On Saturday June 9th, 2007 I had a small excerpt posted through the cooperation of Christians United in Beaver County in the section entitled: FROM THE PULPIT
Passages like James 4:17 are a hard pill to swallow for people who believe Jesus Christ to be their Lord and Savior. It is a struggle to come to grips that sin is sin no matter how great or how small. Then to realize as James 4:17 explains even if someone only knows of the good they are supposed to do and they do not do it they sin. Is anyone good enough?
So often people look at those believers of Jesus Christ, the ones often called Christians, and see people who think they are better then everyone else. The fact is no one is better then anyone else, there is no pedestal, and more over anyone who is a believer is worse off since they know the good they are supposed to do and yet do not always do it.
I remember a young man calling himself a Christian once came across a couple whose car had ran out of gas and when the couple asked for a few dollars because they had left their money and credit cards at home the young man told them to hold on. So they waited a few minutes, the young man came back and said “I have something better then money” and handed the couple a pamphlet about Jesus Christ and who He is. The good the young man did not do was that He did not help this stranded couple in their time of need. Is anyone really good enough?
No one, not a single person, is good enough except for one. This one was and is perfect. This one died on the cross so that all who believe may have everlasting life. This one took on all the sins past, present and future for himself. This one who did not deserve to be punished, was humiliated, shamed, tortured, died on the cross, and rose from the dead three days later so that there could be real hope. Hope in being good enough. People who believe in Jesus are no better then anyone else, but should strive to do all the good they ought to do.
