Forever
before us is the gospel. The good news, and that good news is one of salvation.
What is salvation? It is being saved from the life of hopelessness. It is a
realization that something went terribly wrong in this world. It's the
knowledge that things are not how they are supposed to be. It is recognizing
that a flaw exists and because the flaw exists there must be a correction, a
fixing of the flaw, a doing away with the flawed so the fixed can take its
place. We need to recognize the need to be saved before we can be saved.
There are
many people in the world that are resigned to their existence and the existence
of others around them, and the existence of those to yet be born, and they
believe this is just how it is and can be no different.
History to
them has proven time and time again a striving by mankind to improve how things
are and they believe it will forever be a striving until hopefully one day,
somehow things will fall into place and everyone will find a peaceful
existence.
I
personally recognize that this world as a whole is extremely messed up. There
are not too many people (at least among the sane and logical) that would say
this world is a perfect place, that all is right in our world.
From the
gravest of grand scale tragedies, to the tiniest private heartbreak- there is
no possible way that all is as it should be in our world.
Salvation
offers the hope of that perfect existence, one which we can all share in should
we choose.
I lay
before you the Word of God and found in the Word of God is the knowledge of the
truth, the hope of Salvation from this evil existence.
The way
that is right must be the way offered by God to us all, and we must take heed
to His way given to us through the sacrifice of His only begotten Son, Jesus
Christ.
An entire
way of life is outlined in the Word of God, and should we pick out only the
bits and pieces that sound good to us we are in danger of being caught up in
deception. Too many claim the title of
Christian and fall far short of recognizing what a true Christian life is. To
be a Christ follower is to do just that, follow Christ and Christ's way. To
follow Christ's way you have to know Christ's way, and once you know Christ's
way if you veer from following His way, you can no longer truly lay claim to
the title Christian. Daily sacrifice, daily recognition of our need of
salvation, of repentant, of forgiveness, daily putting God first, others second
and ourselves last. A Christian has a daily walk following Christ's way, not a
weekly way, not a monthly way, not a yearly way- but a daily forever walk, a
striving to enter the narrow way all through Christ.
Pro
16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof
are the ways of death.
Mat
7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is
the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in
thereat:
Mat
7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth
unto life, and few there be that find it.
Luk
13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you,
will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Gal
6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that
shall he also reap.
Gal
6:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption;
but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life
everlasting.
Gal
6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall
reap, if we faint not.
Gal
6:10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men,
especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Jas
1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your
own selves.
Jas
1:23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto
a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
Jas
1:24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway
forgetteth what manner of man he was.
2Co
13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own
selves.
Psa
139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my
thoughts:
Psa
139:24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way
everlasting.
Lam
3:40 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
Eze
18:27 Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he
hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his
soul alive.
Eze
18:28 Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his
transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not
die.
1Co
11:28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread,
and drink of that cup.
1Co
11:29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh
damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
1Co
11:30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many
sleep.
1Co
11:31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
1Co
11:32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we
should not be condemned with the world.
Heb
12:15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any
root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled
Rev
2:5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do
the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy
candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
Rev
3:2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready
to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
Rev
3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast,
and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief,
and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
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