Saved or Enslaved

Do you know what I was just thinking? I was contemplating how we think that we must straighten up our lives to accept forgiveness from God. The things that you know who, from you know where, whispers in our ears:
God could never forgive me for...
I'll never be good enough for...
How long will I spend in purgatory for... (note there is no purgatory)
Let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die.
I wonder where these lies came from (see previous post).
Romans 5:6-11 - 6For while we were still helpless, at the appointed moment, Christ died for the ungodly. 7For rarely will someone die for a just person -- though for a good person perhaps someone might even dare to die. 8But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us! 9Much more then, since we have now been declared righteous by His blood, we will be saved through Him from wrath. 10For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, [then how] much more, having been reconciled, will we be saved by His life! 11And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
I remember a time when I was young. I wondered why God would make me, and then give me all of these rules to follow. It wasn't fair. I couldn't keep these rules. Guess it's a good thing that I go to a catholic church. I was "christened", reconciled, communing, confirmed, and prayed "Our Father" and "Hail Mary" whenever I sinned.
Still, at the age of 18, I wasn't satisfied with any of those things. Scott and Brandon told me about Jesus Christ, and my journey for Truth began. Please note that two years earlier I was involved in a horrible car accident, which cost me the summer before my senior year. God had been calling my name, but pride kept me from listening. Now, I am free from my sinful life. Before coming to Christ, my only option was sin. Now I have another option.
Bob George says it perfectly, "Becoming a Christian can be likened to a caterpillar being transformed into a butterfly. Although you might not always act like a good "butterfly", you are never going to be a worm again.
On my space, the instructions for receiving Christ and becoming a "butterfly" are located above the "Call on Jesus" video. I think that is a perfect place for it to be.
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