Sunday, March 27, 2016

Why Believers Should NOT Sweat The Small Stuff



Fact: Jesus Christ was BORN.
Fact: We (Believers) do NOT know The Exact Day AND Date.
                                                    
Fact: Jesus Christ DIED, upon The Cross.
Fact: We (Believers) do NOT know The Exact Day AND Date.

Fact: Jesus Christ was RAISED from The Grave (The Tomb), ALIVE, by God Almighty, on The Third Day.
Fact: We (Believers) do NOT know The Exact Day AND Date.

Fellow Believers, why do I say, We (Believers) should NOT sweat The Small Stuff?

Well, first off, We (Believers) do NOT know The Exact Day AND Date, which Jesus Christ was BORN, and that’s OK.  At least, We (Believers) have CHOSEN a DAY to Celebrate Jesus Christ’s Birth (EVERY YEAR)!

Next, We (Believers) do NOT know The Exact Day AND Date, which Jesus Christ DIED upon The Cross (Jesus Christ’s Crucifixion), and that’s OK.  At least, We (Believers) have CHOSEN a DAY to Remember Jesus Christ’s Sacrifice, Once for All (Mankind), Paying Our sin debt and Defeating Death (EVERY YEAR)!

We (Believers) do NOT know The Exact Day AND Date, which Jesus Christ was RAISED from The Grave (The Tomb), ALIVE (Jesus Christ’s Resurrection), by God Almighty, Himself, and that’s OK.  At least, We (Believers) have CHOSEN a DAY to Celebrate Jesus Christ’s Resurrection (EVERY YEAR)!

We (Believers) do NOT know The Exact Day AND Date, which Jesus Christ Ascended on a Cloud, ALIVE (Jesus Christ’s Ascension), into Heaven, and sat down at The Right Hand of God Almighty, and that’s OK.  At least, We (Believers) have CHOSEN to Celebrate it (Jesus Christ’s Ascension), EVERY DAY!

So, what is my point, YOU (Believers) ask?  Stop getting “hung up” on day or dates, when We (Believers) do NOT even know them anyways.  Be GRATEFUL, that We (Believers) have the luxury to Celebrate These Events!

How many events in this World can YOU (Believers) name, whereby The Whole World Celebrates That Event?  Yeah, New Year’s Eve, that’s true, but how about Jesus Christ’s Birth AND Jesus Christ’s Resurrection, which are The Two Most Important Events, to All Mankind, period!

What IS Important (i.e. NOT small stuff) is a Person’s Salvation; in FACT, IT (Salvation) IS THE MOST IMPORTANT Thing of All!

IF a Person Acknowledges God Almighty’s Amazing Saving Grace AND Accepts God Almighty’s Free Gift of Salvation, then He or She has RECEIVED Salvation (i.e. He or She IS SAVED), but what do I mean?

Well, the person MUST ACCEPT, there is but One GOD, God Almighty.  Next, He or She MUST ACCEPT, that He or She is a sinner and DESERVES to pay the sin debt of Death (The Second Death).  Next, He or She MUST ACCEPT, that He or She can NEVER do enough, to EARN His or Her WAY, into God’s Immediate Presence.  Next, He or She MUST ACCEPT, that Jesus Christ IS God Almighty’s One and ONLY Son.  Next, He or She MUST ACCEPT, that Jesus Christ Lived a Sin-Free Life, that Jesus Christ DIED upon The Cross (Jesus Christ’s Crucifixion), Paying The Sin Debt, Once for ALL (i.e. All Mankind), that Jesus Christ was BURIED in The Tomb (The Grave), that Jesus Christ WAS RISEN from The Tomb (The Grave), ALIVE (Jesus Christ’s Resurrection), by God Almighty, Himself, and that After Forty Days, Jesus Christ Ascended on a Cloud, into Heaven, ALIVE (Jesus Christ’s Ascension), and sat down at The Right Hand of God Almighty, where He (Jesus Christ) RESIDES Today.

So, even though We (Believers) DESERVE Death for the sins We (Believers) commit, even though We (Believers) can NEVER do enough to EARN Our (Believers) Way, into God Almighty’s Immediate Presence, and even though We (Believers) are NOT Worthy of God Almighty’s Amazing Saving Grace, GOD Almighty Still OFFERS it (Salvation), to Us (Believers).  So what MUST We (Believers) Do, to RECEIVE This Amazing GIFT, YOU (Believers) ask?

Well, having ACCEPTED, the above mentioned items, He or She MUST ASK God Almighty and Jesus Christ, though a Prayer.  He or She MUST ADMIT, that He or She is a sinner, and does NOT DESERVE to be Forgiven, that He or She realizes there is absolutely nothing, He or She could do, to EARN Forgiveness, that He or She ASKS God Almighty to Forgive His or Her Past sins (i.e. REPENTS), that He or She, from now on, will TURN AWAY from sin AND Back TOWARDS God Almighty, that He or She wants to THANK Jesus Christ, for Dying for Him or Her, Taking Upon Himself (Jesus Christ) His or Her sin, then Dying in His or Her Place, Paying His or Her sin debt (not ONLY His or Her sin debt, but All Mankind, Once for All), and when God Almighty RAISED Him (Jesus Christ) from The Tomb, ALIVE, Jesus Christ DEFEATED Death, itself, therefore He or She ASKS Jesus Christ to COME into His or Her Heart (to Abide within Him or Her, THROUGH The Holy Spirit) AND to TAKE CONTROL of His or Her Life, and He or She VOWS to BECOME Jesus Christ’s LIGHT upon The World, Allowing Jesus Christ to LIVE through Him or Her.

IF This Prayer is from The Heart, and Truly Meant, then He or She is Forgiven (i.e. His or Her past sin, Forgiven AND Forgotten) AND RECEIVES Salvation (i.e. He or She IS SAVED).  This is also known as, His or Her INWARD Decision, meaning it’s a private thing, between Him or Her AND God Almighty.  He or She has now CHOSEN to Follow Jesus Christ, becoming Jesus Christ’s Disciple, a Believer in The Gospel of Jesus Christ, and a Child of God Almighty!

Next, He or She will want to Follow Jesus Christ, in True Obedience, through Believer’s Baptism.  This is also known as, His or Her OUTWARD Expression, meaning His or Her Public Display, of His or Her Decision to Follow Jesus Christ.  Believer’s Baptism is Our (Believers) Outward Expression of Our (Believers) Inward Decision.

Fellow Believers, I PRAY WE (Believers) ALL AGREE, a Person’s SALVATION is far more important, than what day do they Celebrate Jesus Christ’s Birth OR what day do they Celebrate Jesus Christ’s Resurrection OR what do they call the day they Celebrate Jesus Christ’s Resurrection.

We (Believers) ARE Jesus Christ’s LIGHT Upon The World, and Our (Believers) Task is to LEAD People to Jesus Christ.  Remember, Jesus Christ said, “I AM The Way, The Truth, and The Life, NO ONE Comes to The Father (God Almighty), EXCEPT through ME (Jesus Christ!”

Look at it this way, IF there was NO Church (and NO Rules surrounding The Church), We (Believers) would STILL be doing The Exact Same Thing, Sharing The Gospel of Jesus Christ!  We (Believers) would be TELLING People about Jesus Christ, Who He IS, How He Lived, His Death upon The Cross (Jesus Christ’s Crucifixion), His being Raised from The Tomb, ALIVE, by God Almighty (Jesus Christ’s Resurrection), and His Ascending on a Cloud into Heaven, ALIVE, and sat down at The Right Hand of God Almighty (Jesus Christ’s Ascension), and that it’s ONLY through Jesus Christ, that We (Believers) can RECEIVE Everlasting Life (i.e. to be in God’s Immediate Presence, with Jesus Christ, The Holy Spirit, God Almighty’s Holy Angels, and all the rest of The Children of God Almighty, for Eternity, Forever).

So, Please Believers, I pray YOU (Believers) will NOT sweat the small stuff, and concentrate on what Matters Most, Sharing The Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Sharing about Forgiveness, about God Almighty’s Amazing Saving Grace, about Redemption, about God Almighty’s Free Gift of Salvation, about The Assurance of Everlasting Life, which comes ONLY through The Name Above All Names, JESUS CHRIST, about The Promise to be in God Almighty’s Immediate Presence, for Eternity, Forever!  Amen.

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