Hmm. Well Im gonna say God thinks us worthy cos Jesus is worthy.
He sent his only begotten son to die for our sins because He LOVED us.
He did not think we were so undeserving and horrible after all. While we were yet sinners, he gave his very life. The son he loved most, dying for us. so he obviously thought we deserved saving.
Otherwise someone gonna have to rewrite John 3:16 to say God so hated the world that he sent his only begotten son so that we will get what we dont deserve. because he really thinks we should all perish after all. he was just doing us a favour with Jesus. If we dont take the bribe, we not going to heaven. cos God is stingy.
No. Thats just screwy.
It may very well be but it is the Word of God and IMO Euphemia has it completely right.
The Bible is very clear on this subject. Without Christ we are but worms in God’s sight.
David, the great Psalmist was lead of the Holy Spirit to describe himself in these same terms in
Psalms 22:6 ......
"But I am a worm and not a man, A reproach of men and despised by the people."
And again man’s depraved state is described in
Jude 10 .......
"But these men revile the things which they do not understand; and the things which they know by instinct, like unreasoning animals, by these things they are destroyed."
You...we may not like that but there it is!
Modern man recoils from this and does not want to admit it. We view ourselves as sophisticated and educated.
Man today views himself in his search for God neither as depraved nor unworthy. In his mind, of course Jesus died for ME because I am special!!!, Who wouldn’t die for ME is his thinking. And understand this, it was I who decided to become a Christian.
I chose God, He did not choose me and having chosen Him I expect that He perform up to expectations. I chose Him and I can un-choose Him. And what about those others who have trusted Christ but not lived up to the calling as I have, well they certainly are unworthy of spending eternity in heaven with me. Thus man in his rejection of depravity affirms his depravity.
I am not saying YOU personally are of that thinking but most I think will admit that it is true of man today.
By depravity I mean that state of man where he is totally helpless and indifferent to God. So corrupted by original sin and its consequences that he cannot and will not choose God. It is only in understanding depravity that we understand:
Romans 5:6
..........."For while we were still helpless , at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
A man who can help himself is not helpless. Thus we all have a gross disgusting testimony. Having meditated on the great doctrine of depravity I believe that everyone will come to realize two great truths, which are the antitheses of Satan’s lies.
1.) Christ is indeed the Son of God, the sinless, pure and perfect sacrifice required due to our depraved state.
2.) Man is so totally depraved that he is helpless in his state, his salvation and resulting worth to God based solely on the merit of Christ’s sacrifice without reference to man nor his works.
I hope this helps the conversation.