The 'Good Guy' for the 'bad guys'

“For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit…” (1 Peter 3:18)

That’s one of my favorite verses in the Bible - 1 Peter 3:18. It’s one of my favorites because it says so much. It gives us a glimpse of just how amazing God’s love for us really is.
Below is the ‘Greg Paraphrase’. No, I’m definitely not trying to rewrite the Scriptures or create another translation. I just wanted to put, into my own words, what that verse says to me.
How about you? Tell me, in your own words, what it says to you. And tell me some of your favorite verses and how you would put them into your own words.

Jesus died as a sacrifice for our sins – in our place, so we wouldn’t have to. Jesus did this one time. His sacrifice on that cross at Calvary was all that was needed. Now we must put our faith in Him and His sacrifice for us. He’ll never have to do it again – it’s just not necessary – once was enough. This was a case of the ‘Good Guy’ sacrificing himself for the ‘bad guys’, so that we, the ‘bad guys’, would have the opportunity to know God – to know him intimately and, as a result, through faith in Jesus, live forever. They killed Jesus earthly body, but he rose again three days later and is still alive today. And He has sent the Holy Spirit to live with each of us who will trust in Him.