Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test? And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test. (2 Corinthians 13:5-6)
Not when I signed up for Christ’s Army! One of the things of my walk is the empty of my knowledge, knowing that His knowledge is more than what I can get for. Now, I can pass the hardest Puerto Rico History test (gimme an hour) , but I can’t pass His one test: His Law.
You may scratch your heads, but it’s true! I can’t kill, but if I lie, I’m a transgressor. If I don’t steal, but I lust over someone, I’m a transgressor. See? My faith will be vain. If I swear, or if I talk too much (this I need to improve), I’m still transgressing. See? Whatever attempt I do, I will still fall short, even on something.
Bueno, not exactly.
If Jesus died on the cross, that is more than enough to open my eyes and see that with Him -and Him only- I will pass the test of faith. Of love. Of mercy. Of grace and truth. With Jesus, all tests will be aced, because the Ultimate Master aced it when I accepted Him as my Saviour.
I will think about this when I’m taking my SATs next year…