“..Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. “Ecclesiastes 3:10-12
God made us to live eternally, but we can choose WHERE we want to spend eternity – heaven or hell (and it is NOT a joke). Heaven is real and so is hell – God says so and it is so.
All has free will while alive on earth or in outer space (as astronauts or ‘space travelers’) – to choose God’s offer of salvation or reject it – with the consequences to follow. Therefore your eternity destiny is your choice.
“..Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” 2 Corinthians 6:2
“And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,” Hebrews 9:27
Our ALL powerful Creator gave us the great functionality of choice – use it wisely as we are answerable for it. ~Cheong Kok Weng
God is the omnipotent – the all-powerful God and that power is made manifest throughout all creation. We will be fully held responsible for the choices we made. Likewise if we reject His overtures of reconciliation through the Cross of Calvary we will be held fully accountable and we have therefore consented to be out of His Kingdom in heaven.
The gospel of Christ is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes.
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written,“The just shall live by faith.” 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, 21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, 25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, 30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; 32 who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them. Romans 1:17-32
28 Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door,and sat on it. 3 His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. 4 And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead men.5 But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.6 He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 7 And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you.”8 So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word.The Women Worship the Risen Lord9 And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me.” Matthew 28:1-10
13 Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened. 15 So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him.
17 And He said to them, “What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk and are sad?”
18 Then the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him, “Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the things which happened there in these days?”
19 And He said to them, “What things?”
So they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. 21 But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened. 22 Yes, and certain women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us. 23 When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive. 24 And certain of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see.”
25 Then He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” 27 And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
28 Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and He indicated that He would have gone farther. 29 But they constrained Him, saying, “Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.” And He went in to stay with them.
30 Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.
32 And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” 33 So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together,
44 Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. 46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’” Having said this, He breathed His last.
47 So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!”
48 And the whole crowd who came together to that sight, seeing what had been done, beat their breasts and returned.49 But all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.
50 Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man. 51 He had not consented to their decision and deed. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever lain before. 54 That day was the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near.
55 And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid. 56 Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.
Paid in full…a debt payment of infinite significance had been transacted.
With “It is finished,” Jesus Christ ended the agony of bearing the punishment for the debt of the world on a Roman execution cross – mine and your sins included. “who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.” 1 Peter 2:24.
“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. “ 2 Corinthians 5:21
At this moment, all God asks is that you acknowledge the debt and accept the payment – that’s “believing in Christ” for salvation.
It’s so simple and yet so difficult for humans to accept. Our debt to God was so great that we could never pay it off. AND God offered to pay for us in FULL if only we will ACCEPT it.
God’s promise for all who believe is that He will declare their debt PAID IN FULL, and He will also credit their account with Christ’s sinless righteousness and give them eternal life. “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” John 3:36
And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household’ Acts 16:30-31
Here is an interesting account (click->) http://goo.gl/MuydWV of our fellow human being.. “being paid” in full.
“but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness – for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.” Romans 4:24,25
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“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” John 3:18
Only God can save us from the thing we really must fear – eternal condemnation.
God sent His Son to pay for our pardon.
To ‘believe’ is more than intellectual assent that Jesus is LORD. “You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!” James 2:19
Believe means to put our trust, confidence and conviction in Christ Jesus that He alone can save us. Believing is both trusting His words as reliable and relying on Him for the power to change.
This life on earth is just the introduction to eternity. Receive this eternal life by faith in Christ.
The MAKER of the Universe, the SUPREME Designer & Architect of the Universe, the ALL WISE GOD, is willing to humble Himself and ask us to reason with Him – to help us see our faults and need for forgiveness. The stain of sin is permanent but God can remove sin’s stain and we need not go through life permanently soiled. God’s Word assures us that if we are willing and accept His reasoning, and received Jesus into our life by faith, He will forgive and remove our ineradicable stains – fellowship with Him is restored and you will be a new creation – born again to eternal life – the old has passed and the new has come. Let us then reason with OUR CREATOR for He invites us to reason with Him.
“..Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” 2 Corinthians 6:2 The most central of all CHOICES is before you…
God offers salvation to all people. Many people postpone a DECISION – The CHOICE for Christ, thinking & rationalising that there will be another opportunity, a better time,– but there could easily miss, relinquish & forgo the greatest opportunity altogether and thereto REGRET for all ETERNITY.
Bumper sticker = “Many who seek God at the 11th hour die at 10:30” If one were to procrastinate, to wait until tomorrow – the last possible moment to turn to God to receive Christ, then one may have waited too late, if tomorrow never comes. “Carpe’ Diem” not only means to seize life at the moment…but to answer the call of faith in Christ now as well. There is no time like the present to obtain God’s forgiveness.
The time for action is now!!! “.
Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” 2 Corinthians 6:2
The most central of all CHOICES is before you…
