China Cat Sunflower said:
You can be a tampon all you want, Terrence. I'm a righteous dude in my own right. I don't kill, steal, lie, cheat on my wife; I don't want what my neighbor's got, and I take at least one day off work a week. Oh, and my mom and dad say I'm a swell son.
Chris
Hey Chris,
Whats up? Listen, pior to three years ago, I was a pretty nice guy. Honest! I mean, I did what most teens and early 20 year olds did. I certianly didnt kill anyone or do anything to make me bad, presay. In fact, I was among the "good guys." Most of my friends called me the peace maker and the goodie good guy. All I did was tried to enjoy myself by making money and finding the pretties girls to party with. But, wouldnt you know it, one day I came face-to-face with the gospel of Christ and heard about God's holiness. You know how you said you've never killed anyone? Well, I said that too. But, here's what Jesus said, If you hate your brother or call him a fool, you are likened to be a murderer. God sees the hearts of men, and judges us by our heart's intent. You know how you said you never chated on your wife? Well, neither did I, I once said. But again, Jesus said, if you look at a woman to lust after her, you have already commited adultery wiith her in your heart. Again, God sees your heart's desires.
The problem with man, the bible says, is the issue of the heart. Out of it, all evil and wickedness comes from. Ironically, however, we dont see those things the way God sees it. To us, a lie isnt so bad. To Him its an infinte offense aganst His Holy Character. To us, looking at a hot chick is fun, to Him its adultery. To us, hating someone is sometimes approprate, to God ist murder. God is holy, Chris. And, we are so far from His likenss. We dont see things like He does. And, therein lies the crux of the problem, Chris. You can continue saying that you are not bad and compare yourself to worse people, or you can compare yourself to Jesus and see the truth, that you are of the worse kinds of people, like me and everyone else. Your thoughts alone are the most disgusting and vile thoughts ever before God who is Pure and Holy. There is forgiveness for those who reconize this truth. Its found in Jesus. Repent and Trust in Him.