perfect ourselves. No one has a perfect behavior except
Jesus. When you become saved or born again, you now
become holy in Christ(see 2Cor 5:21) but that doesn't make
your behavior perfect. In terms of behavior, we are all the
same in God's eyes. The difference comes in only when
accept Christ or not i.e become born again or not. For saved
christians - when God sees you, He doesn't see any sin in
you. Why? Because when you became born again, Jesus'
Spirit came and dwelt inside of you. In other words, the Holy
Spirit now lives inside of you. When this Spirit dwells in you,
you are not accused or condemned at any moment. Jesus is
full of love and mercy, not condemnation(see Rom 8:1). The
main reason people still condemn others is because they are
still law conscious. As a child of Grace(Jesus), law is no
longer your concern.
We focus so much on people's behavior and spend time
going around telling people "do this, don't do that" instead of
telling people to simply accept the love of Jesus. The truth is
that God is not concerned about your change of
behavior; God is concerned about your change of heart.
So, I won't judge any of you or tell you to do good. All I would
say is "just open your heart to Jesus and be yourself".
Period!
There is something bad I used to do my entire life(I'm
sorry I can't tell you what it was.LOL). I tried really hard to
stop doing this thing but I couldn't. On October 5 2013, when
I surrendered my heart to Jesus(i.e became born again), I
thought this terrible act was going to stop but I kept doing it
over and over. In fact, I was addicted to it. I kept saying
"Acha you can do this, Acha you can this"; instead of saying
"Jesus you can do this". Imagine a saved christian still trying
to overcome a particular bad element. And every time I did
this thing, I felt really guilty(because of the law). Three
months later, on January 1 2014, I went down on my knees
and said "Lord Jesus, please help me. I have tried to stop this
'thing' but I just can't. I know I am now holy in you but please
help me to stop doing this 'thing' which constantly makes me
guilty. In your holy name I pray". Ladies and gentlemen,
Believe me when I say that ever since then, I stopped doing
that particular thing. The two mistakes I did were: first, I never
presented this particular problem to Jesus in prayer and
secondly, I wasn't supposed to feel guilty because when you
are in Christ, you are not under any law(I'm not saying you
should do bad). So here is my conclusion to the story: when
you try so hard to stop sinning, stop trying and let Jesus in. In
other words, let go and let God. One surprising day, you will
find yourself not doing that particular sin anymore; naturally.
No one would have to tell you to stop. It would happen
naturally. That is the power of Grace(Jesus).
months later, on January 1 2014, I went down on my knees
and said "Lord Jesus, please help me. I have tried to stop this
'thing' but I just can't. I know I am now holy in you but please
help me to stop doing this 'thing' which constantly makes me
guilty. In your holy name I pray". Ladies and gentlemen,
Believe me when I say that ever since then, I stopped doing
that particular thing. The two mistakes I did were: first, I never
presented this particular problem to Jesus in prayer and
secondly, I wasn't supposed to feel guilty because when you
are in Christ, you are not under any law(I'm not saying you
should do bad). So here is my conclusion to the story: when
you try so hard to stop sinning, stop trying and let Jesus in. In
other words, let go and let God. One surprising day, you will
find yourself not doing that particular sin anymore; naturally.
No one would have to tell you to stop. It would happen
naturally. That is the power of Grace(Jesus).
My dear friends, do you now see how powerful Jesus is? I
am not making this story up. This is a real life experience I
went through. When I surrendered my heart to Jesus in
October 2013, even if I passed away the following day, I
would have still made it to heaven. Even though I still did bad
things(including now), I would still make it to heaven. You
know why? Because people go to heaven for accepting
Jesus; not for sinning(bad behavior). Christ brings you to
heaven based on your change of heart; not your change of
behavior.
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