But God, in His grace and mercy, provided a way out of this dilemma, the shed blood of His perfect Son on the cross. God declared that “without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness” (Hebrews 9:22), but through the shedding of blood, redemption is provided.
Biblia inatufundisha ya kwamba matendo yetu mema tunayoyatenda hayawezi kutufanya tukubalike mbele za Mwenyezi Mungu. Tito 3:5 inatuambia ya kwamba “si kwa matendo ya haki tuliyoyatenda, ila kwa huruma zake alituokoa kwa kutuosha na kutufanya upya kwa Roho Mtakatifu.”