"Does God give you courage,
Or the opportunity to be courageous?" -- (via havealittlefaithinmee)
courage~
the central idea of Christianity is NOT to be a good person, but rather to accept that your own acts of goodness are in fact, and insult to His goodness, which cannot be compared to be anything we can do
you broke God’s law by sinning; lying, stealing, adultery, blasphemy, idolatry, and countless others. thousands of times.
if God is a just and fair judge, he will give you justice. the death penalty. “for the wages of sin are death”. Romans 6:23
fortunately, God doesn’t want that to happen to you, so he made provision for you.
he sent His son to take the punishment for you, so your fine is paid in full.
it is the trust that you put into the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the faith that he paid your fine and that you are a new being, and the act of repenting (admitting your sin and turning away from it) that will save you.
it cannot be earned, but is a free gift.
we all think we’re ‘good’ people, with ‘good’ intentions and a ‘good’ heart
but really, we’re all lying, lustful, thieving idolaters at heart, in desperate need of a savior.
and that’s where Jesus comes in.
why so many people are missing it:
new belief requires faith
deep faith requires revealtion
God brings revelation
belief in God requires God.
so the need for the basis of faith in God, is brought by believing.
that’s why it’s called a leap; you have to give to get.
