"1Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ
Jesus. "
Romans 8:1
I've written before about "The Division Bell" tolling, announcing Life for some
but a death knell for most.
This is another thing like that.
Right or wrong, fair or unfair, whether you like it or not, Christians will never be condemned for their sins, but everyone else will.
The verse above is a blessing to Christians who know that we are merely sinners saved by Grace, who fully deserve hell. Fair or unfair, we Christians rest assured that we will never be condemned by God.
Condemned by Man? Absolutely. Happens every day. But man is dust and returns to dust. God makes us free from His condemnation FOREVER.
" 14But thanks be to God, who always leads us in
triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of
Him in every place.
15For we
are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those
who are perishing;
16to the
one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And
who is adequate for these things?"
2 Corinthians 2:14-16
There is a very good reason why Christians congregate together, fellowship together-
God has put His Spirit in us, and we have a common life here with the most wonderful
of final destinations possible in our future.
When a Christian stands up and starts speaking about the Love of God and our common Salvation, it is an aroma of Life to us and we love it.
A non-Christian in the same room hearing the same Christian smells death, in that he recognizes that Christians may be going to Heaven, but he or she isn't.
Which is why this corrupt evil world and every corrupt evil person in it would rather hear
lies and false promises than the Gospel.
If that is you, if you hate to hear the Good News of Salvation:
1. Why are you here at FrDW?
2. If you can read this, then it is not too late to seek God and ask for that forgiveness for yourself.
Then Romans 8, verse 1 could apply to you, too. I would LOVE to meet you in Heaven!
1 comment:
A very fine Christian song goes:
"God will make a way
where there seems to be no way."
This applies to Salvation but also to every situation that we face which seems hopeless.
God is in charge.
Sometimes 'the way' that God chooses for a Christian is to take him or her to Heaven on the express train-to bring that Christian Home.
But lifetimes only matter on this side of eternity; once we get there, it won't matter if we were five or five hundred here on earth.
If you want to be saved, seek God Who is the only One Who can save anybody.
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