Our eternal destiny, no matter what that may ultimately be, thus depends entirely upon our relationship with Jesus Christ not on our deeds (works) no matter how good or how bad they may have been. For Christ's death on the cross and His resurrection on the third day provides for repentance for forgiveness of all sins (Luke 24:46-47) and thus all who call upon the name of the Lord Jesus will be saved (Romans 10:13) no matter how "bad" they may have been. Likewise, all who do not call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, no matter how "good" they may have been, will perish. Thus nobody is too bad or sinful not to be forgiven and washed clean by the blood of Christ and likewise nobody is too good not to need their sins forgiven. All one needs to do is call on Jesus and repent.
"Those who perish because they did not receive the love of the truth as to be saved" (2Thessalonians 2:10).
Its all about what He did not what we did!
"If it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works otherwise grace is no longer grace"
(Romans 11:6).
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved (John 3:16-17).
Thank God for His amazing grace and mercy shown to all of us unworthy sinners.
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