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BASEL CHRONICLES | EDITORIAL | APRIL 2021

As Paul explains, the cause of death is
sin. But that sin was abolished in Christ

on the cross. He has put an end to the
dominion of sin. God has made all things
new, by providing the innite grace

shown by His Son, Jesus, who replaced
the law which supported the power of

sin. Death ruled humans until now. The
venom of sin was enlarged by the sin.

But Christ has broken the bond of sin,
broken the sting of sin, and ended the

victory of death.

Therefore, Good Friday is the victory over

death that Christ gave us. The hope for
that victory is that Jesus Christ himself

died on the cross. Even in the time of
losing the relationship with God, Lord

Jesus was successful in fullling His
Father's will with constant prayer. “My
God, my God, why have you forsaken

me?" The inner cry of Jesus when His
relationship was broken with God on the

cross. Nevertheless, by His death, the
Son of God surrendered Himself to such

a terrible state, for the embodiment of
eternal life. The embodiment of that

expectation is in the resurrection of Jesus
Christ.

Today, the forces that extend the bond of
death are at work in our midst. But God

has raised a new hope, by placing His
own Son, to break the sting of sin. He

has demonstrated His immense grace,
He can serve His people by ending the
power of the sting. But is there no end to

the evil spirits, who block the life that
God has given us and resist experiencing