TRUTH

Great message today at My church! Sadly it is a message that a lot of churches leave out. It was not really pleasing to hear and because of our sinful nature, probably hard to hear. But it needs to be heard!

In the message my Pastor, Trent Griffith, made reference to a popular TV "preacher" who begins his sermons by having the people hold their Bibles in the air, all together saying, "This is my Bible! I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have...etc." Then the preacher seems to always deliver an ear tickling, motivational message to those in His mega-"church.".

Well, the Bible does say what I am and what I have...According to Romans 3 it says I am worthless!!! It says I am an enemy of God! It says I have no desire for God, but for that of evil! It says that I am a condemned person on my way to hell...apart from the justification of Christ!

As human beings we have nothing going for us. We need change, but we don't desire change. "BUT GOD, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ."(Eph.2:8-9). "But God" may be two of the greatest words in all of scripture, but they have nothing to do with a spark of goodness us! They have everything to do with the merciful, loving, perfect grace of God towards worthless sinners, who don't even desire His help!

In the roots of the Gospel is the depravity of mankind. But change starts when Christ justifies us once and for all, declaring us free from the bondage of our sin which He paid for through His own son, Jesus. When God changes our legal standing with Him through justification on earth, he begins a life long changing through sanctification, until we meet Him in glory.

"Change your conduct, or change your name!" Bearing the name of Jesus takes change..."As you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, so walk in Him," (Col.2:6). May we realize our worthlessness, and our desperate need for change, that God might begin His work on us.

Take some time and listen to this message!
Morphology Week 2: Justification (Romans 3)