Justified?

Why do we need to be justified?

Because we broke God’s Law: Have you ever told a lie? Have you stolen anything? Have you looked with lust? Have you hated someone?

Then God sees you as a thief, lier, adulterer and murderer at heart! If He judges you by the 10 Commandments, you’ll be guilty.

What we need is someone who can pay our fine… we need to be justified before the Judge of the universe…

Justice can be served only in two ways: Either we receive our punishment, or we pay our fine. The Bible makes it clear that there is a place of eternal torment called Hell, that God reserved to punish humanity. As a criminal would go to prison, if you die in your sins, you would go to hell.

Our good actions cannot bribe the Judge of the Universe. If a rapists writes children’s stories while in prison, he will still be guilty of rape and would have to receive justice for what he has done. Our “good works” won’t save us in the day of judgement!

Do you know what God did more than 2000 years ago, so that you wouldn’t go to Hell? He sent His Son, Jesus, to pay your fine with his life’s blood! That’s right… the Bible says that he was pierced and bruised for our transgressions and iniquities so that we could be free from our punishment. He took it upon himself because “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

What you need to do is to REPENT from your sins, turn and despise them; and put your TRUST in Jesus as the only one that can save you and JUSTIFY you before God.

Get a Bible, read it and obey what you read.