Comments on: Good People and God http://schinckel.net/2005/08/14/good-people-and-god/ Like a fortune cookie, only without the fortune, and not a cookie. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:12:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Matthew Schinckel http://schinckel.net/2005/08/14/good-people-and-god/#comment-1606 Matthew Schinckel Tue, 29 May 2007 06:06:26 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/08/14/352/#comment-1606 I don't care how "God" views us, because I don't believe there is a god. All I care about is how people act. Not whether they believe in a fictitious deity. I don’t care how “God” views us, because I don’t believe there is a god.

All I care about is how people act. Not whether they believe in a fictitious deity.

]]> By: Heather http://schinckel.net/2005/08/14/good-people-and-god/#comment-1605 Heather Mon, 28 May 2007 22:35:10 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/08/14/352/#comment-1605 There are some people who are "good," and there are others who are "bad." Who would argue that Abraham Lincoln was no better than Charles Manson? Good and bad, however, are matters of degree as we view one another. But how does God view us? The Bible teaches that no person is "good enough" to go to heaven. Although we can always find someone who is "worse" than we are, we have all sinned against God. As God views us, "there is none righteous, no not one. . . for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:10,23). That means we must be saved from our sins, and the goodness of Jesus Christ (Hebrews 4:15; Romans 3:24-26) will redeem us. The very fact that Jesus died on the cross reminds us of how serious sin is. Since every person is included in the "world" of John 3:16, we all share moral culpability in sending Jesus to the cross. But in order to have the benefits of Jesus' saving death, we must obey him (Hebrews 5:9). The only way to heaven is without sin. God loved us so much that he allowed his son to give up his life for our sins. By accepting Christ in your heart, you are forgiven of all sins, and they are forgotten. By the way, you must first believe in God in order to accept his son into your heart. Once you have, being a good person comes easier; "Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things are passed away; behold, new things have come." ~Heather There are some people who are “good,” and there are others who are “bad.” Who would argue that Abraham Lincoln was no better than Charles Manson? Good and bad, however, are matters of degree as we view one another. But how does God view us?

The Bible teaches that no person is “good enough” to go to heaven. Although we can always find someone who is “worse” than we are, we have all sinned against God. As God views us, “there is none righteous, no not one. . . for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:10,23). That means we must be saved from our sins, and the goodness of Jesus Christ (Hebrews 4:15; Romans 3:24-26) will redeem us.

The very fact that Jesus died on the cross reminds us of how serious sin is. Since every person is included in the “world” of John 3:16, we all share moral culpability in sending Jesus to the cross. But in order to have the benefits of Jesus’ saving death, we must obey him (Hebrews 5:9).

The only way to heaven is without sin. God loved us so much that he allowed his son to give up his life for our sins. By accepting Christ in your heart, you are forgiven of all sins, and they are forgotten. By the way, you must first believe in God in order to accept his son into your heart. Once you have, being a good person comes easier; “Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things are passed away; behold, new things have come.”

~Heather

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