No Matter What

"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." -Romans 5:8

Just to give you a clear definition of this verse, the word commend means to entrust someone or something to. In this verse, the word commend is used in the present tense: commendeth/commends. So literally, this verse means that God is right now entrusting his love to us through His Son. Even though we were and are still sinners,Christ died for us so that we do not have to pay the penalty for our sins.

So no matter what wrongs you have done, you are given this priceless gift of love. It is a love that is powerful enough to change the hardest of hearts, to break the bondage of sin, to defeat death and hell, and to restore us to eternal fellowship with the creator of the universe. His gift of love is entrusted to every person. It is up to you what you will do with it. Will you accept his gift of love? If you have accepted it, will you squander it, or will you treasure it and share it?


John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

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

Romans 3:10, "As it is written, there is none righteous, no, not one:" 
          God's standard of righteousness is perfection, and unfortunately, we all make mistakes.

Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
          
          The penalty of our sins is an eternal death and separation from God in Hell. But God's gift of love, through Jesus Christ sacrificing himself, enables us to accept His sacrifice on our own behalf and restores us to a standing of righteousness in God's eyes.

Romans 10:9,10, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."

Romans 10:13, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

1 John 5:13a, "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life"

         Once you have accepted Jesus Christ as the sacrifice for your sins, you are in a standing of righteousness with God, and have the guarantee of eternal life in heaven. Therefore, you do not ever have to confess your sins to anyone as a means of justifying yourself, you do not have to pray for your salvation again, you KNOW from what the Bible says, that Christ's sacrifice on the cross and your acceptance of that has made you righteous forever. 

Hebrews 10:14, "For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified."

Ephesians 2:8-9, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."