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July 11, 2020 • 09:00 0

How Does One Reach the Lost?

“Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.”
–Ezekiel 18:23,32

Pivotal questions which concern anyone who has attempted to reach the lost and dying of this world is “What is the best way to reach them?” AND “What is the most effective thing one can say to the lost in order that they may change the path on which they are walking and turn to a way that will save them eternally?”

One tactic which may be used is to mimic the various approaches which the LORD God employed in reaching out to the lost of the children of Israel–mostly in the Old Testament, but during the New Testament as well.

The LORD tried several different approaches (mostly through His prophets, whom He sent bearing His words to the children of Israel).

1- There were vivid pictures of the destruction which awaited those who did not heed the words of the LORD.

“Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word. The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.”
–Isaiah 24:1-6

“The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh. The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth. They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in. There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone. In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.”
–Isaiah 24:7-12

2- There were promises of the benefits which awaited those who DID heed the word of the LORD.

“Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it; And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey. For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs: But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven: A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year. And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil. And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full. “
–Deuteronomy 11:8-15

3- There were threats–which came to pass.

“And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.”
–1KINGS 17:1

4- There were times the LORD tried shaming the Israelites into changing their bad behavior.

“Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel: Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt? And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination. The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit. Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children’s children will I plead.”
–Jeremiah 2;4-9

God’s Word lists other strategies which the LORD used in His attempts to reach the lost of Israel (coaxing, warning–even begging/pleading).

NONE were very successful.

Actually, the most successful strategy was whenever God rendered His judgment (war, famine, pestilence) and the lost of Israel were in GREAT discomfort and cried out to God for relief. God usually relented and the Israelites changed their ways–until they got comfortable and slid back into iniquity.

Which does not encourage those who try to reach the modern lost.

SO, what is the best thing to say to a modern who is lost and doesn’t KNOW he is headed for destruction?

IF God Himself–short of causing war, famine or pestilence–didn’t change the behavior of the lost, what chances does an ordinary Joe have?

FORTUNATELY, God’s Word has the perfect answer.

Preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

To ALL that believeth, the gospel of Jesus Christ is ‘the power of God unto salvation.’

Will all of the lost one encounters be saved by preaching the gospel?

Not likely.

BUT a few WILL be saved, due to the mercy God shows those who have faith in His Son, Jesus Christ.

God’s Choice: To Forget the Sin of His People

MORE: NO ONE is Saved Without the Mercy of God

This is what ALL who desire to throw the lost a lifeline have to do: preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.

God, in His mercy and wisdom, has promised to do the rest.

IS the reader concerned about where he will spend his eternity?

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: July 7, 2020.]

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July 4, 2020 • 07:30 0

There But For the Grace of God Go I

There are many different aspects to a person’s salvation story.

The counterfeits emphasize one thing, the true believer, another.

HOWEVER, one feature which ALL believers share is that they KNOW they are where they are (having experienced the spiritual rebirth) ONLY by God’s mercy.

” For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.”
–Romans 9:15-16

Believers KNOW that if God had not shown them mercy (grace), they would still be entangled in the world, the world’s schemes and the world’s deceptions.

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
–Ephesians 2:8-9

“It is a gift of God”

Believers do NOT KNOW why God chose them to receive such a valuable gift.

Believers do NOT KNOW all (or even ANY) of the backstory behind their being the recipient of such a gift.

HOWEVER, believers do KNOW that they are a living example; a living PROOF of the popular phrase

“There but for the grace of God go I.”

DOES the reader feel he has been the recipient of God’s mercy at any time in his life?

IF the answer is “No” then the next question is “Why not?”

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: June 29, 2020.]

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June 21, 2020 • 02:00 0

Man’s Suit of Dirt: Treasure in Earthen Vessels

“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.”
–2CORINTHIANS 4:6-7

One of the greatest struggles of all time occurs in the body of the believer, which God formed from earth (dirt)–as ALL MEN are formed–and which, upon the spiritual rebirth, contains the Holy Spirit of God.

The struggle takes place between the dirt which is man’s body and the Spirit of God.

“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”
–Genesis 2:7

Man’s body–formed from the dust of the ground–and God’s Holy Spirit, engage in a classic struggle which the apostle Paul wrote about.

“for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.”
–Romans 7:15

“For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.”
–Galatians 5:17

So, after the SPIRITUAL rebirth, God’s Holy Spirit is placed in man’s body–which was formed from the dust of the ground and is sinful.

WHY did God do this?

WHY did God place these two diametrically opposed items within a man after his spiritual rebirth?

2CORINTHIANS 4:7 explains why.

“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.”
–2CORINTHIANS 4:7

And so, the epic struggle between the believer’s suit of dirt and God’s Holy Spirit continues to rage until the believer’s death, when his corruptible body will be changed to incorruptible–to match God’s Spirit within

“For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.”
1CORINTHIANS 15:53

Until then?

Let the battle begin!

DOES the reader believe that he will be completely changed upon being re-born spiritually?

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: June 15, 2020.]

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April 19, 2020 • 02:00 0

An Unlikely Salvation

“There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.”
–Proverbs 14:12

Several weeks ago, the account of a man who was CERTAIN he was going to heaven because he was always SO POLITE was presented.

Something Completely Different

This prompted some pondering about OTHER unlikely salvations: what SOME mistakenly claim to be their ticket to eternal glory.

1- Four or five years ago, a man claimed that he was “75 percent sure he was going to heaven.”

When asked to elaborate, the man ticked off a list of reasons why he thought he was bound for the Promised Land.

His mother attended church faithfully.
His mother had prayed for him.
He got the family Bible out EVERY SUNDAY and prayed to God.
He “never hurt anybody.”
On various occasions, he would read the Bible.

When it was pointed out that, while those things he mentioned were not bad things, they were NOT paths to salvation, the man grew indignant.

Raising his voice, he insisted that “I never miss a Sunday praying over the family Bible.”

NO matter how much Scripture was quoted, it seemed nothing could shake the man’s faith in his version of eternal salvation.

“All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.”
–Proverbs 16:2

2- When asked about eternal salvation, many church folk SAY the name of “Jesus“–and then provide their own little list of reasons why they are “a good person.”

Most of the reasons have to do with attending and supporting their church and its pastor, as well as occasionally helping out the other members of their “church family” in a time of need.

“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.”
–Proverbs 21:2

3- For many members of one particular church denomination, their belief is that salvation is achieved through various church rituals, traditions and their infallible leader.

In some cases, the Bible is completely silent. In others, what God’s Word has to say is the COMPLETELY OPPOSITE of what this church teaches.

Still, its members cling to their beliefs–often because those beliefs do not interfere with living one’s life in this world.

“And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.”
–Luke 16:15

4- One man–who is an adherent of an Eastern religious sect–believes that his study of his faction’s texts will grant him access to a happy hereafter.

His home is full of various knickknacks which remind the visitor of his claimed beliefs. Small statues of various worshipped idols, as well as wall hangings of assorted beings of a frightening appearance, adorn his abode.

If asked, he will expound AT LENGTH on how his teachings have prepared him for an eventual blissful eternity. He may even appear to grow angry that the visitor does not consider that he has eternal salvation.

Still, there are moments when he expresses doubt that what he is loudly claiming is really true.

“And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things. But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”
–Luke 10:41-42

ALL FOUR of these examples illustrate believers in an unlikely salvation.

Make NO Mistake: God can save ANYONE ANYWHERE at ANY TIME.

He can bring the worst sinner or unbeliever to repentance and salvation.

AND, God can do all this for no other reason than it is His pleasure to do so.

“Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.”
–Romans 9:18

BUT, all-in-all, the ones in these examples–absent a miraculous movement of God Himself–are candidates for an unlikely salvation.

In all four, the followers do not KNOW they have salvation: they either repeat what they have been told over and over OR they have made what they have been told such a part of their life, they can repeat the stories to others without thinking.

In true Christianity–which is practised by VERY FEW–believers KNOW their salvation is sure by the knowledge they acquire at their new birth; their transformation; their new life in Jesus Christ.

They are CERTAIN AND SURE because they not only have this acquired knowledge, they also have experiences which they cannot fully explain.

Their’s is NOT an unlikely salvation.

“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”
–John 3:36

WHEN it comes to where the reader will spend his eternity, does the reader have any more to go on than just a “good feeling about this”?

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: April 14, 2020.]

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

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March 29, 2020 • 02:00 0

NO ONE is Saved Without the Mercy of God

“God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”
–Psalm 53:2-3

There are NONE who DESERVE eternal salvation.

NONE.

Most of all, those FEW who have obtained eternal salvation KNOW this.

Those FEW understand that they did NOTHING to earn eternal salvation.

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
–Ephesians 2:8-9

The few KNOW they are saved ONLY by the GREAT GRACE AND MERCY OF GOD.

“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost”
–Titus 3:5

Those FEW who have been granted eternal salvation KNOW that NO MAN is saved without the GREAT GRACE and MERCY OF GOD.

Those FEW who have been blessed with eternal salvation KNOW that they have been given their blessing ENTIRELY due to God’s mercy and NOT by any righteous acts they think they have performed.

“Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.”
–Galatians 2:16

Those FEW who have been saved from eternal torment KNOW that ALL men deserve God’s judgment–even if God saves a few because of His great, unending mercy.

“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”
–Romans 3:10-12

ALL men are sinners.

NO man is a “good person.”

But FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST put those who are saved in line to experience the great mercy of God.

So: IF the reader has NOT experienced the new birth; the transformation; the regeneration which makes him a completely different person with a completely different outlook; AND that reader has genuine, sincere, true FAITH in Jesus Christ (not just the name of “Jesus” on his lips), the reader’s day will come.

AND it does not matter how bad/evil/wicked/foolish the reader has been to that point.

God’s great mercy triumphs over ALL.

Have faith and eternal salvation will be just around the corner!

DOES the reader believe that he will spend eternity in heaven if he a “good person” or he “tries to be a good person“?

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: March 23, 2020.]

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February 16, 2020 • 09:00 0

The Importance of God’s Mercy (Grace)

One of the best-sounding stories, particularly among the church folk, is the one about how “I made a decision for Christ that day.”

BUT God’s Word tells us that man does NOT make a decision–God does.

“So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.”
–Romans 9:16

As if to emphasize the point that it GOD’S MERCY which decides, NOT man’s decision-making, God’s Word informs the reader,

“For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”
–Romans 9:15

God wants man to KNOW that it is NOT man (particularly the WORKS of man)–but God–who decides on eternal salvation.

“Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.”
–Romans 4:4-5

BEFORE a person is shown God’s mercy and is saved from eternal damnation, that person was a “child of wrath.”

“Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.”
–Ephesians 2:3

A person MUST have faith that God will demonstrate His MERCY to all those who SINCERELY place their faith in Jesus Christ.

AND the decision to eternally save a person is made long before that person is even born.

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?”
–Romans 8:28-31

Since God exists at every point in time, past, present and future, He knows who will respond to His offer of eternal mercy BEFORE THEY ARE BORN.

“Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. “
Psalm 139:16

So, the next time that the reader hears someone say, “I made a decision for Christ” OR someone dramatically asks, “Do you want to make a decision for Christ?”, the reader will understand that the ONLY decision to be made is made by God–and NO ONE ELSE.

“For by grace [mercy] are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
–Ephesians 2:8-9

HAS the reader ever been asked to “make a decision for Christ“?

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: February 11, 2020.]

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Filed under: Biblical Teachings, END TIMES PREPARATION, Eternal Salvation through Jesus Christ, Good News/Gospel, the importance of God's mercy (grace)

February 15, 2020 • 09:00 0

There But For the Grace of God Go I

“There but for the grace of God go I.”

A great many have heard this saying, but it means different things to different people (depending upon whether the person is a Christian or whether the person is caught up in the ways of the world).

This well-known saying has been twisted by the world to mean what the WORLD wants it to mean.

Even today, many are familiar with this saying (often attributed to John Bradford).

The world most often applies this saying to the MATERIAL THINGS OF THE WORLD or one’s standing in the physical world (such as, after seeing a homeless person or a person who is in prison).

“There but for the grace of God go I.”

While the world continues to say “the grace of GOD,” the world often attributes the person’s better circumstance to LUCK or GOOD FORTUNE or BETTER UPBRINGING rather than GOD.

(There) but for the grace of God (go I)

used to say that one could be in the same bad situation as someone else

There but for the Grace of God go I

A recognition that others’ misfortune could be one’s own, if it weren’t for the blessing of the Divine, or for one’s luck.
Humankind’s fate is in God‘s hands.
More generally, our fate is not entirely in our own hands.

Usage notes:

This proverb is an expression of humility; in using it, a speaker acknowledges that outside factors (such as God‘s grace, or one’s upbringing) have played a role in one’s success in life.

Used also to express that one cannot judge others for their flaws for we are all equally flawed.

The Christian believer, on the other hand, knows this expression applies to himself and ANYONE else who does not believe and is not eternally saved.

The Christians believer never forgets his memories of what it was like before his life was transformed by Jesus Christ.

The Christian believer vividly remembers when HE was deceived–as is the rest of the world.

The Christian believer strongly remembers when HE believed much as the unbelievers now believe.

The Christian believer sharply remembers when HE was held captive by the world and its many stories.

The Christian believer KNOWS that, if not for the grace and mercy of God, he would be relying on his own resources, deceived about how much he knew and how the world REALLY operates.

The Christian believer KNOWS that, if not for the grace and mercy of God, he would be shaking his fist, mumbling about his bad luck–instead of leaning on the Creator of All, who controls everything.

The Christian believer KNOWS that, if not for the grace and mercy of God, he would also be just as deceived; just as lost; just as foolish and wicked as those he now tries to assist in saving.

“There but for the grace of God go I.”

The Christian believer knows it applies EXACTLY to his own present circumstance.

And he never forgets it.

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

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THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

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[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: February 14-16, 2020.]

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