Romans 5:8
8But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 10:9-10
9That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
Romans 8:38-39
38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 12:1-2 Living Sacrifices
1Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. 2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
It's really difficult for some people to believe how easy it is to reach God. Jesus died to make it that easy. He died for each sinner and all I have to do is confess him as Lord. And then nothing can separate me from him. Nothing can make me lose the gift. We're really the ones who mess this up because we're not good enough or because something bad happens so we convince ourselves that a loving God is impossible. Or on the flip side, that a loving God couldn't possibly intend to someday follow through with his promise of judgement. I think today I'll thank God for giving me a simple faith. On the simple confession "Jesus is Lord", I have no doubts. And the rest of it is important, but I don't have to figure it all out now. I may stumble over intellectual questions or the pain of disappointment. Nothing is going to separate me from the love of God.
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