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We must understand that God holds us accountable for
what we know. He will not hold us accountable for what
we do not know. However do not feel that this gives us a
reason to continue on in sin for God has instilled in
all of us the knowledge of right from wrong. There for
if we keep on sinning God will treat us as though we are
lost. Because if we keep on sinning then we are not of
God and will eventually give up on us and give us over
to Satan for him to have his way with us. God is patient
and loving but we never know when God will decide that
He has given us enough time to repent and if we haven’t
then God will let us go the way we have selected.
Matthew 7:19-20 speaks of the fact that if we do not
show fruit we will be cut from the tree of from the tree
of life. In other words we will be on our way to spend
eternity with the one we run after Satan for if we
continually sin we are not of God but are of the Devil.
Those who decided to turn their back on our maker and
seek out self-satisfaction have already elected to tag
along with Satan. Don’t let us be like those who pick
and choose what they want to believe from Gods manual
for life and success. If we go the way of the world then
what we believe is the path to spend eternity in pain,
suffering and despair. If you would have never heard and
God had not spoken to your soul you would have no sin
would you? Not true for he planted within you from time
beginning the knowledge.
The people of the world do not know God and will
persecute all of us who have chosen to follow our Lord
and Savior. The people of the world will spend eternity
in total pain and then it will be too late for them to
come to the living God who in His grace has forgiven us
of our sins. See John 15:21-22 Those who have not
decided to follow God and ask Jesus the Christ into
their hearts must make that decision as soon as possible
for we know not when our time is up. It could be now or
next week. You must get off the fence and ask for
forgiveness. In Malachi 3:6-7 God tells us He is Lord
and will not change. We have not been destroyed even
though we have departed from His word He is faithful and
will forgive us if we are not willfully sinning.
However, we must admit our sins and ask Him for
forgiveness through His Son Jesus. Jesus is the only way
to the Father John 14:6 I am the way the truth and the
light. No one can come to the Father except by Jesus.
Often we will see others who are praying and end their
prayers within the name of Jesus Christ. This is partly
because God has put us into His hands. God tells us that
we should forgive our brothers who sin against us as
many times as we can count. Most translations say
seventy times seventy. The word hebdomekontakis is the
word used in the Greek and Hebrew. That word actually
means countless times. We should try to imagine just how
many times that would be that we have sinned and been
forgiven by Christ. We must remember that God has
already forgiven us more times than we can count.
Believe me, for myself it has been countless times;
there is not a day that goes by that I do not do or say
something that I should not have. The question remains
are we accountable enough to forgive others their
transgressions against us as many times as God has said
or even seven times.
Matthew 18:21-22 God has told us that we are to love
others and ourselves. To like them is then another
matter for when they sin it is directly against God.
Therefore we can love them but disapprove of what they
do or stand for. We now can understand that sin should
always be repulsive to us. Sin is a direct affront on
God. When we sin we are no less guilty than those who
lined the streets and spat on our Savior in His time of
need. How accountable are we?
Mark 11:25 we are told that while we are praying, we
first need to forgive any one that we are holding a
grudge against. If this is not done our heavenly Father
won’t forgive us. I know that everyone of us has
petitioned God to not blame those who have harmed us
haven’t we? Can we recall what the last prayer that
Christ prayed before He gave up His Spirit? Luke 23:34
Can we not understand how important it is to be
forgiven?
God tells us that we will always face trials and
tribulations in our life no matter what kind of life we
lead.
Luke 17:1-2 Speaks of the fact that we will be tempted
often. Temptation will come to us often, more often than
we realize the temptation to sin will always be there
until the day of Christ. The tempter, whoever it may, be
will
pay a terrible price for tempting Gods children to sin.
Jim Brown |