And Jesus answered them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance." (Luke 5:32 ESV)
Christianity is the only religion in the world where good people go to hell and bad people go to heaven.
Good people are like fit triathlon runners. They exercise, they keep fit, they watch their diet and they thought they are healthy. Then one day while running the triathlon, they collapse and die.
Many people think that they can save themselves by doing good deeds, by donating money, by helping the poor, by being religious and being kind. But the Bible tells us only God can save.
Good works blind you to your need of God's grace. Religion numb you from calling out to God for mercy.
"You will be as surely damned by your righteousness, if you trust in it, as you will by your unrighteousness! Christ, alone, the Gift of the free Grace of God - this is the gate of Heaven - but all self-satisfaction, all boasting, all exaltation of yourself above your fellow men is mischievous and ruinous, and will surely be deadly to your spirit forever."
C.H. Spurgeon, 1900, Sermon #2704 Flee from the wrath to come
No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. (Luke 13:3 ESV)
No comments:
Post a Comment