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Originally posted by daNNy LuV 1TYM
i think that's a pretti good analogy, but . . . you could think of it as the ketchup being far less noticeable and something you could look over, while the coffee is very prominent and cannot be easily overlooked. i mean, i highly doubt God will not let one enter heaven because of a white lie. yes, it is a sin, but isn't God supposed to be forgiving? besides, we all sin, but if we truly repent for our sins before we die, then He will accept us. that's what i believe anyway. in the end, he's the interviewer who will accept everyone because he loves us all. ok, that sounds corny, but yeah.
maybe another analogy wud be...if my friend borrowed my sweater and then tore a small hole in it, or a BIG one, i'd be mad either way, but i'd be able to forgive her more easily if the hole was small. :/ s0lotu's rite, this is hard
yes, and that is the point. the whole point is that God forgives us REGARDLESS of our sins... whether judged by the world to be great or small. that's what the whole concept of grace is about. we are ALL undeserving, none of us are "wearable to the interview," and that's why Jesus died for our sins. that means he took our punishment in place of us. if we are willing to accept Jesus, that's ALL it takes for us to be considered "clean." our sins from the past, present, and future have all been erased. how we act is in REACTION to what Jesus has done for us. we should try our best not to sin out of utter thankfulness for what has already been done, out of love for Jesus who took our punishment for us. we don't earn salvation by our good deeds or our lack of bad deeds. but our good deeds and our lack of bad deeds reflects what's in our hearts--whether we have truly received Jesus.
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03-12-2003 12:44 AM
