There isn't much to this guy, I mean he is a nobody to me; but one thing I admire is his confidence in his faith. Religion to me was never a great a part of my life, what was was my friends, my sports and my family; and one thing remained the same - they were not Christ-centered.
Relationship > Religion
What's the use of doing anything, whether practicing our faith or simply making a choice, if we didn't believe in it? Like a chicken whose head is lost, we fall into the patterns of traditions through countless generations. The essence of what is true is enveloped by the need to check a box of a list of to do's and there seems to be no stopping it from fading into the act. Jesus. God. Sin. Those are the important things, it's not about how much we've done, it's about how much He's done for us. The death on the Cross should never be taken lightly, just imagine how much pain one person was willing to go through for someone born centuries later and bound to sin just like those before him.
One man bearing the sin of the world. Phew. I'm just glad it wasn't me; but the fact of the matter is, it was for me. I am saved, not by the things I've said or done to show how my life has turned around. I was saved by the obedience of this guy named Jesus. I was given the benefit of freedom at no cost at all (Economics majors, I know you know what I mean).
There's much to say and much to do, but if not for death and spilled blood, it would all be to no end. To quote from the video, "religion says do, Jesus says done...Salvation is freely mine, and forgiveness is my own. Not based on my merits but His obedience alone. That's why it's called grace."
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