The gospel is good news. Christianity is not a religion. It's the life of God at work in man today. Religion condemns, makes people feel how unholy they are and shows men that they are sinners. This was the way man was before Jesus came. Jesus came to bring the good news saying,"for those who are condemned you are no longer condemned. Those who are sick you are now made whole"
Thought 1 - You are as valuable to God as Jesus is to God.
Christ did not come because we were many. If you were the only one around, Jesus would still have come.
The value of an item is in the price that was paid for it. The blood that was shed was heaven's best. The most precious thing God had was used to pay for you. It shows us that the christian is a valuable person, worth heaven's best.
Romans 8:1 bears this out. It says,"therefore there is therfore now no condemnation for those that are in Christ Jesus". God is not mad at you. Jesus came to enable you to live a life of joy and fufilment. Even when you make mistakes, Christ came to ensure that you can pick yourself up and go on living the glorious life.
2 Corinthians 5:17 says you are new creation. Old things have passed away and all things have become new. You are precious to God. Always remember that.
John 17
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