Acts 17
2 As his custom was, Paul went into the synagogue, and
on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3
explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from
the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.”
4 And some of them were persuaded; and a great
multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul
and Silas. 5 But
the Jews who were not persuaded, becoming envious, took some of the evil men
from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and
attacked the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
There are two paths to take,
two ways to live and die.
The first is the path everyone
at some time finds themselves on. It is the path that leads to a
temporary and selfish life on this earth and an eternal death separated from
God forever. It is a life and death without
Christ. Jesus calls this the broad gate that leads to destruction and many will
go by it (Matt. 7:13).
But there is another path. It is
the path that leads to death with Christ and eternal life in glorious worship
of God forever. This is the narrow gate and few
will go thereby (Matt 7:14). It is the way to eternal life that Jesus came to make available to all people who will simply deny sin and receive the grace of God.
It is one way or the other.
It cannot be both.
It is a choice we must all
make.
When Paul shared the gospel in Macedonia some were persuaded and chose Christ. They entered through the narrow gate. Some were not persuaded and sought to kill the messengers of Christ.
When the sure way of salvation and hope is
freely offered, why would a person possibly want to reject it?
But many do.
You and I will either die separate from Christ, lonely and without hope, or we will die in Christ,
guaranteed the eternal resurrection of life.
This is the good news.
Remember what the Philippian Jailer
said to Paul and Silas, “What must I do to be saved?”
Paul replied, “Believe on the Lord
Jesus and you will be saved.”
Beloved, believe on the Lord Jesus... and keep believing. Don't ever let go of your faith in Jesus.
The blood, death, resurrection and the redemption of the Lord Jesus is the requirement to forgiveness of sins. The Bible says that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in the Lord Jesus' name among all nations.
ReplyDeleteIf you repent your sins and believe on the Lord Jesus, so God forgiven your sins and gives participation in the eternal life with Him. The Bible says: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Repentance contains also the thought and act to forsake sins and changing the life according to the will of God. The Bible says: For with the heart man believes to righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made to salvation. That means to live publicly as Jesus' disciples obeying the word of God.
When you have received the salvation in the Lord Jesus by grace of God, the Bible says you that God delivered you from the power of darkness, and has translated you into the Kingdom of his dear Son. In whom you have redemption through the blood of the Lord Jesus, and the forgiveness of sin.
You have got forgiveness of sins for the sake that Jesus lived holy life for you; fulfilling the law for you; Jesus poured out His blood for you in the Calvary; Jesus died on the cross for you; Jesus resurrected to His Father, because He had fulfilled your salvation operation on the earth.
The salvation is the perfect gift of God for you. For by grace of God you are saved through faith, and not by your works, because it is the gift of God, not by works of a man, lest any man should boast.
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