To gain or forfeit

  To gain or to forfeit.

Jesus said,

"What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?" Mark 8:36.

Martin Luther King jr. in a prayer said,

“Then, finally, help us to realize that man was created to shine like stars and live on through all eternity.” Martin Luther King jr.

If there is one thing the people of the world need to know is that while this life is finite we are not. When we no longer need this body we are destined to live on throughout eternity. Where we will live however, depends on what we do in this life.

I as a Christian believe there is both a heaven and a hell. That it is here in this world where we make the decision as to where we will spend eternity.

I believe Jesus when He 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.

The bottom line however is you dear reader must decide for yourself if what Jesus is quoted staying here is right or wrong.

Please think about it.

The resurrection

  The resurrection

The book of Acts records the apostle Paul as saying,

"In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.  

For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead." Acts 17:30,31

This is a core value of the Christian faith. If you do not believe in the resurrection from the dead then you are not a Christian.

That being said everything around the death and resurrection of Jesus can be a stumbling block for many people. The apostle Paul admits this when he writes to the Corinthians saying,

"Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, ...” 1 Corinthians 1:22,23.

The question I would ask those who are not Christians is; considering that the gospel writers were writing about Christ at the very early beginnings of the church. In some cases within living memory of the events. Why would they make a claim that was so, on the surface at least, outrageous. 

If the death and resurrection of Jesus was a lie it would certainly turn people away from the fledgeling faith.

Not only that they would have created the most monumental lie in all history. One that is believed by close to three billion people around the world today.

Please think about it.