You\u2019ve done some nice things in your life.\u00a0 But you have not done enough good works to go to heaven regardless of your sacrifice.\u00a0 Nor do you have enough character to go to heaven.\u00a0 Please don\u2019t be offended.\u00a0 Then, again, be offended, if necessary.\u00a0 You\u2019re probably a very decent person.\u00a0 But decency isn\u2019t enough.\u00a0 You may pay taxes and kiss your kids and sleep with a clean conscience.<\/p>\n
\nHebrews 12:14<\/strong><\/span> says, \u201cAnyone whose life is not holy will never see the Lord<\/strong><\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Apart from Christ you are not holy.\u00a0 So how can you go to heaven?\u00a0 Only believe.\u00a0 Accept the work already done, the work of Jesus on the cross.\u00a0 Accept the goodness of Jesus Christ.\u00a0 Abandon your own works and accept his. It would have bankrupted you or me, the price was so extravagant.<\/p>\n
Call it a gift.\u00a0 But don\u2019t call it easy.\u00a0 Call it what it is.\u00a0 Call it grace.<\/p>\n
By Max Lucado
<\/strong>Used by permission
<\/strong>From: A Gentle Thunder<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\nTo learn more about Max Lucado visit his website at:
http:\/\/maxlucado.com\/about\/<\/a><\/p>\nFURTHER READING<\/span><\/h3>\n
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