Born.Again.Christian.

What happened to those who died before Christ came? Romans 3:23 tells us ‘All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God’. Psalm 14:6 confirms that ‘None is good, no not one’. Romans 14:12 tells us that ‘all of us will give an account of ourselves to God’. We are sinners because we have broken God’s law, the 10 commandments, therefore when we stand before God, we will be deemed guilty of breaking His law. Because of this we cannot be in the presence of God, nor have a relationship with Him, nor enter Heaven. On earth, justice tells us that if you break the law you are to be punished. This is correct, however the reason for God’s punishment goes much further than this. God is perfect and we are not. Hebrews 12:29 describes God as ‘a consuming Fire’. His very nature is that of fire. If we, a sinner were to come into God’s presence we would be burned to ash in an instant. It is literally impossible for somebody who is sinful to be in the presence of God, who is perfect. God can...

The works gospel believes that you can earn your salvation. The works gospel is completely unbiblical. It is self-centered and prideful. Jesus is the finisher of the faith and only He is worthy enough to finish it. Romans 14:6 tells us, "no one is good, no not one!". Romans 3:23 tells us, "we all fall short of the glory of God." We are not good and fall way below God's standards (that being the 10 commandments), therefore we are not worthy do do any work ourselves in relation to our salvation. To think we are worthy enough to influence such heavenly matters is arrogance and an insult to Christ and what He did for us on the cross. We must trust in Christ and have faith that He, as a perfect man, was sufficient to take our punishment upon the cross. -BACChristian