In my manga reading, I came across with a concept about the ancient Egyptian religion, which is about a balance that weights your heart against a feather (after you die). If your heart is heavier than a feather, then you are guilty and you will be punished. But if the weights are equal then you will be fine and proven to be righteous. There is probably more into this, but that is not the point of this post.
Many times I struggle with the guilty conscience from sin, and that can hinder from coming close to God. But then I am reminded that Jesus Christ already finished His work and my sins are already forgiven. It's craziness. Amazing.
"How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we maybe serve the living God!" - Hebrews 9:14
Without any doubt, we are all sinners (Rom. 3:23), but for those who are in Christ Jesus there is no condemnation (Rom. 8:1). Because when God sees us, He sees our heart being cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ, and we are forgiven and righteousness is imputed to us through faith in Jesus.
"I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes; first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel, a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from the first to last, just as it is written: 'The righteous will live by faith.'" - Romans 1:16-17
Yeah, it is just so amazing that God's grace is so abundant, and that through faith in Christ we are forgiven and justified, not by our actions so that no one can boast.
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