- You Were Born Without Sin
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- Would God Blame You For Someone Els's
Mistake?
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- You must have heard it
said that we were born in sin-and perhaps you even
believe that. But let's think about that for a moment.
Would the Just God blame you for a sin you never
committed? Would He hold you Definitely not! God's book
teaches that you are responsible for only your own
actions. You cannot sin until you do something wrong. And
you certainly could not have done wrong before you were
even born.
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- Yet we often meet
people who say that we are somehow born in sin. Could
that possibly be true? They say that the first human
being, Adam, sinned, and through him sin entered the
world; and now sin corrupts everything, including every
newborn baby. Can you follow that logic? Can you believe
that human beings are condemned before they do anything?
Which judge would condemn people for crimes they never
committed? A just judge con not do that except by
mistake. But what about God? Would He make such a
mistake? We cannot imagine such false ideas about God. He
is Just. He holds you responsible for what you do, and He
does not blame you for what the first human being did.
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- But even after you do
wrong, God is always willing to forgive. He is full of
loving kindness, and He loves to forgive. He is willing
to forgive anyone who turns to Him and seeks forgiveness.
This means that if you did something wrong you can still
turn back to God and He will forgive you, if you
sincerely decide to give up that sin. Isn't this
refreshing to know? Isn't it wonderful to know that even
if we lived a whole life of sin but we decide now to
change our lives and obey God He would forgive us this
minute? And that's just between us and God. We don't need
any confession box, and we don't need anyone to suffer
for our sins. Can we resist the loving kindness that God
is offering us?
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- God wants us to know
about His love. He wants us to know that He is Just. He
wants us to know the truth about Him so that when we turn
to Him we know to Whom we are turning. But there is so
much misinformation about God. Where can we get correct
information about Him? In His book! That's so obvious,
isn't it? God told us about Himself in His book. We owe
it to ourselves to see what God has to say about Himself.
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- Shouldn't you be
reading God's book? Here's God's message to you in His
book:
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- O mankind! Now has a
proof from your Lord come unto you, and We have sent down
unto you a clear light; as for those who believe in Allah
and hold fast untoHim, them will He cause to enter into
His mercy and grace, and will guide them unto Him by a
straight road. (Qur'an 4:174-5)
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- The Qur'an is God's
final book which He revealed for the guidance of all
humankind.