{"product_id":"fool-for-a-client","title":"Fool For A Client","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"He who represents himself has \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ea fool for a client.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbraham Lincoln, who was a lawyer before becoming the 16\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e president of the United States, once said, \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“He who represents himself has a fool for client.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e This is a great pearl of wisdom because in a criminal court proceeding, it almost always proves to be a mistake to try to represent yourself. You, as a defendant, would be far better off to retain legal counsel to represent you in court. What you need is an experienced attorney who is not only very clear on the facts of your specific case, but is also intimately familiar with both the law and court procedures. So if it’s wise to retain an attorney to answer a criminal charge brought against you, why would you choose to represent yourself while facing death and the judgment of God?\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou may say, \u003ci\u003e“Well, I don’t believe in God, judgment, or an afterlife, so it doesn’t matter.”\u003c\/i\u003e Just because you \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003esay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e you don’t believe in God—and doubt that you will have to answer to Him in judgment—doesn’t make it untrue. You may be very sincere in this belief, but you may be sincerely \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003ewrong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePsalm 53:1 says, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“The fool has said in his heart, ‘there is no God.’”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHebrews 9:27 says, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“It is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet’s just say that you \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003ewill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e have to face God and judgment after you die. How will \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eyou\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e do? You may say, \u003ci\u003e“Well, I would do fine because I’ve done more good than bad. I’m a good person.” \u003c\/i\u003eIt’s common to feel this way. Proverbs 20:6 says, \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, but who can find a faithful man?” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe problem occurs when we erroneously use other humans as the standard. 2 Corinthians 10:12 says, \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRomans 3:12 says, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“There is none who does good, no, not one.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesus Himself said, \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“No one is good but One, that is, God”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (Matthew 19:17).\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe question is not whether you are better than another person in \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eman’s eyes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e; but are you guilty of breaking God‘s law, which is sin in \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eGod’s eyes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e? 1 John 3:4 (KJV) says, “sin is the transgression of the law.” God’s moral law is the 10 Commandments. Let’s look at a few of them and see how you’re doing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave you ever told a lie? If you have, that makes you a liar, which is a violation of the 9\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Commandment. Revelation 21:8b says, \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“…all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHave you ever stolen anything, irrespective of its value? If you have, that makes you a thief, which is a violation of the 8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Commandment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave you ever used God’s name in vain, as a curse word? If you have, that’s called blasphemy, which is a violation of the 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e Commandment. Exodus 20:7 says, \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“The Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou may say, \u003ci\u003e“Well I’ve never killed anyone.”\u003c\/i\u003e But have you ever hated someone without cause? If you have, then God sees you as a murderer at heart, which is a violation of the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Commandment. 1 John 3:15 says, \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaybe you’ve never committed adultery, which is the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Commandment, but Jesus said if you look with lust on someone that you’re not married to, then you are an adulterer at heart. That’s just five of the 10 Commandments. You may say, \u003ci\u003e“Well by that standard, I am guilty, but who isn’t?”\u003c\/i\u003e You are exactly right. Romans 3:23 says, \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThat’s just it, we are \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eall guilty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e of breaking God’s Law. The reason God gave Moses the Law was to reveal His holiness and for the Law to function as a \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003emirror\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, so that man can see the reflection of his true sinful condition. God knew that we were incapable of keeping His Law, but it was given, as Romans 3:19 says, \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“That every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e You may say, \u003ci\u003e“OK, I admit I have done some bad things in the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003epast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e, but I’ve done a lot a good things since then. Won’t God just forget about the past?”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Just because the sin is in the past doesn’t matter. Every sin you’ve committed in your life is now in the past. Should a judge let a rapist go if they said, \u003ci\u003e“But judge, that was in the past—I’ve done a lot of nice things since then”\u003c\/i\u003e? If he did, then the judge would not be just. The good deeds are irrelevant to the guilt of the crime. For the judge to be a good judge, he \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003emust\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e execute judgment on the guilty. God’s standard is much higher than an earthly, human judge. Exodus 34:7 (KJV) says that God \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“will by no means clear the guilty.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e If He just swept sin under the rug, then He would no longer be just and holy. Justice \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003emust\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e be served to satisfy the wrath and holiness of God.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bad news is \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eyou\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e are guilty. The good news is God has made one way in which He can legally dismiss your case and yet justice can still be served.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGod Himself became a man—He came under the law and kept it perfectly without sin. His sinless blood was shed on your behalf to make an atonement for your sin. Full payment has been made, but in order for it to be applied to your account, you must \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003erepent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eThe original\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eGreek word for repent is \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003emetanoia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, which means \u003ci\u003e“change of mind.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eRepentance is a change of mind about God, sin, and self.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Changing your mind about \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eGod\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e means understanding that God is holy and hates sin. He will not and cannot just overlook sin. Changing your mind about \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003esin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e means realizing that His Law is the standard and you are personally guilty of breaking that Law, which is what sin is—breaking God’s law. This is an extremely big deal to this extremely holy God. Changing your mind about \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eself\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e means realizing that you are bankrupt of goodness and have no righteousness to offer God. Without God’s intervention, you are utterly hopeless.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the Great Awakening, Jonathan Edwards preached a powerful sermon called “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” In it, he said: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“All your righteousness would have no more influence to uphold you and keep you out of Hell, than a spider’s web would have to stop a falling rock.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Isaiah 64:6b says that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags.”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepentance is you accepting your guilt and entering your guilty plea; not \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Guilty with an explanation”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e but \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“GUILTY.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Once you humble yourself and \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003erepent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, then simply place your \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003etrust\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in Christ Jesus and Him alone to save you.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Romans 10:9)\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you call upon Him in this way, He has promised that He will receive you and make you born again. \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon’t face God representing yourself because you will have a fool for a client.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1 Timothy 2:5).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCall upon Him today while you still have an opportunity. 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