John Lennon submitted this description of karma, in his song "Instant Karma" (We All Shine On) - "Instant Karma's gonna get you" - "Gonna knock you right on the head" -
"You better get yourself together" - "Pretty soon you're gonna be dead."
The good news is John didn't get it entirely right...God, by His grace, through Jesus, has called us out of the realm of karma to that of grace. In case you haven't noticed, karma is at the heart of all religions - and the universe as well. But God’s grace intervenes and interrupts the revengeful cycle of karma we also find in physics where every action is met by one of equal force or measure of compensation.
Because of God's grace, we are no longer dealt equal compensation for sin. Instead of "equal force," because of Jesus, we receive unmerited favor. Because of grace we are completely forgiven, even when we feel we deserve it. Well, in truth, WE DO DESERVE IT because before we came to Christ, we couldn't "get ourselves together" as John suggested, but in Christ, we are together in Him.
Well, I can’t stop talking ‘bout everything He’s done
It’s the best thing, happened since the world began
It didn’t come cheap but I got it for free
It’s the hope of glory, Christ in me
- Hillsong
Because of God's grace, we are no longer dealt equal compensation for sin. Instead of "equal force," because of Jesus, we receive unmerited favor. Because of grace we are completely forgiven, even when we feel we deserve it. Well, in truth, WE DO DESERVE IT because before we came to Christ, we couldn't "get ourselves together" as John suggested, but in Christ, we are together in Him.
Well, I can’t stop talking ‘bout everything He’s done
It’s the best thing, happened since the world began
It didn’t come cheap but I got it for free
It’s the hope of glory, Christ in me
- Hillsong
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