So you ask what in God's name is happening. It's an inquiry of our minds...which seek out excuses of reasons why something already perfectly laid
out, is rejected, even in troubling times. We've done this before, analyzing, putting our heads together, studying, wringing our hands in despair or
standing elated with a new age revelation dug up from the old... yet the gospel was still rejected and because it was so, most all became deceased
even in the hereafter, but that is in the future, but only transpired because we were short by just a few, to manifest the gospel's reality. Human
ego, with all it's pride, thought it could handle direct contact with God-Force with ancient-religions/sub-religions/individual-spirituality, which
only blew-out minds, shattering them into thoughtless dust particles because the force's power stands greater than human conceptualization with out
Christ Jesus as Master. So, another chance is being offered for public consideration. Consider this a second coming of the message, which then leads
to the physical second coming of Jesus Christ's return and our eternal life which is finally uncorrupted, loving and beautiful, that which you seek.
A real and true family awaits. Remember these parts?
"Jesus Christ came to earth, lived a perfect life, and was Crucified on a cross in order to atone for YOUR sins with His Sacrificial Blood. All that
is required for YOU to claim this unmerited favor and become "Born Again" is to:
Repent - Feel sorry for YOUR sin; turn from YOUR sin.
2 Peter 3:9 (NIV) The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but
everyone to come to repentance.
Acts 3:19-20 (NIV) Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, 20 and that he
may send the Christ, who has been appointed for you--even Jesus.
Acts 17:30 (NIV) In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
Believe - in YOUR heart that Jesus Christ is the Lord God, and that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Believe that Jesus Christ's Sacrificial
Blood has the power to cleanse YOU from YOUR sins.
John 3:36 (NIV) "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him."
Confess - YOUR sins in prayer to Jesus Christ, and ask Jesus Christ to forgive YOU for sinning. Pray/talk to Jesus Christ wherever YOU are physically
located, like YOU would talk to another man; Jesus Christ is YOUR Master, and He will hear YOU.
1 John 1:9 (NIV) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Confess - to other people that Jesus Christ is the Lord, and YOUR Lord, verbally and/or written.
Romans 10:9-10 (NIV) That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be
saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
Receive - Pray/talk to Jesus Christ like YOU would talk to another man, and ask Jesus Christ into YOUR heart as YOUR Lord and God; then receive
Him.
John 1:12 (NIV) Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
Comply - with God's law, which includes baptism.
2 Timothy 2:19 (NIV) Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: "The Lord knows those who are his," and,
"Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness."
John 8:10-11 (NIV) Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" 11 "No one, sir," she said. "Then
neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin."
God has guaranteed through God's Holy Word, that YOU will find God when YOU seek God with all of YOUR heart.
Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NIV) "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you
hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with
all your heart."
While YOU are seeking God, and before YOU become "Born Again", YOU will not be able to stop from sinning; because, like Simon Peter prior to the Day
of Pentecost, YOU will still have a dead sinful spirit.
1 John 2:1 (NIV) My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our
defense--Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
When YOU become "Born Again" YOU will become a complete new person, because YOUR formerly dead, sinful spirit will have come to spiritual life.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
When YOU become "Born Again" of the Holy Spirit of Life, YOU will be able to live without committing ANY sin.
1 John 3:4-10 (NIV) Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins.
And in him is no sin. No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him. Dear children, do not
let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the
devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work. No one who is born of God will
continue to sin, because God's seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. This is how we know who the children of
God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his
brother.
Ensure that YOU are a "Born Again" Child of God, evidenced by the ONLY Biblically referenced proof, found in 1 John 2:3-4 printed below:
1 John 2:3-4 (NIV) We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands
is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
God's commands were illuminated by Jesus Christ in Matthew 22:37-40 printed below:
Matthew 22:37-40 (NIV) Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the
first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two
commandments."
YOUR acceptance of Jesus Christ as YOUR Lord and God begins as an indentured servant relationship. Because of YOUR sin, YOU have incurred a debt that
YOU must pay for with YOUR life. Jesus Christ is offering to assume YOUR debt for YOU. If YOU accept Jesus Christ's terms, Jesus Christ will pay
off YOUR debt. In exchange, YOU must agree to become Jesus Christ's indentured servant and work off YOUR debt to Jesus Christ. YOUR debt is far
greater than YOU can ever pay off in YOUR lifetime. Consequently, YOU must agree to become Jesus Christ's servant until YOUR death.
Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV) "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am
gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
If YOU do not agree to become Jesus Christ's indentured servant, then Jesus Christ does not assume YOUR debt.
Luke 19:27 (NIV) "But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them--bring them here and kill them in front of me.' "
As Jesus Christ's indentured servant, Jesus Christ directs YOU to forgive the spiritual debts that other people have incurred with YOU, just as Jesus
Christ has forgiven YOUR debt. If YOU as Jesus Christ's indentured servant fail to do as YOUR Master requests, then YOU have violated the terms of
YOUR indentured servant-hood, breeched YOUR indentured servant hood contract and rendered YOUR contract null and void. YOUR debt will then be
restored to YOU.
Matthew 18:23-35 (NIV) "Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. As he began the settlement,
a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children
and all that he had be sold to repay the debt. "The servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back
everything.' The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go. "But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow
servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him. 'Pay back what you owe me!' he demanded. "His fellow servant fell
to his knees and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.' "But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into
prison until he could pay the debt. When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master
everything that had happened. "Then the master called the servant in. 'You wicked servant,' he said, 'I canceled all that debt of yours because
you begged me to. Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?' In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to
be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. "This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your
heart."
I have personally chosen to become Jesus Christ's indentured servant, because on Judgment day when anyone steps up to the Judgment bar of God and
says, "I have this charge against her"; Jesus Christ will say, "I have paid that debt in full." WOW, INDENTURED SERVANT-HOOD TO JESUS CHRIST IS A
GREAT DEAL!
Even though I am Jesus Christ's indentured servant, Jesus Christ has made me His friend.
John 15:9-17 (NIV) "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love,
just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be
complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have
called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you
to go and bear fruit--fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is my command: Love each other."
Jesus Christ has not only made me His friend, Jesus Christ has adopted me into His family.
Matthew 12:46-50 (NIV) While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. Someone told him,
"Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you." He replied to him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"
Pointing to his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister
and mother."
Ephesians 2:19 (NIV) Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household,
Hebrews 2:11 (NIV) Both the one who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them
brothers."
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Jesus Christ is the Lord and is my Lord. You will know if this is for you if He has been calling you. This time, hear Him. He choses you and you
have a choice to heed His call or not.