Psalm 73:3 "For I was envious of the
arrogant
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 For they have no pangs until death;
their bodies are fat and sleek.
5 They are not in trouble as others are;
they are not stricken like the rest of mankind."
The Psalmist relates to what you are saying
bro, in fact he even comes to your same conclusion initially,
"12 Behold, these are the wicked;
always at ease, they increase in riches.
13 All in vain have I kept my heart clean
and washed my hands in innocence."
But just by analyzing what the Psalmist
says, you can tell that inside he is just as wicked and anyone else. Why do I say that? Because he feels like he
kept his "hands clean of evil in vain", which really means, he was
lusting after those evil deeds, but bottled up his indulgences.
This is the difference between Jesus and
religion. In religion, you expect some
kind of reward for you moral behavior, but with Jesus, you get the free gift of
life, not a reward for any good deeds, but it can be received by faith.
In religion you have to work hard, hope God
forgives you, and do what you don't want to do.
In Jesus, you get a new heart, new desires,
you become a new person, and you get to do, what Jesus does, you get to walk as
he walked, because you’re being changed from the inside out.
In religion, your good deeds need to outweigh
your bad deeds, there is "good" people, and "bad people"
and everyone thinks they are always one notch above everyone else’s moral
spectrum.
In Jesus, there is only "bad
people" and "Jesus". Only God is perfectly good all the time,
and he knew you couldn't fulfill that standard so God in the form of a man, the
man Jesus Christ, comes and dies in our place, and by his blood, absorbs the
wrath of God against all evil, as a perfect sacrifice.
In religion its all about what you have to
do for God.
In Jesus, its all about what God did for
you.
In religion, bad people get away with
raping little boys and girls in the name of God. Men can't commit to one girl
with their heart and their bodies. They kill each other, cage up their kids,
and are angry, frustrated, arrogant, self-righteous, and proud.
In Jesus, bad people don't get away with
anything because Jesus took upon himself the punishment for all sins, of all
people, of all time.
I know that guy didn't respond to you, he
might not have wanted to make you angry, out of fear, or even a lack of
response, but you should know, there is definitely a response for your
questions, and it’s not like no Christian has never pondered those things.
You will get the hypocrites, the fakers,
who curse with one hand and bless with the other, but I can assure you that
they are not the real deal. Jesus has changed my life, through a series of
supernatural events, all the while I was extremely resistant, so I know he can
change anyone. Religion, well, religion can't save anyone.
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