That is humanity. We are Adam's son.
It's really a matter of repentance for our "how much" and whether we turn from willful sin and to Jesus.
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That is humanity. We are Adam's son.
It's really a matter of repentance for our "how much" and whether we turn from willful sin and to Jesus.
Absolutely. Living a life without sin is impossible.
It was (is) the same for the Jews. The Laws of Moses were so numerous they were impossible to fully obey. Salvation in Old Testament wasn't based on 100% adherence. It was based on trying to do so.
Jesus was the most amazing gift. We deserve hell. All of us. But His death paid the price for our sins. All we have to do is accept Him and live for Him to accept that gift. So simple. Yet, a vast majority piss it away.
Lord Chevy
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We aren't Christ. We cannot work miracles. But we can lead by example - people forget how powerful that is (except those who ridicule it out of fear and self-loathing.) Tebow can be overbearing, but he lives up to his beliefs. Guys like Robin Williams were fatally flawed, but still managed to perform fairly large yet quiet acts of kindness.
Your words I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.
- Psalm 119:11
Reading and knowing Scriptures are vital. Just one of many reasons relying on a "father" for God's Word is a mistake.
That I might not sin against You.
- Psalm 119:11
Reading and knowing Scriptures are vital. Just one of many reasons relying on a "father" for God's Word is a mistake.
You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him,
and keep His commandments and obey His voice;
you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.
- Deuteronomy 13:4
Such a great OT verse. Notice the six command verbs telling us what we must do:
WALK with God
FEAR God
KEEP His Word
OBEY God
SERVE God
HOLD on to God
and keep His commandments and obey His voice;
you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.
- Deuteronomy 13:4
Such a great OT verse. Notice the six command verbs telling us what we must do:
WALK with God
FEAR God
KEEP His Word
OBEY God
SERVE God
HOLD on to God
Luke 16:23-24: "In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’"
Too often, we only think about our own comforts.
Too often, we only think about our own comforts.
If those verses don't scare a person, nothing will. Dude lived the good life for what he thought was a long time. Reduced to pleading for a drop of water because his suffering was so bad for ETERNITY.
That's kind of a long long time.
Scary.
I love the words in red. So much good stuff in there. I'm preaching on the Parable of the Good Samaritan in two weeks. Must not have been too bad the first time because they are allowing me another sermon.
Drop an N-bomb during the sermon.If those verses don't scare a person, nothing will. Dude lived the good life for what he thought was a long time. Reduced to pleading for a drop of water because his suffering was so bad for ETERNITY.
That's kind of a long long time.
Scary.
I love the words in red. So much good stuff in there. I'm preaching on the Parable of the Good Samaritan in two weeks. Must not have been too bad the first time because they are allowing me another sermon.
That's easy.
Jesus teaches us to love our neighbor, no matter what. A Samaritan, to the OT Jews, was looked upon as a lowly less than person. Sort of like niggers today....
Lord Chevy
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Not a verse, but a very simple way to look at God's grace
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Deuteronomy 28: 52-67
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@Lord Guts please summarize.
Short explanation - it answers the question of why people can’t seem to stop getting kicked out of wherever they live.
Long one, so excuse the copy and paste. Romans 3: 9-26. Martin Luther would later go on to say that this was the chief point of the Bible, and he has a point.
9 What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.
10 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one;
11 there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.
12 All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”
13 “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.”“The poison of vipers is on their lips.”
14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 ruin and misery mark their ways,
17 and the way of peace they do not know.”
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.
But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.
22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished—
26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
9 What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.
10 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one;
11 there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.
12 All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”
13 “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.”“The poison of vipers is on their lips.”
14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 ruin and misery mark their ways,
17 and the way of peace they do not know.”
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.
But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.
22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished—
26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
The nameless thief on the cross is on my short list of people I most want to meet in heaven. Despite his low station in life, he may be responsible for more salvations than any other flawed human in history. His example shows us all that our past sins do not matter one bit IF our heart is new with Jesus.
Great post!
And he blows out of the water all the bullshit manmade tradition created by supposed holy churches. Salvation is not thru "the church" or baptism. ESPECIALLY infant baptism which is an abomination.
Lord Chevy
I'm home
Not too sure about that. It is symbolic of original sin, and how it is cleansed when you give yourself over to Christ. As a ceremony, it renews faith in that you can be a sinner, but salvation is there. First Communion and Confirmation? I see those as control / church dogma.
I am a HUGE fan of baptism. As was Jesus. We should be baptised immediately after accepting Jesus in our hearts. But salvation does not hinge on it.
Infant baptism? Blasphemy.
Communion? Great ceremonial remembrance of Jesus. No diddler has the power to turn a wafer into the literal body of Christ. Pure Roman garbage.
"When they have finished their testimony, the beast will attack them, overpower and kill them. Their bodies will lie in the public square ... and the inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts."
Revelation 11: 7-10
Revelation 11: 7-10
