The Gospel

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The Gospel

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. Romans 1:16

We are put down humiliated, teased and denigrated for the gospel of Christ, yet it remains the best and only hope for mankind. No other religion, ideology, philosophy offers salvation to man. Only the gospel of Christ offers us any hope but hope with evidence. The evidence is the resurrection of Christ.

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All Who Call

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All Who Call

5 For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,

And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.

 

We have perpetuated this idea that God is forgiving and merciful to all people.  As I read this verse, I see a condition of Gods forgiveness " to all that call upon you". As I read about "gnashing of teeth"  Matthew 8:12

Matthew 13:41–42

Matthew 22:11–13

Matthew 25:14–30)

and the judgment seat,  

Revelation 20:11-15
I see a different dynamic.  

We, you and I, Christian, are doing more than a disservice to the world when we continue to ignore this condition or encourage this erroneous ideology.   Gnashing of teeth and the Judgement of God when it leads to eternal punishment can not be ignored and hidden behind the mercy of God. God is merciful and kind. He is forgiving and loving. But His judgment will be just and eternal, painful and final. Let us not whitewash the severity of the final judgment. People that reject God will not find mercy, that concept is inconsistent with the word of God. 

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Light of Life

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Light of Life

12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12

If you compare this verse with the reality of today, you can easily understand the darkness with which the world lives.  The world lives with false hope, hope based on the intellect and ambitions of man.  Not being able to see the light that is Jesus the world stumbles about thinking that their darkness is light.  For those of us that have the light of life which is Jesus, we have hope that will not fade that will not fail that is a lighted living path to follow. We are grateful to God for the light of life He has provided. We, indeed live in the light of Christ.



 

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Would You Know Him?

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Would You Know Him?

27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” Matthew 14:27

For those that may not be familiar with this verse, it is part of the recounting of Jesus walking on water to the disciples on a boat.   When the disciples see a figure coming at them in the night, they think it is a ghost. Jesus calms them by introducing Himself.  As soon as they heard Him, they were at easy because they knew His voice. Do you know His voice could you recognize Him if He spoke to you? 

²⁷ My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27

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From the Beginning

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From the Beginning

1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.  1 John 1:1

John in such complete eloquence is able to encapsulate the embodiment of the promised Messiah of Israel and the world. He is talking about the Christ who was at the beginning of creation and then became man so that John and the disciples and many other could touch, feel and know Him as Jesus.  He is testifying of the glorious majesty of God that came to man in the person of Jesus.

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Witnesses

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Witnesses 

14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14

The operative word in this verse is we. John is testifying to what he and his associates have seen.  He is testifying to the life of Christ and is speaking as a representative of others that have seen the same thing, a spokesman. We often take the witnesses of Christ to lightly. There aren't any other witnesses to any ancient historical event as well documented as the life of Christ. These are real people testifying to real events that occurred that have changed the course of history. We should rely on the testimony of biblical witnesses and not on the conjecture of man. 

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What Has He Done

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What Has He Done

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 1 Peter 1:3-4:

Should you not rejoice in the assurance of what God has done for you? Your inheritance is secure under the protection of God Himself. It is stored beyond the reach of anyone or anything that would want to take it from you. Your inheritance will always be yours.  What is available to you is only available to you because of the resurrection of Christ. His resurrection is what makes your inheritance possible. Another reason to praise God.

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