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We Must Give An Account to God

We Must Give An Account to God

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Before conversion, we had all the spiritual and moral insights that pagans possess—and spent our lives “doing what pagans choose to do.” Pagans cannot understand Christian self–discipline and rejection of sinful pleasures, and actually, abuse and ridicule us.
But what we understand is that human beings must give an account to God for their moral choices. Our sharing of the Gospel makes their judgment more severe, for their rejection of Christ fully demonstrates that their bent is toward evil. More
Richards, Lawrence O. The Bible Reader’s Companion. electronic ed. Wheaton: Victor Books, 1991. Print.
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