What is it that I have written to you, if not the salvation
of Christ? What is the salvation from,
if not sin? What is it that separates us
from God, if not sin? All of us have
sinned and come short of the glory of God.
Because we have all come up short and are sinners, God sent His Son to
deliver us from what separates us from Himself.
God is perfection and through Christ we are made perfect before Him; not
of our efforts but through Jesus Christ, our Savior.
There are many in this world that would mislead you[1]
with a different gospel than that contained in the Bible. Repentance unto salvation through Jesus is
the only way to become acceptable to the Father. “Am I therefore your enemy, because I tell
you the truth?”[2]
My purpose, as I see it, is not to offend you, but to
challenge you to think about the free gift offered by the Lord. Thomas Jefferson said that freedom of thought
was a gift from God. Guidance, from
someone who cares, is also a gift. It is
the Holy Spirit who is the guide to all truth.
My attempts in writings, is to guide you to the Holy Spirit. As a biblical learner,
(Notice I didn’t call myself
a biblical scholar, because I am not) I believe that I have gained some insight
into the will of God. It’s not that I
have all the answers, because I do not.
What I do have is over forty years of study. I make mistakes, just like we all do;
however, I strive to live the life that God wants me to. I am not yet perfected, but I will be when I
leave this earthly life. Because of the
relationship I have with the Lord, through Jesus, I have already been perfected
in the Fathers eyes. If you repent
(change your mind) and comply with John 3:16 and Romans 10:9, you can also
obtain this relationship. The time for
this relationship is now. Don’t wait
until the last minute, as circumstances may sneak up on you and you loose your
chance.
My father entered into the kingdom of God
God knows all that is, that ever was and all that ever will
be. He already knows if you will receive
His free gift of salvation or not. Is
your name written in the book of life? You
won’t know, in this life, unless you come to Him, but you will have that
knowledge in the next life. We are all
going to live forever whether we believe it or not. Our only choice in the matter is our future
address. As I remember the old movies,
the kings and pharaohs used to say: ‘so let it be written, so let it be done.” Where is your name written and what have you
done? The King of heaven knows; do you?
There once was a poor family consisting of a grandfather
and a grandson. They were so poor they
didn’t even have enough to eat. The only
asset they owned was an old mule named Heiney.
They decided, at last, to take Heiney to market and sell him. As they started on their way the young boy
rode the mule while the old man walked beside.
They came across a group of people who berated the boy for making the
old man walk so they switched; putting the old man on the mule and the grandson
walked. They came upon a group of people
who told them they should both ride the mule so they did. They came upon another group of people who
berated them for making the old mule carry such a heavy load so they both
walked beside the mule. Then they came
across a group of people that told them the mule was so worn out they should
carry him to market so that it would still be alive and able to be sold. They lifted poor old Heiney and started off
again. They came to a narrow swinging
foot bridge and started across. They
lost their footing and dropped Heiney into the canyon, killing him. The moral of this story is that if you try to
please everybody, you are going to loose your Heiney.[3]
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