THE SCALES ARE GONE

I went to church with my parents when I was young, but felt, as many people do, that my salvation was based on how well I was pleasing God... It was like there was a big set of balance scales in heaven; some days I felt that I was doing good and if I died I would go to heaven, but on other days I felt I was not doing so good and if I died, I would go to hell. From day to day, the big scales went back and forth. Finally, as a young adult, I became so frustrated that I gave up on religion. I didn't return to church for 20 years... By the age of 39 I had accomplished a lot by the world's standards, but I felt so spiritually empty, unworthy, and lost. A friend invited me to church, and I agreed to go. For the first time I heard the biblical message of love, acceptance and grace. I responded to Christ in 1987. My life has never been the same and I have the assurance of eternal life when I die!