Subject: Where does Jesus say He is God? |
Bible Note: Romans 3 SHOULD scare you if you do not have forgiveness in Christ. The important question is, "Is it an accurate assessment of humanity?" If perfect justice and righteous wrath are aspects of God's character as well, then no amount of denial, opinion, or conjecture on either of our parts is going to make that any less TRUE. If the Bible is indeed the revelation of God, then what it says applies to everyone, no matter how much any of us may deny it. You wrote: 'However, secondly: I take care of and show compassion for the sick and others because I think it is the right thing to do! To help my fellow human beings. Not in anyone's glory! I don't understand that at all. Is a widget maker making widgets for the "glory of God?" Or his the widget maker trying to make money?' The widget-maker who follows Jesus Christ is making widgets for God's glory. The money in widget making isn't as much as it used to be, but the Christian widget maker also thanks God for providing him with his income. The sins mentioned in Romans 1 of all human beings is the fact that they rejected the clearly revealed God and refused to glorify Him for being the perfect being that He is, and that we constantly refuse to thank Him as the provider of our very existence and everything other blessing he has bestowed upon us. The very fact that you and I have sinned against our Creator and are drawing our next breaths is an incredible act of mercy on His part. The problem is that your idea of what it means to be "good" is far too puny. None of us match up to the ultimate Judge's idea of "good," and that is why we are in such trouble without the goodness of Jesus Christ being applied to us. --Joe! |