Myth, 38

~ I Am Entitled ~

Myth  ~  I am entitled to…  a good job…  to a great wife/husband…  to a happy life…  to entrance into heaven! 

Assumptions  ~  1. Life is graded on the curve, and I’m not as bad as the next person.  

2. Life is fair.

The Reality  ~  1. God grades us on the Standard of His sinless Son—Jesus Christ. 

2. Life is not fair!  For instance, Jesus Christ the only One to live a sinless life was brutally treated and died a cruel and painful death.

Scripture  ~  You are entitled to death as a penalty for your sins.  “But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe.  For there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:21-23).  “Therefore you are inexcusable, O man” (Romans 2:1a).  

Closing Comment  ~  For several years now when I am asked, “How are you?” I have refrained from the stock and often meaningless answer of “fine!”  My most frequent answer is “Better than I deserve!”  Any person who is a child of God and understands the reality of the Cross can always reply that way!

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW

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