"IT"

 

Hear Here, “there isn’t going to be any man or group of men who save you. There is literally a single way and a single source. That is Christ”(1). “Whether you are able to receive salvation or not is entirely dependent on how you respond to Him, not to other people”(2). ^“There is no collective salvation. Each person comes to Him one at a time. Even when He redeems a group, He visits with them individually”(3). “What alienates mankind from Him is not their sins — He will forgive those. What men lack is the confidence to ask in faith, nothing doubting, for His help.” “They tend to think they are not good enough. Because He is quick to forgive sins, it really doesn’t matter if they aren’t good enough.” “He can and will help when asked.”(4)  However, “If you do not show mercy to your fellow man, that tenderness of heart which disposes a person to overlook error, the Lord cannot provide it to you. There is a law which binds the Lord to the same standard you set for yourself."(5)

 

Simply put, “Christ’s atonement cleanses from errors, from failings, and from deliberate wrong choices. He provides cleansing from those failings. But His atonement does not change character unless you follow Him.”(6)

 

“You cannot be passive and obtain what He offers. You are required to actively pursue the redemption you seek from Him. When the sin is removed from you, you are free to pursue virtue without the crippling effects of remorse which He removed”(7). “When freed from the guilt of sin, past mistakes no longer haunt you. Your sins are no longer remembered by the Lord, and you are free to confess and forsake them”(8).

 

All of the above are quotes taken from the glossary terms  Atonement, Forgiveness, Repentance and Mercy which reference scripture.  More could be added but when taken together it should be clear to you that you can do “IT” whenever you finally become committed – Yes?

 

 

Signed  

 

John  The-Not-So-Beloved