He Is Trustworthy!

Wednesday afternoon, July 23, 2008
Let me see, if dare to say this: In my not-so-humble opinion, it is time for those of us who lay claim to being Christians to face some of the hard facts of the gospel, not the least of which is this: although we have been saved, as a gift of God—altogether His doing—ONLY those of us who actually trust Jesus for everything regarding our salvation have received the gift, the rest are just dilly-dallying around, playing some silly religious game, daring to call God a liar (that's right—daring to call God a liar!). Paul said the same thing, albeit, with a bit more finesse that I used: "I do not nullify the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly" (Galatians 2:21; NASB).
Take this for an example: How many protestant, church-goers do you think refrain from "working" on Sunday because the Law tells us to keep the Sabbath Day holy? Bunches and bunches, to be sure! Yes, I know that some of you are thinking, "Since the Bible tells us to keep the Sabbath Day holy, how can I by doing so be calling God a liar?" Simple! In the New Covenant, the Sabbath is not a day in the week, but a person, namely, Jesus, and, just for the record, He is Holy (was, is, and will be) without our intervention; consequently, to live as a New Covenant believer and designate a day of the week as the Sabbath is to call God a liar—plain and simple! You see, He has called us into an eternal Sabbath Rest, as we rest in the finished work of Jesus. By the way, because He finished the work, there is nothing left for you or me to do! Happy, happy!! Glad, glad!
Let me give you another example: How many protestant or Catholic church-goers do you think view the Eucharist (Holy Communion, the Lord's Supper), as something they must avoid at all costs until they have paid their "indulgences" for their sins? Bunches and bunches, I can assure you! How is this practice calling God a liar? Simple. Jesus has done everything that could ever be done to perfectly and permanently deal with our sins. To live by any other modus operandi is to call God a liar—plain and simple.
Yes, it is true: the gospel is offensive, oftentimes even to those of us who have received the gift; even so, I think it is time (past time) to move on from pious pabulum and begin eating some seriously offensive food, to taste and see that the Lord is, indeed, good—very good! It is, indeed, a strange phenomenon to taste that which seems to be so offensive and find that it is better than good—far better!
You think on this: we either trust Him or we do not, and not to trust Him is to call Him a liar, for He IS trustworthy!