[CS-FSLUG] The God of restoration.

[Fred A. Miller]

Aaron Lehmann wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 03:25:49PM -0700, Warren Sanders wrote:
> 
>>Fred A. Miller wrote:
>>
>>>The God of restoration.  One of the most encouraging things the Bible
>>>teaches us, is that God is a God of restoration.  The Bible tells us that 
>>>we
>>>all sin and fall short of God's glory, but what happens to us after we sin
>>>is what I want to focus on today.  One of the most visible sins in the 
>>>Bible
>>>has to be Peter's denial of Christ.  After following the Lord, living with
>>>Him, seeing the miracles, hearing the teachings, even being so bold to
>>>proclaim Jesus to be "the Son of the living God"...this same Peter in fear
>>>of his life denies even knowing who Jesus is.
>>>
>>>If the story of Peter ended there, it would indeed be tragic.  However, we
>>>see that same Peter, just days later in John chapter 21 being restored to
>>>fellowship by Jesus.  
>>
>>I wasn't quite sure what to make of this "tragic" mistake statement.  I 
>>believe that when you accept Christ as your Savior you are accepting His 
>>payment for all your sins past present and future.  Also I believe that 
>>once you are saved, you cannot be unsaved so to speak.  I am not to worry 
>>about sins I have forgotten. The Lord has also forgotten my sin as well.  
>>So... I'm confused!  Why would it be "tragic"?  I am not Saved by my lack 
>>of sin!  Only One thing saves me and that is not an act of a sinless life 
>>it's accepting The Gift that saves me.
> 
> 
> Salvation is not the entirety of what Peter had, and so not was the only
> thing he had to lose.  Would an apostate Peter have the self-respect and
> dignity that Peter restored did?  Where would the church be without him?

Quite right, Aaron!

Fred

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