{"id":4055,"date":"2015-05-17T11:10:58","date_gmt":"2015-05-17T15:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldsandals.net\/?p=4055"},"modified":"2015-05-18T10:08:40","modified_gmt":"2015-05-18T14:08:40","slug":"4055","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oldsandals.net\/?p=4055","title":{"rendered":"That’s a statement"},"content":{"rendered":"

“‘Christ died for your sins.’ That’s not a statement of how bad you are; that’s a statement of how valuable you are to God. He loves you.”<\/p>\n

I find troubling these words from a pentecostal preacher. \u00a0‘Christ died for your sins’ is a statement of how lost we are, how blind we are:<\/p>\n

Ye who think of sin but lightly<\/em>
\nNor suppose the evil great<\/em>
\nHere may view its nature rightly,<\/em>
\nHere its guilt may estimate.<\/em><\/p>\n

Moreover, it tells us how loved we are, but not how valuable we are. \u00a0“But God demonstrates His own love (not our value) toward us, in that while we were still sinners (with no value), Christ died for us!” Romans 5:8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“‘Christ died for your sins.’ That’s not a statement of how bad you are; that’s a statement of how valuable you are to God. He loves you.” I find troubling these words from a pentecostal preacher. \u00a0‘Christ died for your sins’ is a statement of how lost we are, how blind we are: Ye who … <\/p>\n

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