One Year Bible: Day 200 - Amos 8:1-9:15; Romans 5:12-21; Proverbs 17:15-24

Christ restored what Adam lost (Romans 5:15). The Garden of Eden was devastated, but God promises to restore the garden (Amos 9:13-15). This is a prophecy - “The days are coming ... “ (Amos 9:13). It is fulfilled in Christ, through whom we receive eternal life (Romans 5:21). In Christ, there is the great blessing of forgiveness - “acquitting the guilty”, but there is also the warning to those who imagine themselves to be innocent - “condemning the innocent” (Proverbs 17:15). There is no innocence in ourselves. Guilt can only be removed by Jesus Christ.