In Isaiah 59:1-2, it is written,
“Behold the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear.”
Because we are born as masses of sin, God cannot look upon us fondly. It is not because His hand is shortened, His ear is heavy, or that He cannot hear us asking for His forgiveness.
God tells us, “Your iniquities have separated you from Me; and your sins have hidden My face from you, so that I will not hear.”
Because we have so much sin in our hearts, we cannot enter Heaven, even if the doors are wide open.
If we, who are but masses of sin, asked for forgiveness every time we sinned, God would have to repeatedly kill His Son. God does not want to do this. He says, “Do not come to Me everyday with your sins. I sent you My Son to redeem you from all your sins. All you have to do is understand how He took away your sins with His baptism from John the Baptist and His crucifixion and accept that it is the truth. Believe in the gospel of the water and the Spirit to be saved. This is the greatest love I have given you, my creations.” www.bjnewlife.org