Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Here we are again. If I were to say to you that unicorns dance in the spring time, would that have some profound effect on you? I don't think so; you would just laugh and think I am being silly. To me, satan is unicorns dance in the spring time.I don't believe in an absolute good or evil. Is that why you thought I didn't believe in good or evil?
I am not talking about unicorns dancing in the spring time.
I am talking about God's goodness.
I am talking about God's love for you.
I am talking about God's grace, mercy, compassion, and forgiveness extended to you--and others reading this post--through His dear Son Jesus Christ.
Shakyamunison, the truth is that you have broken at least one of the Ten Commandments right?
That makes you guilty of breaking all of God's law (see James 2:10).
You are guilty of idolatry, taking God's Name in vain, not keeping the Sabbath day, not honoring your father and mother, murder, adultery, stealing, bearing false witness against your neighbor, coveting, and the like.
When you stand before God in judgment what will your plea be?
You are guilty of breaking every last one of His Ten Commandments.
The wages of sin is death.
Death is first spiritual (which is separation from God spiritually), and then physical (that's why Adam and Eve did not die physically right away after breaking God's Word/law).
They first died spiritually which made it possible for them to subsequently die physically.
Your sentence is the Lake of Fire for eternity Shakyamunison.
The good news (gospel) is that Jesus Christ (the Lamb of God Who took away the sin of the world) died in your place.
Lord Jesus Christ took your judgment, paid the wages of sin--and thus satisfied God's righteous requirement on your behalf (and on behalf of everyone reading this post).
All you (and anyone reading this post) has to do to be saved from the wages/penalty of sin is to ask Lord Jesus Christ to save you from your sins, turn away from your sins (with His help of course), confess Jesus as your Lord (thus renouncing satan as your lord), and simply believe that God raised Lord Jesus from the dead--and you will be saved.
Simple as 1, 2, 3.
No rituals, no chants, no starving yourself, no constant prayers 6 times a day, no meditations, no harming yourself, no jihads, no killing other people who do not believe as you do, praying to Mary, no praying to saints, no rosary's, no confessing your sins to priests, etc.
God saves us for good works not by virtue of our good works.
Do you see the difference?
It's like buying a car for transportation not buying a car just because it transports.
It is true that the car transports, but you need it to transport you.
Well, God saves us for good works, not by our good works. Our good works mean nothing without being born again first, because we are still breakers of God's law.
We must get that judgment remitted so that we can start living for God without the judgment of God hanging over our heads.
Once that is done we can start getting rewards for our good deeds because we are free from the wages of our sin.
Our sin debt is forever paid by the Blood of Jesus Christ!
Like chains that have been removed from our body, wrists, and ankles we are free to serve the living God freely!
But...you must first admit that you are a sinner in order to receive God's free gift of salvation and righteousness through His Son Lord Jesus Christ.