Jesus Christ came to die the death which I deserve for my sins and failure to submit to God. He also lived the perfect life of full obedience in my place. As a result of his work, I can enjoy God’s favour and so can all those who submit to him as King.
1 Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.