If You

If You

Many non-Christians wonder quite often why we Christians are so firm in our beliefs? Why do we want to convert people?
Today Christianity is the largest religion in the world. It is also the most persecuted. 
According to a report given to the British Parliament, one Christian dies for their faith every eleven minutes somewhere in the world. Never-the-less we Christians persist on taking our message to the world.
The reason we persist is simple we believe we have a great treasure.
 Jesus said,
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. 
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.  
When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.” 
                     Matthew 13:44-46.
Jesus also said,
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."  
                John 3:16,17
        We believe that God reached down to earth in love through His one and only Son Jesus Christ to reconcile us to himself.
I know to hear a lot of evangelist on television today one would think that God is a God that wheels a big stick ready to crack unbelievers over the head and toss them into  hell.
To hear some preachers in the Media everyone is a dirty sinner going to hell.
That preacher that’s spouting hell fire and brimstone is as guilty of sin as anyone else in the world.
In fact it could be worse for him or her, because they may be judging the world something Jesus tells us not to do.
You See Christians have a job to do we are to go into all the world and present the love and mercy of God.
It is the job of the Holy Spirit to convict man of sin. NOT A PREACHER. God may use a preachers words. Still it is not the preachers job to convict men of sin.
We as Christians believe that we are on the right road. We believe the words of Jesus that there is only one way to heaven through Jesus Christ and his atoning death on the cross.
We believe that he died and rose again and lives forever. That He will one day judge the world.
He will judge it with justice for he and only he knows what goes on in a mans heart  mind and soul.
The Psalmist wrote,
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.”
         Psalm 139:13.
God understands why we fall short of him and he offers us salvation as a free gift.
Paul writing to the Ephesians states,
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—  not by works, so that no one can boast.” 
                                                                         Ephesians 2:8,9.
God knows there are many things in our lives that we cannot change that is why He  sent Jesus into this world to pay the price for our falling short.
That’s why he didn’t ask us to do anything for our salvation except through faith believe in Him.
Do you believe in that Jesus is the Saviour of the world.
Think about it.