I was out walking this am and ran into Charles, my elderly friend from across the street. We got talking and after awhile, the conversation went to our Lord Jesus, a good place to go. I listened to Charles talk about how he has lived a good life, done things for others, never got a ticket while driving etc. While my head was listening, my heart was speaking. It said, does he know Jesus? Does he know why he needs to know Jesus?
I asked Charles point blank, why is Jesus your lord? He responded with something like the Bible says so. I asked Charles if he knew why Jesus is our Savior. The silence was a little telling. I told Charles that Jesus is the great mediator, intercessor, arbitrator - the man who stands in our place before God.
I said when you and I die, we will stand before God and be judged of our lives, and we will all be guilty of sin "doing things outside of Gods will", even those who did good all their lives will be guilty.
That is where Jesus comes in. He is the one without sin, who stands with us when we stand before God, when God says guilty my child, Jesus will say "well done good and faithful servant", or something like this will happen.
Amen.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
The Gospels are unlike anything else you can read...
Seriously, think about it. Where else can you find such a story being told from 4 slightly different perspectives that has such an impact on our lives.
The Gospels are the stories of Jesus told by 4 different people who had first hand knowledge of him. The Gospels are probably the best place for someone who wants to know first hand what is written about Jesus Christ, the God of the Christian Bible.
There are many stories of Jesus out there, many that are written in time well after Jesus walked the earth. Some people love to speculate on who Jesus really was. These are people who extrapolate their own truths based on what other people have also extrapolated.
The Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John are 1st person narratives with very little extrapolation, and much more observation. This is why you must come here to learn the truth about Jesus.
You have the right to decide if you believe what is written in the Gospels, but you must come to them and read them to make your decision.
One final note, the book of Romans is like a Gospel, the Gospel of Paul, written to the citizens or Rome explaining to them who Jesus is and that they too are invited into His kingdom.
The Gospels are the stories of Jesus told by 4 different people who had first hand knowledge of him. The Gospels are probably the best place for someone who wants to know first hand what is written about Jesus Christ, the God of the Christian Bible.
There are many stories of Jesus out there, many that are written in time well after Jesus walked the earth. Some people love to speculate on who Jesus really was. These are people who extrapolate their own truths based on what other people have also extrapolated.
The Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John are 1st person narratives with very little extrapolation, and much more observation. This is why you must come here to learn the truth about Jesus.
You have the right to decide if you believe what is written in the Gospels, but you must come to them and read them to make your decision.
One final note, the book of Romans is like a Gospel, the Gospel of Paul, written to the citizens or Rome explaining to them who Jesus is and that they too are invited into His kingdom.
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