John 3:5-7
King James Version
5 Jesus answered,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit,
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh;
and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee,
Ye must be born again.
How can you understand things of the SPIRIT, unless you are "born of the Spirit"?
How can you even comprehend GOD's ways, will, and wrath, unless you are of His Son?
As it is, people go about their own way, thinking their way is right.
Many don't even care where they go when they pass on.
So they remain as they are, unbelieving, and unsaved.
What are we to be saved from?
First, from ourselves.
From our stubbornness.
From our sins.
From our ignorance.
Second, from CHRIST's enemy.
This enemy seeks to destroy us, and to make mockery of CHRIST.
He wants us kept in the dark, when JESUS offers us LIGHT.
He wants us to perish, when GOD desires we be saved, through repentance.
Third, from eternal fire.
Who, in their right mind, would want to suffer eternal hell?
Sure, you'd rather do your thing now, not caring if you went to hell.
But you have no idea what you speak of
What does it take to be saved?
Who can save us?
Let these verses guide us:
John 3:13 King James Version
13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven,
but he that came down from heaven,
even the Son of man which is in heaven.
John 3:15 King James Version
15 That whosoever believeth in him
should not perish,
but have eternal life.
John 3:16-17 King James Version
16 For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish,
but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son
into the world
to condemn the world;
but that the world
through him
might be saved.
John 3:18 King James Version
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned:
but he that believeth not is condemned already,
because he hath not believed in the name
of the only begotten Son of God.
John 3:31 King James Version
31 He that cometh from above is above all:
he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth:
he that cometh from heaven is above all.
John 3:35 King James Version
35 The Father loveth the Son,
and hath given all things
into his hand.
John 3:36 King James Version
36 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.
Matthew 16:27 King James Version
27 For the Son of man shall come
in the glory of his Father
with his angels;
and then he shall reward every man
according to his works.
1 John 1:9 King James Version
9 If we confess our sins,
he is faithful and just
to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness.
Revelation 1:18 King James Version
18 I am he that liveth, and was dead;
and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen;
and have the keys of hell and of death.
In these verses, you can see JESUS was given ALL power on heaven, hell, and earth.
Why, then, do people refuse the LORD?
It's time to wake up now.
For the Rapture can occur any moment.
At a time only GOD decides on.
Only a true born again realizes the urgency of the times.
It's a foolish thing to reject the LORD.
He is All we really have.
He is All there Is.
2 Timothy 1:8-10 King James Version
8 Be not thou therefore ashamed
of the testimony of our Lord,
nor of me his prisoner:
but be thou partaker
of the afflictions of the gospel
according to the power of God;
9 Who hath saved us,
and called us with an holy calling,
not according to our works,
but according to his own purpose
and grace,
which was given us in Christ Jesus
before the world began,
10 But is now made manifest
by the appearing
of our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who hath abolished death,
and hath brought life
and immortality to light
through the gospel:
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