God preferred mercy over justice when He sent His Son to die on the cruel cross.
If God had preferred justice He would have hung all of us on that cross. But because He desired mercy He gave His Son to pay the penalty that we all deserved to His Son.
We each deserved to hang on the cross for our own sins. We should have shed our blood to pay for our own sinfulness. But because God is a merciful God He knew that sinful man did not have the ability to pay for his own sin, so He sent His perfect sinless Son to pay the price for our sin.
How utterly ridiculous it is for anyone to mock and malign the Savior Who died for them.
Let it be clear that the age of mercy will end soon. There will be a day when God's mercy is for those who will trust Him, but there will not be mercy for those who reject His amazing gift of forgiveness. All He requires is that we believe on Him and the gift is ours. If anyone refuses this precious gift they will see the fires of hell at the end of their life on this earth.
It makes no sense that anyone would love this life so much, their sin so much that they would reject the gift of eternal life in paradise just to hang onto the evil their heart enjoys.
It reminds me of the child who is told they will get a special treat if they will clean their room. Not only would they get the treat but they would enjoy the pleasure of a clean room. But the child does not want to have to clean their room, they don't want to be told what to do by anyone. So they do not clean their room, they do not get the treat and they live in an ugly messy room and there is no joy for having accomplished anything.
God does not require us to clean our own room, He will do it for us, all we have to do is trust in Him. He does all the work in us when we have confessed our sinfulness and asked to be cleansed.
Ephesians 2:10
"10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."
1 John 1:9 "1 John 1:9
"9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
When Christ saves us in response to our desire to be born again, He does all the work in us after that. Our life begins a new journey of training, correction, discipline and joy, greater than anything this life has to offer. We go into Spiritual boot camp, learning how to live.
Hebrews 12:5-7 "…5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises everyone He receives as a son.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?…"
Romans 5:3-5 "…3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.…"
Warriors and athletes enter boot camps to be able to make themselves strong and powerful. When we become born again God enters us into Spiritual boot camp to strengthen us. The more we are strengthened the greater joy and peace we have. Christ gets the glory and we get the blessing of Him and an eternity in paradise with our Lord Who cares about us more than anyone on earth ever could.
So what is the reason for your stubbornness to resist Christ?
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