[Jesus] tilted His head back, pulled up one last time to draw breath and cried, "Tetelestai! " It was a Greek expression most everyone present would have understood. It was an accounting term. Archaeologists have found papyrus tax receipts with "Tetelestai" written across them, meaning "paid in full." With Jesus' last breath on the cross, He declared the debt of sin cancelled, completely satisfied. Nothing else required. Not good deeds. Not generous donations. Not penance or confession or baptism or..or..or..nothing. The penalty for sin is death, and we were all born hopelessly in debt. He paid our debt in full by giving His life so that we might live forever. Charles R. Swindoll
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Jesus, in His last moments on earth, was fully satisfied to die for our sins. He paid the debt of sin with His own life. This is a very important concept to understand because if we did not have a right to be forgiven of our sins then we would not be able to continue living in a state of grace. It is important that we understand that Christ has already fulfilled the demands of the law and paid the debt for our sin through His perfect life and death.

This means that we do not need to make any additional contributions to be able to receive God’s forgiveness from sin. Because Christ has already done all that He could do to make up for our sin, we are no longer in a state of condemnation and can receive God’s forgiveness and grace.

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