Teaching tip 27 - New Life in Christ.
Teaching tip 27 - New life in Christ.I was once asked if God really preferred the not so good Christian to the good man who is not a Christian?
God's original and chief quarrel with man was, and still is, about the wrong use of his will rather than his method of living. It doesn't matter how 'good' or 'bad' a person is because we have all fallen short of God's standard ((Romans 3.23). The vital question is , are we willing to receive the New Life that God offers us through Jesus Christ?
A Christian (a person in whom Jesus Christ is living) is not different in degree from the non-Christian, but he is different in kind, just as for example, a diamond is different from a cabbage. The one is polished and beautiful while the other is rough and crude, but the one is dead while the other is alive. The one has what the other does not possess to any degree whatsoever - LIFE. This is the difference that God sees between the Christian and the non-Christian.
How can we receive this New Life in Christ? By being 'born again' into God's family following repentance of sin and faith in Jesus. The concept of being 'born again' is sometimes difficult for some children to grasp. I sometimes explain it like this :-
"Suppose I met you out walking your dog. You may say to me "Oh Mr Sweetsur, meet my dog Fido, he is very clever. He is always obedient and can do lots of tricks." That's great, I reply "Is your dog your brother, is he part of your family? Is his full name Fido Smith?" You may well reply "Of course not. He is not really part of my family. We bought him when he was a puppy." I reply "Exactly. To become a real part of your family, someone would have to be born into it, no matter how good or clever they were. In the same way the only way to become part of God's family is to be born into it."
posted by Maurice Sweetsur @ 10:10 PM
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