This morning at College Park Church I listened to them share about different ministries and one in particular made me excited to get involve in ministry again. A video was shown about this kid's camp. They show how these kids grow in their faith as people like you and me begin to give back by volunteering.
The topic for today was Justification (to be declared righteous in the sight of God). The pastor talked about how we can't do things to get to heaven. We have to recognize that it is through Grace that Christ died on the cross for our sins in order to pay the penalty for our sins. Through Christ we are justified because Jesus bore all sins of the world on his shoulders as he died on the cross. We can't earn our way to heaven, only through Christ.
The pastor said that since we am Justified, we are free to take risks. We can live by faith with no fear only because we have security in Christ. Rom 10:14-15. I can travel to South America and trust that I will be used by God. People live like they are justifying themselves and not live by Grace. We work hard to earn acceptance through earning money, status, etc. and not recognize that it is only God's grace that allows us to have eternal life. I know that I need to tell this to myself every day. I forget this. I don't need to be perfect coming to Christ. I can come as I am.
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