Is God Always Fair?

Well, it depends in how you're using the word "fair." God is certainly fair when it comes to judgment. He is the epitome of goodness and always right. He knows us inside and out, knows our motives and very thoughts.

However, he doesn't always give us what we deserve. That's where His love, mercy and grace come to play.When we accept Christ as our Savior, what He did on the cross washes us clean. We get to trade our sinfulness for Christ's righteousness, because he took our sins on Himself, and they died with Him. Then God can look on us in love, mercy, and grace, and we can approach holy God.

I've heard Adrian Rogers say and read where Warren Wiersbe wrote something to the effect that mercy is not getting what we deserve, but grace is getting what we don't deserve. We don't deserve God's favor, because we are guilty. However, through grace, He blesses us anyway because of what Jesus did on the cross. Thank goodness He's not always fair in this regard.

What blows my mind, what I can't understand, is why anyone wouldn't want to accept this great gift. The greatest gift you'll ever receive is free for the asking. No one knows what real living is all about until they live with Christ in their hearts. His love truly completes and makes us whole. How amazing!

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