John 1:12
"But as many as received him,
to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe
on his name:"
The right to become children of God
is a right without which one remains a child of the devil. One can suffer
inhumanity for his entire life but go to heaven by exercising this right of
receiving and believing Jesus the Messiah. Or one can have the respect and
comfort of every human being on earth all their life and go to hell by refusing
to believe in the Name of Jesus. For that reason I say (with some small
hyperbole) that by receiving and believing Jesus, the right to become children
of God is the ONLY right that matters.
IF WE ACTUALLY were more committed
to treating others as we wish they would treat us, God would be delighted. But
as sinners saved by grace, I fear God frowns on us as we demand others treat us
according to some innate human dignity that passed from view when Adam sinned.
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