John 3:16-17
[16] For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him.
Something that I recently realized, that I hadn’t before is that many people have an issue with Christianity because they have an issue with forgiveness. I’ve heard many people point out that in Christianity anyone can be forgiven no matter how evil or wicked they are. They could spend their whole lives being a cruel and truly evil person but of they repent and follow Jesus, then they’re good. This upsets or puts off many people from Christianity because they see it as wrong and unjust, but here’s the thing, no one deserves salvation that’s why it is a free gift from God given to us by grace.
See, this will only be a turn-off to you if you don’t understand that you are just as lost and just as evil as the entire world. We are all born with sin. Filled with sin and deserving of Hell. But God in His infinite wisdom and love made a way for us through His Son Jesus Christ, so that we might all have an opportunity to be saved.
See, when Jesus died on the cross and killed sin, He didn’t just take away some of the sin, He took away all of the sin. He didn’t pick and choose ones that He felt were worthy of forgiveness because no sin is worthy of forgiveness. If we sin in one area we are guilty of sinning in every area. God doesn’t measure evil the way we do. He isn’t bound by our human finite understanding. His ways are greater than our ways and His thoughts are greater than our thoughts.
If we would remove our own self-righteous pride and look at ourselves through the eyes of God we would be able to see that we are all tainted and consumed by sin, unworthy of His mercy and grace, but because we are all His creation and we are all loved by Him, He gives each of us an opportunity to be forgiven and washed clean of our sin.
It’s like a loving parent. No matter what your child has done, you will love them. You’ll try to find a way to forgive them. A way to make things right again. Why? Love. Love will find a way, and if there is none, it will make one.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Find His Way.