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# 1. Have you ever told a lie?
# 2. Have you ever stolen anything? (oh come on now, you just admitted you were a liar)
# 3. Have you ever looked upon someone with lust?
# 4. Have you ever taken the Lords name in vain?
Let's tally your score.
If you said yes to #1 you are a liar. You have broken God's 9th commandment. Revelation 21:8 says that all liars shall have their part in the lake of fire.
If you said yes to #2 you are a thief. You have broken God's 8th commandment. 1 Corinthians 6:10 says that no thief shall inherit the kingdom of God.
If you said yes to #3 you are an adulterer. You have broken God's 7th commandment. In Matthew 5:28 Jesus said that whoever looks upon a person with lust, commits adultery with them in their heart.
If you said yes to #4 you are a blasphemer. You have broken God's 2nd commandment. In Matthew 12:36, Jesus said that man shall give an account of every idle word spoken, when the day of judgment comes.
So, how did you do? We only looked at four of the commandments, there are six more. If God judges you on these ten commandments the day you die, will you be innocent, or guilty?
You see, if you end up in hell, it will not be because of this image you have created of a vengeful God waiting to burn anyone who will not bow down to Him. You like to raise up your chin and say, "I will not worship a God like that!" The truth is, you will not worship, because you love your sin and your sin is the reason you will face the outcome of this judgment.
But there is good news.......
God did something amazing so that you could walk away free on judgment day. To be a just God He must punish sin. We all have broken His commandments and deserve this punishment. In order that He could be merciful, without sacrificing justice, He sent His son, Jesus Christ, to be a perfect, sinless, sacrifice, to take our punishment, and pay our dept in full upon a cross.
If you will repent of your sin, and trust in Jesus Christ, He is faithful and just to forgive.
But.....
This is no get out of jail free card that you may continue in sin that grace my abound. The Greek word for repent, metanoeo, means this, "To change any or all elements composing ones life: attitude, thoughts, and behaviors concerning the demands of God for right living." Salvation is a free gift of God, but the result is a changed life, the clear meaning of being born again. "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God" John 3:3
If you think you can pray to the Almighty God only to attain fire insurance for future use, and not out of true repentence over the filthiness of your sin, all you succeeded in doing is mocking Him, and you can expect these words from Him one day "Depart from me, I never knew you."
Oh, but the love He bestows upon those who will humble themselves, pray, seek His face, and turn from their wicked ways.
