For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? ~Matthew 16:26
Everyone is born into this world a sinner, lost and separated from God because of Adam and Eve’s disobedience in the Garden of Eden.
God in His mercy provided a way of redemption. This redemption comes through His Son Jesus. Jesus took upon Himself the sins and guilt of the world and laid down His life on the cross as a substitute for us.
God accepted the blood of His Son as atonement for the sins of the world and raised Him three days later. Jesus ascended unto Heaven, where to this day He sits at the right hand of God.
If we believe and accept Jesus as our personal Savior, salvation is ours. He will forgive us our sins and seal us with the Spirit of God. Our name will be written in the Lamb’s Book of Life and our sins remembered no more. We will have eternal life with Him in Heaven.
The only other option we have is to reject Jesus and die in our sins, unforgiven. Instead of eternity in Heaven, the alternative would be separation from God and eternity in hell. God has given us free wills. We all have to decide for ourselves what we will do with Jesus. We can either accept Him or reject Him.
What will YOU do?
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For Muslims~
Why I Left Islam-And Came To Christ ! with Br. CL Edwards
Rest Is a Gift
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew I 1:28)
We who are saved find rest in Jesus. Those who are not saved will receive rest if they come to Him, for here He promises to “give” it. Nothing can be freer than a gift; let us gladly accept what He gladly gives. You are not to buy it, nor to borrow it, but to receive it as a gift. You labor under the lash of ambition, covetousness, lust, or anxiety: He will set you free from this iron bondage and give you rest. You are “laden,” yes, “heavy laden” with sin, fear, care, remorse, fear of death; but if you come to Him He will unload you. He carried the crushing mass of our sin that we might no longer carry it. He made Himself the great Burden-bearer, that every laden one might cease from bowing down under the enormous pressure.
Jesus gives rest. It is so. Will you believe it? Will you put it to the test? Will you do so at once? Come to Jesus by quitting every other hope, by thinking of Him, believing God’s testimony about Him, and trusting everything with Him. If you thus come to Him the rest which He wilt give you will be deep, safe, holy, and everlasting. He gives a rest which develops into heaven, and He gives it this day to all who come to Him. ~ C.H. Spurgeon
Psalm 88 What Love!
The Anchor Holds
Isaiah 1:18
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Thank you for sharing your faith. May the Lord richly bless you!
God bless you, too, brother in Christ, in all you do for His Kingdom, by His power and for His glory~Amen
It is my pleasure to inform you that Citizen Tom (that’s me) has nominated you for The Food For Thought Award: http://citizentom.com/2012/09/16/the-food-for-thought-award/. I hope you will choose to accept. I would enjoy reading your favorite verses/passages from the Bible.
I’m humbly honored, Tom! Thank you! God bless you always~
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