John 6:33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.

Christ is here described as the bread of God because He did all things possible to ensure we were given God’s Word for our survival.

Our spiritual lives depend on the word of God, upon our understanding of it, upon the guidance given to us by the Holy Spirit and on our choices we make.

Christ made this all possible for us by giving His life so our choice can be effective and eternal. If He had not paid the price for our sins we would still have to atone for those sins time and time again.

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Notice how this verse does not say things like “The punishment for the worst sin is death” or “The punishment for the unforgivable sin is death”; it simply says “sin” which means each and every sin.

Is that harsh? It may sound very harsh to us, but for a God who cannot abide sin in any form it is justice!

God has given us a way of leaving that sin behind. He has given us freedom to choose a life without sin.

We have to choose and we have to make the difference by inviting Christ into our lives first of all.

Romans 3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.

No matter who we are, whether we are Jew or not, we are justified by our faith in Christ and not any rule written down, obeyed or described.

We do not have to perform some great task or pay enough money in order for us to be made whole; it is our belief in Jesus Christ which is what is required.

Our justification will lead us to do good works and indeed if we do not do good deeds we are making our faith of no use because we are saying one thing and doing another.