"You say, I have done nothing wrong. Surely God is not angry with me. God says, now I will punish you severely because you claim you have not sinned."
How many time have you had someone tell you that they are a "Good Person"? How many have asked you why do bad things happen to "Good People"? There are so many people who do not think that they have done anything wrong in God's sight. They think that surely God will not be angry with me or punish me. The One Truth Today is a warning to everyone. No one is good, no not one! Those are the Words from the Lord. Be careful that you never claim that you are not a sinner and have never sinned! This lie separates you from God and His Mercy and Salvation. The best example to explain this concept is when Jesus said to a crowd of people about to stone an adulterous women, "let him who has no sin, cast the first stone". They all left one at a time until no one was left to condemn the adulterous women. Every one of them knew that they had sinned and were no different then the adulterous women!
Psalm 14 and 53 tell us that "No one is good, no not one". The Lord said in Matthew, Mark and Luke that, "No one is good, but one, and that is God". In Romans 3-23 we learn that "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God". Unless you believe you are not included in the group of "all", who have sinned or you do not think you should be considered when the Lord tells us "No one" is good, no not one, then that includes you. Incidentally if you think you are not included in the above groups you are a liar and a sinner, sorry! The only one who has not sinned and is "Good" is God, do you think you are equal to God? If you do, you have a bigger and more urgent problem!
The important Truth to grasp here is that we are all sinners and none of us are "Good". If you say you have done nothing wrong, you deserve to be punished severely by God, because you claim you have never sinned! That will make God angry with you because you believe you are equal to God. We must not kid ourselves or others, we are all sinners. As with all sin you can repent, confess and ask the forgiveness of God. God will forgive you and cover your sin with His Mercy. He forgave the adulterous women and told her to go and sin no more! He will forgive your sin and tell you to turn around from your sinful ways and do it no more! That is the "Good News", Jesus Saves us from our sin! You need a Saviour, NO ONE GOOD, NO ONE IS WITHOUT SIN!
