Accusations

Is it just me or do you also develop a slight fear when exiting a store that you will set off the alarm and people will rush upon you to see what you have taken, even when you know you haven’t taken anything?   Just the mere idea that I could be mistakenly accused by a malfunctioning machine makes my blood pressure go up as I slip between the magnetic devices.  It even happens to me at our college library, a place where I should feel secure.

For thousands of years preachers have used the fear of judgment to keep their flocks in line. There are some harsh pictures of judgment in Scripture waiting for the guilty.  The power of such judgment is there will be no need for any false accusations.  God knows all.  All that needs to be done is for the truth about us to be revealed.  There is ample evidence to justify our banishment and death.  Paul says it so well, “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.”

However, (I do love that word “however”) love drives out fear.  We are loved by the One who knows all things and He gives us an amazing option.  John 5:24 says, “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.”  Please do not miss the words “will not be judged.”  This is so much better than a “get out of jail free” card.  Not only do we not have to show up for judgment we have crossed over from death to eternal life.  Amazing.  Absolutely amazing.  The Gospel is the sweetest message ever spoken.

Written by Roger Bothwell on May 2, 2011

Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574

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