An interesting note
Billy Graham the famous American Evangelist said,
“I have never met a man who has received Christ and regretted it.” Billy Graham.
To which I ask the question:
How many people who have rejected Christ, have regretted it?
Answer: we may never know.
Sadly there are many people even in the western world who have heard about the saving Grace of Jesus Christ and rejected Him.
My Question to you the reader is what do you think of Jesus.
Napoleon Bonaparte, former French emperor said,
"You speak of Caesar, of Alexander, of their conquests and of the enthusiasm which they enkindled in the hearts of their soldiers; but can you conceive of a dead man making conquests, with an army faithful and entirely devoted to his memory? My armies have forgotten me even while living, as the Carthaginian army forgot Hannibal. Such is our power.”
“I know men and I tell you, Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour, millions would die for him.”
“I search in vain history to find similar to Jesus Christ, or anything which can approach the gospel. Neither history nor humanity, nor ages, nor nature, offer me anything with which I am able to compare it or to explain it. Here everything is extraordinary.”Napoleon Bonaparte.
Jesus is extraordinary. He can and does transform the lives of those who would ask Him into their lives and let Him do so.
C. S. Lewis said,
“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.” C.S. Lewis.
The Apostle John speaking of Jesus states,
“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.” John 1:12,13.
This is unique to Christianity. Those who believe in Jesus become children of God.
The choice however is yours It come down to who you think Jesus is and what his purpose on this earth was for,
Jesus speaking of himself said,
The apostle John noting,
Please think about it.
Billy Graham the famous American Evangelist said,
“I have never met a man who has received Christ and regretted it.” Billy Graham.
To which I ask the question:
How many people who have rejected Christ, have regretted it?
Answer: we may never know.
Sadly there are many people even in the western world who have heard about the saving Grace of Jesus Christ and rejected Him.
My Question to you the reader is what do you think of Jesus.
Napoleon Bonaparte, former French emperor said,
"You speak of Caesar, of Alexander, of their conquests and of the enthusiasm which they enkindled in the hearts of their soldiers; but can you conceive of a dead man making conquests, with an army faithful and entirely devoted to his memory? My armies have forgotten me even while living, as the Carthaginian army forgot Hannibal. Such is our power.”
“I know men and I tell you, Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour, millions would die for him.”
“I search in vain history to find similar to Jesus Christ, or anything which can approach the gospel. Neither history nor humanity, nor ages, nor nature, offer me anything with which I am able to compare it or to explain it. Here everything is extraordinary.”Napoleon Bonaparte.
Jesus is extraordinary. He can and does transform the lives of those who would ask Him into their lives and let Him do so.
C. S. Lewis said,
“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.” C.S. Lewis.
The Apostle John speaking of Jesus states,
“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.” John 1:12,13.
This is unique to Christianity. Those who believe in Jesus become children of God.
The choice however is yours It come down to who you think Jesus is and what his purpose on this earth was for,
Jesus speaking of himself 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.
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6
Paul writing to the Romans said,
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”
Romans 3:23,24.
Sinning is falling short of what God wants for you life. Sin separates us from God.The apostle John noting,
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins
and purify us from all unrighteousness.
If we claim we have not sinned,
we make him out to be a liar
and his word has no place in our lives.”
1 John 1:9,10.
Paul make it clear salvation is not something we can work for. Paul writing to the Ephesians stating,
“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
Ultimately salvation is an act of faith, Hebrews stating,
“And without faith it is impossible to please God,
because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists
and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him”
Hebrews 11:6
Faith defined as,
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for
and certain of what we do not see.”
Hebrews 11:1
What do you believe?Please think about it.
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