IT'S PROBABLY NO SURPRISE THAT I LINK PREPARATION FOR JUDGMENT WITH JESUS CHRIST. BUT YOU MAY NOT UNDERSTAND HOW, SO LET ME FIRST GIVE YOU SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR WRONG WAYS TO PREPARE FOR JUDGMENT THAT MISUNDERSTAND TO WORK OF CHRIST.
1. I'M GOING TO BE THE BEST PERSON I CAN BE, SORT OF LIKE CHRIST! WRONG! NO ONE CAN BE GOOD ENOUGH TO SURVIVE THE JUDGMENT. ROMANS 3:12 SAYS,"They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one." YOU CANNOT MAKE YOURSELF A CHRISTIAN!
2. I'M GOING TO DO WHAT JESUS TELLS ME TO DO TO SAVE MYSELF! WRONG! JESUS DID NOT COME TO SHOW US HOW TO SAVE OURSELVES; HE CAME TO SAVE US! EPHESIANS 1:7 SAYS, "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace" (N.I.V.). THE ESSENCE OF THE GOSPEL IS THAT JESUS DID SOMETHING FOR US THAT WE COULD NOT DO!
3. THE CROSS SHOWS US A GLORIOUS DISPLAY OF GOD'S LOVE, TELLING US THAT HE IS READY TO FORGIVE! WRONG! THAT'S NOT WHAT THE CROSS WAS ALL ABOUT. THE CROSS PROCURED FORGIVENESS. IT DID NOT DISPLAY IT! LISTEN TO ROMANS 3:25, "God gave him as a sacrifice to pay for sins" (N.I.V. READER'S VERSION).
OKAY, THEN, WHAT'S THE RIGHT WAY? FAITH!! EXPLAIN FAITH! "to so believe in Christ that I give him my worship in word and deed by resting in his will, trusting in his provisions, praising & obeying him in every circumstance of my life, turning to him in my time of need, and displaying his value to me by showing myself satisfied in him." FAITH IS NOT JUST BELIEVING IN ANY OLD FASHION, BUT ONE THAT MAGNIFIES THE SUPREMACY OF CHRIST IN YOUR LIFE!
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