FAITH CAPSULE: Come out of living in sin, live life for God.
Genesis 3
Sin keeps a distance from God.
God is caring, wanting to have a close relationship with His creation.
God sent His beloved, who will be a link for all to Him.
Jesus took all sin to Himself for the sake of all to become connected with God.
The question is, with Jesus paid for sin, why does the Bible say all have to stand before God for judgment?
Further, does this mean it is not enough to believe in Jesus and put our trust in Him as our Savior?
The answer to that question is: one of the truths in the Bible that when Jesus Christ died on the cross, all our sins were taken upon Him, for all to put faith and trust in Him as forgiven.
Colossians 2:13 states, “And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses.”
The faith to trust and hope is a blessing of being connected with God, living for the glory of God.
Live life in fear, for God takes away to be far from.
Christ took all our sins upon Himself, and He endured the judgment that we deserved. 2 Corinthians 5:21 states, “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”
Despite Jesus having paid for our sins, we all must stand before God to receive a reward for what we have done for Him.
Matthew 25:23 records the greatest reward is to hear God say to all, “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
Live life to serve God by staying out of sin.
Commitment to God should not take over your life.
The sin of Adam does not have a reasonable excuse before God, but calls for the pronouncement of consequences over Adam by God.
For your sin before God, are you counting on excuses before God?
Be warned, know, and understand that sin and sinning are not excusable before God.
Disobedient to the word of God.
As a temple of God, are you taking care of your temple for God?
The word of God records, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16) Answering as a believer does not stop the consequence of God. 1 Corinthians 3:17, documents “If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.” (1 Corinthians 3:17) Are you defiling the temple of God in you?
Keep away from sin before God, who always sees it all.
No excuse for sinning will excuse anyone from the consequences of sin.
Prayer for today: Ask that God enable you not to be a vessel of sin and sinning.