Your Greatest Opportunity
The "Gospel truth" is that ALL humans can have "the good life" on earth no matter who you are, what you've done, where you are located, or what your circumstances are in life (and go to Heaven for eternity). You may not have known it, but the stage is set and the hugely powerful means to do so are freely available to all people. But, you have to hear (read) about it...someone must "tell" (the reason I have offered this website). How does that begin?...usually by "seeing" (you stumble upon a person doing things in a way that you admire & find out that he/she is a Christian). "Preach the Gospel always, and when necessary use words" ( attributed to St. Francis of Assisi [AD1181-1226]). If you are intrigued, here is the deal in a short list:
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There is a real God whose kingdom has come on earth. | |||||||||
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God made you (and all things) & sustains you (and them) minute by minute. | |||||||||
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God gave you brains & abilities, expects you to use them, and can help you. | |||||||||
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Mankind had an Adam-&-Eve "falling out" with God many thousands of years ago & became "fallen". | |||||||||
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Being "fallen", mankind is subject to supernatural evil spirits & sins. | |||||||||
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And ALL sin, even the slightest, is an offense against the perfect God...God condemns all sin. | |||||||||
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God can't have sinners & sinning with Him. | |||||||||
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To "get right", we sin-filled humans owe a "fallen person's" ransom debt to God. | |||||||||
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***Humans don't know that the sin debt to be redeemed from God's condemnation of us was previously (already) paid for all humans who have ever lived, are alive today, or who ever will live on earth in the future! It was paid by Jesus. All are forgiven. The redemption of mankind has already happened! | |||||||||
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That redemption payment covered all past, present, and future sins...there is no unpardonable sin, now! | |||||||||
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God could have simply bestowed salvation from above onto mankind. Why did He send Jesus?
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There is eternal existence after earthly death. | |||||||||
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The truth of the redemption and of life after death was proven by the resurrection of Jesus and His appearing for many days among at least 500 witnesses. | |||||||||
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God has an earthly purpose for every human created. | |||||||||
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Therefore, your life on earth is meant to "count" & potentially counts greatly. | |||||||||
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Jesus paid, by His blood, the redemption price & is the Savior and available to all...but He is not your Santa Claus or a geni in a bottle. | |||||||||
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But He is the answer to the hurt & disappointment in life on earth. | |||||||||
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While God has forgiven, Jesus is the real way to your being enabled to truly & deeply forgive yourself. | |||||||||
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There is a guaranteed way to find your purpose; and, | |||||||||
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a guaranteed way to do your purpose...do "works". | |||||||||
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and for "work" to be fulfilling & joyful. | |||||||||
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That is, there is a guaranteed way to be fulfilled in life. | |||||||||
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And, there is a guaranteed way to have peace in life. | |||||||||
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This supernatural God of the universe actually desires to have a personal & intimate relationship with you (each human)...even indwelling in you. | |||||||||
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And God wants to do (& can do) all the above for you and/or see that you are enabled to do it. | |||||||||
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God left a supernatural Teacher (the divine Holy Spirit) & power source for you who can reside at all times in you. | |||||||||
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this teacher can give you a great attitude! | |||||||||
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The Holy Spirit comes into a person only by way of that person's belief in Jesus (spiritual baptism). | |||||||||
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It takes two to live the life that God wants for each human, this great Christian life: a person plus the Holy Spirit. | |||||||||
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It seems that there is division in the understanding of Christianity because scripture seems unclear as to which "eternity" or "eternal" it is referring (and individuals are left to "struggle it out" or just follow the teaching of whomever they chose to follow). | |||||||||
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Eternal salvation has two components just as do each humans "life":
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Jesus died (and ONLY Jesus could qualify) to secure eternal afterlife with God for all humans...eternal salvation (the afterlife part). | |||||||||
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And Jesus died so that power to live His teaching could come to humans. Through Jesus only, a human can get the personal, divine, lifelong (eternal = "for a long time") mentorship of God through the internal indwelling of the Holy Spirit...eternal salvation (the earthly part). You just have to believe in Jesus! | |||||||||
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No other religion or life view offers anything like the above!!! |
Someone has said that the USA is a "wish-ridden society". But, for great numbers of society members, it is a "hope-poor, negative-attitude society". That deficit of hope is not the fault of our country. It is the result of people deciding to forsake involvement in THE divine relationship: the relationship that counts the most is the one with Jesus...for the above reasons. Jesus brings hope & power. It is hope that leads to willingness to set goals and take risk and make huge and sustained effort. It is Jesus who can bring about the internal residing of the Holy Spirit in a believer. It is Jesus who can bring about right relationships & righteous living.
Here is that guaranteed way in more written detail: [click here]
[posted: 27 February 2005; latest addition 7 May 2009]