The reason we are where we are is because of sin, choosing not to side with Him. You see, God is perfectly holy and He cannot have any thing to do with sin; otherwise He won't be perfectly holy. The Bible says, " ... all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23) Have you noticed it says "ALL" not some? That means you and I are sinners. God being perfectly Holy, cannot have a relationship with us since we, human beings, are sinners.

Then you might say, " I will do good and earn God's favor." Good works may include being a good religious person, going to church, being good to others, helping the poor, not telling lies, belonging to a religious denomination, etc, etc ... some or even all of these may be good in themselves but they won't pay for the wrong you have done. One of the previous quotes sited earlier says, "... fall short of the glory of God." It is saying, no matter how much, good deeds we do to impress God, we still come short of His standard which is REAL PERFECTION!

You might say, "This sounds like a desperate situation what can I do to make peace with God? " That is exactly what God wants from you, recognize that you are hopeless on your own. But He did not leave us Hopeless again He did provide a way out. Just like in the beginning the issue becomes choice, to go the way He says or our ways which put us in the predicament we are in the first place.

God is also perfectly just and is also love. Even though He loves us He cannot wrong doing, otherwise known as sin, go unpunished. If He lets sin go unpunished because of His love towards us He won't be perfectly just any more. But because He is perfectly just and His Great Love towards us He provided a way that satisfies both His justice and Hid Love, His Son, Jesus Christ, to take the penalty due us! The Bible in the book of John says, " God so loved the world, that He gave his only son that who so ever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life." Basically it is saying God loved us so much that He gave His only Son so that who so ever believes in Him is free from the penalty due him as a result he will live with God to eternity in peace. Christ reconciles who so ever believes in Him with His Father.

"So how do I make peace with God?" Because of what Christ has done God's justice is satisfied. Now the issue is for you to accept God's way of making peace with Him. If there was any other way to reconcile us it would have not been necessary for Christ to come to this earth and die. That is accepting the fact that there is no way you can be good enough to qualify the perfection( sin-less-ness )God's demands. You need to accept what He has provided, the sacrificial work of Jesus Christ, on your behalf. If you want to know how that is done? It is amazing! God did not leave us to guess work on that either.. He told us what we need to do. "... if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans. 10:9-10, 13) This is what it is saying, if you admit you are a sinner and will accept His provision for reconciliation, Jesus Christ, as the one who took your punishment, you will be reconciled with God. God's word says the moment you believe you will have eternal life. My friend I strongly suggest you make this commitment to accept his payment on your behalf right now because you won't be able to pay it on your own by praying to Him.

If you made that decision congratulations! You just became a child of God and you have peace with God. Please let us know, for follow up. We would be very delighted to hear about it. If you cannot get in touch with us make sure you get hold of a church where they teach the Bible. Remember, when you believe you will have an open line of communication with God, you can talk to Him about any and all issues of life including for guidance of this new life.

If you have questions to clarify, it would be a pleasure to serve you, feel free to contact us:

Ethiopian Evangelical Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas

Pastor Bedilu or Membratu at Tel: 214-703-0100

e-mail: Bedilu@eebc-dallas.org or letters@eebc-dallas.org

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The Four Spiritual Laws.