The Word of God is clear, and it is consistent throughout.
Psalm 53
A Maskil of David
The fool has
said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt,
and have committed abominable injustice;
There is no one who
does good.
God has looked down from
heaven upon the sons of mankind
To see if
there is anyone who understands,
Who seeks after
God.
Every one of
them has turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who
does good, not even one.
Have the
workers of injustice no knowledge,
Who
eat up My people like they ate bread,
And have not called upon God?
They were in
great fear there, where no fear had been;
For
God scattered the bones of him who encamped against
you;
You put them to shame,
because God had rejected them.
Oh, that the
salvation of Israel would come from Zion!
When
God restores the fortunes of His people,
Jacob shall rejoice, Israel shall be glad. (NASB)[1]
If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us. (1John 1:8-10 NASB)[2]
We are made right with God by placing our
faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter
who we are.
For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. (Romans 3:22-25 NLT)[3]
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. (John3:16-18 NIV)[4]
… if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. For the Scripture says, “WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE PUT TO SHAME.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; for “EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.” (Romans 10:9-13 NASB)[5]
When we were
utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us
sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright
person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is
especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ
to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we have been made
right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from
God’s condemnation. For since our friendship with God was restored by the
death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved
through the life of his Son. So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new
relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.
(Romans 5:6-11 NLT)[6]
Believe
in Jesus today. He will give you the
desire to live in the way that pleases God.
God will make you His child. Be a
disciple of Jesus Christ and a friend of God.
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