Never before in the history of the world has
there been so many damnable heresies, deceptions, and lies of Satan. Everywhere
we turn nowadays, we are faced with lies and Satanic deceptions. False religion
abounds everywhere, such as Catholicism. Modernist imposters. Other, less
subtle deceptions, such as Lutheranism and the Seventh-Day Adventism are just
as devilish in their doctrines. Salvation is simple, as we are cautioned not to
forget in 2nd Corinthians 11:3, "But I fear, lest by any means, as the
serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted
from the simplicity that is in Christ."
It's as simple as the Sin Question/Son
Question. We are all sinners and salvation is found in the Son of God. That's
it! Many people only address one of the questions, but not both. Many people
join a church for one reason or another, but they only find religion and not
Christ. Perhaps they seek balance and stability in their life. Perhaps they
want a better environment for their children. Certainly, good things. However,
salvation is not found in any religion. Tragically, most people today have
churchianity without Christianity.
The Sin Question
Many people are led to make a commitment to
Christ at a crusade meeting, or to join a church to find happiness.
Unfortunately, they've never addressed the sin question. What about your sins?
Many people today have been religious for most of their lives, but they have
never truly found forgiveness in Christ. The world's churches are filled with
religious relics, more resemblant of a museum or a morgue than a house of God.
Going to church, keeping the sacraments, making a commitment to Christ, getting
water baptized, financially supporting the church—these things do NOT address
the sin question.
There are many people who foolishly think that
infant water baptism removes original sin. No, it doesn't! You can't show me
anything in the Word of God teaching infant baptism, or that baptism forgives
one's sins. In the entire book of John, Jesus never told anyone to get
baptized. Yet Jesus said in John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that
he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:18a is clear, "He that
believeth on him is not condemned." Water baptism is NOT required for
salvation; but is rather, the public profession of one's faith.
The sin question must be addressed! The very
reason for which Christ came to die upon the cross was to take away our SINS.
Therefore, no one can find salvation who does not first address the sin
question. Do you realize that you are a Hell-deserving sinner? The Scriptures
are abundantly clear that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23; Revelation
21:8). We are all sinners (Romans 3:10,23).
A woman wrote me the other day. She rebuked me
in the letter and then ended it with the following statement ... "By the
way, I am not a sinner." I sent her back 1st John 1:8-10, "If we say
that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we
confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make
him a liar, and his word is not in us." Do you see yourself as a hell-deserving
sinner? If not, then you evidently don't need a Savior and you are calling God
a liar. God says that we are all sinners, deserving of eternal punishment in
hellfire. The SIN question must be dealt with. Do you recognize your need for
Christ because of your sins?
The Son Question
Many people do recognize their sins and they've
turned over a new leaf to do better; BUT they've never addressed the SON
question. People in churches around the world have made decisions to do better,
have made new year's resolutions, have decided to do the best they can to
please God; BUT tragically, they have never come to the feet of Jesus Christ
for the forgiveness of their sins.
Turning over a new leaf will not get you into
Heaven. Doing better is nothing more than self-righteousness. God says that our
self-righteousness is as filthy rags in his sight (Isaiah 64:6). The SON
question must be addressed! You can't just decide to do better. All over the
world, people are gullibly led to believe that some rehabilitation program will
set their lives straight.
Organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
are no better than the Satanic Freemasons, who teach their members to follow
the god of their choice. Their god is undefined; a one size fits all god. The
Biblical teaching that Jesus Christ is the ONLY way to Heaven (John 14:6) is
vehemently rejected. You can make yourself as clean as you possibly can; BUT,
you are still a dirty-rotten sinner who deserves to burn in Hell. And so am I.
Only through the precious blood of Jesus Christ can our sins be taken away
forever. 1st Peter 1:18-19 declares, "Forasmuch as ye know that ye were
not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain
conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious
blood of Christ..."
The SON question must be dealt with. You can't
just turn over a new leaf and try to do better. Billions of people throughout
history have gone straight to Hell when they died, because they were trusting
upon their own self-righteousness, instead of the righteousness of Jesus
Christ. We read in Romans 10:3-4, "For they being ignorant of God's
righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not
submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of
the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth." You need Christ
friend, nothing else. Salvation is so simple and God purposely made it that
way. Oh, how men complicate everything.
Religion is so complicated, laying heavy
burdens upon mean's shoulders which are grievous to be borne, "The scribes
and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat ... For they bind heavy burdens and
grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders..." (Matthew
23:2,4). But Jesus so wonderfully said in Matthew 11:29-30, "Take my yoke
upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find
rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
Jesus requires nothing of us to be saved except
to rest upon Him alone. Realize that you are a guilty sinner and turn to the
blessed Savior, Jesus Christ, Who's precious blood cleanses away our sins,
"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be
as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson,
they shall be as wool" (Isaiah 1:18). Amen.
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