The Great Exchange

In church today, Pastor Lawrence taught on 2 Corinthians 5:21:

"For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."

After the sermon, the worship band played music while we went to get the elements and take communion. Near the crackers and grape juice, they put a piece of paper titled "The Great Exchange - A Communion Meditation." I want to just copy that on here. Please take time to look and meditate on these truths and how they apply to your life.

"We Come With...

God's wrath upon us
Enmity with God
Our unrighteousness
Enslaved to sin
Sin against God
Addictions to various lusts
Lawlessness
Dead in sin
Hopelessly Lost
Justly deserved punishment
Weak
Ungodly
Sinners
Enemies of God
Disobedience
Slaves to our fleshly nature
Defeated by sin
Spiritually destitute poverty
Enslaved to the spirit of this age
Death and Hell as our future
The devil as our father
Part of the fallen sinful creation
My past sinful life
Cursed because of the law
List of sins against God's law
Racism, class warfare, religious bigotry
Division due to selfishness, self-centeredness
Alienated from God
Sons of the devil, this world"

That's the bad news and if we stopped there everything would be hopeless. But here is the good news of the gospel and the great exchange

"By the Cross We Receive...

God's favor
Peace with God
Christ's righteousness
Redeemed (bought with a price)
Forgiveness
Freedom in Christ
Penalty paid in full
Alive in Christ
The hope of heaven
Propitiation (anger and wrath appeased)
Can do ALL things through Christ
Made godly by God's gift of righteousness
Status as God's "holy-ones" - saints
Reconciliation with God
The obedience of Christ credited to us
Slaves of God
Victorious in Christ over sin
Every spiritual blessing in Christ
Deliverance from this evil age
Life and heaven as our future
Reborn from above - God is our Father
Made a new creation in Christ
All things new in Christ
Status as blessed in Christ
Released from punishment due our sins
Dividing wall is torn down
Unity in One new Man - Christ
Acceptance in Christ
Sons of God"