A Privilege Not a Right

Looking at President Obama's proposal to extend the US tax cut recently, it brings to my mind what truly is a privilege versus what is a right. In my opinion, tax cut is never a right because the government has all the right to tax its people so as to increase its own revenue to cover for expenses. Well, most of the time the expenses that the government claims to be bearing in the process of serving its people. Sticky situation but basically, we all know that the government’s revenue comes from its people whom it is taxing. Taxes can come in all forms, including bus fares, parking fees, etc (a good example is Singapore).

Therefore, it's always a right for the government to tax us and to be giving a tax cut is actually a privilege. Not a right and never will it ever be.

In a similar sense, I think that God sends His only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ to die for our sins (John 3:16), to be cursed upon a tree (Galatians 3:13) so that we can all be saved (Ephesians 2:8-9) and reconciled to the Only Holy God of the Bible is a GREAT PRIVILEGE and not a right. Jesus Christ can actually leave us to be cursed in our own sins but He did not (Romans 5:8).

This is Amazing Love, my friends.

As you rejoice in having a little more cash from the upcoming tax cut to be spending on Christmas shopping this holiday season, please take a moment to think about the GREATEST PRIVILEGE which was already given to you. Because of this GREATEST PRIVILEGE, we have this special opportunity to truly know God the Father as He has revealed Himself in the special revelation of the person Jesus Christ as documented for us in the Bible. Christmas Day is all about commemorating about Christ and the only primary reason why we are commemorating about Christ is simply because He sacrificed Himself to be cursed on a tree for us, in order to save us from our sins (2 Corinthians 5:21).

I therefore truly implore whoever reads this on Christ's behalf, come now to be reconciled to God today (2 Corinthians 5:20).

Have a very blessed Christmas in Christ.