”I Never Did Any Harm in My Life”

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Such an excuse has often been given. Is this your excuse? Do you really mean that you have never done anything bad? Have you never had an unkind or wicked thought? Have you never told a lie or attempted to mislead anyone?
Also, have you loved God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind? Have you loved your neighbor as yourself?
"Oh, no," you reply: "no one has."
Then, never mind others just now. You admit YOU have sinned. If one were found guilty of breaking the laws of his country, who would believe that he had done no harm? There is no use concealing the fact that you have not been what you ought to have been: you have not done what you should have done—in other words, you are a sinner, and the Word of God declares, "The soul that sinneth, it shall die." Ezekiel 18:44Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. (Ezekiel 18:4).
Also, we read, "The wages of sin is death." Romans 6:2323For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23). Take your place then as lost and ruined in God's sight, and give up all attempts to excuse or cover up your sins. They cannot be hid from God. "All things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do." Hebrews 4:1313Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. (Hebrews 4:13). And, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God," Romans 3:2323For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23).
Take God's way of salvation then, and come to Him just as you are. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." Acts 16:3131And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. (Acts 16:31). For Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me." John 14:66Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6).