Most People Think Of Doing Wrong As A Series Of More Serious Sin On A Graduated Scale. That Is A Little

Most people think of doing wrong as a series of more serious sin on a graduated scale. That is a little white lie like 'The check is in the mail' is a lot less serious than murder.

Galatians 5:19 lists seventeen serious sins, from adultery to wild partying — and a lot of other grevious things inbetween — but none of them is greater than the PRESUMPTOUS SIN. So what is this sin and why is it the most damning?

Inwardly, everyone has a conscience, and when any of the so-called “deadly sins” are committed, people deep-down know they shoudn’t be doing them, but because it feels right or it’s justified in their mind...they do them anyway. However this most deadly of all sins circumvents conscience.

You see, whenever we presume, that is – determine in our minds that what we choose to do or believe is “right” and perfectly OK we fly in the face of the truth, and the #1 presumption of this is “I do not need (or) believe in God.” That, for certain is the surest way to eternal destruction because then you will be NOT innocent from the great transgression and final judgement of God.

This is serious! ALL SINS – no matter how heinous you’ve committed in this life — are forgivable, but the presumptuous sin is the great cosmic sucker punch you NEVER saw coming.

Friend, DO NOT make this - THE biggest of all mistakes.

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f you ask some church members, “What does the Bible say about being saved?” they may say something like, 'Well, I guess it means following the Bible, going to church, being a good person, and saying Jesus is Lord.' Sadly there are people that call themselves 'christians' that feel that being or doing certain things that are good is all that is required to being accepted by God and that they will go to heaven. However, that is not what the Bible says.

As today’s scripture says we must KNOW CHRIST, not just KNOW ABOUT CHRIST, so even though these folks may know the PLAN, they do not know the MAN.

Jesus likewise will sadly tell those, when they stand before Him at the door of eternity…

“And then will I profess unto them, I NEVER KNEW YOU Depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” Matthew 7:23

Being a Christian and Christianity is not about knowing doctrine, theology, belonging to a good church, behaving well or doing good works. Instead, being a Christian is having a personal relationship with God, much like a child has with their father, and that is why we refer to him as “Our Heavenly Father.”

Friend, if this message strikes a nerve about where you are with God, look carefully at yourself and honestly ask, “Do I truly know Christ - and when I see Him - will he tell me that HE KNOWS ME??”

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Today’s scripture verse among many others proclaims that the Bible is God’s Word and is TRUE, but there are many that not only disagree with that but say it not only IS a lie, but that letters hidden in the very word itself spell when re-arranged show that it IS a lie!

In our technologically advanced, evolved, educated and 'enlightened' culture in particular, taking the Bible seriously has become more and more a joke along with those foolish enough to actually believe in it. That statement is 100% true! — …that is you’ve only glanced at a few passages here and there! However upon an honest inspection, there are thousands of curious “coincidences” that defy not only logical scrutiny but mathematical probability. Here are a few examples:

Noah: God’s instruction was to build the ark in the ration of 30:5:3 – the same ratio used by modern ship designers. How would someone like Noah know that having supposedly never even seen a boat?

Genesis Genealogy: The meanings of the names of the first ten men (from Adam to Methuselah) encode the Bible message! Together their name-meanings spell out the Gospel message of salvation!: “[Adam] Man (was) [Seth] appointed [Enosh] mortal [Kenan] sorrow (but) [Mahalalel] the Blessed God [Jared] shall come down (and) [Enoch] teaching [Methuselah] His Death (i.e. Christ) shall bring

Name of YAHWEH numerically encoded in Pentateuch: Skipping 49 (7x7) letters (in Hebrew) from Genesis forward to Leviticus spells God’ name and working backwards from Deuteronomy to Leviticus every 49th letter also spells His name.

There are literally hundreds of other examples like this too numerous for here! So before you assume the Bible is not true and just an ancient collection of stories and myths, find out for yourself instead — “Let God be TRUE, but every man a LIAR.” (Romans 3:4)

Will YOU give the Bible a chance to be TRUE?

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Oh-Oh!! The years fly by and then one day your last year comes and it is time for you to make an exit. When that day comes, are you ready for it?

If there is one critical question that most people NEVER take the time to answer, it is this - WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Sadly at the moment of death, if this question was never resolved then there are desperate cries of “I don’t want to die!!” But here is the raw truth - we ALL get booted off planet earth, and there is nothing you can do to stop that, but there IS something YOU can do beforehand to prepare for it!

All that takes is one simple step and one sure decision. Make a choice right now to go before Almighty God and simply say, “LORD, you are God and I am a sinful person that has not lived a perfect life. I am asking you to forgive me of my sins, to make me clean by what Jesus Christ did on the cross on my behalf, and take me when I die to be with you forever. I promise to make you the LORD of my life and to follow you the rest of my days. I ask this in the name of Jesus, AMEN.”

Friend, if you prayed that prayer earnestly from the heart, when that last year comes, you’ll enjoy an 'EEE' (Excellent Earth Exit!)

[ Then, have a nice flight! :-) ]

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While many may not totally believe or embrace all parts of the Bible, there are many points on which many will agree. For example murder certainly is not good and neither is stealing, lying, and generally not following “The Golden Rule.” All these are clear to grasp and easy to understand, but as Mark Twain infamously said, it is parts like today’s Bible verse that are a real stumbling block for a lot of people.

Here’s the thing about “God’s Word”...it is NOT an easy path through life, but a Difficult One. To follow what God says requires discipline, dedication, and determination to look past the temptations and distractions of this world and aim for the high goal of your calling to live a peaceable, productive, and prudent life.

As Twain points out, some of these injunctions to living — while straightforward to read and comprehend — are seemingly impossible to follow. For example in today’s verse on forgiveness, this is unbearable for many people due to their hurt, anger, or the injustice they received from someone, but here is how this is possible and what Twain did not understand.

As long as you try do this in your human strength it will always be either extremely difficult or nearly impossible, but once you receive the Holy Spirit of God in your life and totally yield to His direction, the Bible promises us that “With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26)

Are you struggling with unforgiveness? As today’s scripture says, if you do not forgive you will not be forgiven. That is easy to understand but impossible to follow unless you let go of your pride, yield to the Holy Spirit and start simply by making a conscious, mental decision to forgive. (Don’t worry about emotionally “feeling” forgiving..that will come in time...)

Friend, if you 'GO WITH GOD', All Things then Are Indeed POSSIBLE. Unlike Twain’s dilemma, it is not a matter of understanding, but of faith, trust and obedience to the one that literally wrote the book. Then and only then will it be possible to have victory over all the difficult parts that you DO UNDERSTAND.

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In a pounding rain storm a worker stood frantically waving a flag to oncoming motorists to divert them from danger on the road ahead that was rapidly being overcome by an overflowing river. All turned away except one driver that did not heed the warning and proceeded down the road only to suddenly be overcome by a deathly wall of water and was lost.

The message of the Bible is no different than that road worker. God has given us both an urgent warning and a road map on how to navigate the road of life such that we do not go past the sign this says DEAD END that leads to ETERNAL LOSS.

As today’s scripture verse says, those that are wise will seek the place of safe cover that God is offering in the Gospel, but those that do not care or are not thinking of where the life road ends will suffer a loss far greater than they could possibly imagine.

Friend, what does your heart tell you when seeing this sign? Will you heed the message to eternal blessing, or proceed forward to eternal sorrow?

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