Sinners All!
By blink69nix0
@blink69nix0 (847)
Philippines
May 7, 2012 10:08pm CST
I read a story about a woman who was dying. She had lived a good and moral life and had never felt she needed a Savior. But when a minister offered to come and talk with her, she allowed him to visit. The pastor explained the way of salvation by grace through faith in Christ. Emphasizing that JESUS died for the sins of every one in the world, including her, he urged her to trust the Savior.
The woman responded, " Do you mean to tell me that if I'm going to be saved, I have to come to GOD on exactly the same terms as anyone else - even the most wicked person in the world? " "that's right," the pastor answered, "theres only one way".
The woman thought for a moment then declared, " well, if that's the case, I want no part of it!" because of her pride and her willingness to come to Christ as a sinner, she had to face the judgement of God. She failed to recognize that even "good" people do not qualify to stand before a holy GOD.
In this story. We need a Savior to deliver us from our sins. We must humbly admit our guilt, acknowledge that could never save ourselves, and receive by faith the gift of eternal life that God so freely gives. The LORD has graciously offered salvation to all- because we are sinners all!
"Works cannot save your troubled soul,
Only his blood can make you whole,
Simply accept, no more reject,
Only Believe and live.-Harkness
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@SusanLee (1920)
• United States
5 Sep 12
Christians need to be sensitive and responsible when explaining salvation to an individual.
You tell a person that they are a sinner and they need Jesus to go to heaven, well, you just opened up a can of worms. It makes a person very defensive. I didn’t like it when people accused me of these things. I didn’t understand.
Making it sound like an accusation can be very insulting. Many people out there are good, upstanding moral people who wouldn’t hurt a fly, lie, steal or cheat a soul. Yet they are lost because these are not the things that will bring us into the Kingdom of God.
Like many others, I believe it’s only through the blood of Jesus that will bring me into His Kingdom.
If I felt led to share this with someone, I’m very careful on how I explain it to them.
First of all I was a sinner through no fault of my own. I didn’t do anything to make me that way. I was just born into the condition of sin. The world I was born into was tainted by disobedience and at odds with God.
The same way I was born into it through no actions of my own, I cannot be saved through any actions of my own. Nothing I can do or try to do can save me. The same way it took the action of one man (Adam) to condemn me, it took the action of one man (Jesus) to save me.
I am not insulted to be called a sinner. I know what I am, what made me the way I am. I also know the way to the truth to being made right.
I was once very ignorant (not stupid), I just didn’t understand these things. Through the years and God’s patience and understanding I’ve slowly come to realize how much I’m loved and cared for.
And it didn’t come through a man waggling his finger in my face telling me how bad or corrupt I was. It came through reading my bible and thinking on the things I read and some prayer. Just me and the word and the Spirit of God.
