Really Good News
There's some lizard selling auto insurance who claims you can save some money; but I've got really good news.
I'm a sinner saved by the grace of God, and you can be too!
What? You don't think you need God's grace? You think a God who is perfectly good won't condemn you to eternal punishment? A God who is perfectly good (not to mention Holy and Just) can't be perfectly good and let us evil sinners get away with our evil actions unpunished. What? You're basically a good person? Yeah, right. Ever tell a lie? Not even a little "white" lie? You're liar. Have you ever stolen anything? Borrowed something without giving it back? Ever? You're a liar and a thief. Ever looked at someone else with lust in your thoughts (heart)? That makes you a lieing, thieving, adulterer. At least you're not a murderer, eh? Okay, that makes you a lieing, thieving, adulterous, murderer. And that's only four of the Ten Commandments!
So, what should a "good" God do with a lieing, thieving, adulterous, murderer? He should throw you (and me!) in the deepest pit of hell and throw away the key! But this good God is also loving! He looks at our wretched condition and knows that we cannot be perfect on our own. So He decided to do most of the work for us (all of the work actually). He sent His Son down here to live the perfect life and then sacrifice that life on the cross, not to pay for his sins (because he was without sin) but ours. He paid the price that we couldn't, the least we can do is live for him. God has given us a choice; accept the sacrifice that Christ made on the cross for us and live our lives for him, or suffer eternal punishment for our rebellion.
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I'm a sinner saved by the grace of God, and you can be too!
What? You don't think you need God's grace? You think a God who is perfectly good won't condemn you to eternal punishment? A God who is perfectly good (not to mention Holy and Just) can't be perfectly good and let us evil sinners get away with our evil actions unpunished. What? You're basically a good person? Yeah, right. Ever tell a lie? Not even a little "white" lie? You're liar. Have you ever stolen anything? Borrowed something without giving it back? Ever? You're a liar and a thief. Ever looked at someone else with lust in your thoughts (heart)? That makes you a lieing, thieving, adulterer. At least you're not a murderer, eh? Okay, that makes you a lieing, thieving, adulterous, murderer. And that's only four of the Ten Commandments!
So, what should a "good" God do with a lieing, thieving, adulterous, murderer? He should throw you (and me!) in the deepest pit of hell and throw away the key! But this good God is also loving! He looks at our wretched condition and knows that we cannot be perfect on our own. So He decided to do most of the work for us (all of the work actually). He sent His Son down here to live the perfect life and then sacrifice that life on the cross, not to pay for his sins (because he was without sin) but ours. He paid the price that we couldn't, the least we can do is live for him. God has given us a choice; accept the sacrifice that Christ made on the cross for us and live our lives for him, or suffer eternal punishment for our rebellion.
If you declare that Jesus is Lord, and believe that God brought him back to life, you will be saved. By believing you receive God's approval, and by declaring your faith you are saved.
(Romans 10:9-10)
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posted by Bryan at 7:59 PM
4 Comments:
Um... God, perfect? WRONG!!!! Yea I'm only going to give one example, but god killed 70,000 innocent people. Dont believe me? Check it out 1 Chronicles, chp 21. Dont believe look in your bible. If you want some more truth about his murders, rapes, lies, or theft acts let me know: psyconcism@yahoo.com
Actually, 1 Chronicles 21 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Chronicles%2021&version=51 is the story of the leader of a country causing his people to sin; and God's judgement and forgiveness for that sin.
The same argument (about God killing "innocents") can be made concerning the Indonesian tsunomi victims or the hurricane Katrina victims. Death is in the world because of sin.
Jesus Christ gives us a pretty strong warning in Luke 13:1-5 (NLT) http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2013:1-5;&version=51;.
About this time Jesus was informed that Pilate had murdered some people from Galilee as they were sacrificing at the Temple in Jerusalem. "Do you think those Galileans were worse sinners than other people from Galilee?" he asked. "Is that why they suffered? Not at all! And you will also perish unless you turn from your evil ways and turn to God. And what about the eighteen men who died when the Tower of Siloam fell on them? Were they the worst sinners in Jerusalem? No, and I tell you again that unless you repent, you will also perish."
haha!~ I think eventualy, most people have broken at least 8 of the commandments, and if you've broken one, you broke them all, right?
True, according to James 2:10 "Whoever breaks one commandment is guilty of breaking them all." and since we all have failed to live up to the standard (Romans 3:23) we need a redeemer.
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