With Christ, there is forgiveness

Sunday July 3rd, Psalm 130: If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; For those out there who want to point out what others are doing wrong in the eyes of God, this is the obvious statement that is ignored. When it comes to living right and getting into the kingdom, no one makes it. That doesn’t mean that no one makes it to the kingdom of Heaven, just that they don’t make it on their own. Salvation is a gift, it is grace, it is love worked out on God’s terms. For those of you who are old enough to remember the Smothers Brothers show, remember when Tommy Smothers would say to his brother, “Mom always liked you best”? Many within the Christian community want to say, “God always liked me best.” The truth is God loves you because your are, not because of what you do or where you were born or what religion you are or what your sexual orientation is or what nationality you are or….or….or….