by Annagail Lynes

Created on: July 05, 2008   Last Updated: July 09, 2008

Question: Someone suggested God loves those who worship Him more. Is this really true? Aren't we all equal in God's eyes?

Answer: There are only two types of people with God. The saved and the unsaved. God loves us all the same, yes. When we were yet sinners, He sent His Son, Jesus, to die for us (Romans 5:8). That's how much He loves everyone in the world.

On the cross, Jesus took our sins-past, present and future. He paid for them. God judged Jesus for our sins. However His death overpaid our debt, so He also took our sicknesses, our pain and every evidence of the curse in our lives.

There are people who hear this and accept Jesus right away, and there are others who don't.

The ones who do are now in right-standing with God. They have become God's sons and daughters and are able to partake in the inheritance of God. They have everything in Christ.

The others are still trying to survive this life. Some are trying to earn their way to Heaven through their good works, which isn't possible (Isaiah 64:6). Only through Jesus are we saved (John 14:6). When God sees them, He sees their muck, their mire, their potential and, of course, their sin.

When He looks at Christians, though, He doesn't see their sin. No, He sees Jesus' shed blood that cleanses them of their sins. Not once but always because I John 1:7 in the original Greek tells us that the blood of Jesus continually cleanse us. Without stopping. Isn't that wonderful? His blood continually cleanses us even if we sin.

Does God love sinners more than us Believers? No, but He is something to us that He is not to them. Father. They can't come boldly to His throne and cry, "Abba Father." They can't stand on the promises of God and inherit them as we can. They can't spend time with Father Daddy, just feeling Him love on us for no good reason. They can't experience the fullness of His grace and mercy. They must receive Christ, the One and Only Way to the Father. No one comes to the Father except through Him (John 14:6).

If we try to earn our way to Heaven, we will wear ourselves out trying to accomplish a goal that is not possible. We will still end up in Hell, but if we accept what Christ did for us, not only will we go to Heaven when we die, but we will inherit all God has for us as His children.

What do we inherit as God's children? For one thing, we inherit His peace (John 14:27). Not our peace. His peace, which is the Hebrew word Shalom, which means nothing missing, nothing broken.

That is quite the opposite of the world,

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