ARE YOU A GOOD PERSON???
Well here's a quick test:
Have you ever lied before (even a little "white lie" or fib; don't say no because babies lie before they can talk)?
So what does that make you?
A liar.
Have you ever stolen anything before (regardless of value -- and yes this includes not paying bills, getting friends to give you free stuff from their jobs, and not telling the cashier they gave you too much change)?
So what does that make you?
A thief.
Have you ever looked at someone with lust? Jesus said to even look with lust is adultery. (And if you say you've never lusted, you just admitted to being a liar so I don't believe you.)
So what does that make you?
An adulterer.
Have you ever took God's name in vain (even just one time -- or how about calling out the name of God when you weren't calling on Him in prayer)?
So what does that make you?
A blasphemer.
So GOOD person... you've just admitted to being a lying, thieving, adulterous blasphemer. Still think you're ok??
God set His perfect standards (the 10 commandments) and He expects us to obey them, so we are ALL subject to judgment! Not one of us can say we've kept these commandments, because I've just showed you that you've already broken four of them!
We must ALL recognize the URGENT need we have for Christ to save us! God has a holy standard that He gave us when He made us; not because He's a tyrant but because He loves us and wants to protect us. He expects us to WILLINGLY obey it. The Bible says that if we love Him we'll obey Him, and that we cannot serve two masters.
Either Christ is Lord of your life or YOU are.
We have ALL broken God's standards in some way in our lives and we must ALL answer to God for it. Only the blood of Christ can redeem you from the penalty of breaking these laws!!
The best part: SALVATION IS FREE! If you confess those things you've done the Bible says you WILL be forgiven! Make Jesus Lord of your life and begin living for Him -- you will be saved! It's not enough to say you believe He was real or that you can get into Heaven based on your own merit. That would mean you created your own god who holds your own standards -- and that is IDOLATRY (yes, yet another commandment broken). The truth is there is a requirement to obey if we ever expect to inherit the kingdom of God and NONE of us can meet it without Christ's blood covering us!
GET REAL WITH YOURSELF! Calling yourself a Christian and living the way you want is a CONTRADICTION . You need to get ready and get right with God. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOUR LAST DAY ON EARTH IS! Please don't wait until you're standing before the throne of God on judgment day to realize that you shoulda, coulda, woulda... but didn't. Whatever sin you love more than God is NOT worth an eternity in hell!
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A WOMAN OF VALUE
Who can find a virtuous woman?
For she is worth more than rubies.
Her man depends on her, and she never lets him down.
She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.
She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.
She has strength and dignity and is cheerful about the future.
Her words are sensible, and her advice is thoughtful.
She takes good care of her family and is never lazy.
Her children praise her, and with great pride her man says,
"Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."
Charm can be deceiving, and beauty fades away,
But a woman who honors the LORD deserves to be praised.
Show her respect.
Proverbs 31: 10- 12, 20, 25-30a (NIV/CEV)
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