Missing The Mark

“For the wages of sin is death but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ of Lord” (Romans 6:23)

I have been thinking about sin as that term is used in the Bible. It occurs in many forms and for individuals it ranges from innocently missing a free throw in basketball to murder in the first degree. But the greatest sin of the past 1700 years or so, in my opinion, is not individual sins, but the collective sin of most institutions of Christianity with respect to His plan in Christ Jesus to save the world.

Jesus Christ was sent by God to atone for and take away the sins of the world and he is proclaimed in the Bible to be the "Savior of the world".

"John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world… he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world…we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world… God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.” (John 1:29; 1 John 2:2; 1 John 4:14; 2 Corinthians 5:19)

Since about 325 AD the institutions of Christianity have encouraged others  to accept an “offer” to save, and added their own twist that anyone who refuses that offer will suffer eternal conscious torment in the lake of fire. There is no "offer" to save the world but the finished work of Christ in saving the world.

I sometimes wonder if it is this sin which will trump them all when Christians stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it has robbed the world, NOT of salvation which Jesus secured for all mankind, but of the KNOWLEDGE of the finished work of our Savior…

“This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance. That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things…And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming...For the wages of sin is death but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ of Lord” (Romans 6:23)

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