Who taught you to lie?
Who taught you to be selfish? Who
taught you to want? Who taught you the
emotion of anger? Think carefully about
it, and you’ll realize that the answer is no-one. We don’t teach our children when and how to
lie, we teach them to tell the truth. We
don’t teach them to hoard their toys but rather to share their toys. We don’t teach them to be rude or
disrespectful, we teach them to be polite and use their manners. We don’t teach them to want material
possessions and desire new things, we teach them to be grateful and thankful
for what they have. I know not one
parent that train their children to be more angry each day, but we teach them
to be joyful and choose happiness in the face of adversity.
We are born with these sinful characteristics, all of which
are complete opposite of the characteristics that God desires in His children. Romans 3:11-12 tells us,
“There is none righteous, not even one;
11 There is none who understands,
There is none who seeks for God;
12 All have turned aside, together they have become useless;
There is none who does good,
There is not even one.”
“There is none righteous, not even one;
11 There is none who understands,
There is none who seeks for God;
12 All have turned aside, together they have become useless;
There is none who does good,
There is not even one.”
So, what then are we to do? If indeed we are all born into sin, with
inherent sinful characteristics that prevent us from achieving heaven and eternity
with the Father, why are we born? I don’t
care how good of a person you are, who you have helped, how much you have given
to charities, how many trips you’ve made to the shelter or to a foreign land to
help starving children, how many homeless people you have given a dollar to or
how many times you’ve given food to the hungry.
These are not the things that get you into heaven or erase the sinful
nature of your life. Ask yourself how
many good things are required to offset a lustful thought? What good thing must you do to reconcile the
jealousy, greed and anger that wells up in your mind each day? You see, sinful actions, as judged by the law
of Lord (10 Commandments), are not reconcilable through actions or doing good
things. It is stated in 1 John 3:4-5,
“4Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
5 You know that He {Jesus} appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin.”
This is the challenge facing every one of us from the moment we are conceived.
“4Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
5 You know that He {Jesus} appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin.”
This is the challenge facing every one of us from the moment we are conceived.
So what is your plan for
reconciliation? If you believe there is
something other than redemptive grace provided through the death and resurrection
of Jesus Christ, than please let me know.
The Bible tells us the path of salvation is through the Son, Jesus
Christ, and only through Him (1 John 2:1-2, “And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus
Christ the righteous; 2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins”) If you have an opinion that there are other
methods of salvation, than I would like to understand your Biblical reference which
demonstrates this redemptive process.
Many will acknowledge that Christ is the Son of God, but then will
comment that other’s beliefs are just as valid and that all religions point
toward the same God. In stating this,
many will then deduce that as long as they believe in the same God, their path
to salvation is just as valid. If indeed
this is your perspective, how can you claim to be a Christian (follower of
Jesus Christ)?
A belief in Jesus Christ, as Savior and Lord, mandates acceptance of His deity and thereby His word as 100% truth. It very clearly states in several places but most knowingly in John 14:6,
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth,
and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.”
I for one believe the Word is God breathed and Holy inspired writing and therefore truthful. I ask that you carefully consider your position if you believe there are multiple ways to heaven, seriously open your heart in prayer tonight and ask that the Lord make very clear to you that this is a lie of the Evil one. Then, with this realization, you can in turn can help others come to the same perspective. We are God’s children and in that role we have a responsibility to be truthful to those who are blinded by the world. We must share His gospel and truth with them. Be blessed my friends.
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