Romans 3:23-26 :: "The Word on the Street" paraphrase

 

“No one’s innocent.  We’ve all messed up and dropped well short of God’s target for us.  But at no cost to us, he sets us straight and sorted, ‘cos he bought us back with the priceless currency of Jesus’ blood when he was ceremoniously sacrificed. And no, God’s not just wangled it; he’s not pulled a fast one, or gone soft on us just to get us off the hook - it’s all totally above board.  See, Jesus took the rap that we should’ve got.  So God stuck to the Rules, and still got us out of our mess, for those who take Jesus at his word.”