I run across many poor people in the state of California, I’ve not done as much as I could, but honestly we can always do more. However one thing I do strive for is rejoice always, pray always, and always be thankful, these are things I can do anytime regardless of what comes my way or not. Scripture teaches whether word or deed we do it all to the Lord.
People who fight against OSAS usually use a barometer that they are easily above. To the person who only lies sometimes, you are saved if you don’t commit murder, but how about the vast amount of work in Africa and other nations, plenty of those people are lost and consigned to judgment, what if you are only a true believer if you are willing to die for the gospel? This was a common teaching in the early church days. Some would say you can repent one time and there was no repentance left.
If this is what true faith looked like, I bet you would be happy to know OSAS exists, but if you’re judging your life in comparison to others and that you’re not like them? Well Jesus spoke against that also.
Jesus says simply calling someone an “idiot” (raca) made one in danger of hellfire. You ever call someone an idiot or been angry in your heart or looked at a woman lustfully? I know I have. I’m happy to know I’m still saved, aren’t you?
That false correlation has been pointed out too many times to count, so it would seem they refuse correction, and prefer their lie instead, and yet probably believe they are going to heaven, too, despite their repeated sin. Funny how that works, huh?
