Post by Les Brewer on Sept 12, 2012 10:51:14 GMT
John Wolf
Calvary's Cross Ministries
Preaching Christ Crucified
From the pastor's desk....
Good morning friends and family,what a blessed Savior we serve.There is no other name so wonderful as the name of Jesus,Amen.
John 3:16," For God so loved the world,that He gave His only begotten (monogenes) Son,that WHOSOEVER believeth in Him should not perish,but have everlasting life."
Romans 10:13," For WHOSOEVER shall call upon the name of the Lord,shall be saved."
I Tim.2:4," Who will have ALL men to be saved,and come unto the knowledge of the truth."
II Peter 3:9," The Lord is not slack concerning His promise,as some men count slackness;but is longsuffering to us-ward,not willing that ANY perish,but that ALL should come to repentance."
These four verses shoot down the eternal election doctrine completely.God does not want anyone to perish,but many will go their own way to destruction.Why? Because of our own free will.As I see it,and I believe the Bible supports my thought,the biggest reason that so many people will die and find themselves in a place they thought they would never end up,is because they refuse to repent.
Jesus said in Luke 13:5," I tell you,Nay:but,except ye repent,ye shall all likewise perish." Repentance is a must,if we expect to be saved.Repentance is a change of direction or thought process.We must change our minds and the direction of our feet if we are to partake of eternal life.Every human being born into this world,with the exception of ONE,has the sin nature in them.We inherited this from our parents and they from theirs.It goes all the way back to the first two parents.
We grow up learning how to sin from our parents and others,just as those who were before us did.This is not a pleasant thought for any of us,but,it is the truth.We sin,because we are sinners from birth.A spirit of rebellion is in all of us,we are not inclined towards God,until we begin to examine our lives,in truth,and begin to see ourselves as we really are,sinners,and in dire need of a savior and salvation.
I matters not how good you think you may be and how much you do good works,none of it is done,with the right motives.! We must turn away from sin,all of it,walk away from it,and walk toward Jesus.
Enter Jesus Christ (the perfect Man):
Born of a virgin,for a very specific purpose,and without the sin nature.Everything He did,was always done with the right motive and our well being in mind.He never failed once.Not in word.Not in thought.Not in deeds.He was perfect.This is the reason God raised Him from the dead.It was not possible that He should remain in the grave.And it's because of this perfect Man,that we have the promise of eternal life....He is our perfect representative Man before the perfect and holy God.
Enter Jesus Christ (God manifested in the flesh):
He was the perfect Man,and yet he was more than a man.He also had to be the representative of the holy God.He had to be the righteousness and pure holiness of the God who demands perfection from those who believe in God.He provided both of these characteristics rolled into One person.The hypostatic union of the Lord Jesus Christ is a fundamental belief of historic Christianity.The apostle John,in the very first verse of his gospel,puts forth the truth,that Jesus Christ is the God of heaven,who existed from all of eternity,who had no beginning,and became a man.
The cults may go to great lengths to distort,twist,malign,pollute and deny this fact,but God is faithful,and will not allow His Son to be treated in such a way.The truth of the matter is this:the God-man,Jesus Christ,hung between heaven and earth as the just payment for our sins,and as the perfect sacrifice to settle the debt of sin.To reject this is to reject Jesus Christ,and if you do,you will do it to your own peril.
If you call upon Him today,whoever you may be,you can be saved.It doesn't matter what you've done.God loves you and wants to save you.Won't you come to Him today?He's waiting! He's watching! He loves you!............God bless..........pastor John.
Calvary's Cross Ministries
Preaching Christ Crucified
From the pastor's desk....
Good morning friends and family,what a blessed Savior we serve.There is no other name so wonderful as the name of Jesus,Amen.
John 3:16," For God so loved the world,that He gave His only begotten (monogenes) Son,that WHOSOEVER believeth in Him should not perish,but have everlasting life."
Romans 10:13," For WHOSOEVER shall call upon the name of the Lord,shall be saved."
I Tim.2:4," Who will have ALL men to be saved,and come unto the knowledge of the truth."
II Peter 3:9," The Lord is not slack concerning His promise,as some men count slackness;but is longsuffering to us-ward,not willing that ANY perish,but that ALL should come to repentance."
These four verses shoot down the eternal election doctrine completely.God does not want anyone to perish,but many will go their own way to destruction.Why? Because of our own free will.As I see it,and I believe the Bible supports my thought,the biggest reason that so many people will die and find themselves in a place they thought they would never end up,is because they refuse to repent.
Jesus said in Luke 13:5," I tell you,Nay:but,except ye repent,ye shall all likewise perish." Repentance is a must,if we expect to be saved.Repentance is a change of direction or thought process.We must change our minds and the direction of our feet if we are to partake of eternal life.Every human being born into this world,with the exception of ONE,has the sin nature in them.We inherited this from our parents and they from theirs.It goes all the way back to the first two parents.
We grow up learning how to sin from our parents and others,just as those who were before us did.This is not a pleasant thought for any of us,but,it is the truth.We sin,because we are sinners from birth.A spirit of rebellion is in all of us,we are not inclined towards God,until we begin to examine our lives,in truth,and begin to see ourselves as we really are,sinners,and in dire need of a savior and salvation.
I matters not how good you think you may be and how much you do good works,none of it is done,with the right motives.! We must turn away from sin,all of it,walk away from it,and walk toward Jesus.
Enter Jesus Christ (the perfect Man):
Born of a virgin,for a very specific purpose,and without the sin nature.Everything He did,was always done with the right motive and our well being in mind.He never failed once.Not in word.Not in thought.Not in deeds.He was perfect.This is the reason God raised Him from the dead.It was not possible that He should remain in the grave.And it's because of this perfect Man,that we have the promise of eternal life....He is our perfect representative Man before the perfect and holy God.
Enter Jesus Christ (God manifested in the flesh):
He was the perfect Man,and yet he was more than a man.He also had to be the representative of the holy God.He had to be the righteousness and pure holiness of the God who demands perfection from those who believe in God.He provided both of these characteristics rolled into One person.The hypostatic union of the Lord Jesus Christ is a fundamental belief of historic Christianity.The apostle John,in the very first verse of his gospel,puts forth the truth,that Jesus Christ is the God of heaven,who existed from all of eternity,who had no beginning,and became a man.
The cults may go to great lengths to distort,twist,malign,pollute and deny this fact,but God is faithful,and will not allow His Son to be treated in such a way.The truth of the matter is this:the God-man,Jesus Christ,hung between heaven and earth as the just payment for our sins,and as the perfect sacrifice to settle the debt of sin.To reject this is to reject Jesus Christ,and if you do,you will do it to your own peril.
If you call upon Him today,whoever you may be,you can be saved.It doesn't matter what you've done.God loves you and wants to save you.Won't you come to Him today?He's waiting! He's watching! He loves you!............God bless..........pastor John.
