Romans 6:23 Good News Translation (GNT) For sin pays its wage—death; but God’s free gift is eternal life in union with Christ Jesus our Lord.
John 8:31 So Jesus said to those who believed in him, “If you obey my teaching, you are really my disciples; 32 you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”33 “We are the descendants of Abraham,” they answered, “and we have never been anybody’s slaves. What do you mean, then, by saying, ‘You will be free’?”34 Jesus said to them, “I am telling you the truth: everyone who sins is a slave of sin. 35 A slave does not belong to a family permanently, but a son belongs there forever. 36 If the Son sets you free, then you will be really free. 37 I know you are Abraham’s descendants. Yet you are trying to kill me, because you will not accept my teaching. 38 I talk about what my Father has shown me, but you do what your father has told you.”
It is like a play on words. You become free by becoming a slave. Sin as a master will kill you. Jesus as a master will raise you to life even though you die.
Serving Jesus is more soul fulfilling as you help others. Sin kills your soul a little bit each time as you hurt others to achieve fleeting highs. Really, I can’t stress how important it is to follow Jesus. Sin feels good up front like a tasty poison that kills later. Following Jesus is normally just old fashioned work that you do a little extra to help others with instead of enjoying every last drop of your own labor. Since with Jesus, we live forever in paradise, being a bit selfless isn’t that tough.
Extra: God is real yo. Be good and loving to all.
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So I’m always giving ya helpful reminders to be good and loving always. You know, help the poor. Read your Bible, and pray. In this way you become more spiritually strong and cool.
The coolest thing you can do isn’t self destruction, music, drugs or skateboarding. It’s to be good and loving to others. I know anytime someone defines what is cool and what isn’t, they immediately become uncool. I’m willing to make that sacrifice.
Be good and loving to all. Make friends just to be friends and not for what they can give you. Do the same with God. Make buds with God just cuz God is nice and loving. Sure, he promises to fulfill our wildest wishes more than we could dream of in the New Heaven and New Earth. We will enjoy existing more with God than if he gave us infinite wishes. This is cuz he knows what we want more than we do! Still knowing God is going to give us more than we can imagine, we should first and foremost love him for him… the good guy who suffered and died cuz he loves us so much.
God is my treasure and no one can take him from me ever. May he be your treasure. He gives me joy even in times of suffering, because eventually he’ll right all wrongs.