Romans 3:23, the New Testament
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
Spaghetti is one of my favorite meals, but I don't believe anyone - myself included - can eat it gracefully. How is that we can't manage to get the noodles and the sauce the 24 inches from the plate to our mouths without making a mess. I have stained many white shirts in my life and spaghetti - that delicious devil - is to blame.
Life is a lot like eating spaghetti. Imagine that all of us in the world are two-year olds eating spaghetti. We love spaghetti and we're making a giant mess of it!
We all have sinned and none of us will be found guiltless before God. But Jesus can make us clean again by virtue of His atoning sacrifice. If you continue reading in Romans, verse 24 makes reference to Christ's Atonement: "Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus."
Boyd Packer is one of Jesus's apostles today and he said, "We may not live perfect lives, and there are penalties for our mistakes, but before we came to earth, we agreed to be subject to His laws and to accept the punishment for violating those laws .. The Savior wrought the Atonement, which provides a way for us to become clean ... Those who will repent and forsake sin will find that His merciful arm is outstretched still. Those who listen to and heed His words and the words of His chosen servants will find peace and understanding even in the midst of great heartache and sorrow. The result of His sacrifice is to free us from the effects of sin, that all may have guilt erased and feel hope" (Oct. 2014).
So spaghetti is good; it's the mess we don't want. Life is good and God sent us here for a glorious purpose; it's the sin we don't want. Jesus Christ really can make us clean again if we believe in Him and do our best to live like He did.
Life is a lot like eating spaghetti. Imagine that all of us in the world are two-year olds eating spaghetti. We love spaghetti and we're making a giant mess of it!
We all have sinned and none of us will be found guiltless before God. But Jesus can make us clean again by virtue of His atoning sacrifice. If you continue reading in Romans, verse 24 makes reference to Christ's Atonement: "Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus."
Boyd Packer is one of Jesus's apostles today and he said, "We may not live perfect lives, and there are penalties for our mistakes, but before we came to earth, we agreed to be subject to His laws and to accept the punishment for violating those laws .. The Savior wrought the Atonement, which provides a way for us to become clean ... Those who will repent and forsake sin will find that His merciful arm is outstretched still. Those who listen to and heed His words and the words of His chosen servants will find peace and understanding even in the midst of great heartache and sorrow. The result of His sacrifice is to free us from the effects of sin, that all may have guilt erased and feel hope" (Oct. 2014).
So spaghetti is good; it's the mess we don't want. Life is good and God sent us here for a glorious purpose; it's the sin we don't want. Jesus Christ really can make us clean again if we believe in Him and do our best to live like He did.
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