Post by Les Brewer on Sept 10, 2012 10:29:41 GMT
John Wolf
Calvary's Cross Ministries
Preaching Christ Crucified
From the pastor's desk...
Good morning friends and family,may God's choicest blessings be upon you.
"Therefore being justified by faith,we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand,and rejoice in hope of the glory of God." (Romans 5:1-2)
If we are justified by faith,and have access to the grace of God by this same faith,then why do we work so hard to try and obtain it?Stop trying to earn grace and be settled in the fact that God loves you and accepts you like you are.Be also thankful that He will not leave you like you are.
He will change your life if you will let Him.Too many believe in Jesus,but never come to a saving knowledge of Him.They make a mental ascent to the fact that Jesus Christ is in fact,an historical figure,but never take it to the next level by coming to know Him as the Lord and Savior of their life.They know Jesus like they know George Washington.They know who He is,but have never met Him on a personal level.Entrance into heaven will never be granted to anyone who only knows about Him but has never invited Him into their life.
The biggest reason most will never invite Christ into their lives,is because they love their life to much to give up some of the things that they like doing,like,sinning in an uncontrollable way.They think that they are not as bad as the other guy."Look at what he/she's doing,I'd never do that" or "I'm not as bad as so and so". All of this,can be summed up into one word,"self righteousness".
This is how we look at ourselves,we don't believe our sins are as bad as others.We think that somehow others will go to Hell for the sins they commit,but never stop one moment to think about the sins that we commit,are just as deserving of Hell.
We are justified by faith,through the grace of God,not by what we think is right or wrong,but by what God's word says is right or wrong.Christ paid the debt we owed to God,because we couldn't pay it.It demanded more from us than we could ever hope to pay,but,thanks be to Jesus,He willingly went to Calvary,bearing the reproach of sinners like you and I,in order that we could have eternal life through Him.
The greatest insult to the Holy Spirit,is to think that you don't need to come to the cross for salvation."The cross is for those who are so much worse off than me." "The cross is for murderers,and people like that." but "Not for me".Really??!! Did you know that,the Bible says that if you have hatred in your heart for someone,you are a murderer? (I John 3:15). Did you know that the Bible says,that if you look on a woman/man to lust after them,that you have just committed adultery and fornication with them??!! (Matt.5:28) Did you know that?
Friends,Jesus didn't come into the this world to call the righteous,but,the sinner to repentance.If you don't believe yourself to be a sinner,just compare what you do,to what Jesus did,and then see how you fare.If your righteousness exceeds His,then by all means you are not a sinner.You would be Jesus! But we all know that is simply not the case,now don't we? We are all sinners and on our way to a place we think we will never go,unless we repent and receive by faith what God has provided,and ask His Son into our lives.It's the ONLY way,because He is the ONLY way.
Won't you please examine your life today and repent of the sin,and ask Christ to come in and change you? He loves you and does not condemn you,He wants to save you from yourself and an eternity spent in a place you don't think you will end up!
He is waiting,God bless you all.........in Jesus Name,Amen......J.W.
Calvary's Cross Ministries
Preaching Christ Crucified
From the pastor's desk...
Good morning friends and family,may God's choicest blessings be upon you.
"Therefore being justified by faith,we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand,and rejoice in hope of the glory of God." (Romans 5:1-2)
If we are justified by faith,and have access to the grace of God by this same faith,then why do we work so hard to try and obtain it?Stop trying to earn grace and be settled in the fact that God loves you and accepts you like you are.Be also thankful that He will not leave you like you are.
He will change your life if you will let Him.Too many believe in Jesus,but never come to a saving knowledge of Him.They make a mental ascent to the fact that Jesus Christ is in fact,an historical figure,but never take it to the next level by coming to know Him as the Lord and Savior of their life.They know Jesus like they know George Washington.They know who He is,but have never met Him on a personal level.Entrance into heaven will never be granted to anyone who only knows about Him but has never invited Him into their life.
The biggest reason most will never invite Christ into their lives,is because they love their life to much to give up some of the things that they like doing,like,sinning in an uncontrollable way.They think that they are not as bad as the other guy."Look at what he/she's doing,I'd never do that" or "I'm not as bad as so and so". All of this,can be summed up into one word,"self righteousness".
This is how we look at ourselves,we don't believe our sins are as bad as others.We think that somehow others will go to Hell for the sins they commit,but never stop one moment to think about the sins that we commit,are just as deserving of Hell.
We are justified by faith,through the grace of God,not by what we think is right or wrong,but by what God's word says is right or wrong.Christ paid the debt we owed to God,because we couldn't pay it.It demanded more from us than we could ever hope to pay,but,thanks be to Jesus,He willingly went to Calvary,bearing the reproach of sinners like you and I,in order that we could have eternal life through Him.
The greatest insult to the Holy Spirit,is to think that you don't need to come to the cross for salvation."The cross is for those who are so much worse off than me." "The cross is for murderers,and people like that." but "Not for me".Really??!! Did you know that,the Bible says that if you have hatred in your heart for someone,you are a murderer? (I John 3:15). Did you know that the Bible says,that if you look on a woman/man to lust after them,that you have just committed adultery and fornication with them??!! (Matt.5:28) Did you know that?
Friends,Jesus didn't come into the this world to call the righteous,but,the sinner to repentance.If you don't believe yourself to be a sinner,just compare what you do,to what Jesus did,and then see how you fare.If your righteousness exceeds His,then by all means you are not a sinner.You would be Jesus! But we all know that is simply not the case,now don't we? We are all sinners and on our way to a place we think we will never go,unless we repent and receive by faith what God has provided,and ask His Son into our lives.It's the ONLY way,because He is the ONLY way.
Won't you please examine your life today and repent of the sin,and ask Christ to come in and change you? He loves you and does not condemn you,He wants to save you from yourself and an eternity spent in a place you don't think you will end up!
He is waiting,God bless you all.........in Jesus Name,Amen......J.W.
