Justifying One's Beliefs vs. Justification

Written by someone else:

"If this is what is meant by this statement [a sinner saved by grace] then why not say what is meant and avoid misunderstanding. The truth is this is NOT what is meant by it. I have heard this phrase come out of the mouth of Christians all the time. What they are often alluding to is how unworthy they are, how they never measure up and how they never will, and how they will never reach a level of victory in their lives until they get to Heaven.

If one wants to live the Christ-Life then their thinking and speech must line up with what God's Word says. Anyone who does not think that this is important neither knows the Bible, know nothing about faith, and do not realize how much they displease the Lord."

"I have died with Christ, and the life I live, I no longer live but Christ lives in me." Living the Christ-Life is the work of Christ. "Wanting" to live it merely produces actors and actresses who pretend by speaking their lines as dictated by their understanding of scripture. And they are easily distracted from the character they portray, to reveal themselves, and the flesh, in what they say and do. Not having understood that Christ reveals himself from within, they have felt the need to "reveal" themselves as having Christ within.

If Christ is in you, that is the hope of glory. One that becomes evident all by itself, not having to be spoken of in correct terminology in order to be true. Words mean little, as Jesus himself described. "Many will come and say...." But what comes from the heart of man, that is what shows who believes what, and this is where Christ dwells within us, in the hearts of men. Those who seek to be justified by their actions and words will find no justification in them.

Previous Comments:

A wholehearted and cheery amen, Harry!

Posted by Mary on October 13, 2003 at 11:01:48 PM