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      Well, are you? Ever thought about it? Maybe you just assumed, maybe you haven't cared, but at some point, you will have to know.

Are you kosher?

Alright, surely you are not of the pig variety, or a lobster or scallop, perhaps, so what is such a question asking?

Kosher means "acceptable", "clean", permitted, right, approved.

Being kosher means that you are acceptable, clean, okay.

How do you become kosher?

If you are food, you need to fall into certain parameters and receive a blessing. But, most likely, you are not food. So, its not by the culinary arts.

(Hint: Being kosher is being right with God.)

We also know that its not by race or ethnic identity. Its not by social class or grade point average (Whew!). Nor is it by good works, attendance of religious events, or simply being sincere. To sum it all up: Its not by our own terms!

We become kosher on God's terms.

The really, cool thing is, however, that God wants us to be kosher! In fact, God even provides the way. To be kosher, we need to be forgiven, cleansed, changed from those things that make us unkosher. Now, wait a minute, this is not talking about not having fun, but it is talking about sin--not being right with God.

God desires a relationship with each of us. He is holy, yet also a God of love. He desires an intimate relationship with us to protect us, provide for us, and to see that we live a life fulfilled. For this reason, God sent his son into the World, that whoever believes in Him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16). Continuing, "For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son." (John 3:17-18)

This happens to be God's opinion on how to become kosher, and his way happens to be Jewish.  You can check it out, read it for yourself..."But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Messiah died for us." (Romans 5:8)

The truth is, none of can say we are kosher, except by God's merciful gift and applying that gift to our lives. If you've been wondering, perhaps been struggling with life, and even if you think you need nothing, then the Good News is for you. He excludes no one from His offer.