Being Acceptable to God

Being Acceptable to God (CEV)

Galatians 2:16
But we know that God accepts only those who have faith in Jesus Christ.
No one can please God by simply obeying the Law. So we put our faith in Christ
Jesus and God accepted us because of our faith.
Living and obeying the Laws is just not enough in God’s eyes.
We must have faith in His son Jesus in order to be acceptable.
Romans 5:1
By faith we have been made acceptable to God. And now, because of our
Lord Jesus Christ, we will live at peace with God.
Here is the word faith again. We must have faith in Jesus. Jesus is the
way, the only way we can be acceptable in God’s eyes.
Romans 8:33-34
If God says his chosen ones are acceptable to him, can anyone bring
charges against them? Or can anyone condemn them? No indeed! Christ died and
was raised to life, and now he is at God’s right side, speaking to him for us.
Christ speaks on our behalf. Christ gave his own life for our sins. If
Christ says you are acceptable, its good enough for God and he will go
with that.
Colossians 2:13-14
You were dead, because you were sinful and were not God’s people. But
God let Christ make you alive, when he forgave all our sins. God wiped out the
charges that were against us for disobeying the Law of Moses. He took them
away and nailed them to the cross.
When Christ was nailed to the cross so were our sins. With our sins out of
the way, we can now be forgiven and be acceptable to God. We still sin
daily, but we have a loving forgiving generous God, that forgives us as
we ask. He is able to do this because of Christ’s willingness to pay the
ultimate price.
Titus 3:7
Jesus treated us much better than we deserved. He made us acceptable to
God and gave us hope of eternal life.
We are acceptable to God thru Christ. We did not deserve to be forgiven of
our sins, but Christ was sent from God to give us hope of eternal life.
Psalm 32:1-2
Our God, you bless everyone whose sins you forgive and wipe away. You
bless them by saying “you told me your sins without trying to hide them, and
now I forgive you.”
God forgives the sin and wipes the slate clean for you. Yes there may still
be consequences for your sins, but the Lord of all, God Himself forgives
you. All you have to do is be upfront, truthful and ask him for it. He
already knows, he is only asking you to ask him for forgiveness.
I have read these scriptures in both the CEV and New King James and the bullets
are my interpretation of what I feel God is telling me thru the Bible. Please
let me know if you want to add anything I may have missed in this. It is all
about learning and growing to understand and have a close relationship with our
Lord.