Guilty of sin
Romans 3
Before JESUS found me thirty-four years ago; I was guilty of
sin. I was not righteous in the eyes of my CREATOR GOD. I did not understand
anything about the Highest GOD. JESUS was on the cross every Easter and in the
manger every CHRISTmas. I never once thought about GOD or JESUS and this is
because I was turned from HIM due to my sinful nature; I was born this way and
so were you. I was useless not in the sense of having an ability to do task and
do them well but useless in sharing my faith in CHRIST JESUS with others
because I had no faith to share. We are proned only to show kindness to those
who will show kindness to us or to those that we like. We witness people on the
streets everyday and it’s strange to us if another person smiles at us if they
are not of the opposite sex or strike up a casual conversation. We don’t ever
just say “Hi” to a passerby. Now I know that in some countries or states in
America this may not be true but it’s very true in the cities. As I was growing
up; I remember when people just smiled and said hello to one another. I
remember when neighbors looked after another child while the kids were out
playing in the yard or park. I remember when drivers drove down your street and
they just waved and you waved back. In doing some of those things I don’t
remember anyone ever saying “who was that, do I or we know that person”. With
each and every generation sin is making people colder, harsher, brazen, and
disrespectful of self and others and so on. For anyone who is not blood washed
in JESUS you are under the law and guilty before GOD. Your flesh is not
justified in GOD’s sight because of the deeds of the law. When you study the
law you will see that the law shows us our sins and that the law will not
demonstrate to us how to stop breaking the law. This is why JESUS is so very
vital; HE knows that it is impossible for mankind to live holy and righteous on
his own merits. HE knows that we stand in need of HIM. To know the
righteousness of GOD apart from the law we must see JESUS in the law. How do we
see JESUS in the law? Again, we must see that what is written in the Law of
Moses could not be kept by mankind and because it could not be kept it is
revealed that we are law breakers. The Prophets also reveal the righteous of
GOD and we see JESUS in their books. Now it must be made clear to you as it was
made clear to me that the righteousness of GOD is my faith in CHRIST JESUS. You
must accept and believe in JESUS the CHRIST. JESUS is not the Savior of any
particular race or nation; JESUS is the Savior of the world, all mankind. All
mankind which includes me have sinned and fall short of GOD’s glory. Now I am
justified freely as many of you readers are and hopefully the readers who are
not saved will be today after reading this blog. GOD’s grace is through the
redemption of HIS beloved SON, CHRIST JESUS. The LORD GOD gave HIS SON as a
propitiation/ransom (in other words JESUS is the mercy seat). Remember how the
high priest would sprinkle the blood on the mercy seat? Well, JESUS was drained
of HIS precious blood on the cross which washed away our sins. It did not cover
up our sins; HIS blood removed our sins through faith to demonstrate to us HIS
righteousness. Did anyone notice that GOD operates in faith? Well HE does and because
HE operates in faith we must operate in faith also. Remember this, how Moses
placed blood on the door post of the home and all who were in there were saved
from the judgment of death. Nothing has changed today, GOD must see the blood
of HIS SON, CHRIST JESUS on us which saves us from the judgment of death. The
blood of JESUS does not wash off of us; HIS blood remains on us so not only are
our past sins forgiven but our present and future sins are forgiven. However,
knowing this does not give us a right to live hap hazardly in the daily
practice of sin. No, there are times when we will sin unwarily or by mistake
and sometimes we allow fear to get the better of us. GOD knew this and this is
why our salvation is secure we don’t have a need to ask for salvation over and
over again; we don’t have a need to repent over and over again. JESUS going to
the cross one time was enough and was a done deal; this is why HE said it is
finished because HE completed to the full everything HE came to do and we are
no longer in bondage to anyone or anything. GOD demonstrates to us that HIS
righteousness is just and that HE is the justifier of anyone who will believe
in HIS SON, JESUS. Here is a check list to find out where or who you are in
CHRIST JESUS.
a) Is
your throat an open grave, do you lie, do you speak with deception, do you
speak discouragement?
b) Do
you speak continuous profanity, do you kill the hopes and dreams of others
because you don’t see or understand what they want to do in life; do you speak
hate; do you speak disrespectfully of others?
c) Are
you always running towards trouble or eager to hurt or kill another and there
is bloodshed?
d) Because
you are miserable do you destroy things that are in your path be it through
conversation or deed?
e)
Do you know or understand what true peace from
GOD is?
f)
Do you know who GOD is, do you respect GOD, and
do you use the word “damn” after the name of GOD or a word that sounds close
enough to that, that others think that, that is what they heard?

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