"The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, NOT wanting anyone to perish (go to Hell forever) but he wants everyone to come to repentance."
2 Peter 3:9
There is suffering in this world--everyone experiences it. Why? Because of sin in general (human nature) and sin in particular (our own personal arsenal). There is sin, therefore there is suffering, death and hell. God's Word says in Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death..." That is hard truth and may even seem unfair but we can't blame God. It was Satan and his subtle deception that caused Eve, the first woman who ever lived, to choose to eat the forbidden fruit and then Adam to directly disobey God and eat some too. From there on human beings were under the curse of sin...which is death and full punishment is for us to end up in Hell.
Good news though is that Jesus paid the price for our sin in His death and resurrection. He took the punishment for our sins. Romans 6:23 continues to say that "the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord". Jesus is alive and waiting for one and all to accept His free gift of salvation.
'Karma' has been explained as "getting what we deserve due to our sin". Christianity is "Jesus getting what we deserve due to our sin". He is waiting patiently for you to let Him clear you of your punishment. Accept Jesus as Savior and Lord today. He loves you and wants you to be part of His family.
Admit you have done wrong and are a sinner. Repent of it.
Believe that Jesus death and resurrection has paid for the punishment for your sins. Even if you think you are a good-living person, you are still a sinner under the curse due to Adam and Eve's disobedience. Seems unfair, yet that's how it is.
Confess then to God and tell Him you are sorry for those sins you've done all your life.
Tell Jesus you accept His gift of forgiveness of sins and eternal life with Him in Heaven. Ask Him to wash your sins clean in His blood which He shed on the cross for you. If it helps, write out all the sins you can think of and go through each one and thank Him for dying for each. "The blood of Jesus Christ purifies us from all sin." (1 John 1:7).
When you are truly sincere in this, then you have become a forgiven sinner, called a Christian. You are then a child of God and a follower of Jesus Christ. We still do wrong things though but God has given us a further promise and that is found in the book of the Bible called 1 John and chapter 1 and verse 9 which states
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and clean us from all unrighteousness."
This is one of God's greatest gifts to mankind.
~ERC 2016~
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