- Banned
- #61
Any sexual act outside of marriage is sinful, this is true. That includes adultery, fornication, and in some cases, lust.
I'm guilty of all of those sins, and many more. I hope Jesus will be understanding when I apologize to him.
So am I. Well two of them anyway, and more besides. But I am here to tell you the Truth: you don't get to apologize to Him after you die. The chance is now, when you are living. After you die it is too late.
And here is the great secret: Being Christian is not about thinking you're better. It's about KNOWING you are not. Think you're not good enough for Jesus? I'm here to tell you, neither am I. I never was and I never will be. The Good News is, I think He loves best to pick up people like us and say, "You don't have to be. I AM. I am good enough."
Christianity is the only religion where you don't work your way to God. Not because you're lazy; not because it doesn't require submission, but because God did it for us, out of love.
You sinned? You think you're not good enough? Welcome to the club. Come sit with rest of us.
I pray to Jesus regularly and ask him to forgive me - and then I sin again. No, I'm definitely not good enough. Hopefully, Jesus will accept my apology and turn me into something extraordinary.
the bible states there is no sacrifice left for willful sin after receiving the knowledge truth of