CROSS WORDS

• The RELIGIOUS Train says- "If I follow the Rules."  They believe that if they just follow all the rules of the Bible then they'd be alright with God.  What they fail to realize is that the same rules they are trying to follow will be the same ones that will condemn them.

MATTHEW 12:36-37 You can be sure that on Judgment Day everyone will have to give account of every useless word he has ever spoken.  Your words will be used to judge you- to declare you either innocent or  guilty.

• The Self-Righteous Train says- "I'll make the rules"  They believer they are right in their own eyes.

JUDGES 17:6 In those days Israel had no king, so the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.  They defined sin for themselves.  Pregnancy out of wedlock is now, things happen.  Shacking up is now cohabitating.  Abortion is now freedom of life.  Homosexuality is now your choice of sexuality and as Pastor Rick says, we will get into the church.  Gossip is now prayer requests LOL.

• The Rebellious Train says-  "I'll break the Rules"

1 JOHN 3:4 Whoever sins is guilty of breaking God's law, because sin is a breaking of the law.

• The Relationship Train says-  "I'll trust in Jesus the one who fulfilled the Rules"  This is called the "grace" train.

MATTHEW 5:17 Don't misunderstand why Christ has come.  He did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets.  No, but he came to fulfill them.