THE GOSPEL:
~ A BRIEF AND CLEAR SUMMATION . . .
1) you cannot save yourself. you are separated from God
and guilty of many sins against God. your very nature is fallen, rebellious, and offensive to God.
2) God Himself has made a full provision to rescue you from an otherwise hopeless situation. God became a man in the person of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, Who Is the Eternal Word; He vicariously lived a perfect life and died an atoning death on your behalf...PROVIDED you receive this great gift by faith, trust, and with humility and a repentant willing-heart.
"Truly, truly I say unto you, 'UNLESS you humble your heart
and receive the Kingdom of GOD within you...you shall
IN NO WAY ENTER there in." ~ Jesus of Nazareth
3) God has given His Son to save us; He also offers to us the Holy Spirit to sanctify and seal us. * We are born of God's Spirit when we willingly repent and receive Jesus as Savior and Lord.* - THEN we receive a new nature, - a new heart, - which is reflected in NEW DESIRES to obey God and honor Him above all. ~ Thus, our PRIMARY allegiance and priority in life is to serve and honor the Lord Jesus Christ NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS and NO MATTER WHAT comes our way.
4) Only those who receive Christ shall enter God's Kingdom;
those *who reject* Him will pay for their own sins; thus will all guilt will be imputed to *them* and not to Christ.
5) SALVATION is ENTIRELY A GIFT OF GRACE and mercy IN CHRIST. No one can earn it; it is THE GIFT OF GOD given to the repentant heart who truly "calls upon the name of the LORD [Jesus Christ]" to grant them mercy and forgiveness. As the Scripture so clearly says, "you MUST be born-again." !
Please see these Scriptures:
2 Corinthians 5:17-21; John 3:2-8,36;
Acts 2:37-40; and Isaiah 55:6,7.
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John 3
3Jesus replied, "I assure you, unless you are born again,
you can never see the Kingdom of God."
4"What do you mean?" exclaimed Nicodemus. "How can an old man go back into his mother's womb and be born again?"
5Jesus replied, "The truth is, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.
6Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven.
7So don't be surprised at my statement that you must be born again.
8Just as you can hear the wind but can't tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can't explain how people are born of the Spirit."
9"What do you mean?" Nicodemus asked.
10Jesus replied, "You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don't understand these things?
16"For God so loved the world that He gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.
17God did not send his Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it.
18"There is no judgment awaiting those who trust Him.
But those who do not trust Him have already been judged for not believing in the only Son of God.
19Their judgment is based on this fact: The light from heaven
came into the world, but they loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil.
20They hate the light because they want to sin in the darkness.
They stay away from the light for fear their sins will be exposed
and they will be punished.
21But those who do what is right come to the light gladly,
so everyone can see that they are doing what God wants."
33Those who believe Him discover that God is true.
34For He is sent by God. He speaks God's words,
for God's Spirit is upon Him without measure or limit.
35The Father loves His Son, and He has given Him authority over everything.
36And all who believe in God's Son have eternal life.
Those who don't obey [or refuse] the Son
will never experience eternal life,
but the wrath of God remains upon them."
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Isaiah 55
6Seek the LORD while you can find Him.
Call on Him now while He is near.
7Let the people turn from their wicked deeds.
Let them banish from their minds the very thought of doing wrong!
Let them turn to the LORD that He may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
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Len & Lynne Hummel
CLEARLIGHT CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES
A BRIEF SUMMATION OF THE MORAL MESSAGE
OF THE BIBLE . . .
1) Do good and pursue wisdom and excellence in all things.
2) Love and reverance GOD, - The Creator, the Sustainer, and the Moral Center of the Universe, - above all else.
3) Remember mercy, goodness, charity, compassion, and justice.
4) Help the poor, the underprivileged, and the needy whenever possible.
5) Avoid all evil, lust, violence, hate, and greed. Avoid even *the appearance*of evil.
6) Speak the Truth of God's Word with Love.
7) Love the LORD thy GOD with all your mind, heart, soul, and strength.8) Love your neighbor as yourself. Treat others as you would like them to treat you. *YOU MUST FORGIVE to be forgiven.* ~ Matthew 6:12-15 ~
9) The whole world lies in deception and spiritual darkness, - seperated from God and in rebellion against God. Thus: seperate yourself from sin and the world; seperate yourself UNTO God.
10) And finally: Ecclesiastes 12:13,14 . . .
"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His commandments; for THIS is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgement: with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil."
See also:
Micah 6:8; * 7:18,19.
Matthew chapters 5 thru 7. Romans, chapter 12.
James 1:19-27; * 2:14-20; * 3:5-18, + verse 2.
and James 4:4-12.
~ HONOR GOD in Love, godly fear, reverance, and obedience. ~
~ Keep within your heart an attitude of thanksgiving and praise continually toward GOD and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Len Hummel, missionary/pastor
CLEARLIGHT GOSPEL MINISTRIES
Cebu, Philippines/ Phoenix, AZ.
and The Gospel Message: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21.
Shalom and GOD bless
Len Hummel
Clearlight Christian Ministries
* Jeremiah 9:23-26 *
* Philippians 1:6, & 9-11 *