Deeds are of the greatest importance
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2021 1:18 am
I wanted to make a thesis here. Well, for the future glory of man, deeds are of the greatest importance. I will begin with the most important example, that of Jesus. What would His teaching be worth without the deed that began in Gethsemane and ended on the cross? It was no longer teaching but a deed. And without this deed at the end, the whole teaching would be quickly forgotten. Man after death will not be admired for what he said or for his appearance, but for what he did. For example, we will admire saints for the way they struggled with themselves and repented. Even ordinary people we will admire for their sacrifices and suffering and all their efforts for good, but not for their beautiful speeches and empty words. And what will we admire sinners for! Well, for nothing. Nobody will have anything to say about them. For example, a sinner like Smith or Brown, if he won't arouse scandal anymore, which still draws attention to himself, will be completely forgotten by others. All in all, a sinner, if he suffered in childhood, will arouse some positive feelings, but his later life is not a subject to admire, but rather in glory will be those people who had to bear such a sinner.
No sorrow, but a sinner and his deeds will not be an interesting and appealing topic for anyone simply as now someone terribly boring and uninteresting so that you do not even remember his name, of course, such people are not remembered. On the other hand, people who have suffered something, sacrificed something will be admired and even loved for their deeds, and no one here will force anyone to admire a sinner. The greatest admiration, glory, and love will of course go to Lord Jesus, and it is known that for the deed that He did and not for the teaching itself because His deed sanctified the rest of His life. This does not mean those ordinary people who went through life simply but decently did not do the deed. Against this background, unfortunately, the worst will be the sinner who used his life and indulged himself. The only consolation for such a sinner will be mercy because, in the end, Jesus will love sinners and thus reap even greater glory (because to sacrifice oneself for such is indeed a feat on a par with God and the saints), but it will be Jesus who will be in glory, and the sinner will not be associated with anyone or even want to know him in the sense of talking about him, because there will be nothing to talk about. So mercy for sinners yes, but no glory and praise for life without works, and where no one will force anyone to praise sinners and they will have to accept it. They must suffice only with mercy and forgetfulness from others who will praise and love in a unique way only God Jesus and saints. Some will only then appreciate the suffering they have undergone because it will be like a beautiful robe from which you cannot take your eyes off.
No sorrow, but a sinner and his deeds will not be an interesting and appealing topic for anyone simply as now someone terribly boring and uninteresting so that you do not even remember his name, of course, such people are not remembered. On the other hand, people who have suffered something, sacrificed something will be admired and even loved for their deeds, and no one here will force anyone to admire a sinner. The greatest admiration, glory, and love will of course go to Lord Jesus, and it is known that for the deed that He did and not for the teaching itself because His deed sanctified the rest of His life. This does not mean those ordinary people who went through life simply but decently did not do the deed. Against this background, unfortunately, the worst will be the sinner who used his life and indulged himself. The only consolation for such a sinner will be mercy because, in the end, Jesus will love sinners and thus reap even greater glory (because to sacrifice oneself for such is indeed a feat on a par with God and the saints), but it will be Jesus who will be in glory, and the sinner will not be associated with anyone or even want to know him in the sense of talking about him, because there will be nothing to talk about. So mercy for sinners yes, but no glory and praise for life without works, and where no one will force anyone to praise sinners and they will have to accept it. They must suffice only with mercy and forgetfulness from others who will praise and love in a unique way only God Jesus and saints. Some will only then appreciate the suffering they have undergone because it will be like a beautiful robe from which you cannot take your eyes off.