Have you ever turned down something of much value? If
someone with very good intentions gave you as a gift a watch with many jewels,
would you say “No, thanks, I don’t care for it”?
That is what we are doing every time someone wants to give
us the Word of God and we reject it.
The Bible, which is the Word of God, is the most sold book
in the entire world, the most preached about and used of all times, yet, there
are many people who do not know it, simply because they do not give it the
importance it has. It is the revelation of all we have been, all we are and all
we will ever be; it is the story of the creation of everything around us; the
disclosure of all prophecies (about 332 of which many have been fulfilled). It
is also our standard of faith and conduct when reaching our divine purpose. It
is the compilation of the work of forty different authors in an around fifteen
hundred year period. And in spite of the diversity of languages and places of
origin, there is unity in it because it is The Word of God Himself.
The first five books are called The Pentateuch which has been credited to Moses. It talks about the
creation and all that happened thereafter. It tells the faith family line
history and it gives all the laws God gave Moses [six hundred thirteen (613) of
them]. Beside those books it has the poetry ones like The Psalms; the ones of
love agape, and also of love Eros (Ruth, Esther, Song of Solomon); the ones of
advice and instruction (Proverbs, the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels, the
letters of Paul and other apostles in the New Testament). It also has the books
of Prophecy (All the big and small prophets in the Old Testament and the one of
Revelation in the New Testament). It has the Chronicles and happenings of the kingdoms,
and dramas of experiences lived by people of the time and their consequences. The
book has it all. It is a real treasure. And the best of it is the patience
producing wisdom it gives when you read it regularly, and the peace to know
that no one can take away the life it offers. The salvation plan is explained
here in twelve verses:
We are ALL undeserved sinners:
1 - Romans 3:10- As it
is written “there is none righteous. NOT EVEN ONE.
2- Romans 3:23- For
all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God
3- Romans
6:23- For the wages of Sin is
DEATH
But if we believe in Jesus we will be saved by Grace:
4- Acts 4:12-
“ And there is salvation in NO ONE ELSE; for there is no
other name under heaven that has
been given among men by which we must be
saved.”
5- Ephesians 2:8-9- For by grace you have been saved through
faith; and that
not of yourselves,
it is the GIFT of God; not as a result of works, so that no
one may boast.
6- John 3:16-
For God so loved the world, that
He gave his only begotten son,
that whoever
believes in him shall no perish, but have eternal life.
Although we should not brag thinking we are better than
others because:
7- Luke
13:3- Unless you repent, you
will all likewise perish.
8- John
3:3- Unless one is born again
he cannot see the kingdom
of God.
9-
II
Corinthians 5:17- If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old
things passed away; behold new things have
come.
Therefore we should do
as it is written:
10- Isaiah 55:6- Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call
upon him while
He is near.
11- Hebrews 3:15-
Today if you hear His voice do not harden your hearts.
12- Acts
16:31- “Believe in the Lord
Jesus, and you will be saved, You and your
household.”
All of this is the Word of God. Peter the apostle said it in
his letter:
“All Flesh is like Grass and
all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers and the flower falls off
But
the word of the Lord endures forever.”
(
I Peter 1: 24-25)
HAPPY VALENTINE !
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