Book of Jeremiah
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I can't accept the concept of a loving God punishing good people just because they got sick of the hypocrites at church and swore off the whole sleazy mess. I live a wholesome, honest, charitable life and if that is not good enough then He asks too much.Heaven will be full of people who accepted the pardon of Christ and repented of their sins. Were willing to live their lives for Him and obey Him and tell others about the free Gift of Salvation they received. That is what heaven will be like. Now absolution is a term that I do not use - it isn't found in the Bible - forgiveness of sins is free - All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, Occupied. All of us have missed the mark. But through the cross there is forgiveness and there is power to live this life of communion with God - abiding in His Son and in His Word - and one day we shall meet Him face to face. I would like to see you in heaven. It really grieved me to see you write - I'd rather not go - what other choice do you have, Occupied? To suffer in hell eternally and wish you had not rejected such an invitation of mercy, forgiveness and love? Jesus did not come to condemn you but to save you because He loves you! If you were the only one on earth he would have come to die on the cross and shed his blood for your sins alone! That is how very much he loves you! I want you to reconsider what you are saying here and realize this gift Jesus offers you of Salvation is a free gift. You are not earning it. You are not working for it. All you have to do is accept this is what Jesus has done for you and He desires to receive you as His own. I want you to picture Jesus walking up to you and saying, I'd like you to come and follow me. I'm calling you to become my disciple. Will you come and follow me? What would you say to him? You do not need to answer it here because this is a very personal matter between you and the LORD - but truly - the LORD loves you, Occupied. He loves you!! You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by opening your heart to receive Him tonight. Read Romans 10:9,10.If Heaven is to be full of hypocrites who treated people like shit all their lives just to receive absolution on their deathbeds I'd rather not go.Who would have guessed that Communists were now allowed to have religion?
Christ is not condemning you. Christ isn't asking anything from you - He is offering you Him.. He is desiring for you to invite Him into your heart and be willing to follow Him wherever He leads. This isn't about a church organization, or particular denomination or church - it's by faith that you believe Jesus has done it all by His death on the cross and God raising him from the dead on the 3rd day - it is by believing He has done it all that you receive eternal life, Occupied. It is so simple. It truly is simple enough that children have received Him and experienced the joy of salvation. If we had lived a perfect life, never having sinned once but we know this is not true for any of us. I believe you have done many good things and live a good life - but there is only place to receive forgiveness for that sin you may have committed or forgotten long ago and that is at the foot of the cross. It is a free gift of salvation. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. When you accept Christ into your heart God writes your name in His lamb's book of life! All of heaven rejoices when this happens. Because God's desire for each one of us is to be reconciled back to Him through His Son. We are receiving the righteousness of His Son by believing on him and receiving Christ into our hearts.