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The Question
The Greatest Problem
The Only Solution
What Next?
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problem—we are all sinners, God did not design us to be sinners and
there is no provision in God’s Law, as found in the Bible, that any
religion, any philosophy, any good works can save mankind from the coming
judgment. Unfortunately, there is nothing that we can do about it. |
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What will you do when you die and meet God face to
face in the pearly gates of heaven? And
what would you say when God asks you, “Why would I let you enter my
heaven?” As you mull over
this question, read on.
Is it because… (a) you
never hurt anyone; (b) you are obedient to the Ten Commandments;
(c) you go to church every Sunday; (d) you are basically a good person;
(e) you know the lord and you love him; or, (f) all of the above.
“Many will say
to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? And in
your name have cast out devils? And in your name done many wonderful
works? And then will I say to them, I never knew you: depart from me, you
evil doers.” (Mat 7:21-23)
“For
ALL HAVE
SINNED, and come short of the glory of God” (Rom
3:23)
“For
whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is
guilty of all.” (Jam 2:10)
What
then? Are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and
Gentiles, that they are all under sin; As it is written, There is none
righteous, no, not one: There is none that understands, there is none that
seeks after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together
become unprofitable; there is none that does good, no, not one. Their
throat is an open grave; with
their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is
under their lips: Whose mouth is
full of cursing and bitterness: Their feet are
swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways: And the way of peace have they not known: There
is no fear of God before their eyes. Now we know that what things soever
the law says, it says to them who are under the law: that every mouth may
be stopped, and ALL
THE WORLD MAY BECOME GUILTY before God. Therefore by the deeds
of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is
the knowledge of sin. (Rom
3:9-20)
Our God is a holy God, while we (mankind) are all
sinners. Man in his entire lifetime cannot totally abstain from sin and we
know that. Our conscience can testify that many times we have sinned
against our God and against our fellowmen.
The Bible is the Word of God, therefore, God is
telling us that right now, we have to know that we have sinned and that
even one sin or the very first sin that we have committed can send us to
hell. The Holy Bible is
written in a language that everyone can easily understand (only if he is
willing to). The Holy Bible
also tells us if we break one of its commandments (of course these
commandments can only be found in the Holy Bible, and ignorance of the law
excuses no one) we are guilty of breaking it all.
Now, people always think, “Ah, God is merciful, He
will understand. God is love, He will forgive,” and then they would go
on with their lives gratifying their worldly desires. Yes, God is merciful
and loving. But many are deceived in their understanding about God being just and righteous and
that God hates sin. People
delude themselves in trying to believe that there is a grave sin (which
most people believe that this is the
sin that God hates), and there is a petty sin that isn’t worth
mentioning. A wrongdoing is
still wrong no matter how petty it may seem.
And God being just and righteous, not even a lightweight offense
can be left unnoticed.
“The LORD, The
LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness
and truth, Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and
transgression and sin, and THAT WILL BY NO MEANS CLEAR THE
GUILTY; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the
children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the
fourth generation.” (Exo
34:6-7)
If you happen to be a judge, and a traffic offender
is presented to you with overwhelming evidence of being guilty and the law
dictates that he pay for his offense. You can’t simply accept even the
most sincere apology from the offender because if you do, it would mean
that it is okay for people to break the traffic rules as long as they will
be sorry when they get caught and that no punishment will be meted out for
them—this is not justice.
God, being the Righteous Judge would administer his
justice to every offender as it is written,
“For the WAGES
OF SIN is death” (Rom 6:23a)
“And
as it is appointed unto men once to die, but AFTER
THIS THE JUDGMENT” (Heb
9:27)
The issue here is not whether you’ve been a good
person or not but whether you have sinned or not. God designed man in the
likeness of His image to be able to do good works (Gen. 1:26). This is the
problem—we are all sinners, God did not design us to be sinners and
there is no provision in God’s Law, as found in the Bible, that any
religion, any philosophy, any good works can save mankind from the coming
judgment. Unfortunately, there is nothing that we can do about it.
There is only one way to solve this problem—God’s
way. And Jesus is the only way. (Acts
4:12)
Repent. Repentance is an abrupt decision to turn away from
what the Holy Bible calls sins. You simply decide.
Repent from the belief that by your own good
works you will be saved (Eph 2:8-9)
Repent from the belief that with the religion
that you have you will be saved (Col
2:8)
Believe in The Lord Jesus
Christ as your only Savior. You simply believe. Believe also that
He is the Son of God—100% God—worthy of all
worship and all honor (John 20:28)
He lived a sinless life while He was on
earth—100% man, tempted in every way (Phil
2:6-11)
By His death on the cross you are saved (Rom
10:9-10)
He rose again from the dead and ascended to God
the Father to prepare a place for us in heaven. (John
14:2-3)
See that salvation is a free
gift from God
“For by grace
are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it
is THE
GIFT of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Eph 2:8-9)
“But
THE GIFT of God is
eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Rom
6:23b)
All you need to do is receive
it. Today, say this prayer aloud and alone in you room with all your heart
and the Holy Spirit will do the rest for you:
Father
in heaven, I ___say your name___, acknowledge that I have sinned in my mouth, in my
thoughts, and in my deeds. I repent from all my sins and ask you to
forgive me. I accept your only Son, Jesus Christ, as my personal Lord and
Savior and I believe that He died in my place and that on the third day,
He rose again to prepare a place for me in heaven. I invite the Lord Jesus
Christ to come and take control of my life.
Father
in heaven, I thank you for forgiving me and for washing of all my sins by
the blood of Jesus Christ and for allowing me to be born again. Amen.
Like I said, you simply decide;
you simply believe; and you simply confess before God. He will do the
rest.
The third point should be easy
now you are a child of God through Jesus. My prayer is that the Holy
Spirit will seal the decision you made before Him and follow you through.
Please let me know if you made the right decision.
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Follow
and obey him as your Lord. (1 John 2-6)
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Read
the Holy Bible, talk and listen to God daily.
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Let
other people know that you now have a new relationship with Jesus
Christ.
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Come
to a fellowship of believers where Jesus is Lord and God, a fellowship
of believers who regard the Holy Bible as 100% Word of God, where it
is taught and practiced.
Verily,
verily, I say to you, He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent
me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is
passed from death to life. (John
5:24)
Remember the judge confronted with the decision to
punish the traffic offender? If that judge happens to be the father of the
traffic violator, wouldn’t he, after deciding the verdict, step down,
remove his robe, pick up his wallet and pay for his son’s offense?
So will it be when you repent and accept Jesus Christ
as your Lord and Savior. The law will be satisfied yet you will be forgiven.
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