Why don’t we get this ? This comes from Luke 2:14 .
If God sent Jesus here to die for us , He made the first move. God isn’t angry at us anymore. He made a new and living way to understand His relationship with us. It’s got nothing to do with you monitoring yourself all the time for sin. It’s got to do with your understanding of His Grace toward us. He made the first move. He sent a peace offering.
It’s like fighting with your neighbour and he makes the first move sending you over a pizza and a bottle of wine with some chocolates. He say’s , let’s make up and stop being angry at one another. How would your behaviour toward him change ? Simply because you know he wants peace and value’s you. You will change your behaviour towards your other neighbour as well because it has a knock on effect.
We are not seeing victory in the world because churches can’t convey the message of God’s salvation clear enough. They assume we get it. We don’t ! God’s not angry with you !!!