Wednesday, December 28, 2011

All are guilty of sin.

When it comes to guilt or innocence, “All” are guilty of sin. (Romans 3:23) From the time of Adam and Eve until today and as long as the human race survives, every person that is born will be born a sinner. “All” doesn’t mean others and not you. “All” means everyone. The forgiveness that Jesus offers to you is not because of your innocence. It is in spite of your guilt. In fact, admitting your guilt is a requirement to receiving God’s forgiveness. (I John 1:9)
Jesus’ forgiveness of your sin is not limited by the severity of your sin. No matter how severe your sin might be, God’s grace and God’s forgiveness is always greater. Some people will not come to Jesus because they think that they have gone beyond the scope of God’s forgiveness. If God can forgive those who put Jesus on the cross, then He can forgive anyone and He can forgive you. If you are alive, you are not outside the reach of God’s forgiveness.Most people don’t have a problem with wondering whether or not God can forgive them. Their question is whether or not what they have done needs forgiving. In their own eyes and maybe in the eyes of others, they are good people. But the reason that they see themselves as good people is because they are comparing themselves with other people. “Compared to their neighbor or their brother or the guy they saw on the news, their doing pretty good.

Jesus took it even further when He said that if you are angry with someone, then you are guilty of the sin of murder, and if you lust after a woman, then it is the same in God’s eyes as if you had already had sex with her. You might as well just line everyone up against the wall and call in the firing squad right now because all are guilty.

If you match yourself up against others, you might come out looking pretty good. It just depends on who you want to compare yourself with. But in Gods evaluation of you, God doesn’t compare you with other people. He compares you with Himself. That means that in comparison to God’s perfect holiness, you are a wicked sinner.

Sin was paid by Jesus. Every lie that you have said, every hateful word that has come out of your mouth, every unkind thought that you have ever held onto, every look of jealousy and envy, every lustful thought – every sin makes you guilty before God. But every one of those sins was placed on Jesus, and He paid for each and every one with His own blood. FOR YOU

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