A Christian Thought

A Christian thought

“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.” 
                                   C.S. Lewis.
Christians believe that we cannot be good enough to stand before a holy God. That all our righteousness is like filthy rags. That’s why he sent Jesus.
Paul saying,
“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.  
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.  
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” 
Roman’s 5:6-8.
Christians believe that Salvation is a gift from God we cannot work our way into heaven it is an act of our faith.
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—  not by works, so that no one can boast.” 
                                                        Ephesians 2:8,9 
We believe the words of the Apostle John who wrote,
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men...
Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—  children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. 
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. 
                                                                                                   John 1:1-4, 12-14 
We believe,
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”
              John 3:16,17 
We believe the writer of Hebrews who wrote,
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
                                                                          Hebrews 11:6
Defining faith as,
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” 
                                                                                                          Hebrews 11:1.
As this new year dawns please at least think about reading the Bible. I know many people who think they know what the Bible says but have never even read just the New Testament.
Take a look at it for yourself I suggest starting with the New Testament and see what God has for you.
Please think about it.