Copied From Our Daily Bread 2012-05-31 Faulty Thinking

Copied From Our Daily Bread 

2012-05-31  Faulty Thinking

— by Anne Cetas

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Read :  Romans  5 : 12 - 21

5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: for that: or, in whom
 

5:13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
 

5:14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
 

5:15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
5:16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
 

5:17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) by one man's...: or, by one offence
5:18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. by the offence...: or, by one offence by the righteousness...: or, by one righteousness
 

5:19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
 

5:20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
 

5:21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. —Romans 5:8

Bible in a Year :  Psalms  19 - 21

Four people—a pilot, a professor, a pastor, and a hiker—were flying in a small plane when the engines died.

The pilot said, “There are only three parachutes.

Since this is my plane, I’m taking one of them.”

He put it on and jumped out.

The professor said, “I’m brilliant and the world needs me, so I’m taking a parachute,” and he jumped out.

Then the pastor told the hiker, “I don’t want to be selfish, so you take the last parachute.”

 The hiker replied, “There are still two left, so we can each have one.

The professor jumped out with my backpack instead of the parachute!”

Though the professor thought he would land safely, his assurance was based on faulty thinking.

Some people have an assurance of salvation based on faulty thinking.

They believe that church attendance, baptism, or just being good will gain them approval from God.

But our thinking is faulty if it isn’t based on what God says in His Word. 

God says that “all have sinned” and that we are His enemies.

But through the death and resurrection of His Son, we can be made right with God (Romans  3:23; 5:8-10).

Romans  3:23  For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

By faith in what Christ has done, we can have peace with God (5:1) 

 and the assurance of eternal life in heaven.

Do you believe it?

Your eternity is at stake.

Don’t trust faulty thinking but put your faith in Christ.

I am trusting Thee, Lord Jesus—
 

Trusting only Thee;
 

Trusting Thee for full salvation,
 

Great and free. —Havergal

If we could earn our salvation, Christ would not have died to provide it.