Christianity, Jesus, You

Christianity and salvation are about Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who became a sinless man to pay the penalty of your sin and give you the reward of his righteousness. On the cross, God treated Jesus as if he lived your life so that he could treat you as if you lived his life. He takes the burden of what you’ve done and gives you the blessing of what he’s done. He takes your guilt, your shame, and your punishment. And he gives you his joy, his peace, and his presence. He died in this life to give you eternal life. He rose from the dead to prove it. And so, if you give him the right to your life, he gives you the right to his life.

Here’s what I say to that…Jesus, I trust in who you are and what you’ve done to save my soul. I give myself to you. Forgive my sins, and grant me eternal life. Amen. 

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Don’t Be Afraid to Be Small

In John 13, we see Jesus wash his disciples’ feet. And he asked them if they understood what he had done. Vs.13-17 say – You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. To be like Jesus as he washed feet means more than just duplicating the physical act. It means being dedicated to humble service. Not afraid to stoop down. Not afraid to get your hands dirty. Not afraid to seem like less. Not afraid to be small.

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Yes, some sins are worse

All sins matter. But not all sins are the same. Every sin is ultimately an offense against God, and so it requires nothing less than the sacrificial death of the sinless Son of God to make atonement for it. Still, while every sin is heinous, they are not all equally heinous. Some do more damage, and are worse for you and others. Angrily running over my mailbox is not as bad as angrily running over me. When Jesus said that to even look at a woman with lust is adultery, he wasn’t saying you might as well go ahead and do it. The sin in your heart is bad, but to add the act adds more sin. And Jesus talked about some committing greater sin. There’s a difference in degree, a difference in progression, and a difference in consequences. The person struggling with sin is leaving God’s table and eating the world’s food. The person who defiantly stays in the sin is having the devil over for dinner every night, with a permanent place at the table.

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