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Monday, November 24, 2008

 
No Excuses, Part 3
Treasured Vignettes

"Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith. For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law" (Rom 3:27-28).

"I'm a good person. I do good things." These who have convinced themselves that innately they are good, well-meaning people, have a self-established system of right and wrong, good and bad. But God, Who created the earth and its inhabitants, He has established the good and the right for the benefit of all His creation. Sin entered the world through mankind trying to "be God." If one really wants to test their "goodness," let him/her compare themselves to Jesus Christ and they will come to the conclusion that "there is none good but God." In the face of Christ, we will all see that there is no better or worse, only sinners in need of a savior. There is a Savior ready, willing and able, to save those who will trust in Him. "Then what can we boast about doing to earn our salvation? Nothing at all. Why? Because our acquittal is not based on our good deeds; it is based on what Christ has done and our faith in Him. So it is that we are saved by faith in Christ and not by the good things we do" (Romans 3:27-28, LB). Think about it.



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