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Originally posted by semiannualchick:
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Originally posted by savinforarainyday:
We won't be judged on our actions or words but on one thing ..When God sees me does He see Jesus, perfect and Holy, or does he see me, sinful and ungodly.
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Originally posted by CageTheElephant:
What??
Not judged on "actions or words"?
Cage, I don't get that either. If we're not judged by our actions and/or words, what in the world are we going to be judged on?
Your own righteousness is as filthy rags (think menustration) according to scripture. Only Jesus is a perfect sinless sacrifice for our sins.
A lot of the time we as Christians are terrible examples of Gods love and goodness. That doesn't mean God is failing ....it means that as Christians we are not following Him very closely.
John 1:12
"As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name!"
You must receive Jesus' death on the cross as
a sacrifice for your sins. We cannot be good enough or holy enough to gain favor with God. He only recognizes your relationship with Jesus. So what is your relationship with Jesus? He doesn't care how much you go to church or how much you give or who your parents are or how much good you have done in the world or if you curse, smoke, are a prostitute or whether you are a drug dealer for that matter...Have you accepted Jesus's death as your only hope for a relationship with God? That's it. Without Jesus we have nothing.