Acceptance

In life it is hard at times to be accepted. We feel there are many communities which will not accept us.

There are many strings to acceptance at times. Sometimes we are accepted and through no fault of our own we are no longer accepted.

Sometimes we are accepted but leave the acceptance of others because we realize there is a moral or emotional cost to this.

The good news of life is that God is always a God of acceptance. I suppose there are strings attached here too.

It is called faith. If we have faith that Jesus is who he says he is we are accepted into the family of God?

Is it too easy? Yes and no. In principle it is far too easy. But this is the problem.

It offends our pride that the solution is so easy. It would in fact be somewhat easier if we were allowed to contribute something to our acceptance.

We have to work for human acceptance. This is not pleasant but at least a little work makes us feel we have earned our acceptance.

The reality is we do not earn our acceptance before God our acceptance before God is unconditional and free.

Something is difficult about this. The difficulty is our sin nature wishes to have a high view of ourselves.

There is nothing we can do and nothing we can provide. It is strangely unpleasant how easy it is.

That is the difficulty because the easiness of faith and the difficulty of accepting it points the reality of the all-encompassing sin nature.

We are who the bible says we are if we like it or not. Our nature is as the bible describes.

Mankind wishes to say that it is generally good. The evidence of history and sociology do not verify this perspective in any culture at any time.

The problem really is as the bible says. Man has a bad heart and needs a good heart by faith in Jesus.

Can God Accept Me

Can God accept me? I have done this or that and can God accept me?

The question takes many similar forms. The answer is always, yes.

Some people live life like they have no sin. They can do no wrong.

Some people live life and feel their sin is unforgivable and no one could love them.

It is often that extremes are wrong. The bible affirms that God knows just how sinful each person is and is willing to forgive.

You see it isn't about you. God already knows everything and sees everything. You don't need to hide your sin. You just come to God.

It is so simple in a way if feels offensive. Just admit that God is right and we are sinners and ask to be forgiven.

It is too easy right. But you see the solution relates exactly to the first sin.

Man (Adam) insisted in the beginning that God was not being honest with him. And that his ways were better than God's ways.

Now all God asks is that we admit we admit that God is being honest with us and that his ways are better than our ways.

You see the solution is an exact parallel to where the issue started. Of course man has done many other things and those things are cleansed by Jesus eternally God and Man forever.

You see Jesus fulfilled the whole law that we have not. You see an exact parallel again.

There is the tree of the knowledge of Good and evil. And there is the tree on Calvary. It is a simply choice really.

Man originally made the wrong choice and how he has two choices. To have never have had two choices would be easier but that is the past.

You see God has provided a solution that is a great replica of the issue. Man made the choice in the past to be apart from God.

How he has two choices to be apart from God and continue to not take God at his word or to come back to God and accept his word.

Some people wish to add works in to salvation. But that is still wanting to have things our way. It is not accepting God at his word that we need add nothing.

Why is this so hard for man? In Either/Or a man expresses that he if he asked for a servant to bring him water and the servant brought wine he would fire the servant, because he would rather be right than happy.

You see we are so foolish like this and would often prefer to be right rather than happy.