Can we buy our way into heaven? Can we buy others out of hell or purgatory?

In today's reaction video, we reflect on the lyrics of Send Me Your Money by Suicidal Tendencies.

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Sola Melodica exists to uncover a glimmer of God in the art form of music. We focus primarily on hard rock, metal, punk, alternative, and occasionally outlaw country.

Good News and Bad News

Typically people want the bad news first.

The bad news is that we are all sinners. You are a sinner and I am a sinner. God’s creation was perfect. Our original ancestors, Adam & Eve, had direct access to God. He visited them and they would hang out together.

God is perfect and He created a perfect people.

Sadly, sin entered this perfect creation through an act of rebellion. That one act of rebellion threw everything into chaos. Immediately, they were cognizant of their sin. They worked to cover their nakedness and began to pass blame.

A curse entered the earth and now every person born would be born under that sinful curse.

Many people will argue that at least they are not Hitler or Stalin. Most of us are not serial killers! We’re in relatively decent shape, or so we think.

It’s not that simple, though.

As Steve Taylor wrote in his song Jesus Is For Losers, “They don’t grade here on a curve, we both know what we deserve.”

I am guilty of sin and you are guilty of sin. “What sin?” you ask. Lying, stealing, envy, lust, the list goes on and on. Each of which knocks us off of our “pedestal” of perfection.

If we boil this down to a court session we would be proven guilty. The prosecutor would present indisputable evidence of our misdeeds and transgressions.

Our good works don’t offset our sin.

Plus, there is no statute of limitations on our sin.

Justice demands recompense. The verdict would be swift and the judgment severe.

The Good News

God had a plan all along. True justice could not ignore these iniquities and transgression. The penalty had to sufficiently cover every sin that was committed in the past and any sin that would be committed in the future.

Yes, all of them.

As soon as the original sin (thanks Adam & Eve) was committed God put His plan into motion.

Jesus, the only begotten Son of God, came to earth sinless and perfect. He lived His life free of sin and transgression. He healed the sick, raised the dead, fed the hungry, and loved fearlessly.

He was the perfect sacrifice for our sin. A lamb without spot or blemish was sentenced to die a brutal death on our behalf.

Jesus was tortured without mercy. He was mocked, spat upon, cursed, and deserted by His friends. The beating, according to Isaiah, was so ghastly that He could not be recognized as a human (Isaiah 52:14). He died a horrific death, gasping for air, nailed to a cross.

His death was only one part of the redemption story. The best part was death could not keep Him. He defeated death and conquered hell.

It’s written, “He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification” (Romans 4:25).

The resurrection did not transpire until justification (justice), in the eyes of God, was achieved. The punches, whipping, cursing, crown of thorns, nailing, and betrayal were for you and were for me.

What Jesus endured was more violent and appalling than anything Quentin Tarantino could envision.

The price for our sins has been paid. There is no double jeopardy in the Kingdom of God. Our sin is judged in Christ.

That, my friend, is Good News!

What’s our part to play in this Gospel plan? Not much, actually.

We acknowledge that we’re sinners and in need of a savior. We recognize that we’re incapable of saving ourselves and need a rescuer. We repent of our sin and ask God for forgiveness. We accept the atoning sacrifice and redemption that is found only in Jesus Christ.

I recommend that you look up Psalm 51 and read it. It’s about a man who committed adultery and then had the husband murdered to cover his sin. His heartfelt and sincere prayer just might be the inspiration you need to form your own prayer to God.

Everyone who calls on the Name of the Lord will be saved!

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