomprehensible. ...

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