He Wore a Crown of Thorns

Cursed is the ground because of you… “Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you;—Gen. 3:17-18 

King Jesus, wearing a crown of thorns, not only bore the curse of sin for us on a cross; He became sin that we might become righteous through Him (2 Cor. 5:21).

How are you attempting to eliminate sin and live righteously? Is it through obedience or doing good deeds? Living righteously is impossible apart from the righteousness of Christ. His righteousness is given to you as a free gift—crediting you as righteous even though sometimes you still sin. Have you accepted by faith alone the gift He eagerly awaits to give you?

Even when we were dead in our transgressions, [God] made us alive together with Christ… For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.—Eph. 2:5-9

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Cherie Skrivan

Cherie Skrivan was born and raised in the Seventh-day Adventist church and school system. She spent nearly 10 years working for the SDA church in publishing and communications. In 2005, Cherie's life was changed forever as she was born into a new life with Christ. By the grace of God she exchanged her knowledge of Christ for a relationship with Christ alone as her Savior. Today she is happily married to Jim and is a stay-at-home mom to their three kids —Kai, Mila and Marika. They live in Omaha, NE where they are members of Christ Community Church. Cherie is passionate about encouraging and helping people grow their faith and relationship in Christ and enjoys helping teach a discipleship class at their church.

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