The most important message a Christian will ever speak to someone and the most important message a sinful unbeliever will ever hear is the salvation message of Jesus Christ. So everyone please read all of this which has taken me 20 years to compile this wisdom and knowledge of the word of God
The message used by much of Christendom has been whittled down to about 3 minutes, maybe a couple Scriptures and say this prayer and you will be saved. This is very unbiblical and is creating deception and a false since of security based on partial truths at the most.
This message I am giving you is very long and is as in depth as I can give but not all inclusive of course. All my messages on salvation when I preach here in the US and overseas will contain at one time or another all that is spoken of below and even more as I grow in God and a greater knowledge of His word.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
These three Scriptures are three of the most used when preaching about salvation and they are the word of God and good ones but there is so much more. Many people that don't know God have seen or heard these before but really don't have a full understanding of them. They have been used so many times that they have become possibly cliche like the WWJD has over the years.
Why are sinners going to perish and what did they do to deserve such a thing? Why do they need to be born again and what do they need saved from?
1 Timothy 1:15...that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners
The first question we must answer even before we can really explain what a sinner and sin is,
"Who is God?"
Since there are a mutlitude of Scriptures on this subject I will direct you to a few sites listing many of these to save room on this blog.
Genesis 1 is the first book of the Bible with the stroty of God beginning His creation.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=gen%201&version=NKJV
The Book of Job chapters 38 & 39 are two of the best chapters in the bible describing the Creator God.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=job%2038-39&version=NKJV
Jesus, Creator & God
http://acharlie.tripod.com/bible_study/jesus_creator.html
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’” 16 And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
Simply put, "Jesus is only true God."
What is a Sinner?
I hope to answer these and other questions through the remainder of this long message. So please be patient and you might learn something new or even have your life eternally changed.
We can no longer make the salvation message, “God has a wonderful plan for your life, confess you're a sinner and ask Jesus into your heart.” If you will read the Ray Comfort messages "Hell's Best Kept Secret & True and False Conversion you will see the travesty this can bring. http://www.raycomfort.com/
1John 1:4 CEV Everyone who sins breaks God's law, because sin is the same as breaking God's law.
Sin is when we break God’s law or commandments.
Romans 3:19 CEV We know that everything in the Law was written for those who are under its power. The Law says these things to stop anyone from making excuses and to let God show that the whole world is guilty. 20 God doesn't accept people simply because they obey the Law. No, indeed! All the Law does is to point out our sin.
The law, God’s commandments are to keep us from making excuses about our sins and to show us we are guilty because the law points to our sins.
Romans 3:23 All of us have sinned and fallen short of God's glory.
All! Means, ALL! Everybody! Everyone! You! Me! The neighbors! ALL HAVE SINNED! ALL ARE GUILTY AND WITHOUT EXCUSE BEFORE GOD BECAUSE THE LAW BUSTED US OUT & EXPOSED US FOR WHO AND WHAT WE REALLY ARE.
But you say, I'm a good person."
Romans 3:9 What then? Are we better than they? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.
10 As it is written: “ There is none righteous, no, not one;
11 There is none who understands;
There is none who seeks after God.
12 They have all turned aside;
They have together become unprofitable;
There is none who does good, no, not one.”
13 “ Their throat is an open tomb;
With their tongues they have practiced deceit”;
“ The poison of asps is under their lips”;
14 “ Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 “ Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways;
17 And the way of peace they have not known.”
18 “ There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Romans 5:12 CEV Adam sinned, and that sin brought death into the world. Now everyone has sinned, and so everyone must die.
18 Everyone was going to be punished because Adam sinned. But because of the good thing that Christ has done, God accepts us and gives us the gift of life. 19 Adam disobeyed God and caused many others to be sinners. But Jesus obeyed him and will make many people acceptable to God. 20 The Law came, so that the full power of sin could be seen. Yet where sin was powerful, God's kindness was even more powerful. 21 Sin ruled by means of death. But God's kindness now rules, and God has accepted us because of Jesus Christ our Lord. This means that we will have eternal life.
We all have sinned but it is Adam that made us sinners. We have just followed what was in us when born, the sinful nature of Adam.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death.
Sin has a wage we all will earn. It’s not the death of when we die and are buried. In (Revelation 2:11) the Bible talks about a second death which is a death that damns us and eternally separates us from God with out hope of ever escaping from Hell.
Luke 16:24 “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’
This is the story called, "The Rich Man and Lazuras". The man who had been rich while on earth was in a place after his death where he was dying of thirst, tormented and with a great gulf separating him so there was no way of escape. The rich man had received all his good and wealth while on earth. Lazarus even though very poor and sick went to heaven where he receive his reward.
Mark 9:43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched— 44 where ‘ Their worm does not die And the fire is not quenched.’ 45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched—
This doesn't mean to literally cut something off but to show you hell is so bad that you need to remove from your life whatever is causing the sin. Hell is where the fire is never quenched and the worm never dies.
Go to this web site to hear a message called 23 Minutes in Hell by Bill Wiese.
To see this video and others look on this blog and the blog posted on Friday November 26, 2010 titled, The TRUTH! "People Without Jesus Will Go to Hell"
The Word of God says we are all sinners because of Adam and we all have sinned by breaking Gods commandments.
You might say you have never broken His commandments.
Exodus 20 lists God’s Ten Commandments which are His Laws He judges us by.
1. You shall have no other gods before Me. (Have you always loved God above all else?)
2. You shall not make yourself an idol. (Have you made a god in your mind that you're more comfortable with, a god to suit yourself?)
3. You shall not take God's name in vain. (Have you ever used God's holy Name as a cuss word?)
4. Remember the Sabbath Day, to keep it holy.
5. Honor your father and mother.
6. You shall not murder. (God considers hatred to be as murder).
7. You shall not commit adultery. ("Whoever looks upon a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart" (Matthew 5:27-28); this is for a man looking at a woman, a woman looking at man and the same sex that might be looking at another with lust and also includes sex before marriage with anyone).
8. You shall not steal. (Have you ever stolen anything? the value of the item is irrelevant).
9. You shall not lie. (Have you lied even once? Including answering these questions).
10. You shall not covet. (Have you ever jealously desired what belongs to others?)
The Bible says that God will punish all murderers, rapists, thieves, liars, adulterers, etc. He will even judge our words and thoughts. On Judgment Day, will you be found to be guilty or innocent of breaking His commandments?
Perhaps you think that God is good, and will therefore overlook your sins. But it is His goodness that will make sure that murderers, rapists, thieves, liars, etc. receive justice. He would be a corrupt Judge if He turned a blind eye to injustice. Have you kept the Commandments?
The Bible says that the Law is perfect. It commands you to be perfect (Matthew 5:48). Are you perfect (in thought, word, and deed)? Will you make it to Heaven? You may say that you are still good, but God says you're not (see Psalm 14:2-3). So one of you is lying, and the Scriptures tell us that it is impossible for God to lie. Remember that all liars will be cast into the Lake of Fire (Revelation 21:8) . God's Law demands justice, and the penalty for sinning against Him is death and Hell. Continue to listen and read on carefully if you want to live.
* These last few writings on the 10 Commandments from Exodus 20 down to the last sentence are from a tract from http://www.raycomfort.com/
James 2:10 CEV If you obey every law except one, you are still guilty of breaking them all.
Part 2 http://ewpministry.blogspot.com/2010/11/anatomy-of-salvation-message-part-2-by.html
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