Dead people cannot perform!

God did not send Jesus Christ to take upon Himself all people's sins on the cross and rise again to make bad people good.

He died and rose again to give life to dead people. He said: "I am the way, the truth and the life". He added that no one can come to The Father except through Him.

How is it then possible that we think we can please God by trying to do and be good? It is not possible for a dead person to improve any performance or any behaviour! In our own power we are dead. None of us is even close to enter God's Kingdom.

Therein is God's love: Through Jesus He has given us Life. And by God's grace because of what Jesus did on the cross, our way to God's Kingdom is accessible. Not because we deserve it but because Jesus has opened the way for us.

Our choice is to make a decision. We need to say yes and receive this gift. Just as among people, we cannot benefit from a gift from a friend unless we receive and open it. If this gift was an all-inclusive ticket to Australia, we could not blame our friend that he did not give us a chance to go to Australia if we refused to receive his gift that he had pay for so that we could go for free.

So stop trying to do good in your own power. It does not impress God. Instead, receive His gift of life.

Dead people cannot perform. People who are alive can! Jesus is the only way, the only truth and the only life.