“This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.”- 1 John 4:10 New Living Translation
“He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.”- 1 John 2:2 New Living Translation
Sin separates us from God. The shed blood of Christ bridged the gap between creator and His creation caused by sin. Without Christ’s sacrificial death on our behalf would we really know what true love was? Salvation is available to all of mankind, however, not all will choose to avail themselves of this gift. The enemies lies have caused people to look away from God; to even question His very existence. They have that right. If a person chooses not to believe in the existence of God, they’ve sidestepped the one thing that could save them from eternal separation from Him. If there is no God then we all die and rot in the ground, end of story. But if there IS a God and Jesus was and IS real and he really DID die in our place to pay the sin debt we could never pay on our own, then we have a problem.
Not believing in a loving God who died to set you free comes with consequences, as all things do. If God is real, then someone has to pay for your sin. It’s a requirement to spend eternity with God in heaven. Sin broke man’s relationship with his creator. The creator’s love is such that no matter what you’ve ever done it can be forgiven.
It says in John 3:16, “whosoever believes in (Christ) shall not perish but have eternal life.” That belief is not just mental acknowledgement, but heart, soul and spirit acceptance. That acceptance must lead to total allegiance to God. From that point on we must seek to grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord. It’s not simply a matter of saying “yes, of course I believe in God”. What has that belief done to change your life? Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
Richard Keller
Bread of Life Ministries
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