I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness. John 12:46
Accept Jesus they say, and be saved. However, some will take that as license to accept this Jesus in the same way a tolerant parent accepts that weird friend you brought to the party. "I've heard about him," the parent tells you, "He can come in as long as he behaves himself. And you make sure he obeys my rules, or he's outta here!" Well, that's not quite the acceptance we're talking about here. Jesus stands at the door and knocks (Rev 3:20), but it is to be invited in with full acceptance. If anyone tries to hand our Lord a list of rules of the house, that's not going to work for salvation. And we understand that in our heads, but does the heart understand that in practice? As Jesus comes to clean the house, that old wicked heart rises up in rebellion. Praise God His Son is patient, loving and kind as He overthrows that wickedness within each of us.
We are His work in progress,
Bucky
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