I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.
John 10:28-30
I have heard the following statement: "I have messed up so badly that God could NEVER love me!" This is one of the most heartbreaking statements I have ever heard! It is a statement of sheer emotional agony and hopelessness. And, to be honest, it's simply not true! Remember John 3:16, that we quote without really understanding what we're saying, which says "God loved the world so much that He sent His only Son to die for us"? Read that again....notice "God loved the WORLD" He didn't say, "God loved the world EXCEPT FOR..."
God loves us warts, wrinkles, sins and all. "But God can't look on sin" you say? Then why do you think He chooses to forgive us when we accept His gift of grace? Does that mean we will not sin anymore? Nope. This side of Heaven, we are still prone to sin. But when we agree with God that we have sinned (confession) He forgives us.
Here's something to remember, and it comes from my favorite Bible teacher, Steve Brown:
"It is important to remember that Christians aren't perfect, only forgiven. There are two kinds of people in the world, not the good and the bad; but, rather, that bad who know it and the bad who don't. As Christians, we need to be honest about who we are and about who God is.
"There is absolutely nothing we can do to get God to love us one iota more than He already does and there is absolutely nothing we can do to get God to love us one iota less."
The ones whom God calls will come to Christ and NOTHING can ever snatch us from the arms of Christ! EVER!
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