Everyone has seen and heard about the findings against Lance Armstrong and his former pro-cycling team – the damning verdict was delivered…”he doped before his cancer…he doped after his cancer…he doped in his glory years…and he doped on his comeback.” Here is a man who thought that he had gotten away with cheating all of his career. But justice caught up with him.
The Bible says something to each and every single one of us – “be sure your sins will find you out.” So many people live a life of sin, and expect to get away with it – but the reality is that there is a holy God who abhors sin, and must judge it. Armstrong has been stripped of his Tour de France wins, but only time will tell if he has to pay any more penalties. Is there a penalty that we have to pay for our sins against God? Yes. The New Testament tells us that “the wages of sin is death“.
Be sure of this one thing – God WILL judge sin. He has to, because He is holy. Be assured of this as well – God will not ‘let you off’ your sin. Your good life, good deeds, clean living, charity work and church attendance (all good things) will not tip the balance in your favour. Only one thing will save you from the wages of sin – “the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord“
Trusting in the work that the Lord Jesus Christ completed at the cross of Calvary is the only way you can be cleared of your sin, all your guilt before God. In three hours of intense, worldwide darkness, the Son of God became sin on our account. He exhausted God’s righteous anger against sin – then, on the third day, He rose up from the dead and returned to Heaven.
Lance Armstrong probably thought that he’d gotten away with doping so long that he would never get caught. You might be happily living your life, thinking that there is no God, no life after death, and no accountability for sin. You’re wrong. Trust Jesus Christ as your Saviour, and make sure your sins never find you out.
The Bible says something to each and every single one of us – “be sure your sins will find you out.” So many people live a life of sin, and expect to get away with it – but the reality is that there is a holy God who abhors sin, and must judge it. Armstrong has been stripped of his Tour de France wins, but only time will tell if he has to pay any more penalties. Is there a penalty that we have to pay for our sins against God? Yes. The New Testament tells us that “the wages of sin is death“.
Be sure of this one thing – God WILL judge sin. He has to, because He is holy. Be assured of this as well – God will not ‘let you off’ your sin. Your good life, good deeds, clean living, charity work and church attendance (all good things) will not tip the balance in your favour. Only one thing will save you from the wages of sin – “the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord“
Trusting in the work that the Lord Jesus Christ completed at the cross of Calvary is the only way you can be cleared of your sin, all your guilt before God. In three hours of intense, worldwide darkness, the Son of God became sin on our account. He exhausted God’s righteous anger against sin – then, on the third day, He rose up from the dead and returned to Heaven.
Lance Armstrong probably thought that he’d gotten away with doping so long that he would never get caught. You might be happily living your life, thinking that there is no God, no life after death, and no accountability for sin. You’re wrong. Trust Jesus Christ as your Saviour, and make sure your sins never find you out.
