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"I don't believe in anything"
"Death is simply annihilation"
"Heaven sounds like a
nice place, but the concept is just for kids, not for adults. Like the
Easter Bunny, and Santa Claus. It's not a real place."
"I know that when I die,
God will let me into His heaven."
"I don't believe in the
Bible, I have a Bible of my own, that of the Mormons, or that of Islam."
- People didn't believe the
tsunami was coming onshore, but it did.
- People didn't believe our
country would ever suffer a terrorist attack, but it did.
- People don't believe they
will ever get in a car accident, but they do.
- People don't believe a tornado
or a hurricane will ever hit them, but it does.
- Not believing, never makes
the real truth go away.
- Why is it that people won't
take a risk on their family being without insurance, but they are willing
to risk eternity? Do you have any idea how long eternity is?
The authors of all other supposed
Scriptures are dead. The author of the Bible is alive. The Bible is true
whether or not you believe it is true. The truth always comes to the surface,
eventually. The Bible has two things to say about you.
- You are a sinner. Sinning
means to have missed the mark. The lies, lust and dishonesty we do causes
us to miss the mark. Romans 3:23:"For all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God." Maybe you're a good person. "All"
means "all".
- Sin pays. You won't like
the paycheck. Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death."
One thing about death: it is very permanent. This death is worse than
the death you may be thinking of.
The Bible has two good things
to say to you.
- Christ died for you. Romans
5:8: "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while
we were still sinners, Christ died for us." The Bible says
Jesus took the penalty we deserved for sin, placed it upon Himself,
and died in our place. 3 days later Christ came back to life to prove
that sin and death had been overcome. His claims to be God were true.
- You can be saved by faith
in Christ. Ephesians 2:8,9: "For by grace [undeserved favor]
you have been saved [delivered from the penalty of sin] through faith,
and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest
anyone should boast." All your good things you do won't free
you from the penalty of your sin, only Christ can do that. When you
turn on a light, you expect it to light up. You trust it will turn on.
You must trust in Jesus Christ alone, and God will give you the gift
of eternal life.
Is there anything keeping you
from trusting in Christ right now? If you'd like help understanding this,
please contact webmaster@sunshinebaptistfellowship.org
right away. Someone will be glad to show you from the Bible how you can
know for sure your sins are forgiven.
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