People don't like to hear about hell. But I'm here to tell you that if Jesus is not your Lord and Savior, you are on your way to hell. Some of you will be upset at this bad news. You think that I'm all gloom and doom. Tell me this...if your house were on fire, would you want me to let you know? Of course you would. You'd probably thank me for telling you. Well, if you go to hell, YOU will be the one on fire. Hell may not be a politically correct topic these days, but many people enter hell everyday. Out of the 120,000 people that die everyday, most end up in hell. Hell is a real place in spite of the fact that people laugh and say that they want to go there. They simply don't understand how horrible hell is. Just because you've never seen hell doesn't mean it doesn't exist. We have a searing, accurate description of what hell is like in God's word. (We'll get to some scriptures in a minute) Hell is dreadful and if you don't believe in Jesus, you'd better get on the stick or else that's going to be your eternal destination.
Satan, the god of this world, WILL NOT always cause havoc. His doom is already foretold, "And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever." (Revelation 20:10)
Did you know that if you do not belong to Jesus Christ you belong to Satan? You don't have to be a card carrying Satanist to serve Satan. You don't have to be a murderer, drunkard or drug addict, either. All you have to do is ignore Jesus Christ. If you don't have Jesus today, you are deceived and hell bound--you are a child of hell, a child of the devil.
How many times have I heard someone say, "A loving God wouldn't put His creatures in hell." Well I have news for you, friend, God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance (II Peter 3:9). Know ye not that hell was not created for man? Hell was created for the devil and his angels--
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, PREPARED FOR THE DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS. (Matthew 25:41)Men go to hell because they choose the devil's way and reject the Lord Jesus Christ. God is holy and will not allow any sin in His kingdom. As a result, when people die in their sins they are forever banished from the presence of God to a fiery place called hell--a place of shame, contempt, and torment. Incidentally, Satan won't be ruling in the lake of fire. He'll be condemned and tormented just like everybody else--
the devil...shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. (Revelation 20:10)Think about this...God, out of profound love for you--a vile sinner who has transgressed His commandments--let His own beautiful, dear Son be sacrificed for YOUR sins! Jesus wasn't a sinner. He didn't sin one time. He didn't die for Himself. He died for you. To save YOU. That's why He is called the Saviour. Because He SAVES from hell and sin! If you reject His sacrifice and trod it underfoot it should not be too hard for you to understand that the same God who sacrificed His beloved Son will expeditiously cast your rebellious hind parts into hell and the lake of fare unclean. I too was once dead in trespasses and sins, but one lovely day I turned my face to Jesus and got washed in the blood. You can too--no matter what you've done.
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Isaiah 1:18
God does not want you in hell! Jesus came to save you from that horrible place! Get right with Jesus and you won't go there! Look at these scriptures:
As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die... (Ezekiel 33:11)
The Lord is...not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (II Peter 3:9)
The Bible teaches that God loves you so much that the Creator of this universe (Jesus Christ) came to "taste death" for every man. Jesus wasn't just some baby for a manger scene. He is God come in the flesh to destroy the power of death and hell--He holds the keys, people! If you say yes to Jesus, hell won't be your final destination. If you say no to Jesus, the lake of fire will be your eternal home. There is no getting out and no comfort--it's everlasting.
Regardless of whether you believe it or not, hell exists and the Bible says that it is never full. I've heard folks say that hell is not mentioned in the Bible or that hell is just the grave. Well, let's take a look at what the Authorized King James Bible says. Here are a few scriptures that deal with hell and the lake of fire (at the final judgment, hell, death and those not written in the book of life will be cast into the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone):
Matthew 25:41 (Jesus speaking to people at final judgment), ...Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.
Revelation 14:11, And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night...
Revelation 20:12, 15, And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life...And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Matthew 10:28, And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Luke 12:5, But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which AFTER he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Matthew 18:8, 9 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or feet to be cast into everlasting fire. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
Matthew 25:46, And these shall go away into EVERLASTING punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
II Thessalonians 1:9 Who shall be punished with EVERLASTING destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.
Isaiah 66:24, And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcasses of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be abhorring unto all flesh.
Mark 9:44 [speaking of hell], Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Jude 7, Sodom and Gomorrha...are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
Matthew 22:13, ...Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:41-42, The Son of man [Jesus] shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Revelation 21:8, But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Psalm 9:17, The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
Isaiah 14:99-11, 15 [referring to Lucifer], Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee...all they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us? Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee...thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
Daniel 12:2, And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and EVERLASTING contempt.
The following account, told by the Lord Jesus Christ in Luke 16:19-31, gives us the actual words of a man in hell--notice how he is in torment and he can see and he wanted his tongue cooled and he is tormented in the flame. Notice how wanted his brethren to be warned lest they entered that place of torment. Notice how the only hope that his brethren had was to believe the holy scriptures--there would be no other proof:
19. There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 20. And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21. And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
22. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
23. And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24. And 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 thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
26. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
27. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
28. For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
31. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
In order to be saved, you have to repent of your sins and believe that Jesus died for you, was buried, and rose again the third day. If you continue in his word, the Holy Bible (the Authorized King James Bible, the modern versions are counterfeits), then are you his disciple indeed. God has no pleasure that you should die in your sins. There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth (Luke 15:10). Going to church will not save you. You have to repent of your sins and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and obey his holy words until the end. The thief (the devil) cometh not but for to steal and to kill and to destroy: but the Lord Jesus Christ came that we might have life, and that we might have it more abundantly. the Lord Jesus Christ came to rescue us from sin and from the wages of sin which is death (physical death and everlasting torment in hell and the lake of fire).
Hell is real and those who reject the Lord Jesus Christ will be tormented forever without a single, solitary hope. Hell is real but you can be saved. Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation (2 Corinthians 6:2). Now, while you are still alive, is the time when you can be accepted by God. Tomorrow is not promised to you--now is the time to make your decision. If you die in your sins, you will not be accepted and you will not get another chance to repent. You will be rejected. Heaven is for God's people. Unrepentant thieves, liars, whoremongers, witches, murderers, sodomites, church hypocrites, false worshippers (people who follow false religionsire. NOTHING unclean will ever enter God's heaven--and all unregenerate people
Saturday, February 18, 2012
HELL IS REAL
Saturday, February 11, 2012
THE CROSS AND THE COMMANDMENTS' OF GOD
WITH... What does the Bible have to say about the problems we're facing in the world ....We can solve our problems at the foot of the cross as a community, and we ..... you do, because he trembles when he believes the Bible [see James 2:19].
OUT THE CROSS OF JESUS, THERE WOULD BE NO SALVATION; WE MUST LOOK AT IT AS GRACE AND REPENTANCE FOR OUR BEING ALIVE TODAY. JESUS SUFFERED ON THE CROSS FOR US. READ THE FOLLOWING NOTES, SHEPHERD TAYLOR, BILLY GRAHAM AND AN UNKNOWN NAME WRITER.
THE CROSS-! “WE CAN SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS AT THE FOOD OF THE CROSS” SAID BILLY GRAHAM.
THE CROSS-! “WE CAN SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS AT THE FOOD OF THE CROSS” SAID BILLY GRAHAM.
I am not here night after night to put on a show. We are not here to put on an entertainment. We are here to tell you what the Bible has to say. What does the Bible have to say about your problems? What does the Bible have to say about the problems we're facing in the world in which we live today? Night after night, I'm going to ask you to bring your Bibles.
OUT THE CROSS OF JESUS, THERE WOULD BE NO SALVATION; WE MUST LOOK AT IT AS GRACE AND REPENTANCE FOR OUR BEING ALIVE TODAY. JESUS SUFFERED ON THE CROSS FOR US. READ THE FOLLOWING NOTES, SHEPHERD TAYLOR, BILLY GRAHAM AND AN UNKNOWN NAME WRITER.
Now, today I will turn to the 17th chapter of the book of Acts, beginning at verse 30. Beginning tomorrow evening I am going to ask how many have brought their Bibles. I want everybody to bring a Bible. Now, I'm not a Bibliographist [sic]. I am not asking you to worship with the Bible. I don't use the Bible as a fetish. But I believe that the Bible is God's inspired Word, and in this book we find God's message for us today. I want you to get in the habit of carrying your Bible, reading your Bible, searching the Scriptures with me.
I am not here night after night to put on a show. We are not here to put on an entertainment. We are here to tell you what the Bible has to say. What does the Bible have to say about your problems? What does the Bible have to say about the problems we're facing in the world in which we live today? Night after night, I'm going to ask you to bring your Bibles.
I am not here night after night to put on a show. We are not here to put on an entertainment. We are here to tell you what the Bible has to say. What does the Bible have to say about your problems? What does the Bible have to say about the problems we're facing in the world in which we live today? Night after night, I'm going to ask you to bring your Bibles.
Now you may have just a little Testament; you might not have a Bible at all. Go downtown and get a Bible. If you don't have the money to get a Bible, Beverly Shea will lend you the money. But get a Bible. Bring your Bibles to the services every evening.
In New York, a lot of people brought great big family Bibles that they could hardly carry. Whatever kind of Bible you have, bring it. We're here to study the Bible and see what the Bible has to say. Everybody has a Bible, but very few people know what the Bible says. We don't know what the Bible says; we don't read its pages. The Bible is an uninteresting closed book. I want us to open the Bible together and see what the message of this book is for the day in which we live. The 17th chapter of the book of Acts:
In New York, a lot of people brought great big family Bibles that they could hardly carry. Whatever kind of Bible you have, bring it. We're here to study the Bible and see what the Bible has to say. Everybody has a Bible, but very few people know what the Bible says. We don't know what the Bible says; we don't read its pages. The Bible is an uninteresting closed book. I want us to open the Bible together and see what the message of this book is for the day in which we live. The 17th chapter of the book of Acts:
"But now God commanded all men everywhere to repent: because he hath appointed THEM TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO ALL NATIONS. MATTHEW 28- READ.
God is love. And we should follow the foot-steps of Jesus, he told us to love one another, as he had loved us. What does the bible teaches us about salvation? Salvation comes through Jesus Christ only. shepherd Taylor minds of millions of people around the world even as you read this. After all, if there is an afterlife and heaven actually exists, who wouldn't want to go there? In fact, if eternal life is real, there is not a single issue of greater importance to every man, woman and child on earth. Who would not give up everything that they own to live forever in paradise? All over the world people perform all kinds of religious acts in hope that they will gain favor with God. Some religious extremists even blow themselves up during suicide attacks, hoping that their "sacrifice" will enable them to get to paradise. But are those really ways to get to heaven? What does the Bible have to say? The truth is that the plan of salvation described in the Bible is very simple. It starts with God. The Bible tells us that God created mankind and that He loves us very much. In fact, God loves you more than you could ever imagine. The Scriptures go on and on about how great the love of God is and about how deeply He cares for each one of us individually. But there is a huge problem. The problem is that humanity is in deep rebellion against God. The truth is that humanity has rejected God and His laws. Most people like to think of themselves as "good" people, but the truth is that we are not good. Each one of us has broken God's laws over and over. We are lawbreakers and criminals before God. The Scriptures call us sinners. Perhaps you think that you are a "good person" and that God should let you into heaven based on how good you are. If that is what you believe, ask yourself this question: Have you ever broken God's laws? Posted below is a summary of the 10 Commandments. Have you ever violated any of these?..... #1) You shall have no other gods before Me. (Have you always loved God above everything else?) #2) You shall not make yourself an idol. (Have you ever made a god in your mind that you are more comfortable with or ever worshipped anyone other than the God of the Bible?) #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. (Is there anyone alive who has kept this commandment perfectly?) #5) Honor your father and mother. (Have you ever disrespected your father or your mother even one time? If so, you have broken this commandment.) #6) You shall not murder. (God considers hatred to be similar to murder). #7) You shall not commit adultery. (Have you ever looked at a man or woman with lust in your heart? That makes you guilty of breaking this commandment because in Matthew 5:27-28 Jesus said "Whoever looks upon a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart"). #8) You shall not steal. (Have you ever stolen anything? If so, that makes you a thief. The value of whatever you stole is irrelevant). #9) You shall not lie. (Have you ever lied even once? If so, that makes you a liar). #10) You shall not covet. (Have you ever jealously desired what belongs to someone else?) The truth is that we are all guilty of violating the Ten Commandments. We have all broken God's rules. In fact, if we took an honest look at how guilty we truly are we would be horrified. Take a moment and imagine this - one of the biggest television networks wants to do a huge 2 hour prime time special starring you. Doesn't that sound great? But instead of a two hour documentary about how wonderful you are, the network has discovered all of the most evil and horrible things that you have ever thought, said or did and they are going to broadcast them to millions of people all over the world for two hours during prime time. What would you do if that happened? The reality is that whoever that happened to would want to run away and never show their face to anyone ever again. Why? Because we have all done, said and thought things that are unspeakably evil. We are sinners in the eyes of God, just as the Scriptures tell us..... "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). We were created to have fellowship with God, but we chose to reject God and we all have repeatedly broken His laws. When we broke God's commandments, our fellowship with God was broken. By breaking God's commandments we decided that our will would be done instead of God's will. This self-will, characterized by an attitude of active It is a transcript of the sermon which Billy Graham preached at the Charlotte Crusade. September 21 - 1958 Christ's Answer to the World by: Billy Graham What does the bible teaches us about salvation? Salvation comes through Jesus Christ only. minds of millions of people around the world even as you read this. After all, if there is an afterlife and heaven actually exists, who wouldn't want to go there? In fact, if eternal life is real, there is not a single issue of greater importance to every man, woman and child on earth. Who would not give up everything that they own to live forever in paradise? All over the world people perform all kinds of religious acts in hope that they will gain favor with God. Some religious extremists even blow themselves up during suicide attacks, hoping that their "sacrifice" will enable them to get to paradise. But are those really ways to get to heaven? What does the Bible have to say? The truth is that the plan of salvation described in the Bible is very simple. It starts with God. The Bible tells us that God created mankind and that He loves us very much. In fact, God loves you more than you could ever imagine. The Scriptures go on and on about how great the love of God is and about how deeply He cares for each one of us individually. But there is a huge problem. The problem is that humanity is in deep rebellion against God. The truth is that humanity has rejected God and His laws. Most people like to think of themselves as "good" people, but the truth is that we are not good. Each one of us has broken God's laws over and over. We are lawbreakers and criminals before God. The Scriptures call us sinners. Perhaps you think that you are a "good person" and that God should let you into heaven based on how good you are. If that is what you believe, ask yourself this question: Have you ever broken God's laws? Posted below is a summary of the 10 Commandments. Have you ever violated any of these?..... #1) You shall have no other gods before Me. (Have you always loved God above everything else?) #2) You shall not make yourself an idol. (Have you ever made a god in your mind that you are more comfortable with or ever worshipped anyone other than the God of the Bible?) #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. (Is there anyone alive who has kept this commandment perfectly?) #5) Honor your father and mother. (Have you ever disrespected your father or your mother even one time? If so, you have broken this commandment.) #6) You shall not murder. (God considers hatred to be similar to murder). #7) You shall not commit adultery. (Have you ever looked at a man or woman with lust in your heart? That makes you guilty of breaking this commandment because in Matthew 5:27-28 Jesus said "Whoever looks upon a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart"). #8) You shall not steal. (Have you ever stolen anything? If so, that makes you a thief. The value of whatever you stole is irrelevant). #9) You shall not lie. (Have you ever lied even once? If so, that makes you a liar). #10) You shall not covet. (Have you ever jealously desired what belongs to someone else?) The truth is that we are all guilty of violating the Ten Commandments. We have all broken God's rules. In fact, if we took an honest look at how guilty we truly are we would be horrified. Take a moment and imagine this - one of the biggest television networks wants to do a huge 2 hour prime time special starring you. Doesn't that sound great? But instead of a two hour documentary about how wonderful you are, the network has discovered all of the most evil and horrible things that you have ever thought, said or did and they are going to broadcast them to millions of people all over the world for two hours during prime time. What would you do if that happened? The reality is that whoever that happened to would want to run away and never show their face to anyone ever again. Why? Because we have all done, said and thought things that are unspeakably evil. We are sinners in the eyes of God, just as the Scriptures tell us..... "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). We were created to have fellowship with God, but we chose to reject God and we all have repeatedly broken His laws. When we broke God's commandments, our fellowship with God was broken. By breaking God's commandments we decided that our will would be done instead of God's will. This self-will, characterized by an attitude of active It is a transcript of the sermon which Billy Graham preached at the Charlotte Crusade. September 21 - 1958 Christ's Answer to the World by: Billy Graham Now, today I will turn to the 17th chapter of the book of Acts, beginning at verse 30. Beginning tomorrow evening I am going to ask how many have brought their Bibles. I want everybody to bring a Bible. Now, I'm not a Bibliographist [sic]. I am not asking you to worship with the Bible. I don't use the Bible as a fetish. But I believe that the Bible is God's inspired Word, and in this book we find God's message for us today. I want you to get in the habit of carrying your Bible, reading your Bible, searching the Scriptures with me. I am not here night after night to put on a show. We are not here to put on an entertainment. We are here to tell you what the Bible has to say. What does the Bible have to say about your problems? What does the Bible have to say about the problems we're facing in the world in which we live today? Night after night, I'm going to ask you to bring your Bibles. Now you may have just a little Testament; you might not have a Bible at all. Go downtown and get a Bible. If you don't have the money to get a Bible, Beverly Shea will lend you the money. But get a Bible. Bring your Bibles to the services every evening. In New York, a lot of people brought great big family Bibles that they could hardly carry. Whatever kind of Bible you have, bring it. We're here to study the Bible and see what the Bible has to say. Everybody has a Bible, but very few people know what the Bible says. We don't know what the Bible says; we don't read its pages. The Bible is an uninteresting closed book. I want us to open the Bible together and see what the message of this book is for the day in which we live. The 17th chapter of the book of Acts: "But now God commanded all men everywhere to repent: because he hath THE CROSS-! “WE CAN SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS AT THE FOOD OF THE CROSS” SAID BILLY GRAHAM. Now, today I will turn to the 17th chapter of the book of Acts, beginning at verse 30. Beginning tomorrow evening I am going to ask how many have brought their Bibles. I want everybody to bring a Bible. Now, I'm not a Bibliographist [sic]. I am not asking you to worship with the Bible. I don't use the Bible as a fetish. But I believe that the Bible is God's inspired Word, and in this book we find God's message for us today. I want you to get in the habit of carrying your Bible, reading your Bible, searching the Scriptures with me. I am not here night after night to put on a show. We are not here to put on an entertainment. We are here to tell you what the Bible has to say. What does the Bible have to say about your problems? What does the Bible have to say about the problems we're facing in the world in which we live today? Night after night, I'm going to ask you to bring your Bibles. Now you may have just a little Testament; you might not have a Bible at all. Go downtown and get a Bible. If you don't have the money to get a Bible, Beverly Shea will lend you the money. But get a Bible. Bring your Bibles to the services every evening. In New York, a lot of people brought great big family Bibles that they could hardly carry. Whatever kind of Bible you have, bring it. We're here to study the Bible and see what the Bible has to say. Everybody has a Bible, but very few people know what the Bible says. We don't know what the Bible says; we don't read its pages. The Bible is an uninteresting closed book. I want us to open the Bible together and see what the message of this book is for the day in which we live. The 17th chapter of the book of Acts: "But now God commanded all men everywhere to repent: because he hath |
Shepherd Taylor- I love the Lord,because he died for my sin |
What does the bible teaches us about salvation? Salvation comes through Jesus Christ only.
minds of millions of people around the world even as you read this. After all, if there is an afterlife and heaven actually exists, who wouldn't want to go there? In fact, if eternal life is real, there is not a single issue of greater importance to every man, woman and child on earth. Who would not give up everything that they own to live forever in paradise? All over the world people perform all kinds of religious acts in hope that they will gain favor with God. Some religious extremists even blow themselves up during suicide attacks, hoping that their "sacrifice" will enable them to get to paradise. But are those really ways to get to heaven? What does the Bible have to say?
The truth is that the plan of salvation described in the Bible is very simple.
It starts with God.
The Bible tells us that God created mankind and that He loves us very much.
In fact, God loves you more than you could ever imagine. The Scriptures go on and on about how great the love of God is and about how deeply He cares for each one of us individually.
But there is a huge problem.
The problem is that humanity is in deep rebellion against God.
The truth is that humanity has rejected God and His laws.
Most people like to think of themselves as "good" people, but the truth is that we are not good. Each one of us has broken God's laws over and over. We are lawbreakers and criminals before God. The Scriptures call us sinners.
Perhaps you think that you are a "good person" and that God should let you into heaven based on how good you are.
If that is what you believe, ask yourself this question:
Have you ever broken God's laws?
Posted below is a summary of the 10 Commandments. Have you ever violated any of these?.....
#1) You shall have no other gods before Me. (Have you always loved God above everything else?)
#2) You shall not make yourself an idol. (Have you ever made a god in your mind that you are more comfortable with or ever worshipped anyone other than the God of the Bible?)
#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. (Is there anyone alive who has kept this commandment perfectly?)
#5) Honor your father and mother. (Have you ever disrespected your father or your mother even one time? If so, you have broken this commandment.)
#6) You shall not murder. (God considers hatred to be similar to murder).
#7) You shall not commit adultery. (Have you ever looked at a man or woman with lust in your heart? That makes you guilty of breaking this commandment because in Matthew 5:27-28 Jesus said "Whoever looks upon a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart").
#8) You shall not steal. (Have you ever stolen anything? If so, that makes you a thief. The value of whatever you stole is irrelevant).
#9) You shall not lie. (Have you ever lied even once? If so, that makes you a liar).
#10) You shall not covet. (Have you ever jealously desired what belongs to someone else?)
The truth is that we are all guilty of violating the Ten Commandments.
We have all broken God's rules.
In fact, if we took an honest look at how guilty we truly are we would be horrified.
Take a moment and imagine this - one of the biggest television networks wants to do a huge 2 hour prime time special starring you.
Doesn't that sound great?
But instead of a two hour documentary about how wonderful you are, the network has discovered all of the most evil and horrible things that you have ever thought, said or did and they are going to broadcast them to millions of people all over the world for two hours during prime time.
What would you do if that happened?
The reality is that whoever that happened to would want to run away and never show their face to anyone ever again.
Why?
Because we have all done, said and thought things that are unspeakably evil.
We are sinners in the eyes of God, just as the Scriptures tell us.....
"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).
We were created to have fellowship with God, but we chose to reject God and we all have repeatedly broken His laws. When we broke God's commandments, our fellowship with God was broken. By breaking God's commandments we decided that our will would be done instead of God's will. This self-will, characterized by an attitude of active
It is a transcript of the sermon which Billy Graham preached at the Charlotte Crusade. September 21 - 1958
Christ's Answer to the World
by: Billy Graham
Now, today I will turn to the 17th chapter of the book of Acts, beginning at verse 30. Beginning tomorrow evening I am going to ask how many have brought their Bibles. I want everybody to bring a Bible. Now, I'm not a Bibliographist [sic]. I am not asking you to worship with the Bible. I don't use the Bible as a fetish. But I believe that the Bible is God's inspired Word, and in this book we find God's message for us today. I want you to get in the habit of carrying your Bible, reading your Bible, searching the Scriptures with me.
I am not here night after night to put on a show. We are not here to put on an entertainment. We are here to tell you what the Bible has to say. What does the Bible have to say about your problems? What does the Bible have to say about the problems we're facing in the world in which we live today? Night after night, I'm going to ask you to bring your Bibles.
Now you may have just a little Testament; you might not have a Bible at all. Go downtown and get a Bible. If you don't have the money to get a Bible, Beverly Shea will lend you the money. But get a Bible. Bring your Bibles to the services every evening.
In New York, a lot of people brought great big family Bibles that they could hardly carry. Whatever kind of Bible you have, bring it. We're here to study the Bible and see what the Bible has to say. Everybody has a Bible, but very few people know what the Bible says. We don't know what the Bible says; we don't read its pages. The Bible is an uninteresting closed book. I want us to open the Bible together and see what the message of this book is for the day in which we live. The 17th chapter of the book of Acts:
In New York, a lot of people brought great big family Bibles that they could hardly carry. Whatever kind of Bible you have, bring it. We're here to study the Bible and see what the Bible has to say. Everybody has a Bible, but very few people know what the Bible says. We don't know what the Bible says; we don't read its pages. The Bible is an uninteresting closed book. I want us to open the Bible together and see what the message of this book is for the day in which we live. The 17th chapter of the book of Acts:
"But now God commanded all men everywhere to repent: because he hath appointed THEM TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO ALL NATIONS. MATTHEW 28- READ.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
GOD'S BLESSINGS
God have a blessing for your life my friends. Just trust and obey his commandments; he promised us these blessings,
1And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
2And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
3Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
4Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
5Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
6Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
7The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
8The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
9The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.
10And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
11And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
12The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
13And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
14And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.
My brothers and sisters, God had promised us, blessings of abundance. His promises never fails, what he say he will do he will do. Believe in the promises of God; and have a bless moment.
LOVE ALL OF YOU IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS! SHOLOM(PEACE).
Deuteronomy 28
1And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
2And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
3Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
4Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
5Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
6Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
7The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
8The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
9The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.
10And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
11And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
12The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
13And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
14And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.
My brothers and sisters, God had promised us, blessings of abundance. His promises never fails, what he say he will do he will do. Believe in the promises of God; and have a bless moment.
LOVE ALL OF YOU IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS! SHOLOM(PEACE).
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
CHILDREN ABUSING PARENTS
Nellie was born poor, she came into riches by winning the lotto; she helped all her siblings by giving them a share of her money. Nonetheless she moved away from them later on down the road, into a rich suburban neighborhood. Somewhere in New York. For many Years some of her family did not hear from her. Until her mother deceased they all met in Jamaica for the funeral. At that moment there was a lot of proble among the siblings, seven girls and five boys, from their parents. Nellie is a very proud, light skin woman, thin built, long hair, streight face, big nose and big lips. Fine looking woman, fearly spoken, and she only talk to people that are educated, and wealthy.
In other word, I would call her a "Snab" So, at the funeral, in their parents lexurous living room, the siblings looked at each other for a moment. Marcia who is the mother of the family, said, " we only meet when there is a death in the family. it's a god damn shame." Nelli, was sitting on a brown loveseat, she stood up in haste, she responded to Marcia's, comment, You of all person should not say this, I took care of my parents, financially. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh, Marcia, blessed be the name of God. What is family does, they hated each other, envy each other and forget that I was the one who helped them." immediately after she spoke she walked briefly to the front dood, for a breath of air, spoung around, sat in the love seat, crossed her legs and held her tongue.
Glenville one of nellie's brother, pushed back in his chair in the living room, as he peered at the rest of the siblings; he said, I left Jamaica for twenty years to the united States, I wored and support most of you and my parents, now mother is dead, are we not here to lay her in the grave? or, we are here to fight each other. So nellie came into some money, she gave us a cut of it, we should be greateful, don't we all? she didn't have to give us any... damn.! You all talking about siblings abusing parents, said Glenville, my parents had never been abused by me. I closed this silly conversation". Sarah, the baby daughter, very light skined, she sat at the dining room table in the living room area, resting her elbow at the edge of the table. She sighed, stood up walked around the living, looked at her siblings, with a dirty eye- she said, " u- all don't know that my mother was abused when she has twelve children and we dumped her into a nursing home in Kingston Jamaica? let me tell u- all this, you all with your almighty dollars, u- all are like a dry honey comb, that had no juice; u-all needs to shut up about who done this or who done that men! enough is enough men. My mother is eighty one years old, she lived her life, and now she should go home in peace and not war. She was abused by most of the rich ones who when she was ill and in the hospital refused to visited her. My God, men, this is an abused. Second of all, she needs money to buy medications, no one takes the time to send my neice Revera, a dime to buy her medications, that is an abused. The only person that I can truly say stood with our mother, is Marcia, she worked two jobs to keep the doctor's bill paid. God blessed her." Sarah, went outside, lit her cigarette, sat on a huge rock infront of her parents home. Nevertheless, the siblings, put their differences aside, and held an extravagant musical party for the sending off of their parents; according to their jamaican's custom, when a parent past they must go out in style. So, the hired a group of musicians and singers, they killed cows and goats and hired the poorer class people to do the cooking.
That night they had a pleasurous time, which they called the last "Earthly Celebration" for their mother. This was an opened air event, loud music, dancing and drinking. The worst party of this celebration was over, the siblings' mother will be buried the next day. Now they all came together and called a family meeting in the living room. Marcia, was the leader for this occassion. She allowed them to sit in the Couches and Loveseats in the living room. She stood up, and she said to them, " we are brothers and sisters from the same parents; we are also scattered abroad, living our own life, death brought us together, which is very bad. Now, our mother is going to be buried tomorrow, we need to stop all this fighting and be civil. We will get dressed tomorrow and behave like loving brothers and sisters, with our heads lifting up and our shoulders stiff like shoulders in a good army. I don't want us to leave here, and after this people talks about us. We must put away all differences for the sake of our mother, buried her in style and leve behind us a good report.
We know that all of us made a big mistake by putting our mother into a nursing home, don't we all? she asked? They all replied in one voice , yes, we did. Nellie, I'm very sorry it happened like this. But we cannot change anything now, other than us to give our mother a good burial." She looked at her father, as he sat in his brown Lazy Boy Chair, quite; Marcia said, father, we are going to make sure that you do not encountered the same things that mother mother encountered. Lacked of medications, physical abused by us when we live in fight with ourselves and forget about mother. Father, I assure you that with you, things will definitely be defferent. trust me" "you know what I mean" the rest of the siblings, in one voice, " Marcia, it's well said" It was evening, the Sun set over the big Caribbean sea in Jamaica, birds were singing, the atmosphere was flarying with wind. Nellie got up from her seat, went to the rest room, Marcia, was still talking, about their mother's funeral that to be held.
Well, after Marcia's lectures to her siblings. She went outside got into her Lexus rent a car and she went to visited a cousine about a mile from home. When she got there, they spoke of the funeral that would take place for her mother at the Wait - A- Bit Baptist's Church the next day.
The funeral home , was more so a celebration, looked more like the wedding of Princess Diana. everyone dressed in purple, gold and white; females wears gold hats, white gloves, etc; men perple suits, gold and gold shoes. all purple, white and gold flowers. Hurst, and Lemoes, gold and white, decorated with purple flowers. Female Funeral Director, attire, purple, gold, and white. Church decorated in the same colors. There was a huge picture, that Nellie hung of her mother at the entrance at the Church, where as her mother dressed in a purple dressed, that she wears to Nelli's wedding in the Seventies. Throughout the service at the church, there was two police officers, who stood by the coffin, have no idea the reason for that. Nowtheless, the body laided out in the church, Mrs. Williams twelve children gathered around the coffin, holding twelve purple roses, and they sung, " My sweet mother, we will never forget you; for the good things that you had done for us. " The pastors, immediate families and friends spoke of Mrs. Williams, that she was a loyal member and friend to the church and the community.
Nellie, took the microphone from the one of the Pastor, and she Said, " Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here togater un this wonderful occasion, of my beautiful mother, Mrs. Louise Williams. She is gone but not forgotton. To me, my mother was precious than any other mother on this Earth. Why is she special? she loves her children and she goes out of her way to make us happy. My mother woke early in the morning, she iron our uniforms , cooked our breakfast, and she prayed over us and sent us off to school. She is not only a mother, but she was my friend who listened, and always gives me good advise. Not to me alone but to the rest of the siblings. I whant to say, mother we loved you, rest in perfect peace." Oh well, what shall i say about this family? they started out fighting, after the funeral of their mother, they became friends. Nelli holds her lead as the rich one in the family as Marcia will always be the mother of the family. Children abusing their parents, could be in any form.... The children left behind in their place of birth, a mournament of love for their mother.
REST IN PEACE MY MOTHER- WE LOVE YOU ALWAYS FOREVER.
. 
copyright 2012 Catherine Gray Taylor
In other word, I would call her a "Snab" So, at the funeral, in their parents lexurous living room, the siblings looked at each other for a moment. Marcia who is the mother of the family, said, " we only meet when there is a death in the family. it's a god damn shame." Nelli, was sitting on a brown loveseat, she stood up in haste, she responded to Marcia's, comment, You of all person should not say this, I took care of my parents, financially. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh, Marcia, blessed be the name of God. What is family does, they hated each other, envy each other and forget that I was the one who helped them." immediately after she spoke she walked briefly to the front dood, for a breath of air, spoung around, sat in the love seat, crossed her legs and held her tongue.
Glenville one of nellie's brother, pushed back in his chair in the living room, as he peered at the rest of the siblings; he said, I left Jamaica for twenty years to the united States, I wored and support most of you and my parents, now mother is dead, are we not here to lay her in the grave? or, we are here to fight each other. So nellie came into some money, she gave us a cut of it, we should be greateful, don't we all? she didn't have to give us any... damn.! You all talking about siblings abusing parents, said Glenville, my parents had never been abused by me. I closed this silly conversation". Sarah, the baby daughter, very light skined, she sat at the dining room table in the living room area, resting her elbow at the edge of the table. She sighed, stood up walked around the living, looked at her siblings, with a dirty eye- she said, " u- all don't know that my mother was abused when she has twelve children and we dumped her into a nursing home in Kingston Jamaica? let me tell u- all this, you all with your almighty dollars, u- all are like a dry honey comb, that had no juice; u-all needs to shut up about who done this or who done that men! enough is enough men. My mother is eighty one years old, she lived her life, and now she should go home in peace and not war. She was abused by most of the rich ones who when she was ill and in the hospital refused to visited her. My God, men, this is an abused. Second of all, she needs money to buy medications, no one takes the time to send my neice Revera, a dime to buy her medications, that is an abused. The only person that I can truly say stood with our mother, is Marcia, she worked two jobs to keep the doctor's bill paid. God blessed her." Sarah, went outside, lit her cigarette, sat on a huge rock infront of her parents home. Nevertheless, the siblings, put their differences aside, and held an extravagant musical party for the sending off of their parents; according to their jamaican's custom, when a parent past they must go out in style. So, the hired a group of musicians and singers, they killed cows and goats and hired the poorer class people to do the cooking.
That night they had a pleasurous time, which they called the last "Earthly Celebration" for their mother. This was an opened air event, loud music, dancing and drinking. The worst party of this celebration was over, the siblings' mother will be buried the next day. Now they all came together and called a family meeting in the living room. Marcia, was the leader for this occassion. She allowed them to sit in the Couches and Loveseats in the living room. She stood up, and she said to them, " we are brothers and sisters from the same parents; we are also scattered abroad, living our own life, death brought us together, which is very bad. Now, our mother is going to be buried tomorrow, we need to stop all this fighting and be civil. We will get dressed tomorrow and behave like loving brothers and sisters, with our heads lifting up and our shoulders stiff like shoulders in a good army. I don't want us to leave here, and after this people talks about us. We must put away all differences for the sake of our mother, buried her in style and leve behind us a good report.
We know that all of us made a big mistake by putting our mother into a nursing home, don't we all? she asked? They all replied in one voice , yes, we did. Nellie, I'm very sorry it happened like this. But we cannot change anything now, other than us to give our mother a good burial." She looked at her father, as he sat in his brown Lazy Boy Chair, quite; Marcia said, father, we are going to make sure that you do not encountered the same things that mother mother encountered. Lacked of medications, physical abused by us when we live in fight with ourselves and forget about mother. Father, I assure you that with you, things will definitely be defferent. trust me" "you know what I mean" the rest of the siblings, in one voice, " Marcia, it's well said" It was evening, the Sun set over the big Caribbean sea in Jamaica, birds were singing, the atmosphere was flarying with wind. Nellie got up from her seat, went to the rest room, Marcia, was still talking, about their mother's funeral that to be held.
Well, after Marcia's lectures to her siblings. She went outside got into her Lexus rent a car and she went to visited a cousine about a mile from home. When she got there, they spoke of the funeral that would take place for her mother at the Wait - A- Bit Baptist's Church the next day.
The funeral home , was more so a celebration, looked more like the wedding of Princess Diana. everyone dressed in purple, gold and white; females wears gold hats, white gloves, etc; men perple suits, gold and gold shoes. all purple, white and gold flowers. Hurst, and Lemoes, gold and white, decorated with purple flowers. Female Funeral Director, attire, purple, gold, and white. Church decorated in the same colors. There was a huge picture, that Nellie hung of her mother at the entrance at the Church, where as her mother dressed in a purple dressed, that she wears to Nelli's wedding in the Seventies. Throughout the service at the church, there was two police officers, who stood by the coffin, have no idea the reason for that. Nowtheless, the body laided out in the church, Mrs. Williams twelve children gathered around the coffin, holding twelve purple roses, and they sung, " My sweet mother, we will never forget you; for the good things that you had done for us. " The pastors, immediate families and friends spoke of Mrs. Williams, that she was a loyal member and friend to the church and the community.
Nellie, took the microphone from the one of the Pastor, and she Said, " Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here togater un this wonderful occasion, of my beautiful mother, Mrs. Louise Williams. She is gone but not forgotton. To me, my mother was precious than any other mother on this Earth. Why is she special? she loves her children and she goes out of her way to make us happy. My mother woke early in the morning, she iron our uniforms , cooked our breakfast, and she prayed over us and sent us off to school. She is not only a mother, but she was my friend who listened, and always gives me good advise. Not to me alone but to the rest of the siblings. I whant to say, mother we loved you, rest in perfect peace." Oh well, what shall i say about this family? they started out fighting, after the funeral of their mother, they became friends. Nelli holds her lead as the rich one in the family as Marcia will always be the mother of the family. Children abusing their parents, could be in any form.... The children left behind in their place of birth, a mournament of love for their mother.
REST IN PEACE MY MOTHER- WE LOVE YOU ALWAYS FOREVER.
copyright 2012 Catherine Gray Taylor
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