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November 20, 2015

TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF



By Harold Smith

QUESTION: If I turn over a new leaf, will I not be saved?
ANSWER: That act only covers up the “old leaf” and God require that more.

God does not cover sins and judge us on the basis of how we live since “turning over a new leaf.” Sin must be completely removed from His holy eyes

God has provided a way to do this. 

In the Old Testament, He had believers make animal blood sacrifices for their sins. This atoned or covered their sins until Christ came and completed the job. Hebrews 10:4 says, “For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.” 


These sacrifices were made every year for the same sins, but they did not take away the sins. It was only when Christ came and died that sin was put away. Hebrews 9:26 says, “....but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.” The words “put away” means to disannul or abolish.

God does not judge us for the way we are when we die, but He looks at our life from the cradle to the grave. He knows all our sins, past present and future.  He took them all and laid them on His Son and poured His righteous judgment on Christ. 


In this way, He provides forgiveness - or dismissal - of all sins to those who trust in Christ as their sin-bearer. We cannot trust Him and our own efforts at the same time. 


In order to trust, we must let go of everything else and look to the Savior alone for salvation.

Have you ever come to the Lord Jesus Christ as a sinner, guilty, lost and hopeless?  Have you ever trusted Him 100 per cent to save you?  Do it! It works!