Scriptural Reference:
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"
Romans 3:23

Reflection:
I know a woman who is convinced that she was born a Christian. That’s right, she thinks she was born saved and never had to admit to being born with a sinful nature. If challenged she will become self righteous. Se also seems to be a Misandrist and has a distaste for men. Which makes her a dificult individual to have a sane conversation with.

The Bible is perfectly clear. Nobody was or will ever be born without sin. With the exception of Jesus the Christ. Who was perfect before God. As He is Gods' only begoten perfect Son. One with the Trinity of God. Sent to earth to fulfill the prophesies as foretold in the Old Testament. Only Jesus the Christ is perfect in all ways.

As for all of us? We each need to come to terms with this and stop playing games. It doesn’t matter how good you think you have been in life. We all fall short of God’s standards and need to acknowledge it. Mother Teresa for many is deemed to be a really 'good' person. Yet even she is deemed a sinner in the eyes of God. People are born under the sin of Adam and Eve. The sin of original rebelion of God and the ongoing sin of arrogance. Oddly the more someone is deemed to be good the more they are lifted up by others as an example of what a good person is. Though in Australia they have a strange culture of the 'Tall Poppy Syndrome'. Where the collective masses will take great pleasure in ripping apart anyone who looks like they have gotten a big head.

So in briefly recapping this short scriptural reflection; Humanity lost their connection with God through the error and sin commited in the Garden East of Eden. God deemed it important to send humanity out into the world to continue the journey. Yet God never stopped loving us nor giving up the plan reconciliation between us and Himself. We can journey through the Old Testament and read of the many times God was reconciled with our ancesters. Only to find them to backslide and chase after temporal and false things of pleasure and pain.

It's in the New Testament that we find to complete fulfillement of the Old Testament prophesies. The words of the prophets fulfilled in the birth, life and death of Jesus the Christ. The revelation of the pure significance of Gods' Son and how we can finally be reconciled with God. Returning to his Holy presence. With our reward set in Hevean waiting for us.

 

Prayer:

Lord,
I come to God,
A repentant Sinner,
A fallen soul.
A broken body,
Seeking Grace

Amen