“For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.” (John 3:17)
Don’t confuse the cure with the disease. Jesus came to fix the problem, not to create it. Our sins already condemn us – accepting the truth of the Bible doesn’t create the problem anymore than visiting a doctor creates the cancer. The Word of God illuminates our sin, and proximity to Jesus highlights our deficiencies, but the judgment exists without Jesus.
Turning on the lights shows you where all the cockroaches are, but it doesn’t make the cockroaches. Draw near to Jesus, and you will find the darkest parts of you illuminated, but you will also find them skittering away. Many keep Jesus and the Scriptures at arm’s length for fear of judgment and what they might find – that judgment is already there. Walk into the light that He might cure you. Denial is not an acceptable replacement for forgiveness.
Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites