Good Enough For God

If you're a Christian, you probably find yourself striving to be perfect to God - with all the knowledge that the work is done for you. If you aren't a Christian, you probably don't want to be one cause you see it as a religion of earning and slaving to a God (or you see most Christians as pushy and annoying). I don't have the time to get into the parenthasized (yep, just made up a word) reason, but I do want to clear up a thing or two for both parties; Christian and unChristian.

Lot's, even believers will say such things as "God doesn't expect you to be perfect" or "nobody is perfect." But doesn't this contradict the Bible we profess? What about John 8:11 or Matthew 5:48 and the constant mention of living in a perfect life? The greek word from Jesus, "Prefect" means "conveying the idea of goodness without necessary reference to maturity or what is expressed under." Okay, so God does instruct us to live in perfection. But in Romans we find, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," and elsewhere "no one is good, not one." And now we know that perfection is unattainable.

Wow, if we don't do what God says, how are we to be justified?

The answer is by the blood of Jesus. See Galatians 3:15-29. God made a covenant so many years ago we have lost count. But 2000 years ago, over 300 specific prophecies were fulfilled by one man. What is the probability? But why do you need Jesus? That's up to you. One cannot be justified until they are condemned.

Here is my encouragement to you as a believer or not: run the race. While everyone else in your life is looking at you, God looks at your heart. The Christian life is NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU DO, DID, OR WILL DO. It is not about a checklist of things you need to do to "be good" or "earn heaven." The Christian life is all about freedom cause God will declare you righteous, there is no condemnation, The Christian life is about WHAT HAS BEEN DONE FOR YOU.

God does provide a standard, and that standard will be consecrated in good time - just please, always remind yourself that Jesus did the work, so that you can life in complete freedom. 

Carry your cross, run the race, and trust in Gods promisses.