In Him we have . . . the forgiveness of sins . . .
Beware of the pleasant view of the fatherhood of God: God is so kind and loving that of course He will forgive us. That thought, based solely on emotion, cannot be found anywhere in the New Testament. The only basis on which God can forgive us is the tremendous tragedy of the Cross of Christ. To base our forgiveness on any other ground is unconscious blasphemy. The only ground on which God can forgive our sin and reinstate us to His favor is through the Cross of Christ. There is no other way! Forgiveness, which is so easy for us to accept, cost the agony at Calvary. We should never take the forgiveness of sin, the gift of the Holy Spirit, and our sanctification in simple faith, and then forget the enormous cost to God that made all of this ours.-(My Utmost For His Highest Nov.20th)
Your Salvation does not come free. God does not just simply forgive, God is just and He is Holy, God doesn't merely forgive you because He is love. God isn't a big hippy in the sky
who is required to forgive you because all he knows is "love".
You can not earn salvation and Gods love, you are fallen
fallible man, you are horrible, you are wicked and the only
thing you deserve is GODS righteous just wrath, the only
thing you deserve is eternal punishment. Your salvation is
NOT FREE! the wrath and anger of our just God was poured
out onto God in the flesh Christ Jesus, only through the sacrificial lamb are you forgiven. It is only free in the sense
that you did nothing to deserve or earn such forgiveness,
and there is nothing you can do.
Christ was sacrificed, He accepted the cup, accepted the Fathers will.
"O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me;
nevertheless, not as I will, but as YOU will."
Matthew 26:39
He took the wrath of God that you deserve, paid the price
so you could be made clean. otherwise God couldn't even
look upon you.. because you're filthy and sinful in His eyes.
You can not humanize God, you can't put him in a little box
and make Him who you want Him to be,
You can't simply ignore that God is not just love,
He is also a God of wrath and isn't oblivious to open rebellion. You can't say God will just simply forgive me
because He loves me, there was nothing simple and easy
with Christ shedding His blood for you on the cross.
I have finished the work which You
have given Me to do —John 17:4
The death of Jesus Christ is the fulfillment in history of the very mind and intent of God. There is no place for seeing Jesus Christ as a martyr. His death was not something that happened to Him— something that might have been prevented. His death was the very reason He came.
Never build your case for forgiveness on the idea that God is our Father and He will forgive us because He loves us. That contradicts the revealed truth of God in Jesus Christ. It makes the Cross unnecessary, and the redemption “much ado about nothing.” God forgives sin only because of the death of Christ. God could forgive people in no other way than by the death of His Son, and Jesus is exalted as Savior because of His death. “We see Jesus . . . for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor . . .” (Hebrews 2:9). The greatest note of triumph ever sounded in the ears of a startled universe was that sounded on the Cross of Christ— “It is finished!” (John 19:30). That is the final word in the redemption of humankind.
Anything that lessens or completely obliterates the holiness of God, through a false view of His love, contradicts the truth of God as revealed by Jesus Christ. Never allow yourself to believe that Jesus Christ stands with us, and against God, out of pity and compassion, or that He became a curse for us out of sympathy for us. Jesus Christ became a curse for us by divine decree. Our part in realizing the tremendous meaning of His curse is the conviction of sin. Conviction is given to us as a gift of shame and repentance; it is the great mercy of God. Jesus Christ hates the sin in people, and Calvary is the measure of His hatred.
(My Utmost For His Highest Nov.21st)
And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins
Ephesians 2:1
Repent or Perish
But unless you repent you will all likewise perish
Luke 13:3
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