We all need a savior
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Editor,
I am a sinful man in need of a savior who will carry the weight of my guilt, a savior who is above the pit of mortal life. Before the world, I am helpless, fearful and ultimately alone. The savior I need cannot be of this world. To Christian believers the reality of daily life is the fuel that the Spirit of God uses to start the fire that leads us to the purest of truths. God is God, and we are not. We cannot add to or subtract from that basic fact. In non-belief we declare ourselves to be the god of our mortal world and dismiss any notions of a future life with a wink and a nod. Believers on the other hand accept the fact that mortal man without the restraining hand of an Almighty Creator is helpless. The endless attacks that evil brings against the world will in a short lifetime destroy, disillusion, or bring to an inglorious end any effort by man that is a challenge to the physical world. Action, reaction, love; hate, caring, indifference, build, destroy; all descriptions of a changing world. As believers in the Truth of Scripture, Christians look to a loving God who never changes, a rock that becomes their refuge.
Do believers continue to sin and become complacent in the world? The answer is yes and their response is daily I sin, and daily I need salvation. Daily I must turn to my savior and hear the words of comfort that only the giver of truth and true love can confirm. Yes is the answer. You are forgiven, not by your good works or noble thoughts, but simply by your belief and faith in who is the giver of life. The Old Testament defines sin by the giving of law, and the consequences of disobedience. The New Testament fulfills the promise of redemption and offers it to us for the price of belief. Since the same Spirit gave us both, consider them very carefully.
Joseph G. Brooks
Ronan
