Racial Barriers Are Broken Through The Cross

“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.  For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations.

“His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of two, thus making peace, and in this one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility (Eph 2:13-16)

We Receive Forgiveness Through The Cross

“For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the Kingdom of the Son he loves in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (Col 1:13.14).

Delivered us from the power of darkness - Darkness is here personified, and is represented as having power, authority, and sway; all Jews and Gentiles, which had not embraced the Gospel, being under this authority and power. And the apostle intimates here that nothing less than the power of God can redeem a man from this darkness, or prince of darkness, who, by means of sin and unbelief, keeps men in ignorance, vice, and misery.

Translated us into the kingdom, etc - He has thoroughly changed our state, brought us out of the dark region of vice and impiety, and placed us in the kingdom under the government of his dear Son, the Son of his love; the person whom, in his infinite love, he has given to make an atonement for the sin of the world.

New Relationship With God Through The Cross

Because God is so holy and righteous, sin separates us from Him.  No one with sin in their hearts is able to be in His presence.

So not only by dying on the Cross did Jesus suffer for our sins in our place, but also He made it possible for us to know God personally and to experience the love, peace and joy which fellowship with Him brings.

We become acceptable to God through the Cross...”God made him who had no sin to be sin for us; so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Cor 5:21)