I am a sinner. www.jesuscentral.com/16308   April 29, 2007 Why did Jesus? penalty for sin need to include physical and emotional pain - why not just spiritual separation from God? As a sinner, I am Christ`s executioner, whom He chose to forgive before I really understood what my actions caused. Jesus Christ bore or became everything that could separate me from His Father`s love and so keep me from heaven. That God turned His face from His only Son; that the heavens and earth itself groaned at His passing compels me to seriously grasp the enormity of the chasm by which sin divides me from God, yet was bridged by Christ`s torment, pain, abuse, suffering, curses, wounds, rejection, depression, nakedness, hunger and thirst that I might be able to be called a child of God at His expense leaves me speechless. I who am seemingly unable to depart from sin in one form or another, have been given the greatest gift of love by one whom by ignorance and selfishness, I hardly even know. Forgive me Jesus of my sins, by Your righteousness and Yours alone, I am healed. Truely You are the God of Peace and Love. Jesus I adore you. AMEN. By: David Wratt - April 29, 2007 - Public Category: Jesus` Last Words, Final Hours on Cross and Jesus` Death Comment Helpful? Favorite Violation April 24, 2007 According to Jesus, what does it mean to be loved by God? To be loved by God a believer must fulfil certain requirements. He must keep God`s Word and keep his temple holy. The believer must live by and keep the ten commandments. The believer will hear and obey the voice of God ''Holy Spirit''. To be loved by God requires that the believer keeps these rules. Jesus suffered all of mankinds sins, took on board all curses that those who believe can be accepted by His Father and so be loved by Him. A believer must practice his faith that the Holy Spirit will live in Him so that he will bear fruit. This believers rewards are eternal life. The non practising believer will be thrown out into the fire. God is love but He also has standards that a believer must keep in order to be loved. Fortunately Jesus forgives as we forgive. By: David Wratt - April 24, 2007 - Public Category: Jesus Says God Loves You and Is With You Comment Helpful? Favorite Violation April 24, 2007 Lowly People Christ loves the lowly, those who need His healing and those who seek Him. For those who follow Him `lowly` must become the Way of Life` for in Truth Jesus came as our Servant King. For myself I too often lack the humility to be lowly so that I may help and serve others that they may see/know the Christ in me. By: David Wratt - April 24, 2007 - Public Category: Jesus Befriending and Promoting the Lowly Comment Helpful? Favorite Violation