Why thinking you're good enough ISN'T good enough

"For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God's gift--not from works, so that no one can boast."--Ephesians 2:8,9

Salvation is a work of God, not a work of man. It always has been and it always will be. No matter what anybody thinks, they CAN'T work their way to salvation. I'll use myself as an example. I'll be 47 soon and lets say that at the age of 7, I was able to understand the difference between right and wrong, right as defined by God, as well as wrong as defined by God. So, eventho I've been saved since 1998, I've had 40 years of sins committed against God. Lets say I've committed 1 Billion sins(and I think this is very conservative, as I think I've sinned A LOT more than a Billion times). 40 years x 365 days, + 10 days for Leap Years=14,610 days of sinning. Divide 1 Billion sins by 14610 days of sinning = 68,446 sins/ day. That's a lot of sinning each day. Now, is there anyway I could do 68,447 good works each day to balance out the sins I commit plus lift the scale to justify myself by my own righteousness? There's a chance I might be able to do 1 day, but 14,610 days?

There's NO CHANCE OF THAT HAPPENING because I an unable to keep up the charade of my own goodness. That's WHY God put His Son on a cross, because He was the PERFECT SACRIFICE, the One, who has always been fully God, became temporaily man, to live the sinless life in human form so that His Father could put not only my sins upon Him and satisfy His wrath against sin, but also yours. That's why it's foolish to believe that somehow, you're a good enough person to skate into heaven without the need of a Savior. God's Word says there's only ONE way(John 14:6), and that is through His Son, Jesus Christ, Who paid the sin debt in full for every sin you and I will ever commit, past sins, present sins, future sins. What are you going to do about Jesus Christ? Are you going to accept Him or reject Him? Your choice has eternal consquences, and just like God's Word, the numbers do not lie. Try to see how long you can make it on your own righteousness, then get on your knees and asked Jesus Christ to forgive you of your sins, accept what He did for you on Calvary, and ask Him into your heart as your Lord and your Savior. Be reconciled to God today!

"I'll stand on the ABSOLUTE TRUTH, the Word of God, and leave the relative truth to foolish people."