"... and does good...". How good is good enough? Also, can/do you absolutely submit? Think about it. Romans 3:23 Ephesians 2:8-9

@@MarkRose-s9l matthew 24 36 mark 13 32 think about it isn't God 1,All Knowing

@@Servant-Of-Al-Qudus Matt 24:36, Mark 13:32 Jesus is speaking as fully man. He had to be fully Man in order to live a sinless life so that He'd be the spotless lamb. But you can bet He knows the hour now, after being resurrected and reinstated as God the Son. Yes, God is all-knowing. If you read further, you'll see that Jesus says that only the Father knows the hour. Again, being "good" is never good enough and leads the disciple into works, which are never good enough. This is why Jesus says, "Come unto me all that travail and labor, and I will give you rest." Before you come to God, you sinned. How do you atone for those sins? Certainly not by "being good."

@@MarkRose-s9l God is not a man

@@Servant-Of-Al-Qudus You are correct. But He who created all that is seen and unseen can certainly become a man to live a life without sin and become the sacrifice for all who believe in Him. If you've read the Scriptures (and I assume you have), you know that God required Israel to sacrifice unblemished lambs on His altar to cover sins. This a was temporary fix. After Jesus's crucifixion, the sacrifices were discontinued because they were no longer necessary. Jesus the Christ paid for our sins, past, present, and future, if only we believe on Him. Romans 10:-9-10 Moreover, He showed His diety by raising Lazarus from the dead, healing the blind and the lame, feeding the multitudes with a few fish and a few loaves of bread, and forgiving sins when He walked the earth. And so my point is, I no longer have to trust my salvation based on my good works, which is a good thing, because my "good" works will never be good enough to appease a righteous God. I'm free from the bondage of performance, and instead trust in my Savior's righteousness to cover my sins and keep me in right standing with God. Thanks to what Jesus did on the cross some two thousand years ago, I'm assured that I'll spend eternity with my God and my Creator. Jesus was The Unblemished Lamb who took away the sins of the world, if only you believe. And if you think about this, God did what none of us can ever do. He gave His only Son to be sacrificed so that His blood covers the sins of man. John 3:16 This is pure grace. Pure unmerited favor. Nothing we can earn by our own efforts. This is a gift from God. If you want to know more, feel free to text me on facebook. I live in Tucson. My birth name is Cho Hhyung-hyan (KH Cho). I give you this so you can be sure it's me. Blessings, brother.