First Post

In my life I have never expressed my thoughts through the written word. Perhaps because I've always had a strong distaste for writing, but this I think will be a great challenge. For those who know me well you know that I can have some wild rants from time to time.

I'm passionate for the Lord, who has opened my eyes and has shown me the truth through His living Word. I hope to share my love for the Lord with the readers of this blog. I pray that the Lord would bring glory to His name through my feable and often confusing words.

There is no salvation apart from the saving grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace = Something given that is not deserved.
Mercy = The withholding of something that is deserved.

The Lord is both gracious and merciful to His called people. He has given us eternal life through His shed blood of the cross of calvary (grace) and He has shown mercy in that He saved us from His judgement found in the Law (10 commandments). We are all guilty of breaking these Laws. Due to our fallen (sin) nature we can only sin. "There is none righteous, not even one" Romans 3:3. "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" Romans 3:23.

God hates sin. Sin literally means to miss the mark or to miss the target. God requires Holiness because He is Holy. A sinful person is unable to be in His presence. "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" Romans 6:23.

God is just and requires sinless perfection. Jesus Christ (God incarnate) being without sin took our sin upon Himself and died for the wages of our sin. Our sin..not His. Jesus Christ came to this world to die. Not just to be a good guy and leave a good example. He is worthy of all we have to give.

If you're still reading this, it's because the Spirit of God is at work. Softening your hard, hostile heart and preparing you for the acceptance of His truth. The only Truth. Praise the Lord.

You will die eternally apart from being "born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, throught the living and enduring word of God" 1 Peter 1:23 which is Jesus Christ. "And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth" John 1:14.

The harsh reality is that there is nothing you can offer God. Jesus had His life to offer and it was sufficient to satisfy God's requirement. Because He died we can now live.