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From the cross Jesus declared, “It is finished.” for all of heaven and hell to hear. It echoed through the ages. The human experience was cosmicly changed. God had accomplished His plan to redeem all of mankind. When we think that tithing, serving at church, being kind to our neighbor, not cheating on taxes, getting…