What you do should be a representation of what you are, not the other way around. For these people, what they do is to manage the image of what they are.The one who commits murder yet sincerely turns to God for mercy is forgiven, but the one who condemns this murderer to hell will not be forgiven. The first revealed humility; the second, hatred and self-righteousness.If you knew the God of Jesus Christ, you would have had mercy on him, just as God has mercy on you, a sinner.It is said, "Those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted." And in this is proven that God is just: He judges based on what you truly are, and what you truly are cannot be faked. You cannot create sincerity out of insincerity, because sincerity comes from the heart, and what comes from the heart is what you truly are. And what you truly are, this you will be judged based on. And thus, no one can cheat their way into His kingdom.This is the God we worship. We do not worship a God who judges arbitrarily, but a God who judges justly and shows no partiality.This is repentance: that you humble yourselves before God, ask for forgiveness, and turn.How is it that to the thief on the cross He said, "Today you will be with me in paradise," yet to those who did many works in His name He answered, "I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers"?Because what you do doesn't change what you are; what you are changes what you do. As it is said, "A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit."Therefore, do not invest in what is seen, but in what is unseen, because in that day, what is seen will become unseen, and what is unseen will become seen.The days are coming when what is unseen will shine like the brightest star, and what is seen will be seen no more.
>>542469737>but how does this affect you personally?>the religionchristianity doesn't seem that great
>>542470116Because religion isn't the truth to begin with, Jesus did not come to give you a religion, but the truth.
>>542469737Let us be thankful to God and praise Him, that no one can cheat their way into His kingdom. It is not because He refuses to open the door for them, but because they are unable to enter.His sheep know His voice, and they follow Him. The sheep being those who love the truth so much that they will rather humble themselves before God than deceive themselves. This is why we understand grace, because we know we need it. The reason these people do not have or understand grace or mercy is because they do not recognize their own need for grace or mercy.For this reason, Jesus said, "John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did." And thus, those who are blind will see, and those who see will become blind.Listen to me: anyone who is willing will be saved, but anyone who is not willing will not be saved.The leper came to Him and said, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean." And He answered, "I am willing; be clean."In the same way, when He was leaving Jerusalem, He said, "How often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing."Therefore, the question is not, "Do I need grace?" Neither is it, "Do I deserve grace?" But, "Am I willing?"The Father is always willing, and He knows if you are. And through humility and the death of the self, you too will know if you are willing.A blind man once said, "Will to power," but I tell you: will to life, through grace.Tell me: what power does the dead have over the living?Do not let the evil one deceive you. You are already forgiven. Now turn and remain.It is said, "Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven."If you can be forgiven even for speaking against the Son of Man, why would you not be forgiven for less?Ask, and you will be given. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened.Much love, friends.
>>542469737YESHUA RAPES KIDS
>>542469737Fuel runs out. The end. Thanks for your usual pedantic religious drivel, but I'll let you in on a secret Sven. Whinging doesn't make the real problems go away.
