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1 | ... | Rom 3:23 | Maearl | 168234 | ||
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2 | ... | Rom 3:23 | DocTrinsograce | 168235 | ||
Dear Maearl, The sins that you commit are your own. God will hold you responsible. However, that does not mean that your sin will not have consequences on the people around you. (For example, Hitler died before I was born, but the consequences of his sin effect me every day.) Sin is incredibly damaging and hurtful. The fallout from sin often effects the innocent. You won't find a single person who fully agrees with God's judgment in dealing with sin. That's because some of us don't realize how infinitely holy He is the Lord; some of us don't realize how utterly heinous is our "tiniest" sin; etc. etc. If you went to court would you want a judge that was crooked, or one that one innocent? Would you want a judge that knew all the facts, or only a few of them? You see, our real problem is that we think that we know enough to decide what is fair. We don't... not by a long shot. By the way, you will also never find a perfectly innocent person. Also, don't worry that God might condemn someone based on your actions or inactions. You and I do not have the power to get in God's way. Another person's salvation is not dependent on you... it is a work that God alone does! If He chooses to save someone, it will inevitably take place (John 6:37, 44). Take joy, however, if He uses you along the way. He often blesses us in that regard. In Him, Doc |
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3 | ... | Rom 3:23 | Maearl | 168240 | ||
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4 | ... | Rom 3:23 | DocTrinsograce | 168241 | ||
Dear Maearl, Yes, we are all in need of the grace of God. The fact that you are thinking these things through at all means He is working in you! People who care nothing of God rarely worry about it. When they do, they mostly try to justify themselves. The good news is that you don't have to "just accept things." God has explicitly stated what we are to believe in the Bible (the sixty-six books of the orthodox canon). Whatever Bible you have available, get started reading through the gospels. Don't worry about what you don't understand. Instead, focus on what you DO understand. Ask God for His grace to guide and direct you in understanding His Word, and living what you learn. You have a wonderful adventure ahead of you! That doesn't mean you won't have problems and even suffering... just as our Lord had problems and suffered, so are His disciples called to such lives. But there is nothing like the Christian walk in all the world! For nothing can satisfy and delight like the Lord God Himself! In Him, Doc |
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