"Is there anyway to
have Christ except by faith? There is a generation of men in the world who
would almost make one think so. Their corrupt, profane life-styles have been
decorated with flowers of morality, leaving a sweet reputation among their
neighbors. Yet why do they continually ignore the Gospel of Christ? Surely it
is not because they are more willing to go to hell than other people, but
because they think their "morality" will get them into heaven. They
are deceived.
Did Christ come to
help only the sensual, defiled sinners such as drunkards, liars, and
prostitutes find heaven? And are civil, moral men left to walk there the best
way they can? God's Word opens only one way to heaven. There is but "one
God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" 1 Timothy
2:5.And since Christ is the only bridge over the gulf between earth and heaven,
judge what will happen to the self-righteous man and his sweet-scented life if
he misses this one bridge.
The man who thinks
he does not need faith to accept Christ's offer of salvation as much as the
bloodiest murderer or filthiest Sodomite in the world is treading in hopeless
deception. If a group of men and children were to wade through a brook no
deeper than a man's head, the men would have a definite advantage over the
children. But if they tried to cross the ocean, the men as well as the children
would need a ship to carry them. And only the insane would try to wade through
without the help of a ship just because they are a little taller than the rest.
Nothing deserves
precedency before faith in your thoughts. David resolved, "I will not give
sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids, until I find out a place for the
Lord, a habitation for the mighty God of Jacob" Psalm 132:4-5. The
habitation which pleases God most is your heart; but it must be a believing
heart, "that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith" Ephesians
3:17.”
Quoted material from, ”The Christian in Complete Armour Daily Readings
in Spiritual Warfare” by Gurnall and James S Bell. http://www.moodypublishers.com/pub_productDetail.aspx?id=41823&pid=53617
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