The Wrath of God Today’s bumper sticker theology that says, "Smile, God Loves You!" is a deception of gargantuan proportions. Whether you are inside and outside the church, you are under a huge delusion if you mistake God's mercy for His approval. God is still being very kind to His enemies, so they imagine that they are at peace with Him There is not a single case in the book of Acts where anyone preaching the gospel told an unsaved audience that God loved them. Rather, the Biblical preachers warned their audiences that God did not approve of them, that they were in danger, and that they needed to make dramatic changes in their lives. God is a righteous judge, And a God who has indignation every day. If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword; He has bent His bow and made it ready (Psalm 7:11-12).
However make no mistake.. God is not going to allow you into Heaven based on your efforts to live a good life, keep the Ten Commandments, do good, help others, or even go to church or be baptized. If you are trusting in the fact that in the past you raised your hand, walked an aisle, or signed a card... your faith is misplaced. None of these things will save you from the arrow that He has already drawn in His bow, the arrow that is tenuously aimed at every sinner.. at you. Sin, which simply means to miss the mark... to fall short of the perfection God requires, separates us from God. (See Sin) The Bible Says..... “For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23. Emphasis Added) “For the wages of sin is death....” (Romans 6:23) But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you . . . (Isaiah 59:2).
The Love of God
At The Same Time God Does Not Want You to Perish. “For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).
Please note that the word translated love [Agape in the Greek] has little to do with feelings of affection, sentiments of fondness, glowing affinity or mushy sentimentality that never says a harsh word. And it certainly has noting to do with unconditional love. It is a gift that puts the group first. The church by and large is missing the point about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. You can be wrong about a lot of things but if you are wrong about the cross you are in trouble. The Living God died on a cross so that you and I may not get what we so richly deserve. The message of the Cross is good news indeed for the penitent, but to those who "obey not the gospel" it carries an overtone of warning. See The Meaning Of The Cross
What God Offers
goes far beyond rituals. He offers salvation... Forgiveness for sin and eternal life. . He Offers us Jesus. without whom you cannot have forgiveness of sin and eternal life. If you find yourself in court with a $50,000 fine, a judge will not let you go simply because you say that you are sorry and that you won't commit the crime again. However, if someone stepped in and paid the $50,000 fine, then you would be free to go from the demands of the law. God releases us from the demands of eternal justice on the basis that someone else paid our fine. Two thousand years ago Jesus Christ paid in full for the sins of the world. His words on the Cross were, "It is finished!". Our case is dismissed on the basis of His suffering death.
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).
Jesus is not one of many ways to heaven; He is the ONLY way. (See Section All Paths One Destination)
It’s Your Decision There are only three possible answers to this question: 1. To say yes, to accept God's free gift of salvation by putting your trust in Jesus Christ. 2. To say no, to reject God's offer of salvation. The Bible says that those who make this choice will spend eternity separated from God in a place called Hell. 3. To say maybe, to try to put off the decision to a more ‘convenient’ time.
The Bible does say that God is patient, wanting everyone to come to the point of accepting His gift of salvation (II Peter 3:9). But since none of can be sure we will even be here tomorrow, putting off the decision is the same as saying “no”. So, in reality, there are only two answers ... To accept His free gift of salvation or to reject that gift. The Bible says “Today, if you hear His voice do not harden your hearts” (Hebrews 1:7).
Every time God appeals to your heart and you refuse Him, your heart gets a little harder and the day will come when you can no longer sense God speaking to you at all... THE DOOR WILL EVENTUALLY CLOSE. Hesitation is probably very detrimental to your health).
Accepting This Gift
God, in His Grace (unmerited favor) has offered us a free gift. So, what happens if you accept this gift? Simply this.. (All Emphasis Added) “He came to that which was His own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, children born not of natural descent or a husband’s will, but born of God”. [John 1:11-13]. “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Jesus Christ” [Romans 8:1]. “That if you confess with your mouth, `Jesus is Lord´ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.” [Romans 10:9-10].
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However
Belief While it is true that you cannot become a Christian unless you believe that Jesus died on the Cross and that God raised Jesus from the dead. [Jesus said you must "repent, and believe in the gospel" (Mark 1:15b)]. [See Repentance] You may already know that God loves you and that Jesus died on the cross for your sins, but that doesn't make you a Christian. Becoming a Christian and having a home in heaven is not just believing certain things. Remember as believing that Adolph Hitler lived does not make a Nazi, simply believing in Jesus doesn't make you a Christian. (See Saving Faith)
The Bible says, The devil and demons believe in Jesus, but they certainly are not Christians. You must act on what you believe. The true follower of Christ will not ask “If I embrace this truth what will it cost me?” Rather he will say, “This is truth. God help me to walk in it, come what may!” Receiving Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior must be an aggressive act of the total personality and not a passive ‘acceptance’ that makes a door-to-door salesman of the Savior. He DOES NOT meekly stand by waiting to know whether we will patronize Him or not. Although we desperately need what He proffers, we sovereignly decide whether we will receive Him or not. Passive reception is unknown in the Bible. There is no hint of it within the confines of the Sacred Writ…… We have been taught that passive acceptance is the equivalent of faith when it is not. In the Greek, this word receive is active, not passive A much misused Scripture is Revelation 3:20, “Behold I stand at the door and knock”. [Aw, poor Jesus is out there is the cold, shivering, waiting for someone to let Him in. Wont you go ahead and let poor Jesus into your heart?] First of all, this is a statement by the Lord in Revelation is NOT to the unsaved, but to the church in Laodicea (see Revelation 3:14). The picture is truly pathetic. Jesus is standing outside of His own church, knocking for them to let HIM IN! And if there’s any doubt left as to whom He is talking to, look at verse 22, ”He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.” The truth of the matter for sinners is that Jesus is not outside of their world, knocking to come in. They are outside of HIS KINGDOM.
Born Again A person who is a creation of God becomes a child of God only when he or she is born by a special privilege or grant of the Almighty. It is not the turning over of a new leaf, but the receiving of a new life Jesus said “... unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3)
(See Born Again) Discipleship Too many of us ‘believing Christians’ refuse to accept the terms of true discipleship, the willingness to turn our backs on everything worldly for Jesus’ sake... In many cases we have ‘believed’ ourselves into a blind alley. Remember Our Lord’s very shocking words in Matthew 7:21-23 about those who would spend eternity in hell. He said that hell would be inhabited by some very religious people, who were convinced that heaven would be their eternal home: The living God demands our love and loyalty in return for His Son’s life on the cross. There is no religious magic, bringing to the Lord great delight and possessing mysterious power to open the Kingdom of Heaven. It is the establishment of a relationship sealed in the blood of the Son of The Most High, not something He takes lightly. Neither should you. As Spurgeon said...
 Are you ready now to say before high heaven and before the world-- "I will renounce myself and yield to God. I am the Lord's, and let all men and angels bear me witness--I am forevermore the Lord's."?
While the infinite God may now be waiting for your consent,
The wait is coming to an end.! | 
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