Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article

To: NYer

May God remind us of this fellow’s story.

I’m such a sinner myself and I only hope that I can meet Christ’s expectations.


4 posted on 04/13/2012 6:01:05 AM PDT by struggle (http://killthegovernment.wordpress.com/)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: struggle
I’m such a sinner myself and I only hope that I can meet Christ’s expectations.

What Expectation?

This man's story sums it up very well. All our righteous acts are like filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6). The expectation of Christ and the New Covenant is just that: Believe. Understand that "I'm Garbage"...I DESERVE hell...and apart from Christ's atoning death on the cross...I would spend eternity there and rightfully so. This is the expectation of the Gospel. That is the Good News.

Mother Teresa or Billy Graham do not deserve heaven more than you...and Adolf Hitler or Pol Pot do not deserve hell more than I. All have sinned and fallen short of God's glory...and all deserve to be eternally punished for that...since that is the wage of our sin. But thanks be to Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man, who died on a cross so that whosoever believes on Him shall not perish...but have everlasting life. There is no other expectation.

17 posted on 04/13/2012 6:48:51 AM PDT by NELSON111
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies ]

To: struggle

I’m such a sinner myself and I only hope that I can meet Christ’s expectations.

Christ died for sinners like us - for all our sins past, present and future - we are washed clean by his death and resurrection. When asked, the Holy Spirit empowers us to do the things of God. Christ commandments are to love God with all our hearts and our neighbor as ourselves. Sometimes I find loving my neighbor as myself a struggle during these Godless times. But, each day is new and reaffirming our commitment to do as Christ wants can be renewed. We are children of the living God and if a sinful father can love his children, think how much more Christ loves us.


26 posted on 04/13/2012 7:40:35 AM PDT by Bitsy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson