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March 13, 2006
Salvation
Hello everyone, and thank you for being here. I welcome all the new members from the last few weeks and hope you will sty with us.
Today, I would like to talk to you about your salvation. I love reading about bible prophecy but unless you're careful you can end up very wrong. The things that are going to happen will happen on God's time table and not those of the modern day "prophets."
I am extremely interested in endtime events and I find good sources for reliable reading from people like Jack Kinsella. The man is a real expert in explaining endtime events. I read a lot of other sites but after a while you can see they either have their doctrine wrong or they have strayed from the Word, but there are some good sites out there as well.
I would like to ask you tonight the thing that really matters: Are you saved? I mean, if you had to be leaving this world in the next 15 minutes are you sure you would go to be with the Lord? It seems like a really simple question but I want you to ask yourself, are you sure? There can be no near misses, you either are or you're not.
I have in my lifetime asked many people if they are saved; well many to me. The answers I get are varied. The number one answer is whatever their denomination is. I know a lot of people that think there's a little good in all of us and if they live right and go to church, then indeed, they believe they are saved.
Tonight I want you to put all religion out of your mind for a moment and read this carefully. If only good people go to heaven, the only one that would be there is The Lord. If you think by keeping the 10 Commandments you can be saved, then the only one to ever do that is again The Lord.
Psalms 14:1 3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: There is none that doeth good, no, not one.
James 2:10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
Church membership won't help you either, nor blessing from the pope. I worked for a man years ago that sent a lot of money to the pope to get a signed certificate from him and I'm sure in his mind that was a letter of salvation.
The bible says the heart of man is desperately wicked, who can know it?
I could go on an one but the purpose of this message is just to get you to check and be sure you are saved; this is serious business. I know there are a lot of religions out there and they all claim to have the only answer, but the only answer is in the Bible.
If you are unsure tonight, don't trust some preacher on TV to tell you to ask Jesus in your heart. That won't get it done. You see, it is not complicated but you have to believe that Jesus was the Sinless, Virgin born Son of Almighty God, and at the same time Is God. God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself not imputing their trespasses and sins. That He died on a cross instead of us paying the price for our sins. God raised Him from the dead and is seated at the right hand of the Father in Heaven.
Knowing doctrine is good, but being saved is better. Get saved first and then read your bible. The bible tells us that the Apostle Paul received a message from the Lord in Glory, AFTER his ascension and it is the Gospel of the Grace of God.
I want to tell you today we live in and age of pure GRACE. Your salvation and everything that needed to be done was taken care of by the Lord, all you have to do is believe it.
One day the Lord is going to take us out of here before the tribulation begins and I believe it is close so tell your friends and family to receive the Lord today, time is short.
Love in Christ,
michael
Posted by michael at March 13, 2006 07:16 PM