Verses: Romans 3 : 1 - 8
My thoughts about the verses:
Now if I started out by saying that I did nothing to this picture most people would immediately know that I am not telling the truth. I would be lying about my photography and doing something that is outside what God desires me to do. Yet, there are many of us that tell those little white fibs because we don't think that they will hurt anyone. We don't realize that the person that we are hurting the worse is our own self. People will start doubting your word, because they will feel as if you are lying to them about everything.
Yet, God knows that we would do these things. We Would not only lie but commit other sins that would build a wall between us and God. Yet, the wall is broken down by God because of the relationship that the Creator wants with us.
Does this mean we will not pay for our sins? Know God judges us and for those that have the Holy Spirit within them will face their judgment here on Earth. God will convict them within their own hearts and they will know that they are doing wrong. God has the ultimate power and therefor even the people of God are judged when they do wrong.
The scripture says that people’s doing wrong that is visible helps prove the power of God. Interesting thought, allowing people to witness you sin shows the grace of God. So shouldn't we sin more often so people can see the true grace. Again God is a forgiving God yet also a judge.
Imagine if the court systems throughout the world one day said that all crimes committed on this particular day will not be prosecuted. I would imagine that people would do things they never would have thought about before. People would kill, steal, and do all other bad things. Yet, what would that prove about the judicial system. Instead, the judicial system only survives when each person is treated the same. When the same crimes are committed people are punished the same way.
God is a lot like judicial systems with one difference. The judge is also the forgiver. If you truly repent of the evil you have done and accept God into your heart you are forgiven. Unlike the judicial system there aren't repeat offenders getting worse crimes. Because once you have the blood of Jesus covering your sins God no longer sees them. There are those that do not accept Christ in their heart so by their own will they will face harder judgments.
Prayer:
Dear God we thank you for being a fair and just God. We thank you for sending Jesus to cleanse us from our own sins. We thank you for allowing the blood to wash us clean and take away all the blemishes that we have placed between us and you. Now Dear Savior we ask that you help us live trying hard to follow your rules. Help us walk the talk of faith that gives you reward. When we stray Dear God we ask that you help us restore the relationship you so desire in our lives. In the Name of the Holy One we pray. Amen
Questions:
Have you ever thought your sins were not as severe as others? Have you thought that since you had Christ in your life it was okay to sin? Have you ever been convicted by the Holy Spirit when you step out of bounds? What do you need to turn over to God right now to grow your relationship with God? Are you willing to turn your life over to God?
My thoughts about the verses:
Now if I started out by saying that I did nothing to this picture most people would immediately know that I am not telling the truth. I would be lying about my photography and doing something that is outside what God desires me to do. Yet, there are many of us that tell those little white fibs because we don't think that they will hurt anyone. We don't realize that the person that we are hurting the worse is our own self. People will start doubting your word, because they will feel as if you are lying to them about everything.
Yet, God knows that we would do these things. We Would not only lie but commit other sins that would build a wall between us and God. Yet, the wall is broken down by God because of the relationship that the Creator wants with us.
Does this mean we will not pay for our sins? Know God judges us and for those that have the Holy Spirit within them will face their judgment here on Earth. God will convict them within their own hearts and they will know that they are doing wrong. God has the ultimate power and therefor even the people of God are judged when they do wrong.
The scripture says that people’s doing wrong that is visible helps prove the power of God. Interesting thought, allowing people to witness you sin shows the grace of God. So shouldn't we sin more often so people can see the true grace. Again God is a forgiving God yet also a judge.
Imagine if the court systems throughout the world one day said that all crimes committed on this particular day will not be prosecuted. I would imagine that people would do things they never would have thought about before. People would kill, steal, and do all other bad things. Yet, what would that prove about the judicial system. Instead, the judicial system only survives when each person is treated the same. When the same crimes are committed people are punished the same way.
God is a lot like judicial systems with one difference. The judge is also the forgiver. If you truly repent of the evil you have done and accept God into your heart you are forgiven. Unlike the judicial system there aren't repeat offenders getting worse crimes. Because once you have the blood of Jesus covering your sins God no longer sees them. There are those that do not accept Christ in their heart so by their own will they will face harder judgments.
Prayer:
Dear God we thank you for being a fair and just God. We thank you for sending Jesus to cleanse us from our own sins. We thank you for allowing the blood to wash us clean and take away all the blemishes that we have placed between us and you. Now Dear Savior we ask that you help us live trying hard to follow your rules. Help us walk the talk of faith that gives you reward. When we stray Dear God we ask that you help us restore the relationship you so desire in our lives. In the Name of the Holy One we pray. Amen
Questions:
Have you ever thought your sins were not as severe as others? Have you thought that since you had Christ in your life it was okay to sin? Have you ever been convicted by the Holy Spirit when you step out of bounds? What do you need to turn over to God right now to grow your relationship with God? Are you willing to turn your life over to God?
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