What's the basis for acceptance

What's the basis for acceptance 

"If you do well, won't you be accepted? And if you don't do well, sin is lying in wait for you, ready to pounce; it's out to get you, you've got to master it." (Gen.4.7) 

What is the basis for acceptance? What does one have to do to be accepted? From our text, we get the notion that to be accepted, you have to do well. God asked Cain the question," If you do well, won't you be accepted? 

While in the Old Testament, acceptance with God was based on how well one does as we can see from our text; it is not the same in the New Testament. In the New Testament, acceptance is believing in the Lord Jesus Christ. 

"To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. (Eph.1.6 KJV)

We are accepted in the beloved. Jesus became the ultimate sacrifice for all mankind. And anyone who believes in His Lordship becomes accepted in him. God sees us as God sees Jesus. John tells us that as He Jesus is, so are we in this world. 

"Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. (1John.4.17 KJV)

We are in Him and He is in us (see John:17:23) and because God accepted Him, God accepts us. 

"For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring." (Acts.17.28) 

You do not need to perform to be accepted; to be accepted, you just need to believe in the Lordship of Jesus Christ. 

Do you believe...? 


Good day,
Have a great day today, 
Emmanuel Okoro, 
(aka Mr. Lift)

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