Yoda Had It Right!!!!

God is so gracious and merciful. I say that because when He spoke in the 4 gospels, He didn't mince words. He was so clear and precise in most of what He said. When Jesus spoke about people, they were either good or bad fish, wise or foolish virgins, wheat or tares, sheep or goats. So, either I am good or bad. There is no in between with God. On Judgment Day, I am either going to be on the right side of Him, or the left side.

So, why do people, myself included, often say when thinking of their own salvation, "I'm just doing the best I can" or "I'm trying to be a good person". Without getting too nit-picky, this language goes in the face of what Jesus said. Take this parable:

"I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete." Luke 6:47-49

The nugget we take from this is what Jesus said before that: "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?" Luke 6:46

If Jesus is my Lord, I do what He says. If not, I won't. It's wheat or tares, good or bad, black or white.

Master Yoda had it right all along. "Do or do not... there is no try."