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For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Romans 3:23.
For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.” James 2:10.
We have all sinned. We have all disobeyed God's law in one way or another. We arn't better than one another. This disobedience to God is known in our own hearts yet we try to brush it asside and think we are a good person. Isn't that human nature or the nature of sin? So what is the difference between a believer and non-believer in Christ? Stay tuned because i'd love to tell you. Speaking to me also is the realisation that I have sinned. Are we all able to recognise this fact? if we do then it is a step in the right direction toward knowing God and what he has in store for you and me.

 

So, what is the difference between a believer and non-believer in Christ?

Are we good inside and if not how does a person become good or are we ever good? Also what is the result if we don’t put ourselves right with God?

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23

First the difference between a believer and non believer is this… A non believer there is a spiritual separation from God. This separation is on this earth and eternally for ever. If a person doesn’t except Christ as their personal saviour it is then an absolute reality separation from God is in the now and eternity. In this state we will voluntarily miss out on the blessings of which God is patiently waiting to freely give. In a sinful state there is a death which can only be empowered and made alive in God by accepting God’s own Son, the Lord Jesus Christ by letting the Holy Spirit to enter our lives.

The result of not accepting the Lord Jesus Christ makes us bad. It is Sin which makes us bad. From the beginning of the fall with Adam and Eve, sin had entered the world with a vengeance. The only way back to God is through the Lord Jesus Christ. Then in God’s eyes this will make us good. Oh, yes we will sin, but once we have accepted Him, The bible says we have and advocate (someone who will plead our case). This is the Lord Jesus Christ. But how can Jesus plead our case if we refuse HIm as our Lord Jesus Christ. e.g If we went to court and refused to have a lawyer speak on our behalf, How then can he plead our case?

The final result not accepting Christ are… No life here on earth to receive his amazing blessings. Cries for help will be hindered in difficult times on this earth which we live and Satan is going too and fro in your life and mine. A separation from God eternally so when we die, He never knew you. And Just a little encouragement , (please remember Satan can and will go too and fro in our lives but, but, but God is everywhere present all of the time). I know who I love to follow.

More to come. An invitation is to you to accept The Lord Jesus Christ now and the Holy Spirit will enter in. It is only then, Only then the full blessings of God can be extended into our lives and have the victory in Him.

Accept Him now. Just pray.

 

10 as it is written:“None is righteous, no, not one;
11 no one understands; no one seeks for God.
12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;no one does good, not even one.”
13 “Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive.” “The venom of asps is under their lips.”
14 “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 in their paths are ruin and misery,
17 and the way of peace they have not known.”
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes

It is well appreciated from us all, good things are done in our community and the world i,e. helping the poor, and other good deeds to help others. While it’s true that these things make us feel good, we don’t have the innocence which proclaims a righteousness before a Holy God. In many cases Christians and churches do help out in the community. We are instructed as believers to help the poor and do good deeds.

Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him. Proverbs 14:31

So yes, it is Christian like and God like to help the poor and other good deeds. Are we good inside and if not how does a person become good or are we ever good? Also what is the result if we don’t put ourselves right with God? You see it’s what’s in our hearts and our lives which determine if we are good. If we are only doing things in our own strength without God in our lives then our good isn’t worth anything. Our outward efforts need to match our inward heart knowing a Holy God.

What then do we need to do? Stay tuned.

It’s impossible to judge and get away with it.

Do Not Judge
"Do not judge so that you will not be judged.

2"For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.…Matt 7:1-2

This verse says if we judge another then the same is going to come back upon us. This can happen by our  actions or what is in our own mind. To counteract this we need to know the mind of Christ in our lives. To bring a comparison to mind, is when man meets woman, he doesn’t really know her. But spending time with that person over time a man will get to know her and fall in love with her. The only way we can have the mind of Christ to keep our minds and hearts clear is to fall in love with our Lord Jesus Christ. How do we have that intimacy with our Lord? The answer is getting to know Him on a daily basis. The reaping of this great relationship is we won’t be prone to be judging others.

Luke 6:37
"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

Who hates being judged? I know I do. I would love to leave a legacy in this world of being a righteous man. We are all sinful by nature. It is imperative we don’t judge another to avoid being condemned. This doesn’t mean by us not condemning that we aren’t going to be condemned. The world is full of smutty sin that we can so wrongfully be accused of ill acts which goes into a dark place of destruction. This hurts our very being. It’s only by grace we can forgive. Sometimes the damage has been done to where we are at the point of despair. At this point of desperation we need help from God ultimately but also other believers who can have faith and trust in the one who has been deeply hurt. 

Luke 6:41
"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?

In the past, I have had people judge me, only to find out as time prevailed that something worse was in their own life. Has this happened to you? I am sure that we don’t want to show up everyone’s unholy acts. The result could be showing up your extra unholy acts. The only way we can remove planks in our own lives is confessing them to the Lord Jesus as sin in your life. The same with those who have, as it were, saw dust in their eyes, That is, small things that may be hindering your relationship with Jesus Christ.

John 8:7
When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her."
 

Remember this part of scripture! They were stoning her because she had committed adultery. But Jesus had stopped them, ok you think you haven't sinned. you throw the first stone. “Please don’t throw stones at me…” we might all say. But how many stones have we thrown at someone today. We are all sinners saved by grace.

 

Romans 2:1
You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.

Here is the proof. when you judge you are condemning you. Because you do the same as the person of whom you judge. It is clear it’s not your responsibility to judge. but God’s only.

Romans 14:10
You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God's judgment seat.

If you are judged remember that we all are going to appear at the judgment seat where we will be judged. To make our lives easier to live on this planet that God gave us, we need to leave the judgment to the heavenly realm when we appear before a Holy God.

Romans 14:13
Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.

Judgements can put a stumbling block in our lives which can stop ministries of which that person could have been successful in reaching people for Jesus and God’s heavenly kingdom. Do we really want to do that? I think not! I think that God and his angels would be very displeased and anti God honouring.

1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.

When the Lord comes He will know our hearts. Even the motives of which we may have. We are exhorted to judge nothing, i.e, a big fat zero. It’s not for us to bring it to light whatever is hidden in darkness.

James 4:11
Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it.

It is finally clear we shouldn’t speak or judge a brother or sister. Most importantly we need to follow Christ. We today have the Holy Spirit in our lives. We don’t want to be going ahead of our Lord and judge others before we go to heaven. Judgement belongs to God only. Therefore we must wait until then for judgement. Then we’ll see.