If I asked the average Christian if God was OK with them, I would usually get a positive answer.
If I then followed up with, "Why do you think so?", I would probably get something like, "Jesus paid for my sins and I have put my faith in Jesus".
That's an interesting answer, which is half correct and also half of the correct answer to a completely different question.
The half that is the correct answer to this question is "Jesus paid for my sins".
If I then asked a more general question, "Whose sins did Jesus pay for?" the answer would often be, "Christians, those who believe in him".
To many Christians, the Biblical answer to this question might be a complete surprise.
Look what the Bible says:
He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
[1 John 2 : 2 NIV]
Clearly, "Jesus paid for my sins" was the correct answer, but not only for Christians, it was for everyone.
God is OK with all of us.
For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.
[2 Corinthians 5 : 19 NLT]
So what about the "I have put my faith in Jesus" part of the original answer?
Knowing and believing that Jesus paid for my sins and trusting that God no longer counts my sins against me is the answer to this question,
"How can you have peace in this world and confidence for what is coming in the next?"
Having faith in Jesus and what he has done for me gives me both peace and hope, and assures me that God is OK with me, right now and forever.
Blessings, Barry
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