THE HEAVENLY GIFT

John 3:16 tells us that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son.

Not only did God give His Son, but His Son, Jesus, gave Himself for us. We ought to be aware of that, and to learn why He did it.

Titus 2:14 tells us that Jesus gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Revelation 1:5 tells us that Jesus loved us and washed us from our sins in His own Blood.

Ephesians 5:25-27 tells us that Jesus loved the Church and gave Himself for it that He might sanctify it and cleanse it by the washing of water by the Word. That He might present it to Himself a glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

We may well wonder why God and Jesus went so far to save us. The Bible tells us in Ephesians 2:4 that it is because God is rich in mercy.

God is holy, and He will not compromise His holiness in any degree, though He loved us so much as noted above.

We should be well pleased that He won't, because if He did, heaven would not be better than earth for very long. Any sinner entering heaven would defile it.

God spoke to us by His Son, Whom He has appointed heir of all things. What did He say? "I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." Luke 13:3.

God and Jesus were so concerned about the danger of mankind perishing, that they were willing to go as far as they did to redeem us. That ought to persuade us of the unspeakable danger that lost people are in.

The Bible tells us that lost People will be cast into the lake of fire, and that they will be there forever. Lost people are those who have not been born again, and received eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.

People easily miss the fact that lost souls do not have to DO anything to BECOME lost. Unless they are born again, they already ARE lost. They must believe on Jesus Christ in order to BECOME SAVED. John 8:24.

God is not willing that anyone perish (be lost, as noted above), but that all should come to repentance. I.e., change their mind and way of living THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST. I am NOT talking about religious reform.

Something must happen to our heart, soul and mind. We must be forgiven our sin, and we must be made new creatures in Christ. That is the only thing that can make us acceptable to God, and ready for heaven. That can only happen to us through the power of the Blood of Jesus Christ.

His Blood, through faith in His Blood, makes us clean and acceptable in God's Holy Presence. NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST CAN DO THAT! Let no one persuade you otherwise. If you rely on anything, or anyone else than Jesus Christ as your very own Savior, you are, and you will BE forever lost! That is the message that God gave to mankind through Jesus Christ.

Some people claim that Christian people are narrow minded. Amen! We are BECAUSE our Lord Jesus Christ said, "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

Human philosophy and religions other than New Testament Christianity CAN NOT provide what we need to be saved. Hinduism was already three thousand years old, when Jesus came! It was NOT "good enough"! The wisdom of Plato, Socrates and Aristotle were NOT good enough. The Law of Moses was not good enough!

The Law of Moses showed us our need of a Savior, but it COULD NOT GIVE US LIFE. See Romans 8:1-3, and Romans 10:4.

No, my friends, Jesus Christ of Nazareth alone, is the only way to be saved. We must voluntarily receive Him, trust in Him alone for salvation, and daily follow Him in obedience to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

To believe any other way or method of salvation is to believe a lie, no matter how convincing it's philosophy may sound. The eternal lake of fire is the only destiny of such sincere, but deceived souls. DON'T BE ONE OF THEM!

God has given His Son. Jesus, the Son of God has given Himself. Jesus has obtained eternal redemption for us through faith in His Blood. BE WARNED: if you have not received Jesus Christ as your Savior by a conscious act of faith, and confessed Him as your Lord, YOU ARE LOST! BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, AND THOU SHALT BE SAVED". Acts 16:31.

I love you, God bless you.