Sometimes it is difficult to forgive those who wrong us. Imagine how hard it would be to forgive all people, no matter what they had done. This is what God has done in Jesus. No one, no matter what sin has been committed, is beyond forgiveness. All a person has to do is turn from sin, receive Christ’s forgiveness and commit his or her life to him. |
How can you be sure that you belong to Christ? This passage gives you two ways to know. If you do what Christ says and live as Christ wants. What does Christ tell us to do? John answers in 3:23. Believe in the name of his son, Jesus Christ and love one another. True Christian faith results in loving behavior, that is why John says that the way we act can give us assurance that we belong to Christ.
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In order to be saved by the law, a person would have to live a perfect life, not sinning once. One reason the law was given was to show people how guilty they are (Gal 3:19). The law was a shadow of Christ. So that when the true sacrifice came, they would be able to understand his work. (Heb.10:1-4). The system of ceremonial laws was to last until the coming of Christ. The law points to our need for a savior. Christ has provided our salvation through His incarnation (God in human form) and resurrection. God’s salvation is right in front of us. All we need to do is respond and accept His gift of salvation. If we believe in our heart and say with our mouth that Christ is the risen Lord, we will be saved. We must take God’s great message of salvation to others so that they can respond to the good news.
Christians are brand new people on the inside.The Holy Spirit gives them new life and they are not the same anymore. We are not reformed, rehabilitated, or reeducated, we are recreated (new creations), living in vital union with Christ. At conversion we do not merely turn over a new leaf, we begin a new life under a new Master. There is a new covenant a new perspective, a new body, a new church. It requires a new way of looking at all people and all of creation (reference 2 Corinthians 5:17).
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