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Above the Curve

Cathy, Neighbor
Romans 3:22-24 (NLT) - We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ.  And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.  For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.  Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous.  He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.

Are you a good person?  Come on.  Admit it, you think you’re OK.  I do too.  I may have done some things I regret but most of the time I keep to the straight and narrow.  I’m no Mother Theresa, but I’m no Whitey Bulger either.  If God is grading on the curve, I’m getting pretty high marks.

So do I need a Savior?  Do you?

Recently I wrote about years of doubting whether or not I had been good enough to pay for the wild period of my life.  It can’t be done.  I can neither make up for my sin, nor can I earn God’s love.  His love and forgiveness are freely given to undeserving me.

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How about now that you and I are scoring above the curve?  Do we need a Savior?

The catch is that God doesn’t grade on the curve.  God’s standard is Jesus and we all fall short.  The thing about God’s grace (free, undeserved forgiveness) is that we have to admit we need it.

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