Karma sounds like a fair deal every time we hear about it.It is easy for our minds to comprehend and agree with the law of karma. If a person does bad, he is held responsible for what he did and reaps bad in the next birth out of the bad he sowed in the previous birth. This cycle of rebirths continue until one has come out clean – moksha.
But we see that the Bible clearly states that we will all die once and after that stand in front of God’s throne for judgment. This shows that the law of karma where by people take rebirth into something based on their previous life is not true. We all have one life to live and we will be judged on that – whether we lived wisely or foolishly.
Hebrews 9:27
27 Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, 28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
2Corinthians 5:10
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us(K) for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
Does the above verse mean that we will be saved by doing good? – by no means.
But the judgment mentioned in the above verse is for already saved believers to give an account of what he did with his life here on Earth. Whether he used this life to do good works or spent it foolishly and he will be rewarded accordingly but this does not decide his eternal destiny.
If we were to be saved based on all our thoughts and deeds then, I would say – God save us!
And most fortunately, that is what He does – God saves us from all our sins!
Matthew 1:21
She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
The Bible puts forward a truth that is contradictory to the law of karma. Here, we see Jesus paying the price for the sins of all mankind with His own life once and for all. Love so great seems incomprehensible to our minds and rightly so.
Because why would God care to take away the sins of wretched men?
Moreover, why would God pay it with Heaven’s best, His only Son – Jesus?
The answer is found in John 3:16
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
God
– The Almighty Authority
So loved the world
– the mightiest motive
That He gave His only begotten Son
– the Greatest gift
That whoever
– the widest welcome
Believes in Him
– the easiest escape
Should not perish
– the divine deliverance
But have everlasting life
– the priceless possession
This is the unmerited grace of God.
Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
We have been saved by the incomparable riches of His grace. All we must do is humbly accept this gift of God that was offered to each one of us at the cross of Calvary.
There Jesus bled and died to make atonement for the sins of all mankind. He was stripped, spat on, flogged, whipped, mocked, struck, a crown of thorns was set on His head and when He could hardly stand, they placed a heavy cross on His back to be carried from Jerusalem to Golgotha, where He was to be crucified.
Finally, they nailed Him to that cross and crucified Him. The all-powerful God took upon Himself the most pitiful death for you and me. But with this sacrifice He nailed to the cross the power of sin and death. He knew it was impossible for us to save ourselves, so He took our place on the cross. Forgiveness from sins and adoption as God’s children is offered to us for free because of the price Jesus already paid.
To ignore this greatest gift of grace – salvation, would be to ignore the real essence of life.
Accept His grace over your life and live life knowing that you are forgiven and accepted by God. There is no sin He has not paid for. Repent of your sins and humbly accept the forgiveness that Jesus offers for those who believe in His finished work on the cross.
Don’t worry if people condemn your life and actions as beyond forgivable, because there is a God who paid it all just for you. He can transform every broken relationship that is beyond cure. He can change situations for you because God sees what man cannot see – He sees your heart.
1Samuel 16:7
The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
This new year accept Jesus as your personal savior and Lord.
Romans10:9
9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
“Grace” is only another word and can never be explained completely in words unless experienced in life.
Live this life knowing that you are forgiven, accepted and dearly loved by God – this is the real deal!
Affirm Truth 
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