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All but one, that is They all start with the belief that you're basically good and if you work hard enough, you can eventually achieve that state of perfection or excellence or holiness where you're finally declared "good enough.
They all require you to work your whole life without ever knowing if or when you've done enough. The founders of the different world religions are all dead and decomposed in their graves. All but One , that is He was born to die , but is now risen and alive forevermore! And of course, I'm talking about Christianity! I'm not talking about people who say they "believe in God" or who believe Jesus really lived and died. I'm not talking about church attendance or baptism or confession or penitence or fasting or even tithing or good works.
Christianity is the only religion that says we cannot save ourselves, no matter how hard we try. Why can't we save ourselves? Because we aren't perfect. We do things everyday that we know we shouldn't do, or we don't do things we know we should do. The Bible calls this "sin". We're not sinners because we sin. We sin because we're sinners! Think of it this way: A dog isn't a dog because he barks; he barks because he's a dog.
And I'm not talking about " big " sins, either. I'm talking about everyday things like lying to make yourself look better or to cover up something you shouldn't have done , cheating on your taxes or keeping extra money the cashier incorrectly gave you , taking something that isn't yours a pen from work, for example , being selfish or holding a grudge "I'll never forgive them for what they did to me!
Then, who can be saved?! Even though the Bible teaches we're not able to save ourselves, God offers salvation on the basis of His outrageous love and grace alone and not anything we do or don't do. Christianity is the only religion that says stop striving, stop working, stop worrying, stop fighting, stop judging Him by the actions of others who claim to know Him, stop making excuses. It's the only religion that's based on relationship , not rules and rituals, whose "founder" died and then rose again from the grave so that we too might live!
It's the only religion whose "founder" loved us so much that He did the work for us! Some opponents of Christianity claim that it's being exclusive in saying that Jesus is the only way to know God or to be saved.
You are just as worthy of God's free gift of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ as anyone else! Almighty God, who said we can't save ourselves no matter how hard we try or how sincere we are, chose this way for you. Notice in that verse, it doesn't say you must "get right with God" or "clean up your act" or do anything before coming to Him. That would be like taking a sponge bath before you take a shower! It says that Christ died for you and for me.
Before you were ever born, He had already died in your place! That's a fact of life that none of us can deny or escape. Then, and only then , can you be assured of exchanging one life for another.
That's what death means for those who belong to Christ, those who can really call God "Father". Death is merely a change of address, an exchange from imperfect to perfect, from sorrow and fear and struggling to unimaginable joy and freedom!
Notes I know that my Redeemer lives. Then, and only then , can you be assured of exchanging one life for another. Please contact the administrator of your account to gain access to RehearsalMix. Is there one thing they all have in common or any one thing that sets them apart? Samuel Medley, Meter:
Which path will you choose? It really is your decision, your choice. If you refuse to accept this mind-blowingly, unreasonable loving gift because you want to "do your own thing" or you just don't want to believe it, then you won't be able to blame God for "sending" you to Hell. You'll be there because you chose it!