Someone once told me that he did not think Jesus would be too concerned about his sins because Jesus was a “cool dude” who was not too concerned about such things. Instead of focusing on sin, he said, “Jesus was all about love.”
It is true enough that Jesus was all about love. It is not true, however, that Jesus was not concerned about sin. When Jesus speaks to the woman at the well in John 4, it becomes clear that there are many things that Jesus is concerned about.
First, He is concerned about knowledge. John 4:10 shows Jesus saying, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” Jesus was concerned about her knowledge of the Messiah.
Second, He is concerned about morality. In verses 16-18, Jesus asks her to “go call her husband.” He brings to her attention that He knows she had had five husbands, and the man she was now with was not really her husband! Was Jesus “cool” about this? He brought it to her attention because He was concerned about her spiritual state.
Third, He is concerned about true worship. In John 4:24, Jesus says that those who worship God must worship in “Spirit” and in “truth.” He is concerned about how we worship, and not just if we worship.
Since Jesus is concerned about our knowledge of Him, our morality, and how we worship, shouldn’t we examine the scriptures to make sure we have a true knowledge of Him and God’s plan of salvation? With salvation assured, shouldn’t we then be concerned about chasing sin from our lives and worshiping God as He desires?
To learn more about the Bible’s teaching on salvation, see our study entitled Who Will Go To Heaven? For an even more in-depth study on salvation and the church, see the free video series at Searching for Truth.
by nick
22 Feb 2009 at 17:31
just thought id let you know that im an agnostic who wonders, who are we to decide which god is the right god, if there is a god at all?
by Matt Clifton
22 Feb 2009 at 20:20
Nick,
Hello there, thanks for coming by and leaving a comment. Thanks too for your good question.
In my opinion, Nick, before we decide on a “specific god,” we have to decide for ourselves whether a Creator God exists. Once you decide that it is possible that God exists, then you can begin to look at what different religions teach.
Without a doubt, I believe that if you take the first step and intellectually decide that it is likely that a Creator exists, from there you will decide that the God of the Bible is that Creator if you look at the evidence.
Have you examined the idea of the existence of God in detail? If I may ask, at what point are you right now? If I can help in any way, please let me know. I can point you to resources, or just be here to talk.
Let me know what I can do, and thanks for coming by. May God bless you as you seek Him,
Matt