Oct 25, 2010

A Challenge to my unsaved friends and family pt2

Ok. Here we go.

I believe the Bible is God's written word to all of mankind. I believe He inspired men to write the things that He wanted them to write, and therefore I believe it to be fully inerrant, infallible, and a complete record of everything God has said to man. I'm either right about this, or I'm wrong. This is also what the prophets and the apostles have said about what they wrote. They too, are either right or they're wrong.

Now with that said, The Bible also explains that after God created the first man, Adam, He and his wife sinned against God thereby bringing the curse of death which spread to all mankind, because all sin. (For a definition of sin, see the 10 Commandments).

So as to keep this short, I will tell you, that because of our sin against a holy God, we shall be punished eternally in hell.

God is however, kind and merciful. He loves us all despite our wickedness against Him, and He does not take pleasure in the death of the wicked.

He wants us to live with Him, enjoying Him and praising Him for eternity.

So, he decided to show how much He loves us and how kind and good He really is, He would pay the penalty for our sins Himself.

God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, and for 33 years, He lived the perfect life that we could not. He was then beaten, spat upon, and crucified, His blood being shed, thus making propitiation for our sins. Meaning, He sacrificed Himself to pay the penalty for our sins, so we would not have to.

And three days after His death, Jesus rose from the dead, proving His sacrifice worthy, defeating death, and guarantying eternal life for all those who repent of their sin and turn to Him in trust and faith.

It is appointed unto man, once to die and then judgment. And unless you repent, you shall be judged guilty of your sin and shall be cast into eternal Hell, where there are no exits.

But...if you repent and turn from your sins, and follow after Jesus in trust and faith, God will count your sins paid for by the blood of Christ. He will also accredit the perfect life which Jesus lived to you as if you had lived it. You will be born again, granted eternal life, given the seal of the Holy Spirit, adopted as a true child of God and heir with Jesus Christ.


That is what I believe. All this is either true, or it's not. I am either right or wrong. We all live in the same reality now, so what makes anyone think that the after life would be any different. We don't make up reality here and now. We are affected by it, we don't rule over it or create it. We can choose to engage in it or not, we can strive to make changes in the way we live in it, but we are all still bound within the same rules and laws reality. So it will be after we die.

This is something that involves everyone, whether they believe or not. So it would be foolish to say that it doesn't matter, because if it's true, then it does matter.

Let us discuss this together. Do you believe this? Am I wrong? Why am I wrong? Let us reason together.

I care about you, thus I desire that you do repent and trust in Jesus Christ. It is not intolerant to tell someone that they are wrong. Our pride may be hurt, but if what the Bible says is true, does it not show that I do care for you, in that I am willing to take the risk of you getting mad at me so that by you might be saved?

What say you?

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