Posted on 06/15/2023 12:56:46 PM PDT by JAG 5000
You, as a Christian, are in very good condition . . ..
Legally.
Very comforting thoughts here below:
God "plays", so to speak, by His own rules.
Rules that both unleash and limit His wrath.
God would be totally justified in unleashing His wrath upon everybody because
all we humans (before we were saved) are dead spiritually and therefore
totally corrupt and deserve immediate DEATH -- BUT God has rules established by His nature.
And He deals with us humans based on His rules.
And one of His rules is that sin must be punished with DEATH.
Another rule He has is that once sin has been punished with DEATH, that is ENOUGH, which means that He will NOT collect or require the payment AGAIN.
So?
So the good news is that Jesus has already paid it all.
Jesus' DEATH on the Cross was a LEGAL event (as well aa a love event.)
The Cross and The Resurrection has LEGAL ramifications before The Highest Court In The Universe.
Now the Honor and the Integrity and the Holiness of The Judge Of All Mankind has been fully satisfied.
God deals with humanity now in a LEGAL way.
Saith the Holy Bible:
"all are justified freely by His Grace through the redemption that came by Jesus Christ. 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 . . .
SO AS TO BE JUST AND THE ONE WHO JUSTIFIES THOSE WHO HAVE FAITH IN JESUS" See Romans 3:21-28
So?
So now "therefore being justified through faith [in Jesus] we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.' Romans 5:1
". . . WE HAVE . . . PEACE WITH GOD . . ."
The Sovereign God, by His own rules, has LEGALLY justified all of us who believe in our Lord Jesus Christ.
♪ ♪ ♪ Jesus paid it all All to Him I owe Sin left a crimson stain He washed it white as snow ♪ ♪ ♪
Legally I am now NOT GUILTY before The Judge Of All Mankind sitting in The Highest Court In The Universe.
"He [God] forgave us all our sins, having cancelled the charge of our LEGAL indebtedness, which stood against us,
and condemned us, he has taken it away, nailing it to The Cross." Colossians 2:13-14 NIV
I Ain't Guilty Of Nothing . . . Zero.
Thoughts?
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Bring it on! Would be doing us a favor!
Regards,
With all the sin being celebrated lately, it’s difficult to disagree. But He has a plan and we (I) must be patient.
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I Ain’t Guilty Of Nothing . . . Zero.
What about the sins we do commit, being imperfect, as we live the Christian life?
1 John 1:9
“if we confess our sins He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify
us from all unrighteousness.”
Yes indeed! By His Grace and Mercy I Ain’t Guilty Of Nothing . . . Zero.
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Thanks for your input.
God bless.
JAG
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I know how ya feel, but . . . BUT . .
we have good hope in the promises of God
in the Bible — that all will end well.
And all is well that ends well.
WE GOTTA KEEP HOPE ALIVE /smile
Best
JAG
Scot me up Beamy.
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Doesn’t the phrase “I Ain’t Guilty of Nothin’” actually mean “I’m guilty of something” if you carefully parse it?
Well, yes & no. You must believe that Jesus provided salvation for those who seek out Jesus, and live in accordance to his teachings. It's not a blanket salvation for all. It's a redemption offering for those who seek redemption & make sincere efforts to obtain that redemption.
Amen.
There are people who think that once saved they are free of sin...that no matter what they do it is not sin any more, lying, adultery....
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That is true. We know they are incorrect.
We live in a crazy world — no WAIT .. we live in an insane asylum.
Scot me up Beamy.
JAG
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?Grin
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