The work of Jesus occurred on two levels, if you will. The first is the reconciliation of the world to God. The entire race and creation now has access to God. This is the reversal of Adam's blunder and what Paul attributes to Jesus as the Second Adam. All things are set right; God and the creation are no longer at enmity with each other. If Adam was the spokesman for humankind, Jesus is now. This is reminiscent of Boaz redeeming Ruth. Ruth didn't have to do anything before Boaz could redeem her. This redemption is actually a family responsibility thus, Boaz looking for whoever had the right of redeemer. This redemption is grace on Boaz's part; he loves Ruth and he wants to set her life right. This is the first level of Jesus's work. The second level is you, specifically. If the world has been reconciled, so have you in some sense. That sense is that you, as a human are reconciled to God through the redemption effected by Jesus. Your job is the same as Ruth's w
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