“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” Romans 3:23-24
There is no person alive on this planet, nor has there ever been, who can say truthfully that they have never sinned. Just one sin makes us a sinner, and means that we have failed to keep God’s perfect standard. It doesn’t matter if you miss by a mile or a millimetre, if you miss the mark (for that is what sin is), that’s it.
Only one man has ever lived a sinless life in thought, word, and deed. That man is Jesus Christ. When He died on the cross, He bore our sins, as if He had committed them all Himself. It wasn’t a symbolic thing. If we are in Christ, our sins were judged by God at the cross.
None of us are good enough to enter heaven on our own merit, because none of us are perfect. This is why we need the grace of God, and why it is given freely. Grace, by definition, cannot be earned. Where do you stand today: are you still trying to obtain righteousness through your own efforts, or have you entrusted your life to God?
Thank you for sharing, it was a word well spoken.
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