" I Must Tell You This ! "

 

   I KNOW SOMETHING SO WONDERFUL that I must tell you ! It is so vital that it may change your entire future as it did mine. In fact, the decision you make about it will affect you both in this life and in death.

   Let me emphasize that this message is absolutely true, because GOD said it. When GOD makes a promise, you can rest upon it, because HIS promises can never fail. GOD will not make you believe this message, that is your choice, but HE will hold you responsible for having heard it.

   It is a very personal message, something you must decide. You must say either, "I will" or "I will not." Here is the message. It is an exact quotation from GOD's WORD, the Holy Bible:

"For GOD so loved the world, that HE gave HIS only begotten SON, that whosoever believes in HIM should not perish, but have everlasting life."   John 3:16

   Did you ever hear such wonderful words ? Think for a moment what they say. They reveal three marvelous facts.

[]  First, "GOD so loved the world" ! Since you are in the world, HE loved you. If that doesn't astonish you, remember, that when GOD loved you, HE loved a sinner ! The Bible says in Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of GOD;". If you are honest, you will agree.

    Although GOD loves you, HE still hates your sin. Since GOD is Holy, HE must make a holy way of saving sinners. Otherwise, the sinner must pay for his own sins, and that would mean spending eternity in a Devil's Hell. "And whosoever was not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the Lake of Fire." Revelation 20:15

[]  The Second great fact is, "HE gave HIS only begotten SON" ! GOD loved you so much, that HE sent HIS SON to earth to become a man and die on the cross of Calvary, so that you might be saved. "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved, . . .For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that CHRIST died for our sins according to the Scriptures: and that HE was buried, and that HE rose again the third day according to the Scriptures:" 1st.Corinthians 15:1-2a,3-4

    You see, someone must pay the penalty of sin, either you or a sinless substitute. GOD gave HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST, to be your sinless substitute. HE shed HIS blood so that your sins might be put away, so that you might have eternal life.

[]  And now the Third tremendous fact is, "Whosoever believes in HIM should not perish, but have everlasting life" ! Think of it ! GOD gives eternal life to those who believe in JESUS CHRIST. The SAVIOR has "finished" the work. HE has died. HE has risen from the grave, and HE has gone back into Heaven. Now your part is to believe in HIM.

    This simply means that you must agree that you are a sinner, realize that CHRIST has paid the "full" penalty for your sins, and then receive HIM as your personal LORD and SAVIOR.

   This is the message which I had to tell you. Now you must make a decision. Will you turn to GOD from your sin (repentance) and accept JESUS, or will you reject HIM ? Will you believe on HIM, or refuse HIM ? Think of it once again:

"For GOD so loved the world, that HE gave HIS only begotten SON, that whosoever believes in HIM should not perish, but have everlasting life."  John 3:16

   Your time on Earth is very short, but your decision for CHRIST lasts for all eternity. Will you receive JESUS CHRIST as your personal LORD and SAVIOR and be confident of everlasting life ? You may ask, "How can I receive GOD's promise of eternal life ?"

ACKNOWLEDGE that you are a sinner, "for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of GOD" (Romans 3:23).

BELIEVE that the LORD JESUS died for you, for "CHRIST died for our sins according to the Scriptures" (1st.Corinthians 15:3).

CALL upon the LORD to save you, "for whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved" (Romans 10:13).

   If you would be willing to turn to CHRIST in repentance and faith, pray this simple prayer or one like it, of salvation"

LORD, I know that I am a sinner, and I believe YOU died and rose again for me. I am trusting YOU to forgive me. Come into my heart and save me. Help me to live for YOU always. In JESUS' name I pray, AMEN.

   The LORD JESUS said, ". . . I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish. . ." (John 10:28).  Everlasting life is ours when we receive CHRIST as our personal SAVIOR.

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

" GOD's Message to You ! "

 

After being a Preacher for over 30 years, I've heard and preached many messages. But, you will never hear a greater message than the one contained in this post - GOD's Message to you.

THE BIBLE DECLARES . . .

1.  ALL HAVE SINNED

"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of GOD;" Romans 3:23

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it ?" Jeremiah 17:9

"All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on HIM the iniquity of us all." Isaiah 53:6

THE BIBLE DECLARES . . .

2.  SIN's PENALTY

"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of GOD is eternal life through JESUS CHRIST our LORD." Romans 6:23

"And Death and Hell were cast into the Lake of Fire. This is the second death." Revelation 20:14

THE BIBLE DECLARES . . .

3.  SIN's PENALTY WAS PAID

"But GOD commendeth HIS love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, CHRIST died for us." Romans 5:8

"Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved . . . For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that CHRIST died for our sins according to the Scriptures; and that HE was buried, and that HE rose again the third day according to the Scriptures:" 1st.Corinthians 15:1-2a,3-4

"For CHRIST also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that HE might bring us to GOD, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened (made alive) by the SPIRIT:" 1st.Peter 3:18

THE BIBLE DECLARES . . .

4.  WE MUST REPENT (turn to GOD from sin)

"For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death." 2nd.Corinthians 7:10

"Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and HE will have mercy upon him; and to our GOD, for HE will abundantly pardon." Isaiah 55:7

If we are truly sorry for our sins and willing

to turn to GOD from them, we can be saved.

THE BIBLE DECLARES . . . 

5.  WE MUST RECEIVE CHRIST

"But as many as received HIM, to them gave HE power to become the sons of GOD, even to them that believe on HIS name." John 1:12

We need to exercise our faith by receiving JESUS as our LORD and SAVIOR. Repentance and faith are both necessary for salvation.

THE BIBLE DECLARES . . .

6.  YOU CAN BE SAVED TODAY, IF YOU WANT TO BE 

"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the LORD JESUS, and shalt believe in thine heart that GOD has raised HIM from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation . . . For whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved."  Romans 10:9-10,13

GOD LOVES YOU AND WANTS

YOU TO EXPERIENCE PEACE

WITH HIM.

I hope you noticed the caption at the top of the post "GOD's Message to You." Scripture is GOD's WORD -- HIS message is to us -- and not our theory. I pray that after reading these six thoughts from GOD's WORD that you believe the message GOD has given to you. HE gives free pardon of sin, and a "know-so" salvation. You don't have to hope that GOD will save you, or hope that someday you will go to Heaven. The Bible says in 1st.John 5:13,  "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the SON of GOD; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the SON of GOD."

Do you know where you're going when you die ?

You may ask,  "How can I receive GOD's forgiveness and HIS promise of eternal life ?"

Acknowledge that you are a sinner, "for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of GOD"  (Romans 3:23)

Believe that the LORD JESUS died for you, for "CHRIST died for our sins according to the Scriptures"  (1st.Corinthians 15:3)

Call upon the LORD to save you, "for whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved"  (Romans 10:13)

If you would be willing to turn to CHRIST in repentance and faith, pray this simple prayer or one like it for salvation:

LORD, I know that I am a sinner, and I believe YOU died and rose again for me. I am trusting YOU to forgive me, come into my heart and save me. Help me to live for YOU always. In JESUS' name I pray, AMEN

The LORD JESUS said,  ". . . I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish. . ."  (John 10:28)  Everlasting life is ours when we receive CHRIST as our personal SAVIOR.

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

" Magnifying CHRIST ! "

 

Philippians 1:18-21  "What then ? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretense, or in truth, CHRIST is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the SPIRIT of JESUS CHRIST, according to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also CHRIST shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. For to me to live is CHRIST, and to die is gain."

     The Apostle Paul's greatest desire was to magnify the LORD JESUS CHRIST. Neither his present circumstance (prison) nor the prospect of more difficult testing's or even death lessened his sincere desire that "CHRIST shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death" (v.20). Is our desire like that of Paul's, or have we been caught up in the spirit of the world today that seeks to exalt and magnify self, churches, men, and movements ? Furthermore, we also hear much about the need for Christians to develop more "self-esteem," but we ought to follow the scriptural example as set forth by John the Baptist: "HE must increase, but I must decrease" (John 3:30 pictured above). Every believer, as a member of CHRIST's body, the church, should naturally give the HEAD of the body, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, the preeminence in all things (Colossians 1:16-18 pictured below).

     We magnify CHRIST when we lift HIM up before the unbelieving world as the LAMB of GOD WHO died for all, the only SAVIOR from sin. We magnify CHRIST when, through our words and actions, we elevate HIM in the sight of all men. We magnify CHRIST when those whose lives we touch praise the LORD and not us. We magnify CHRIST when we exalt HIM rather than our Pastor, our church, our denomination or ourselves. We all can magnify JESUS CHRIST if we will follow the simple exhortation given in Romans 12:1-2 (see picture below).

Only by yielding ourselves to the LORD rather than conforming to the world can CHRIST be magnified in us; furthermore, we learn how to magnify CHRIST by renewing our minds through the faithful study of -- and obedience to -- GOD's Holy WORD. May we purpose to bring "into captivity every thought to the obedience of CHRIST" (2nd.Corinthians 10:5). MHR

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

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" Verily, Verily . . . "

 

John 5:24  "Verily, verily (or Truly, truly), I say unto you, He that hears MY WORD and believes on HIM that sent ME, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life."

     Do you know that a person can be almost saved, yet entirely lost, like King Agrippa of old: "Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian" (Acts 26:28 pictured above) ? He may have spoken that statement harshly, jokingly, sarcastically, or seriously. Regardless of the attitude that brought about his response, Agrippa heard the message of salvation from the Apostle Paul's mouth and had the opportunity that anyone has -- to believe.

     Today's text is a wonderful statement JESUS made bearing out this truth of opportunity that is open to all:  "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that hears MY WORD, and believes on HIM that sent ME, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life" (v.24). When a verse begins with a double "verily," you need to watch for a great packet of truth; all such verses are in John's Gospel. On 25 occasions, JESUS used this solemn form of address, as though HE were saying, PAY ATTENTION TO THIS ! What I am about to say is important !

    We find three very precious truths presented in this verse:

1)  The believer has a new possession -- everlasting life. This is not just eternal existence but the life of GOD with eternal blessedness (John 3:16).

2)  The Christian has a new provision -- "shall not come into condemnation [judgment]." Why ? It is because the judgment has passed judicially: JESUS dealt with our sins on the cross.

3)  The child of GOD has a new position -- "passed from death unto life." For we who have believed, GOD  "delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the Kingdom of HIS dear SON" (Colossians 1:13 pictured above). The saint is justified in the person of his SUBSTITUTE:  the risen CHRIST. JED

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

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" GOD's Simple Plan of Salvation "

 

My Friend:  I am asking you the most important question of life. Your joy or your sorrow for all eternity depends upon your answer. The question is: Are you saved ? It is not a question of how good you are, nor if you are a church member, but are you saved ? Are you sure you will go to Heaven when you die ? GOD says in order to go to Heaven, you must be born again. In John 3:7, JESUS said to Nicodemus, "Ye must be born again." In the Bible GOD gives us the plan of how to be born again which means to be saved. HIS plan is simple ! You can be saved today. How ?

     First, my Friend, you must realize you are a sinner. "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of GOD" (Romans 3:23). Because you are a sinner, you are condemned to death. "For the wages [payment] of sin is death" (Romans 6:23). This includes eternal separation from GOD in a Devil's Hell. "...it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" (Hebrews 9:27).

     But GOD loved you so much HE gave HIS only begotten SON, JESUS, to bear your sin and die in your place. "...HE hath made HIM [JESUS, WHO knew no sin] to be sin for us . . . that we might be made the righteousness of GOD in HIM" (2nd.Corinthians 5:21). JESUS had to shed HIS blood and die. "For the life of the flesh is in the blood" (Leviticus 17:11). ". . . without shedding of blood is no remission [pardon]" (Hebrews 9:22).  ". . .GOD commendeth HIS love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, CHRIST died for us" (Romans 5:8).

     Although we cannot understand how, GOD said my sins and your sins were laid upon JESUS and HE died in our place. HE became our substitute. It is true GOD cannot lie. My Friend, "GOD. . .commandeth all men everywhere to repent" (Acts 17:30). This repentance is a turning to GOD from your sin and agreeing with GOD that you are a sinner. It also agrees with what JESUS did for you on the Cross.

     In Acts 16:30-31, the Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas "... Sirs, what must I do to be saved ? And they said, Believe on the LORD JESUS CHRIST, and thou shalt be saved. . ." Simply believe on HIM as the ONE WHO bore your sin, died in your place, was buried, and WHOM GOD resurrected. HIS resurrection powerfully assures that the believer can claim everlasting life when JESUS is received as SAVIOR.

     "But as many as received HIM, to them gave HE power to become the sons of GOD, even to them that believe on HIS name" (John 1:12). "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved" (Romans 10:13). Whosoever includes you. Shall be saved means not maybe, nor can, but shall be saved. Surely, you realize you are a sinner, Right now, wherever you are, repenting [turning to GOD from your sin], lift your heart to GOD in prayer:

LORD, I know that I am a sinner, and I believe YOU died and rose again for me. I am trusting YOU to forgive me and come into my heart and save me. Help me to live for YOU always. In JESUS' name I pray, AMEN.

     Just take GOD at HIS WORD and claim HIS salvation by faith. Believe, and you will be saved. No church, no lodge, no good works, no water baptism can save you Remember, GOD does the saving. All of it ! GOD's simple plan of salvation is: You are a sinner. Therefore, unless you believe on JESUS WHO died in your place, you will spend eternity in a Devil's Hell. If you believe on HIM as your personal crucified, buried, and risen SAVIOR, you receive forgiveness for all of your sins and HIS gift of eternal salvation by faith.

     You say, "Surely, it cannot be that simple." Yes, that simple ! It is Scriptural. It is GOD's plan. My Friend, believe on JESUS and receive HIM as SAVIOR today ! If HIS plan is not perfectly clear, read this post over and over, without stopping until you understand it. Your soul is worth more than all the world. "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ?" (Mark 8:36). Be sure you are saved. If you lose your soul, you miss Heaven and lose all. Please ! Let GOD save you this very moment.

     GOD's power will save you, keep you saved, and enable you to live a victorious Christian life. "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but GOD is faithful, WHO will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able: but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it" (1st.Corinthians 10:13). Do not trust your feelings, they change. Stand on GOD's promises. They never change. After you are saved, there are three things to practice daily for spiritual growth: Pray -- you talk to GOD. Read your Bible -- GOD talks to you. Witness -- you talk for GOD.

     You should be water baptized [full emersion] in obedience to the LORD JESUS CHRIST as a public testimony of your salvation, and then unite with a Bible-believing church without delay. The LORD JESUS said, ". . . I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish. . ." (John 10:28).

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

" GOD Loves You ! "

 

"For GOD so loved the world,

that HE gave HIS only begotten SON, 

that whosoever believes in HIM

should not perish, 

but have everlasting life."

~ John 3:16

We are loved.

This great Bible verse reveals four truths from the heart of GOD for all people. GOD wants us to know that we are loved. The LORD JESUS said, "For GOD so loved the world,..." You are part of this world, and GOD loves you. HE gave HIS SON for you, and HE wants you "...to know the love of CHRIST..." (Ephesians 3:19)

We are of worth.

The LORD also wants us to know that we are of worth. We are so dear to GOD "...that HE gave HIS only begotten SON..." The Bible teaches us that we are all sinners. "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of GOD" (Romans 3:23). And sin must be paid for. "For the wages of sin is death..." (Romans 6:23).

But the Bible also teaches us that "...CHRIST died for our sins according to the Scriptures" (1st.Corinthians 15:3). GOD demonstrated HIS love for us and our worth to HIM when HE sent HIS SON to die in our place. The good news is that the LORD JESUS paid our sin debt in full when HE died on the cross. "For HE hath made HIM to be sin for us..." (2nd.Corinthians 5:21). CHRIST loved us and gave HIMSELF for us as payment for our sin.

You may ask, "How can GOD forgive my sin ?" HE can because of what JESUS did. "...While we were yet sinners, CHRIST died for us" (Romans 5:8).

We can have hope.

GOD wants us to know that we can have hope. HE said, "...that whosoever believes in HIM should not perish..." Life is fragile, and people are perishing. But CHRIST came "...that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly" (John 10:10).

In a world where so many have lost hope, GOD wants us to know that the "...LORD JESUS CHRIST...is our hope" (1st.Timothy 1:1). HE rose from the dead, and HE said, "...Because I live, ye shall live also" (John 14:19).

We can have purpose.

GOD wants us to know that we can have purpose in life. HE desires that we "...should not perish, but have everlasting life."  "And this is the promise that HE hath promised us, even eternal life" (1st.John 2:25).

You may ask, "How can I receive GOD's promise of eternal life ?"

Acknowledge that you are a sinner, "for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of GOD" (Romans 3:23).

Believe that the LORD JESUS died for you, for "CHRIST died for our sins according to the Scriptures" (1st.Corinthians 15:3).

Call upon the LORD to save you, "for whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved" (Romans 10:13).

If you would be willing to turn to

CHRIST in repentance and faith, pray

this simple prayer of salvation:

LORD,

I know that I am a sinner,

and I believe YOU died

and rose again for me. 

I am trusting YOU to forgive me, 

come into my heart and save me.

Help me to live for YOU always.

In JESUS' name I pray, AMEN.

The LORD JESUS said,  "...I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish..." (John 10:28).  Everlasting life is ours when we receive CHRIST as our personal SAVIOR.

Now that you're a Christian:

{}  Share your new-found faith with your family and friends (Acts 16:31-33).

{}  Identify with CHRIST through believer's baptism and become part of a local Bible-believing church (Acts 2:41,47)

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that hears MY WORD, and believes on HIM that sent ME, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life." (John 5:24)

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

GULF COAST BAPTIST CHURCH

Pastor Tom Sexton

312 SE 24th. Avenue 

Cape Coral, FL  33990

(239) 574-1000

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" Never, Never, Never ! "

 

Romans 8:31-39  "What shall we then say to these things ? If GOD be for us, who can be against us ? HE that spared not HIS OWN SON, but delivered HIM up for us all, how shall HE not with HIM also freely give us all things ? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of GOD's elect ? It is GOD that justifieth ? Who is he that condemneth ? It is CHRIST that died, yea rather, that is risen again, WHO is even at the right hand of GOD, WHO also makes intercession for us. 

Who shall separate us from the love of CHRIST ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword ? As it is written, For THY sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay in all these things we are more than conquerors through HIM that loved us For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of GOD, which is in CHRIST JESUS our LORD."

Never will I perish (John 3:16; 10:28).

Never will I be condemned or judged (Romans 8:1; John 3:18; 5:24).

Never will I lose my salvation (vv. 29-30; Hebrew 7:25).

Never will I hunger or thirst (John 6:35).

Never will I die (John 8:51; 11:26).

Never will I be without the life of GOD (1st.John 5:12).

Never will I be plucked out of GOD's hand (John 10:28-29).

Never will I fail to have CHRIST as my righteousness (1st.Corinthians 1:29-31).

Never will I be separated from the love of GOD which is in CHRIST JESUS my LORD (vv.38-39; Jeremiah 31:3).

Never will I be less than a conqueror (v.37).

Never will I be abandoned by my GOD (Hebrews 13:5).

Never will I be without my HELPER (Hebrews 13:6).

Never will GOD be against me (v.31).

Never will GOD fail me (Deuteronomy 31:6).

Never will I be without the COMFORTER (John 14:16).

Never will GOD break HIS WORD or fail to keep HIS promises (2nd.Corinthians 1:20).

Never will GOD lie to me (Titus 1:2; Hebrews 6:18).

Never will I accomplish anything apart from CHRIST (John 15:5). 

Never will I be tested beyond what I can bear (1st.Corinthians 10:13).

Never will I be lacking any good thing (Psalm 23:1; 34:10).

Never will I be without JESUS CHRIST's intercession (v.34; Hebrews 7:25).

Never will I be without my ADVOCATE, my HELPER in court, when my "adversary the devil" brings his accusations against me (1st.Peter 5:8; 1st.John 2:1-2).

Never will I be without the bountiful provision of GOD (Philippians 4:19).

Never will I be ashamed of the ONE WHO died for me (Romans 10:11).

Never will I cease to be thankful for all that the LORD has done for my soul (Psalm 95:1-2); 126:3).

Never will I draw back unto perdition (Hebrews 10:39; John 6:68-69).

Never will I ever find anyone to surpass the incomparable, irreplaceable CHRIST (Isaiah 46:5,9). GWZ

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

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