Which group do you fall into: -You reject the whole idea of who God is, who Jesus is, and what was done for you on the cross. You reject the idea that you have missed the mark and fallen short of what God desires for you and refuse to believe that anything has authority over you. You want to have authority over yourself and decide what is right and wrong. You insist on living for whatever makes you happy. -You don't reject God, but you may be too busy to care. You get caught up in the pace of life and what you want. God is somewhere on the list of things important to us, but he's got a lot of competition on that list. -God was on the list of things that were important to you, but when trouble entered your life, and he didn't come through in the way that you feel like he should have, you became frustrated, believing that God has failed you, and went in search of other things to replace him. -You know that Jesus's sacrifice on the cross was for you, and simultaneously, it was because of you. You have gotten to know him personally, and you've noticed that things have begun to change in your life, things you never thought possible. Your life has become a journey of increasing surrender, freedom, and joy. You're experiencing the life that comes without condemnation

Powerful message. I hope many will get a chance to be blessed by it. May we walk in Christ through His word and by faith. Amen

Living life without any restraint has real consequences for us and for those around us, and any system that is built around constantly satisfying our urges will eventually enslave us to those urges. What we thought would make us happy, in the end, makes us empty and centerless. Because God cares so deeply for us, he can't just leave us lost and broken. Romans chapter three says, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." But the very next part says, "and are justified by his grace as a gift through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." Chapter six says, "For the wages of sin is death," but immediately adds, "But the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." The truth is that the problem with God is that he is perfect. He embodies perfect justice, demanding a price for sin. Yet, he's also perfectly merciful, so he himself paid the price. As a result, there is one remaining problem: Our response, which will either lead to condemnation or freedom.

This was OUTSTANDING!