Quote 10.… “Houston we have a problem.”…….
Houston, LA, Seattle, New York, Miami…Hong Kong, London, Cairo…
New Boston, Foreman, DeKalb, Simms…
Every person in every city….we all have a problem.
“You know the story of how Adam landed us in the dilemma we're in…”(Romans 5:12 The Message)
Our problem is that we can not be perfect. No matter how bad we want to, no matter how hard we try.
"…….What I don't understand about myself is that I decide one way, but then I act another, doing things I absolutely despise.
So if I can't be trusted to figure out what is best for myself and then do it, it becomes obvious that God's command is necessary. But I need something more!
For if I know the law but still can't keep it, and if the power of sin within me keeps sabotaging my best intentions, I obviously need help!
I realize that I don't have what it takes. I can will it, but I can't do it.
I decide to do good, but I don't really do it;
I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway.
My decisions, such as they are, don't result in actions.
Something has gone wrong deep within me and gets the better of me every time. It happens so regularly that it's predictable. (Romans 7:14-21 The Message)
The apostle Paul had the problem, we all share it. And Houston can’t fix it….
So what to do?
“Who will save me from this sin that brings death to my body? I give thanks to God. He will do it through Jesus Christ our Lord…”(Romans 7:24-25)
“With the arrival of Jesus, the Messiah, that fateful dilemma is resolved.”(Romans 8:1 The Message)
Hallelujah.
