Thursday, 4 June 2015

It's about Jesus

It’s about Jesus

“For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,(Jesus)  and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. 
Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behaviour.  
But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation”  
Colossians 1:19-22
It is all about Jesus and the cross.
In order to become a Christian you must answer in your own mind one important question.
Who is Jesus.
Matthew records this conversation between Jesus and his disciples,
“When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 
“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” 
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.”  
                 Matthew 16:13-17.
Jesus himself said,
“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” 
John 14:6
He 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.  Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.” 
                                                                                                                 John 3:16-18.
Every man and woman on this planet has to decide for themselves who Jesus is. If he is not who he claims to be then there is nothing to fear. If he is all he claimed to be there is a lot to consider.
The choice is yours. Like C. S. Lewis states,
“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.”
                                                              C. S. Lewis.
Please think carefully about it

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