Ecclesiastes 7:20 “For there is not a just man on earth who does good and does not sin.”
As Christians, we believe that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Scriptures such as Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;
Romans 3:10 As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one; James 2:10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all.’ bear this out along with Ecclesiastes 7:20.
The significance of this belief leads us to state that every human needs a Savior.
Our status is without any doubt that of being a sinner. The bad news is we are all bad. And as a sinner, we are separated from God and face a penalty as Romans 6:23 states “For the wages of sin is death.”
Yet our status of being a sinner, thankfully, can be changed because there is a Savior!! After the bad news, there comes some very good news. Notice a few of those good news verses:
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Matthew 1:21 “And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.”
Luke 2:11 says, “For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”
John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
1 Corinthians 15:3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,
To have your status changed you need to personally ask Jesus to be your Savior.
Romans 10:9 says, that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Romans 10:13 For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”
A vile sinner can accept the vicarious Savior and become a victorious saint.
Knowing this let us share the good news!
Continue strong grateful for the status change our Savior provides,
And remember to DATE the Word