Had Jesus not come to this earth to be punished on the Cross of Calvary for our sins, we would have had very little chance to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
For obedience to the laws of GOD as given to Moses were the only way to enter into the Kingdom of GOD.
Now you may say, "well I have kept the ten commandments".
But have you really?
If you have broken a single commandment, you would have had to atone for your sins. And then hope that your atonement was accepted by GOD.
As it is now, there is no earthly way to work your way into the Kingdom of GOD. Only through the Grace of GOD can we enter in.
So then, as Paul asks, "shall we go on sinning, because we are now under the Grace of GOD?". Absolutely not. Along with the belief in Jesus Christ, we need to truly repent of our sins.
This means a complete U-turn on our former way of living. We cannot go on sinning as we used to do. If we do, we crucify Jesus again and again, and we make Jesus a liar.
How do we go forward once we believe?
We repent. We pray and we ask GOD to continually fill us anew with HIS Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit indwelling in us will change us. He will convict us each and every time we sin, and He will slowly work in us a change of heart. A heart for GOD.
Prayer: ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU for YOUR grace and favour. FATHER fill me anew each and every day with YOUR Holy Spirit. FATHER make me a new creation who lives for Jesus alone. I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Stay graciously Jesus Blessed today!
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