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 Hello!

Did you receive a pamphlet?  This is an additional page of information to help you to learn more about God (section 3) or to begin your new life as a Christian (section 2) with additional tips and helps for you, and the 1st part is the gospel message. It explains why we need Jesus and how to get saved/be made right with God. Feel free to re-read it, or if you were linked here read it for the first time, there is a little more detail here, and then head to the next sections. If you have never understood the Gospel clearly, this will help. And FAQ are included. 

Section 1- The Message 

A MILLION DOLLAR Chance  

Imagine you were given the chance to win a MILLION DOLLARS on a very popular game show. Would you give it a try? The show is broadcast in all countries and seen by EVERYONE in the world. The show has a system that ensures you tell the TRUTH to 20 questions. Still interested?

THE QUESTIONS

Imagine if they asked you questions like:

Have you told lies in your life? How would you answer? Now, imagine the game show had the ability to display EVERY lie that you ever told, keep in mind that ALL THE WORLD is watching (*including* the very people you lied to). Have you ever stolen anything? Taken *anything* that belonged to someone else? Think honestly about this one. Remember, all the people watching KNOW what you've stolen, as it is being revealed to everyone.  

Have you ever been angry at someone, (which is actually the same as committing murder in your heart)? What if the whole world could see the thoughts you had toward someone in your rage? What would they see? Are those the kind of thoughts you would want others to see, INCLUDING the people you had those thoughts about?  

Have you ever sexually lusted after someone in your thoughts?  Again, imagine that they had the ability to show all those thoughts you had. All those deep dark thoughts are made clear for the ENTIRE world to see. What would your mother think? or your grandmother? or others? Now...

What about all the people you lusted after? What would THEY think? Remember, as clear as day, they would be watching ALL the thoughts you had about them, when you thought nobody would ever know. How would you feel about that? What if the whole point of the questions was to reach the final question: Are you a good person? Would you, in good conscience, be able to say yes to that?  

REALITY TV

You see, for all of us, this “game show” will actually be a reality some day. These questions you've looked at are from God's moral Law, the Ten Commandments. They are God's standard.  When you die, You will have to give an account. When you stand before God's Judgment throne. He “will bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil” (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14). How will you do on that day? How did you answer those four questions? Keep in mind that God sees EVERYTHING, even the things you think nobody knows about.

A BAD Person?

What did you answer on that last question “Are you a good person?” If you are reasonable, you will see that, just like the rest of us, you're *not* a good person, but a bad person in God's eyes. And forget what others think about you, as your situation is much more serious than offending men. Because, All sin is “against God”. The Bible says: “Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually (Genesis 6:5). God also said “there is none that does good, no not one” (Romans 3:12).   And mankind is corrupt at it's core, “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). We tell lies because our hearts are corrupt: “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks” (Luke 6:45). 

What Can You Do?

Because a sinner's is corrupt, it is impossible to please God. You are in big trouble because God says all liars, people who have sex before marriage, and all who violate His Law will be sentenced to Hell. Including those who are trusting in their own self-righteousness. You need to understand that there's nothing you can *do*. No works or other attempts to “bribe” God will work. You cannot save yourself from God's wrath. 

In God's eyes you are a criminal, a violator of God's Law.  God said “The wages of sin is death” and Scripture is clear the penalty for the breaking the law is an eternity in Hell. God is Just so has to punish sin. He cant just forget or pretend all of your crimes never happened. The punishment for the crime is severe – a never ending eternity in Hell. 

So while you can't do anything GOD can do something for you. You could never pay the high cost of the fine for your crimes to God. Someone has to pay the payment for the crimes you committed, it will either be you (for eternity in Hell) or a perfect substitute (that releases you from the penalty). There's only ONE person who *could* take your punishment - God himself. Just over 2,000 years ago God came to earth to be that Substitute. God became a man. He took on human flesh (when He was born of a virgin, & called Jesus). He lived a sinless perfect life which you and I could not. He then SUFFERED the wrath of God the Father when He was crucified on the cross. Jesus took God's judgment & punishment upon himself, which you and I deserve. Only HE could satisfy that wrath, Only HE could pay the sin debt by His death (Romans 6:23). Scripture tells us that “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins”, and only a perfect substitute could take the sinners place (Leviticus 17:11). God showed He was satisfied (that the debt was paid) by raising Jesus from the dead! God Proved His love for you. And He revealed his attributes of perfect Love, Mercy and Grace to us in this way. 

 This is why Scripture reveals to us

“While we were sinners Christ died for us.”

“For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life” John 3:16 . He died so you could be made right with God and receive eternal life. The Law revealed our sin, and Jesus made salvation possible. “The Law was a schoolmaster to lead us to Christ.”

God has told us that “there is salvation in no other, that Jesus is “the only way to God” and that

“There is no other name in which men can be saved”. Jesus stated “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life, no man comes to the Father, but through me.”

Please talk to God today, right now this very moment. He wants you to turn to him for salvation, so your debt can be paid. 160,000 people die every day, and today could be your last day. Tomorrow is never promised (Proverbs 27:1). God tells us in Scripture that “it is appointed for men to die once, but after this comes the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27).  "The Lord is not wanting any to perish,  but that all should come to repentance" (2 Pet. 3:9).  God tells us in Scripture “Today is the day of salvation”.  Nothing is more important than getting right with God, immediately.  Do you want to be made right with God?

How To Get Right With God

Have you realize the seriousness of your sins against God, in their true state, and how God really sees you? Have you realized that there's *nothing* you can do (and nothing in you) that can please God, nor contribute to being right with Him? Have you realized His amazing offer of the free gift of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ? If so, Call out to Him through prayer. 1. Repent of your Sin and 2. Put your trust in Jesus. If you do, you will receive forgiveness of your sins, and be made right with God. 

Tell Him your genuine heart desire to (once and for all) turn from sinning, and from now on you want to do what pleases Him. That you want to receive the free gift of salvation through trusting in everything Jesus did for you. This repentance includes turning from sin and turning to God. You can no longer live a selfish sinful life, but one of humble surrender and submission to God. 

We can thank and glorify God in his Goodness for doing this for us. We can turn our back on Sin and live rightly towards God through the salvation he offers in Jesus Christ, BY the power of the Holy Spirit. God will not leave you to do it on your own, but together with God you can live rightly as you walk in this world. 

If you genuinely ask God to forgive you of all your sins, He will save you today and give you “spiritual life” with new and right desires (through the power of the Holy Spirit). When you turn to God, He will immediately apply the payment Jesus made for you to your Case. Your sin debt will be paid for. God will then see you as one who has Christ's righteousness covering you. 

When you turn to God in prayer, a conversion happens. You are born again by the Holy Spirit, and He will live in you. He will guide you in righteous living, and help you become more and more like Christ. This happens through reading and applying the Bible to your daily life. The Spirit will help you walk through life (in difficult and good times). Jesus is our great High Priest interceding for us in Heaven, and we can pray directly to God. God says “to pray without ceasing”. And that “Jesus is our great High Priest who makes intercession for us to God”. We can pray directly to God in all situations, including if we are struggling with sin. We won't get rid of sin completely until Jesus brings us to Heaven and gives us a body fit for eternity. But Scripture and the Spirit help us live godly and become more and more like Christ.  

Living the Christian Life (Section 2)

If you have just started a personal relationship with God (that begins now and lasts eternally) - God is now on the throne of your life, and as Jesus said “Father, not my will be done but yours.” Life is no longer about “me” but about living rightly toward God, and for Him. Earth is no longer your home, your life is now Heaven focused. Your first act of obedience to God is to get Baptized. So, find a born-again Bible believing Church in your area, and ask the pastor for baptism. This simply shows you have died to your old nature and have been raised from death to life through Jesus resurrection. Then get involved in a discipleship class to learn how to start living a Christian life. *If your church doesnt have a class for that, you can go through Fundamentals of the Faith class from GraceBooks.com. 

To find a church near you – visit  TMS.edu/find-a-church or Gracechurch.org  

If you need church search assistance call ---  800-555-GRACE

Attend Worship every Sunday, and fellowship with believers. Join a Bible study group through Sunday School or a fellowship group (a home group meet up). Grow in the faith and make Christian friends.

For helpful steps as you grow in Christ, please visit --- SaveYourselfSomePain.com 

 

God hasnt left us alone to fend for ourselves on earth as a Christian. You live out your Christian life through knowing and applying Scripture. Start daily Bible reading (God communicating with you), and daily prayer (you communicating with God), so you can obey what God tells you. Start in the New Testament of John as a starting place, and pray during that time of fellowship together. Note, God might not always say yes to your prayers, but pray for His will to be done, not yours. Just like Jesus “Father, not my will be done but yours.”

 

Once you mature a bit, go meet your church leaders and find out how & where you can serve God. Of course we serve and help other believers in many ways in general, but, the Holy Spirit has given you a special gift to be used in serving believers in your local church. So make sure to obey God by serving Him in that way, and be a blessing to the Christians there.

 

Sharing the Gospel

Also, make sure to tell others about Jesus whenever you can. We can do this by sharing our salvation testimony (and include the Law and the Cross). You can also do so by sharing a gospel tract like this one, or with a internet based gospel message. It is better to share the gospel with your friends before you invite them to church. Church is the place for believers, and Christians go into the world to share the gospel.

  

God has told us to “Go into all the world and preach the gospel.” That might sound a little scary as a new believer, but you cant help but want to tell others about their need for salvation. You can also get simple training on how to share the gospel and can also use tracts. See www.SchoolofBiblicalEvangelism.com & from LivingWaters.com you can get free training at their youtube channel (under playlist of “Way of the Master season 1-4”). A simple gospel video https://tinyurl.com/agoodtest (includes a fuller gospel presentation “text” below the video) can also be useful to share, in various ways in a digital era. You can send it by text to those you know. It can even be included in the signature line of your email. Or posted online on social media. You can even copy the website address of this page and share this post as the gospel message as a sort of digital tract.

  

One final note, you do not need to have all the answers anyone might ask you when sharing the gospel. Simply share the gospel and if they ask something, 1. look it up at www.GotQuestions.org and see if you can answer it right then, or 2.simply say you do not know but could get back to them. Ask for their email address. If they genuinely want to know the answer, follow up after talking with a leader at church on what to say. Then include the gospel message (a link) if it is by email. Pray for them, and leave it with God. Be kind, & grateful to God for any answers you find out and never have a know it all attitude when you talk with others after you learn many answers. Be Humble. Focus on Jesus, not on yourself. and 3. bring the conversation back to the gospel. Their immediate need is not to get answers to distractible issues. Their need is for salvation. Kindly stress the importance of getting right with God today. 

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At some point, if you go into the community to share Jesus, always go with 1-2 other believers for your own safety and for legal reasons, plus they are a great resource for answers, plus they can pray for the conversations you have and you can pray for theirs, in real time.

  

Time with God

Read Scripture daily and pray daily, for the rest of your life. Reading Scripture is how God communicates with a believer, and prayer is how a believer communicates with God. 

To study the Bible, a great resource is here  – simply search for the Bible book or verses you are reading through, (Genesis thru Revelation), and you will find sermons based on those books and chapters. You can look up topics also.

  

Bible recommendation is: the new 2021 Legacy Bible at GTY.org $50, or for free here

A great study Bible: the MacArthur Study Bible, has many helpful explanations as you read. It is currently available in the NASB version for $36, or for free at StudyBible.org 

  

A good free Audio Bible to listen to in your car or while you read along with Scripture is 

Additional Resources are found on the post called Resources. Go check it out and bookmark it. 

 

*Bookmark this page so you can come back to use the resources listed above, and additional resources listed in another blog post here as well. 

 

More About God - Section 3

Well, I hope you are not putting off getting right with God today.

Most reasons people put off getting right with God is they have a false notion that they can live till they're 100 and on their dying bed get right with God. 

1. You could actually die today. 160,000 die every day in various ways.

2. Being right with God at salvation isn't just for getting into Heaven. When a person gets saved they live in a personal relationship with God that starts on earth and continues through eternity. 

3. Living on earth we not only obey God and live according to the teachings and commands in Scripture, but we are used by God, he works through us, to do good things on the earth that have a purpose, and that glorify Him. 

4. There are also rewards believers receive in Heaven that last for eternity, from obeying God and doing what he wants us to do when those opportunities arise to do good things, to share the gospel, to serve believers, to encourage and help believers, as we live in this life. If you are not participating in that, and are somehow wanting to live in sin until the very last moment, to enter Heaven by the skin of your teeth... you will not have anything for zillions and zillions of years, while everyone else has blessings and rewards for eternity. Why would you want to miss out on all that God has prepared for believers now and all those amazing things for eternity? You would seriously regret it. 

5. If you think Hell is some party place it is not. God has been very clear in Scripture that those who are in Hell, are in a place of no good thing. What are good things? seeing, smelling, tasting, walking, being able to make decisions. Hell is a place of individual torment that never ends. It is not void of God. Scripture is clear that God's wrath abides on all in Hell. His presence is there. Just as it is in Heaven. Scripture tells us in the old testament that there is no where that exists that anyone can escape from God. Not on earth, not in eternity.  

6. Sinful pleasure living like a computer that has a virus that's refusing a software update to fix the issue... why would you do that for 30 or 70 years of your life, living in total rebellion against God, when not only does he have so much more he wants to give you in this life, and in heaven, but to risk a measly 70 years of sin for zillions of never ending years in Hell - for eternity? You got to be absolutely bonkers to "sell your eternal soul to gain the piddily things of this world that have little to no value at all".  Eternity will be in the new Earth and there will be a new Heaven. God has told us there is a fantastic eternity awaiting us where sin will never be a problem for us again, where it will never cause problems, it won't exist, as all things will be made new. We will enjoy pleasures for eternity, and being with Jesus forever. The way the world was meant to be, before sin entered it.

7. Don't think that Christians are a bunch of boring people either. We are very fun and have a enjoyable life in many ways. God has given us all the good things of the world to use in a proper way. We can enjoy all kinds of activities, travel, eat good food, hang out with our friends, go on adventures. God wants us to enjoy what he has made, and use anything beneficial for us in a good way. And even when we face trials and difficulties that everyone faces in this fallen world. Because we have Jesus. We have the promise that God will help us through whatever we are going through, that He will use it to bring Him glory, and bring people to salvation. It will help strengthen our faith, cause us to rely upon God - who is the sovereign creator who is in control of everything. If God is in control, I can trust that he will do what is best and he will help me (through Scripture and prayer) to get through the situation, and come out joyful on the other side of it, because He is in control. It's fantastic! God cares so much about me and you, that he has not just offered salvation and left us on our own to fend for ourselves, he walks with us in our daily life, in a personal relationship. What an amazing God.

 

Please think about this. Life is short, but you can live in a right relationship with God, if you turn to Him right now. The value of Salvation is too great, embrace it. Embrace God today. Simply Pray.

A bit more to consider  

Questions & Answers 

Questions about the trinity can be answered here: 

Questions about the Bible's authenticity here

Other questions you might have can be answered: Got Questions  or here 

Helpful Book Recommendations:

50 Reasons We Believe, by Nathan Busenitz 

Hard to Believe, John MacArthur 

Video Recommendations

Man's Greatest Need 

Are you a Good Person 

https://tinyurl.com/YMOT4U 

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Military pal gospel opportunity

7/23/12

I have been blessed to stay in touch with some folks from my military days, and today had a great opp to share the gospel and discuss Christianity and false converts with one, hoping seeds are planted for God's glory.

Friend: I know I have a lot of friends and family who believe in God and if I offend you I do apologize. I would like to say I do not have a problem with the idea of God. I have a problem with the many people who claim to believe in God and the Bible. Gang members, rapists, pedophiles, murderers, thieves and so many others who do so many wrongs against humanity claim to be believers and these people I call hypocrites.

These people do wrong over and over and over again and all they have to do is ask for forgiveness. All anyone has to do is ask for forgiveness. We are capable to know right from wrong, to feel empathy, when one crosses the line for no reason other for than personal gain or pleasure there is no asking for forgiveness, when one is right in the mind there is no going back and undoing what has been wrong.

you can't give a child his or her innocence back, you can't give life back, you can't give years of heartache back. One can find peace and move on because nothing can be undone. I hold myself accountable for my actions. I believe I have one life and I should live my life as best as I can to treat others as I would like to be treated. I have made mistakes and I like to believe I have learned from them. I have control over my actions and my destiny to an extent, society has control over the other extent.

My Reply: It is sad we are in a fallen world. But also cannot self righteously want to hold others accountable for things, but ourselves get away scot free. We cant say we are a judge over them and yet not judge ourselves the same. We cannot act as God and think we know better than Him who knows the heart, thought, intentions and deeds of others. So, if they are a real believer, Jesus paid for their crimes and they are free from eternal punishment. 

I Agree with what you're trying to say about hypocrites. That word means liar. Either your saved and God is making you more like Christ, your growing godly and righteously or your not. You're either a disciple of Christ who studies the Bible, and is renewed by the Word thru the power of the Holy Spirit or your not. You're either producing fruit that reveals your a true believer or you produce bad fruit proving your not of Christ. You've either surrendered your life fully to Christ and he's your master or he's not and you're a false convert.

Ppl come to Christ for many wrong reasons, but the only right reason is for salvation. Jesus calls us to repent once and for all of crimes against God (violating the 10 Law he gave us) and trusting in and turning to Christ who paid the believers sin debt on the cross with his blood, to save us from God's wrath and eternal punishment, (and when we do....it includes giving us a restored relationship with Him, and a fellowship that is eternal). If people try to come some other way they won't make it. God has been clear in Scripture.

But, the redeemed of Christ, upon salvation also aren't perfect. God works on them to help them grow, to help them overcome their sins and defeat them. Defeat their sinful desires, the world and Satan, but it can take time. It does take time, plus many are weak or don't read the Bible and learn from God, they may not have good bible study teachers or preachers and God has to teach them and mold them to be more like Christ over time. Scripture explains "your not able to handle what I need to tell you now, but later yes" so may be true with many who need more from God over longer periods of time. They will mess up and sin, repent of that and learn from it. So we can't judge Christ based on his followers. We know imperfect men make mistakes. God works on them and if they don't heed his Word, correction, then they may be taken out to heaven as Scripture also says.

But, if they aren't saved, the truth of their hypocrisy will be known sooner or later, others when they arrive at the throne of judgment on judgement day. But God calls us each to repent and turn to Jesus, so we need to look at each "our own" lives as we truely are before God's eyes... and make sure were saved, because after death there's only judgement, as God explained in Scripture.

The false modern gospel, which is not God's gospel preaches forgiveness with no consequences and that's not representing the true God, the true Jesus nor the true biblical God given gospel. That's why we send people to read www.needGod.com so they can hear the truth. God doesn't forgive without justice.

"Woe to them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter" Isaiah 5:20

"For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." Hebrews 4:12

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Reader, God will judge all the unredeemed in the end. They will all have different degrees of punishment based on their crimes.  It could be your last day on earth. We are all guilty of crimes against God. All liars and thieves will go to eternal Hell. The redeemed and converted to Heaven. Will you?

I hope you will visit the above site to ensure you're really saved, or to surrender your life to Christ. Then  live for him this day forward. Study the Bible daily, worship and praise Him on Sunday with other believers, and serve the saints there and the Lord every day.

God Bless, and thanks for visiting us today.

www.needGod.com

Answers: How to reach my mo r m on neighbor

Reading some information about mor mon ism a Christian asked "What do you suggest I say to my mor mon neighbor who drinks Pepsi when her husband isn't looking, has faith in his god, has well-behaved children, and a best friend who is African American?". My answer is - I think it gives you a great springboard for a quick conversation and to see how far you can go to share the truth with them. The entry point seems to be the husband you can ask :Joe i noticed you drink pepsi. I'm ont sure you really believe in mor mon ism teaching. Just like catholicism, you cant pick and choose the parts you like. The better question is, what if you dont believe certian things because the whole religion is false? Have you ever considered whether mor mon ism is a false religion?" and then say "here are a few things to think about...." and go through one or two you find would be helpful to springboard into the gospel message. My last post gives a great example of an "in" for the conversation, and how to be specific about explaining out terms, so there's no confusion (since they use many terms we do, but with totally different meanings). Also, if you talk about the Commandments to reveal their "personal" sins against God, find a way to weave your testimony into the conversation, all while pointing to specific sins such as lying, and having a man made god - one of their own making in their own minds that they find more disireable, such as one that allows them to become a god, (allowing them to have sex eternally) and ask if they knew that Jesus said that if we look with lust we are sinning. Not just against man but against God who created the commandment. These things show us that we truely do need a "savior" to save us from our sins and God's wrath against sin. You may not be able to touch on all the points that he might bring up. Hypocrites in the church are just that, pretenders. It means they arent saved but just pretend to be. Either because they want to be seen as a good person or because they dont want to disapoint a family member or spouse, they live a wishy washy life away from church but clean up when they are at church... Your mo rm on friend can also relate to that in a way, because he is mo rm on, maybe not by practice (but by physicial birth into following that religion by his parents). You can point to hypocrisy in that, but it doesnt mean to straighten up and live a better mo rm on life - this is the place to point to the fact that if their religion is a false religion, which God's Word clearly states they are (believe and preach another gospel) then they are in a religion that doesnt save from God's wrath. It wont help them when they stand before God. Just like anyone who thinks they are good whether "pretending protestants" or "non practicing folks of other religions". What we need is Jesus Righteousness and there is only one way to get that. We must repent and trust in the Biblical Jesus. We must put on Jesus Christ according to Scripture, and God can forgive us of our sins right then and there, cause us to be spiritually born by the Holy Spirit by conversion from sinner to saint - from enemy of God to adopted child and follower of Christ. But the question is, will you look into Christianity for yourself. Not through the eyes or teachings of mor mo ni sm, but truely look at Christianity through God's revelation perfectly preserved through the Bible. I would steer clear of mentioning they have religious underwear, the gold tablets, or that they stole Utah from the people who lived there by dressing up as indians, slotering *all* the people there, then getting the military to wipe out all the indians in order to own Utah.... and other things... that are just "rabbit trails" the devil loves to use to sidetrack the conversation away from the gospel of salvation and into an abyss of useless conversation that ends with them angry and walking away. Satan doesnt want them to actually look at the truth, look at the Bible, or consider if the Christian gospel is really the gospel declared by God - because it is, and Satan wants what? .... to take as many to hell with him as possible because? he hates us and God. Satan is a deciever and too many fall for his lies, both in church, in false converts, and dup peopel into false religions such as m orm on ism. You'll find ways to share what Scripture says, if you memorize verses of Scripture that are useful to talking with them. Understand what God has revealed in Scripture that clearly blows holes in their false teachings. The pastor mentioned a few in his message, so memorize those. You may not use them in conversations now, but they may come up in the future. I'd focus the first conversation on the true gospel. Get to it as fast as you can. Use the Pepsi and above suggested conversation to get to the gospel. Then read books like "Mo rm on ism 101" by McKeever/Johnson, the Religions Next Door by Olasky, World Religions in a nutshell by Ray Comfort, the School of Biblical Evangelism book by Bridge Logos to help with mor moni sm and other cults and false religions; the book has may Bible bible verses to assist. You can also check out http://informedevangelist.blogspot.com/2010/01/witnessing-to-mo rm ons.html (remove spaces in their religion's name before (copy and paste) searching for that page online. In the end, make sure you leave them thinking about Hell, Sin, Judgment and the real reason they need Jesus Christ as their Savior. You want that to be the last thing they are thinking about, because they need true salvation. Hope this helps!

Mormonism, Christianity and the Truth

I recently heard a pastor speak the truth of Christianity. Christianity doesnt change for our government nor for our family and friends and coworkers and bosses nor for anyone. The reformation folks gave their lives for the truth, and we Christians will never change our beliefs to suit anyone or any government. We Christians stands soley on what "GOD" has said in the BIBLE [which is uncorrupted, totally true, and directly from God and preserved through all time by HIMSELF (for us to know the Truth, God, Salvation, how to live a born again life directed by the Holy Spirit, how to share the true gospel with the world, and what the future holds for those saints who are redeemed and belong to Jesus)].

I wish more Christians expose the lies of the mormon cult, like this pastor did. Some important points: Mormons dont believe in the (only existing) true God, they dont have the Christian Jesus Christ, God did not have sex with mary (discusting i know, but their religion is founded like Islam on the belief that they will have sex for eternity with multiple wives). They dont have the Christian gospel of salvation, they don't have the Christian Heaven or Hell, they dont have the Christian Adam or Eve, they dont have the true Satan and fallen angels, they live as legalists and in bondange to their religion and traditions created by mormonism, instead of knowing the truth and living free in Christ.

Christians need to know this. And while they use the same "terms" we use, they have TOTALLY different meanings. So you can be easily decieved by them, which they are counting on, and sucked into their cult or have a brain washed thought about them - thinking they are a Christian when in fact they are a counterfit false religion.

Mormons use words such as Salvation, Grace, Gospel, Born Again, etc. This is why when i run into those who have been decieved by this cult, i use very specific wordings, when i share the truth with them. There is only one God who has ever existed; three (uncreated) persons. They are co-equal, co-existant and co-eternal. If you look at the example God has given us on earth to sort of point to the word "God" just look at your family. What is a family? A family is not a family until there are three persons. Three who are united together as one family - they are called a family. We look at The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and they are One God - called "God". So Jesus, who always was God, came to earth and took on human flesh - covering his glory and divine nature by putting on flesh, kind of like if you were to put on a full body suit. He was fully God and fully man. He lived a perfect life on earth, because only God can live a perfect life, he did that for an important reason. He also died for an important reason. God, through Scripture, declared there is no forgiveness without the shedding of blood. Since man is sinful (rebellious towards God because he was born in Sin and violates God's 10 commandments), man cannot do anything to get right with God, so God did something wonderful for us, because he loves us even though we were his enemies (because of our sins).

Jesus perfect life was lived on purpose and his death was on purpose, part of God's plan to save us from himself, from the wrath that is to come on all those who are not forgiven by God. In the old times people only needed to be redeemed if they were enslaved. They could be bought with a price from the slave owners. We are slaves to sin and Jesus has come to "redeem" us from our sins by paying our fine in his life's blood. When he died, he died as a sacrifice - a payment was made to God for believers. If anyone repents of their sins (totally turns from their rebellion towards God once and for all, according to God's terms as explained in the Bible, and trusts in the Biblical Jesus Christ, then Jesus payment on the cross is applied to us. His resurrection proved he was victorious over the grave and completed the work necessary for us to be saved from the coming wrath and eternal Hell that we deserve.

Plus, when God looks down on us, he sees Jesus Christ. He took our place and it's as if we took his place - he lived a perfect life on earth as a human as part of the ministry work of salvation he did for us. It wasnt just about the cross, everything he did was to fullfill the Law of God so that we could be free. This is why Jesus is the only perfect sacrifice available for mankind, becuase only God is unstained by sin, and is totally holy and perfect. So God can see us as totally perfect through Jesus live, sacrifice, death and resurrection. Now if we turn from our sins and turn to Jesus to save us, then God's Spirit converts us and we are spiritually born "Born Again".
Jesus said we must be born again. So if you have followed a false god, one that was invented by men, or by your self, you are not following the true God who is revealed in the Bible. God's word is eternal, and it never changes. God never changes, Jesus never changes, his Word will never change, and has never changed. So what you need to do is forsake your false religion, and turn to the true God. Repent of your sins, turn your back on sin and false religion, and surrender to the true Jesus Christ. If you do, God will convert you right here and right now. You will be able to read the Bible with a new eye and a new heart and a new way, seeing the truth and have the ability to live it, and the Christian life free from legalism and rules, by the power of the Holy Spirit. He will guide you and help you become more and more holy and righteous as he brings you to to become more like Christ and to spiritual perfection revealed on the day of Jesus return. You wont have to fear death or God's wrath or Hell. You will walk in truth and life and liberty in Jesus Christ.

But if you decline Jesus free gift of salvation (which he paid for), you will have a worse place in Hell for all eternity according to Scripture. Think about this - no one goes around proclaiming "I'm in a cult." Yet, if you look at Catholicism, Jehova Witnesses, Heavens Gate cults you would see that they are not Christian, just as mormonism is not Christian. They are all created by Satan, who was a spirit created by God (not by sex, but by speaking them into existence), to serve God, yet Satan rebelled and wanted to be God. Satan still dupes people today into thinking they can be a god; cults teach this as you know. So.... You can read the Bible in the Old and New Testament to find out the truth about Satan. But these religions are created by Satan for a purpose. He Hates humans because God forgives humans of their sins, but will not forgive Satan and the fallen angels for their rebellion against God in Heaven. They were in the presence of God serving Him and knew who God is.  False religions pop up all over the world either as counterfit Christian religions or other world religions through Satan. Scripture says he is an angel who can masqurade as an angel of light when he's really an angel of evil.  Satan's goal is for people to live morally (but never to repent and trust in the real Jesus Christ and never to follow YHWH according to the Bible), which only leads to being damned by God after they die (because moral people, and those who live by rules....they arent saved from their sins. We can only be saved/forgiven on GOD's TERMS)... See, Satan's goal is to take as many people to hell with him as possible. He hates us and hates God. Why would anyone serve Satan and be a slave to sin when they can be free from sin and satan through the true Jesus Christ? We arent guaranteed antoher breath or day on this earth, and eternity is too wrong to be long. If mormonism is wrong, and it is according to God's holy Word (Bible), then you'll be damned for eternity and punished severely eternally. So do as God commanded - repent and trust in the True Jesus Christ and live in a right relationship with God now, and eternally with Him. visit www.NeedGod.com and give SERIOUS thought to what God calls every human to do. Either we will obey God or we will obey men. Men are decieved by Satan very easily, so i'd follow God. Your eternity is dependant upon what you do with what you now know.

Airplane Evangelism

Mom had her first airplane witnessing encounter!

She was thinking on the plane for a way to be a way to talk to the lady next to her about the gospel. I told her that since people talk about where they’re from, where they’re going, plans they have, stuff about life and family, that she’d be able to say that she does graphic designing for Christian materials, and be able to give a tract to the person she spoke to. Well….she said she planned to do just that. I told her it was very easy to do, and it flowed in the course of a regular conversation.


Cindy sat between her husband and my mom on the plane. Dad was in a different seating area, as they couldn’t get seats next to each other. I think in the future this is a good idea for Christians. Divide and conquer! Lol.

Mom was able to talk to them about an hour before the flight. They had to fill out the customs form when on the plane they got to Hawaii. She wanted to chat with the wife, and so she asked the husband if she was filling out a portion of the form correctly. He showed her what she needed to know and thanked him. A few minutes later the guy said something to her, and then his wife Cindy started talking to mom. The wife switched seats with her husband so mom and her could talk for a little bit. Cindy and mom talked about where they were from, ancestry; which turns out to be almost the same. How they had never been to this island, they talked about what they did. By doing this, mom got a chance (which she hoped to do) to slip in there that she does graphic art work for me on Christian websites and tracts. She wanted to bring up the gospel so she shared this with the lady. Cindy asked what kind of software she uses. Mom says its old software and she has no training for graphic art work or animation, but enjoys doing it. Cindy said her mother also does graphic art, but has training from college for it, and it's her full time job. This is neat that God set THIS lady next to my mom! So Mom was able to discuss some of those things with her, and then learned that Cindy and her husband go to church. Mom doesn’t know if they are saved, but she was able to give Cindy one of my gospel tracts and encouraged Cindy to check out the website as well. She also offered for Cindy to contact her to talk in the future. So we’ll see how that goes.

Cindy’s husband joined the conversation and they talked about snorkeling and stuff. Mom shared some things about locations in the area that are good (and bad) spots, that we knew from last year’s experience. She told them there are new things on the island that she learned about as well; Some things aren’t there anymore, some cost a lot now, and others have changed. Mom told him she always checks things like that online so she knows ahead of time when they return to places they like to travel what they can and can’t do this time.


When mom left the plane, she left tracts on a couple of seats for passengers getting off or the flight staff to get.


I was so proud of her for doing her best to share the gospel. Mom is very shy around strangers, but is outgoing around family. This was a real step of faith for her. Last year in Hawaii I was able to get her and my dad to go street evangelizing with some Christians I know who witness in Kona every week. We all went out and even my young nephew was participating by handing out tracts. She was shut down a few times during that afternoon, and we shared that information in the Hawaii post (click here to read).  She also has spoken to people at her small church whenever witnessing conversations comes up in Sunday School, and she has offered really good tips that encouraged the ones she spoke to. I first shared biblical evangelism material with her at Christmas 2005, and after reading the information and watching videos about it she agreed it was the real gospel, and stopped using modern evangelism methods and materials that are not biblical. She tracted places but not people. Then after a few visits (a yearly thing) when we went as a family to Los Vegas, for vacation at their time share, I was finally able to get them to go out one early evening and hand out tracts near a popular tourist attraction on the strip. Since then she hasn’t gone out, until last year in Hawaii. She does tract regularly wherever she goes, but this was the first time she talked to someone on an airplane about the gospel. She has beat me on that one! Haha. Well, it has never worked out for me to be able to do that; circumstances and the people around me on the planes have prevented it. Though, on hindsight….I could have done like Kirk Cameron and tracted the whole plane on the way to my seat. Perhaps I’ll do that next time I fly somewhere. I rarely fly anywhere, but I’ll have to keep it in mind next time I do!


So I’m exited that she did this, and hopeful that she’ll try for a gospel conversation on the return flight home.


Note: You don’t have to follow a specific method to sharing the gospel. What you include in the gospel is important, but how you get to the gospel conversation can vary. You simply have a conversation and swing naturally from the conversation to spiritual things. This is another example of that. For more examples, read more of the blogs here.

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Missed Opportunity

Have you ever had one of those days where you wish you could rewind, even for a few seconds, to make sure you got in there to share the gospel? Today was one of those days for me. I went to take care of some things with my vehicle today at the D*M*V*. We’ve been trying for 4 years now to get the title to one of our vehicles. Finally found the lien holder company (they had changed their names twice since we had paid the vehicle off in the late 90’s). They had their name issued on the title instead of my husband’s so this has been a small nightmare. Anyway, today I decided since I had heard that you can’t tract at the D*M*V*, I didn’t bring a stash. But I had a couple Your Moment of Truth tracts in my purse. I took my MP3 player with my Christian Radio programming on it, and decided to listen to that while I waited.

When I got there at 9am the line was wrapped around the building all the way around. This was going to be a long morning. About 10 minutes after standing in line an older lady came out of nowhere and cut in front of me. She said she had forgot something at home and had to come back, and the guy in front of her “saved her spot”. Now, I know that those things are invisible, lol, but with such a line around the building, who cares if someone else is in front of you. I don’t. So I figured maybe this was a divine appointment. Her name I later found out was Nadia. When we started talking she was chit chatting about her vehicle not passing smog inspection and worried about it. I felt bad for her because she was older, and had an older vehicle, and probably couldn’t afford a new one. I took my earphones out of my ear, to make me more approachable. Then, while her back was to me, I told her [to chit chat] I had come to the D*M*V* yesterday both at this location and one another town over, but the lines were far too long and it took so long to wait for a parking spot that I decided to come back today, this morning. She said yesterday was windy, today is nice and sunny, and Sunday was sunny. [I was about to say that I was glad Sunday was sunny, because I do not like to be in the rain when I go to Church, and then I was going to ask her if she goes to church somewhere nearby, and find a way to hand her a good tract, but that didn’t come out of my mouth. And a few seconds later she picked up her phone and started calling people to handle some things while she was in line].

We moved closer to the entrance, and I noticed a sign that said “Products or services provided by advertisers are not promoted or indorsed by D*M*V*” And I wondered, can we hand out fliers here? I thought it wasn’t legal. Maybe the law changed, or maybe they can’t seem to stop the people who do it. I wondered if people leave fliers on the vehicles also. So I started watching the flow of people and looked for security cameras. There were no cameras.

Then, when we were close to the door I found out she cleans apartments and helps older people shop. I told her I had a few friends who do that. I have one friend who actually lives with a very old lady and assists her. I said it’s great when people help out older people, and its such a “blessing” that they have lived so long. I then told her that I have a friend who is turning 100 next weekend. She said Wow. [We were in the door at this point and she was next in line to grab her “number” to be seen. I had hoped we would run into each other again and I’d make sure to give her the tract, and mention to her that I might like someone to come and clean my apartment if she is not fully booked]. She went off her way and I went off mine. I had 35 people in front of me, and it ended up taking 3 hours of my time.

I heard a few people coughing and so I decided to go outside and wait around, popping in every 10 minutes or so to see what “number” was being listed available for the section on my ticket. I noticed a security guard behind me on the side of the building (where he had full view of the side doors and those on the sidewalk in front of it), I had no idea they had guards there. I then noticed another sign saying the same thing as before. Posted on each side of the building. I was walking around, avoiding any one coughing or smoking at the corners (which blows the smoke right to the door and down the side of the building, so the “no smoking 20 feet in front of the doors” sign was useless, because the smoke still blows that way. I started watching the security guard, in spy mode, lol. Wondering what his patrol patterns are. He was on foot. I turned around to see where he was a minute later, and he was gone. I have no idea where he went. How could he move so fast on foot, so quickly. Nothing was happening for him to be so fast. When I looked down the other way, I noticed another security person was there. I thought maybe they turned over at shift change, but not long after that I saw someone else. So I think they have 2 – 3 security people there regularly. Weird. Going to be hard to try and tract this place. And the funny thing was, once I got in the door originally, there was another sign saying said “Products or services provided by advertisers are not promoted or indorsed by D*M*V*” within the first 15 feet in the doorway, heading to the reception desk where you get your “number”. I am interested in seeing if I can tract there sometimes. Even if I get shooed away, there are other ones in the county I can go to.

I saw Nadia ½ way down the walkway as she was returning from her vehicle and entering the building again. I thought “bummer!” cause I wanted to catch her, speak to her for a minute saying it was nice to have met her, and then give her the tract. I kept an eye out for her to go back to her vehicle again, or to leave having finished her purpose there. Since I was outside most of the time it was easy to try to do, but unfortunately I did not see her again. Such a missed opportunity. I suggest anyone who has the slightest opening to say something to someone while you’re in line somewhere…DO IT!, don’t pause to think or wonder, just do it. Give the tract and say something to them related to what you were discussing.

The D*M*V* issue wasn’t resolved. I had the letter documentation from the lien holder bank, but not the D*M*V* forms my husband was supposed to sign. grrr... oh well, next time I'll be prepared with tracts!

Evangelism Weekend Report

I had a great time witnessing in the community this weekend. 

This weekend I was out with a group witnessing in our community. We had a time of fellowship and lunch together before we hit the streets. I was glad our day was covered in prayer, as we encountered people, I was glad the Lord had prepared the way for us to reach out to them.

I had the blessed opportunity of reaching out to 15 high school seniors and some college age guys who were hanging around outside the subway station. There were two girls there in the group too.

I had a shy young lady with me, who spoke very softly. She seems to be new at witnessing, and I’m glad she’s getting the opportunity to step out in faith to interact with the lost and pair up with a believer to see how we interact, and to interact herself. She was sweet. She went with me and I talked to the group of guys. Later told me she was very nervous to go there with me to approach them. I said I was a little nervous to, there were so many of them, but I encouraged her, that the guys seemed outgoing and friendly.

I found out when I first spoke to them that they have been approached several times in the past by people from our group. haha, they must hang out there often. So I spoke in general way and then focused on the Cross and the Darkness and Judgment and Wrath on Christ, so they could understand the seriousness of our sin and the lengths God went to in order to make us right with God, and the cost to redeem us. How God went to such lengths to do so, though he didnt need to, we deserve Hell but He offers forgiveness and peace with God. I then talked about Hell, and pointed to the value of the issue, and importance of obeying the gospel message.

One guy behind me said something about "partying" in Hell. I told the guys that there will be nothing good in Hell. We have eyes to see, taste buds to enjoy food, ears to hear and light to see and move about in. That it wont be like that in Hell. Nothing good will be there. I spoke about how we are in a holding cell, we have the ground and things here on earth, we have the sky, but we are limited to the things on this earth. One day God will call us to stand before Him and if you die unforgiven for your sins, God will toss you into an eternal Hell. There is only judgment and punishment and torment there.

I talked a few more minutes and I also said that, while they may joke about these things with their friends around them, it doesnt mean that "you" dont think about these things when you're by yourself. And I just wanted them to understand some things that they may not have been told before. I explained what it would be like in Hell, correcting his understanding, and those listening.

I spoke mainly to three guys and one girl, the rest listened. One other guy goofed off towards the end when I had asked if they had any questions. He said something about 2012, and then said something I was able to use to get back into the conversation and wrap it up: "So do you believe Jesus is coming back?" I told him I do, and went through some of that, told him that according to the Scriptures those who hear the gospel now and reject the free gift God offers in Christ, will not be allowed to be redeemed when God's patience runs out, because they had the opportunity to be made right with God, have forgiveness, and receive salvation.

I talked about Hell a little, about God being the Just Judge, and talked about the gospel importance again. Again spoke of the fact that they dont know when they will die. I asked if they had any other questions, and no one did. I told them that I come through here often, and if they see me and have thought of a question that they’d like to know the answer to, to just come over and ask me. I’d be glad to talk to them. At the end, I thanked them, shook their hands, and we left. During the conversation I had asked if any of them had repented and trusted in Christ, one girl said she had. I spoke for a minute with her, encouraged her, and continued the conversation with everyone.

After we left, The girl who was with me said we should have offered them a Bible. I told her I sometimes forget 'two' things after talking with people. I forget to ask them "if there's anything that would prevent them getting right with God today" and encourage them to do so. Not to let any pet sin stand in the way, because eternity in Hell is not worth it. And I also forget to ask if the have a Bible at home. If not, I could leave a Gospel of John with them. And encourage them to Read the Bible at home, either borrow a family members to read, or go to the Dollar store and get a KJV Bible for 1 dollar, or read it for free online.

I encouraged her "to remind me to do that today with other conversations we have, or to jump in and say that at the end". I know that when we witness for so long (years) we tend to forget some things that are beneficial to say, because we want to get the gospel in there, and we leave the rest to God. I know that if they want to investigate or read the Bible, they will. But it is a good idea to say something to them after the conversation.

We also spoke to a woman, her daughter and son, and her friend. They are catholic. We asked if they had received a tract before, and the daughter said they had, the same ones we offered. The mother took a tract and we began talking to them. I asked them a couple of questions and then moved into the Law. The lady didn’t want to say liar, but she said we all lie. I told her that is true. Then I said “if your daughter told a lie to your face you would call her what?” she relented and said “A Liar.” And the daughter laughed. I asked the daughter if she had ever stolen anything. She said she had. I looked at her mother and said “If the cops were chasing you down because you stole something, they would yell 'stop...’!”. She said, “thief.” I said yes. I then asked if they have ever used God’s name in vain, inappropriately. The daughter said she had. Then, their ride arrived and they had to go, though the mother was still sitting there and listening to what I was saying. I told her that the rest of the information we’d like them to know about God and Judgment day, is on the back of that tract. We wished them a nice day and moved on. I encouraged the shy lady, who was with me, that even if we only get in part of a conversation we can at least make sure they have a tract to take home.

I encouraged her to talk to the next person we encountered. I didn’t want to be the only one between us who was talking, and I wanted to give her opportunity to share the gospel with others that day. So we were about to talk to a guy but he stepped inside the white ring in front of the subway escalators, (that go down underground to where the subway is), which is apparently a place the metro security doesn’t want us at, it impedes traffic flow they say, so we don’t go in that small area.

The girl and I ended up walking around the corner and saw a high school or 19 year old guy and his girlfriend cuddled up. They were sitting down and talking. We walked over there and the girl with me said, very quietly, almost inaudibly “did you get one of these?” I let her talk so she could interact, but after a minute I wasn’t sure that they could hear her, she talks too softly. And with the traffic and the noise around the subway they aren’t going to hear her. I jumped in a couple times when the guy said he didn’t understand. I am assuming he didn’t hear what she was saying or he was faking that he doesn’t understand English. We gave him a tract in Spanish, I think he thought we were only talking to English people, haha. Not this group! We’re prepared. ;)

So anyway, we talked with him and I gave the conversation back to her a few times. The girlfriend only lasted one minute, then she got up and walked away. But we were able to tell the guy some of the same things we said to “the group” of young people we talked with earlier. It was a very good conversation. He was nice, and polite. I was glad that worked out for the girl who was with me, because I hoped she would have good encounters today, that would encourage her.

We switched team mates, and so I was going to take David with me, but he was having health problems, and needed to take some time to rest. I’m glad people who have physical limitations still get out there for the gospel. And I believe he just ran into our evangelism group at the church today for the first time. It was great. Anyway, he spoke to me about a lot of things, and stuff about evangelism. We never did get a chance to get to witness together during the rest of the time we were there. But at least he got to step out for Christ, and he had a good time with Jonathan, whom he teamed up with earlier.

David feels called to witness regularly, so maybe he will be back and participate with our team again. It’s always great to have new people come out with us to witness.

I saw a few other team members talking in various conversations while I was sitting with David. I saw the flow of traffic coming from the subway, pass us to the bus stop. There was one guy I saw I almost gave a tract to, but I felt held back and I’m not sure why, but I just left it as it was. You would think I wouldn’t have a problem breaking away from what I’m doing to walk up to people and hand them a tract. The guy had a buzz cut but he also had hair in the form of a short mohawk too. I don’t know if that is what deterred me or not, but that seems silly cause the guy appeared normal. I mean I just spoke to a huge crowd of young people and now I’m not going to give a tract to this guy. Its just weird how that goes. Well then a few minutes later I notice Jonathan and the new girl, were talking to him. They had such a great conversation with the guy, and it lasted at least 15 minutes. They even gave him a book and a cd in addition to the tract and he seemed encouraged when he left. He had a smile on his face and it was nice.

     

So I thank God that Jonathan got a hold of that guy and witnessed to him instead of me. Something that he shared with the guy had to have been something God wanted the guy to hear and know. So praise the Lord for that. It goes to show that even though we don’t reach out to someone, God will bring someone else in, or he plans for someone else to talk to them.

 It’s ok that we don’t talk to every one we meet and see, we get to many of them, but not all of them. God will use all of us to reach some and the ones he wants us to talk to, we will talk to. That is a great encouragement to all believers who go out and witness as a team isn’t it? It certainly is. But it also goes to show that if we are not lax in reaching people around us for Christ, and we are looking for opportunities to share the gospel, that sometimes we may not get to a certain person, or we feel held back, or we don’t end up talking to someone, God certainly has someone in mind to reach that person, and we just have to leave that in God’s hands. If it is you, it may be at a later opportunity, if someone else, they will interact with the guy. This was one of the first times I’ve seen this happen and it was all in front of my eyes, so I got a blessing to see that happen. 

 In all I was able to speak to about 21 people today, and I know that the rest of the people in the group had to have tracted and spoken to at least 100 people today. Praise the Lord. I always like talking to people on the streets. Their not weird people, they aren’t scary to talk to, they are normal people like me and you who need to hear the gospel. I pray that this evangelism posting has encouraged you to get some tracts and go to the lost on the streets. It certainly is so much easier to talk to strangers about God and salvation than it is to talk to those you already know. 

However I’ve got a great story on that subject to share with you too. God works in wonderful ways, and I always rejoice when opportunities arise and I take hold of them and step out in faith for the Lord, in boldness, and in kindness, sharing the Word of God with people. God be with you! 

 IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME VISITING, PLEASE WATCH THIS... www.NeedGod.com 

Then read evidences for the existence of God, and the Christian faith in "Reasons we Believe, 50 lines of evidence" by Nathan Busenitz .

Publicly Sharing the Gospel

A message in love (and to encourage) my fellow Saints:

In the New Testament, we are told about an African called Apollos, who was an educated man with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures, and had been ‘instructed in the way of the Lord’. He spoke with great fervour yet didnt have all the correct information. He still needed further study and instruction/correction because he had some parts wrong. Priscilla and Aquila provided this missing information to him in their home. From then on he taught about Jesus accurately. When he went on to Achaia, ‘the brethren’ encouraged him and gave him a warm welcome. Once there, he proved a great help to the believers, for he vigorously refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah (Acts 18:24-28).

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul arrived at Ephesus. Initially he got involved at the synagogue, where for 3 months he “argued persuasively about the kingdom of God.” Subsequently, he engaged in daily, public discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus, and this went on for two years (Acts 19:1, 8-10).

The word most commonly used to describe Paul’s method of evangelism in Thessalonica, Athens, Corinth and Ephesus is that he “reasoned” with people, but the Greek word for ‘reason’ actually means ‘dialogue’. Paul and Apollos were doing their evangelism by public dialogue.

Through our blog and our ministeries we share "missing information" with believers today so they can be correctly equipped to reach the Lost. In todays American churches you will hear messages about God's Love and having a life of happiness if Jesus is in your life. However that is not really true. Its not the biblical gospel. American Chrisitans need to get the full truth in order to share the gospel message and rightly divide the Word of God with others. That missing information, which is Scripturally accurate and fully true, can be learned at the below website.

Information, http://www.hellsbestkeptsecret.com/
Book, What Did Jesus Do? http://tinyurl.com/yehv97h

Brethren please pray over this information seriously, consider it, meditate on it, search the Scriptures about it, pray about it and then implement it into your faith conversations with those you know and meet. Follow the Example of Christ and the Apostles and the Lord will be pleased with your service and desire to share the true gospel with those who are lost, and you will be able to equip the believers you know with this information as well.

Legalism says you must keep the law, the gospel says "you cant".

Chatting with Emmy

Sept 29, 2009

I chatted tonight online with Emmy. She needed prayer for her son, and sins shes struggling with. She wants to luve rightly and be a good witness for her adult son too. May it encourage you and help you as you reach out to people you know or meet.

Born Again Christian: Greetings. I'm here to help you with information on this site, help you get to know God better, and assist you with learning why you need Jesus and how to obey the gospel.
emmy has joined.
Born Again Christian: Good evening Emmy, How may I assist you
emmy: good afternoon!
emmy: lol
Born Again Christian: lol
Born Again Christian: Different times for different people
Born Again Christian: Where are you located?
emmy: its 12 mid day here in Japan
emmy: how are you
Born Again Christian: Im well. thank you.
Born Again Christian: I know someone in Japan
emmy: wow! where about?
Born Again Christian: Good question. LOL. She was in a city I cant pronounce (hehehe) but recently moved with her sister to another area there.
emmy: I am a Tanzanian living here in Japan
Born Again Christian: neat
Born Again Christian: So How Can I help you tonight with knowing God better?
emmy: i dont have much Christian company here. so i always grab chances like this one to chat online.
Born Again Christian: I see.
Born Again Christian: Ok,
Born Again Christian: So tell me, when did you see your need for Jesus?
emmy: well, i have always seen the need for Jesus but one thing or the other was holding me back
Born Again Christian: What do you believe is the "need" people have for Jesus?
emmy: this year i said no. i will go Jesus way. i failed after a few days because i put my strength in myself.
Born Again Christian: Would you agree that "sin" or a sin that someone really doesnt want to give up, is the reason that someone is "held back" or "holds them back"?
Born Again Christian: In my experience (in talking with others) that is the case
emmy: exactly
emmy: but i later realized that i had to put all my luggage in one pack and bundle them at the cross and let Him do the rest
Born Again Christian: What is the “luggage” you left at the cross?
emmy: lots!. adultery to start with
emmy: judging others
emmy: anger
emmy: bad speech
emmy: unforgiving others
emmy: lots… but the main was adultery
emmy: i was so misserable
Born Again Christian: Are you married? [going use this to Q to define adultery]
emmy: wanted to give him up. couldnt. feeling pitty for him. doubting how life could be without him ......
emmy: no iam not married
Born Again Christian: so how do you know you committed adultery?
emmy: but was living with a man who was married back home. he has been alone. i met him years ago and been living with him
Born Again Christian: I see.
emmy: is that adultery, or is it sexual immorality?
Born Again Christian: Actually (and to much shock to most people) adultery (in its original language meaning from the Bible) means so much more....
emmy: what does it mean?
Born Again Christian: It includes sexual thoughts, looking at things sexually (so magazines and movies would certainly be able to be included here), having sex before marriage,
Born Again Christian: also, it includes being with someone who is married, and your not the spouse,
it also includes sex with animals, with someone of the same gender, and so much more
Born Again Christian: Its not just connected with marriage
Born Again Christian: that's a misconception from church teachings, trying to make it simple for those they teach, their definition is more like a kindergarden definition that is never fully explained to an older person who goes to church. So they fail to do that correctly when the people get older. And so society thinks it only means one thing, when it totally means so much more
emmy: that doesnt exclude me does it :(
Born Again Christian: Most everyone (not just men) are guilty of doing that. And you’re right, it doesn’t exclude you.
Born Again Christian: We are each responsible for our own actions before God
emmy: certainly
emmy: yes...we both are guilty. unfortunately he hasnt seen that it is wrong to do either. im praying for him to see to see the truth i have seen
Born Again Christian: well its something to hope for and pray for, but not everyone will agree about the truth of it. People have treasured sins that they couldn’t imagine to give up for anything
emmy: i know. but we keep our hope that they wont perish
Born Again Christian: on that note, can i ask you some things about your conversion - turning to Jesus?
emmy: yes
midou has joined.
Born Again Christian: Midou, welcome. Please hold your questions a minute
Born Again Christian: (Please be as specific as possible), What was the reason you believe you needed Jesus?
emmy: i am not sure i can be specific enough. but the thought that i was breaking Gods commandments kept me uneasy.
Born Again Christian: So do you believe that your need for Jesus was to save you from your crimes against God (against His Law)?
midou has left.
emmy: at that time my mind is that my son is stuck on alcohol. there was a time i cried on the phone and told my son he doesnt love us otherwise he would stop drinking.
Born Again Christian: well addiction is something that people slowly let control them. they seek comfort in it instead of in God who promises to comfort and care for us
Born Again Christian: it's unfortunate that people get involved with alcohol.
emmy: you know what, for a while was a voice telling me......”but you are also on the same boat with your son. why do you keep on breaking my laws”
emmy: that if you yourself can not get out of adultery, how culd i think my son could. it became worse. i was miserable. then it said...you should repent before you can ask others to repent
Born Again Christian: Everyone is in the same boat, if we dont take the rope of rescue that Jesus offers us, then we are under God's wrath and our sins make us enemies of God.
Born Again Christian: ok. well. lets look at a few points here then. Just to go over it and give you something to think about today. Would that be ok?
emmy: ok
Born Again Christian: ok
Born Again Christian: Can you tell me what it means to "repent". do you know the definition? (give it a try, if you cant get it out right - I'll explain it)
emmy: i dont think i know. but for me it meant...there was nothing i could do by myself. but i should confess all my sins i know of and those i dont know. and ask Jesus to be in control of my life
Born Again Christian: you’re on the right track…
Born Again Christian: Repentance means to Call out to God, to not only admit your a sinner, but to ask Jesus to forgive you for all your sins. When you cry out to God, your hearts desire is to forsake any and all sin (from that day forward). To no longer want to sin (even though you'll make mistakes and do it again, but you will struggle against it and temptation to do what is displeasing towards God).
Born Again Christian: Is that your understanding of the word Repentance also?
emmy: yes
Born Again Christian: Your right that there's nothing you can do by yourself. God is the one who redeems us through Christ Jesus, based on his work on the cross. We need to receive the free gift and God applies it to our debt account/court case.
Born Again Christian: Do you believe that Jesus Christ has paid your debt (sin debt) to God, by His work on the cross? that your debt is paid in full by Jesus blood and death?
emmy: yes. thats the basis of salvation of what I know
Born Again Christian: To obey the gospel command is to (1) Repent and (2) Trust in Jesus.
Born Again Christian: When Jesus started his ministry the first warning he gave and thing he said regarding salvation was: “Unless you repent, you will perish.” Luke 13:3
Jesus stated this more specifically: “Jesus told them, it is written, that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all nations.” Luke 24:46-47
Born Again Christian: Have you had a talk with God where you repented of your sins and trusted in Christ? (its a one time event)
emmy: meaning??!!
Born Again Christian: oh...
Born Again Christian: I mean have you ever prayed to God (somewhere just between you and God) where you asked Jesus to forgive you of your sins, for God to forgive you, and at that time you placed your trust in Jesus Christ's work on the cross (his shed blood and death) to pay your fine in full.Born Again Christian: Its something you only do once
Born Again Christian: like a "come to God" conversation with God
emmy: yes
emmy: i went to God and said...here i am. i have failed miserably for depending on myself and in the process sinned against you. Please forgive and im so sorry. and take over. help me to obey you. help me to listen when you talk
Born Again Christian: So when you talked to God, you realized your serious situation before God, that God as a Just and Holy and Righteous God must by nature punish sin, and that sin's wages is death and eternity in Hell
Born Again Christian: you talked to him and in that conversation not only told him you were sorry for depending on yourself (like any works or trying to be better to get God’s approval, by what is called self-righteousness) but that you repented of your sins. Sins are crimes you have committed against God, violating the 10 commandments.
Born Again Christian: reflecting on that: God tells us in James that if we break one commandment we break the whole law.
emmy: yes, true
Born Again Christian: Sin is transgression of the Law
emmy: yes
Born Again Christian: But that God, by Jesus Christ, by his sacrifice on the cross, offered you a way to be rescued from the judgment and eternal punishment.
Born Again Christian: God's Grace and Mercy was extended to you by The free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ.
emmy: yes. i asked for forgiveness cause the wages of sin is death
Born Again Christian: wonderful.
Born Again Christian: So even though you have problems in this life, and temptations just as any other human does, you can rest in the promises of God (for He is not a liar, and always does what He says He will). Philippians 3:13, we, through Jesus Christ, are to "Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead." God has created us a new person with new and right desires that are "God-ward" not self centered. Our desires are to be towards God and no longer to the former ways and desires of our life before we came to Christ. à2 Cor. 5:17 “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone the new has come.” And the Bible says that we now "have the mind of Christ." (1 Cor. 1:16).
emmy: yes & Amen
Born Again Christian: That’s Great Emmy. Praise the Lord
emmy: we are new. the old person is dead
emmy: a new one have been created
Born Again Christian: Exactly!
Born Again Christian: You know, not many people realize Jesus said we have to Repent and trust in His Work on the Cross (nothing else).
emmy: we have to. without repenting there is no forgiveness. Dont matter how much we try to follow the rules and regulations we need Jesus.
emmy: we have to be born again
Born Again Christian: Exactly. That's also what Jesus said.
Born Again Christian: And we are born again by obeying the Gospel message
Born Again Christian: the gospel command is what God commands us to obey
emmy: yes
Born Again Christian: so as Phillippians 3:13 says above, “we are to look forward to what lays ahead” such as our eternity with Christ. On earth we persevere in the godly things in this life, center our life on Christ, do our best to show our gratitude towards Christ and love Him "Because He first loved us."
emmy: we know who God is and what God wants...from his Word. the Bible. and his purpose for mankind
Born Again Christian: That is absolutey true.
emmy: the more we read the bible the more we know God
Born Again Christian: In The Old and New Testament God has revealed special information to us, and it helps us to live a godly life and follow Jesus example!
emmy: yes.
Born Again Christian: So is there anything Else I can help you with tonight?
emmy: please pray for my son. i dont think you have much time that i can explain his problem to you
Born Again Christian: Its ok. God knows the situation. I will pray about it, and for your patience and love during all that situation too
emmy: Amen
Born Again Christian: A website you may find helpful, Emmy, as you live for Christ
is http://www.sbcfellowship.com/
emmy: thank you so much
emmy: God Bless, & thank you for listening
Born Again Christian: You're welcome. Have a blessed evening, and I look forward to meeting you in Heaven!

I thanked the Lord for this chat I had with a professing Christian tonight. I rarely run into anyone who appears to be a born again believer (protestant). I hoped that I was able to encourage her in the Scriptures, in the things of Christ, and through all the things she encounters in life, now and in the future. I hope that the way I explained things to her will help her share the gospel with others; articulate it, and explain it to those she meets. Please pray for Emmy's situation with her son, and that she will resist temptations to get involved with/date anyone in the future who is not "single" and that she will grow strong in the knowledge of Scripture and her trust in the Lord will never waiver but always grow more and more until the Lord returns or calls her to heaven.

Encounters of an ATH&IST kind

Recently, I posted “To P r o t e s t a n t s, Pastors and other likeminded people who love Truth]: I Love JESUS” to proclaim my faith to other believers online. I did not know a non-Christian would take that post and engage me, trying to debate me (thinking I was not a knowledgeable Christian). I interacted with him for a short time to try and reach him, or others who follow his posts ;). Anyone who is really open to the truth (wherever it leads them) might stumble upon our conversation and find answers they’ve looked for, and turn to Jesus for forgiveness and salvation. “The Lord is on my side and His Word never returns void.”

I am no Ken Ham, but I know a fair amount about Ath3ism& Evilution to be helpful when reaching out to ath&ists. I am a strong Christian, solid in Scripture & my relationship with God and the Lord Jesus, and the power of God and the Holy Spirit IS WITH me when I witness.

Ath3ists dont even realize that posting/replying to Christians (while trolling online as a wolf looking for a victim)...allowing us to reply ... and opened all the doors God plans for them to, to reach the eyes (heart and mind) of any Ath3ist/agnostic or person looking into the things of God, enabling them to see/visit the websites we post and to consider the truths of Christ. Scripture said if we search with all our being we will find the truth and the truth will set us free. God also told us in Scripture that he who seeks finds, and Jeremiah 29:13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

We were limited on how many words we could post on this miniblog, but here is the conversation we had.

1. Ath3ist: My invisible friend is named Steveo, and I love him too!

2: Christian reply: Creation shows the Creator exists. I will not debate the facts of what U clearly can see naturally & http://ow.ly/hi0c (learn about).

2a. To Believers: Dear Christians , feel free to regularly share this link with Ath3ists/agnostics and those who believe in Evolution - http://ow.ly/hi0c2b. Extra Post (incase he came to my page to read what I post): There is no prison in the freedom of Salvation. Sin is the true prison, those who remain in it and dont come to Jesus for liberty are prisoners of Satan; enslaved in sin.

3.Ath3ist: You would think (reference to #2), but science disagrees. And let's not forget that proving a Creator does not mean proving your religion is right.

4. Christian Reply: Science does agree (but evolutionists just refuse to accept it). Also, I do not have a religion sir, I have the truth and Christ.

5.Another Reply: MzrAth3ist You didn't even check out the information at the website - http://ow.ly/hi0c - "did" you?

6.Ath3ist: Sorry, I don't do Flash (websites). But I find it ironic you claim to have no religion, though the only reason to believe Jesus was anyone…is because of the (Catholic) Church really, since no other documents corroborate any significant part of the Gospel."

7.Christian Reply: I think you didn’t want to see that site, your answer was a “cop out”.

8. Ath3ist: (quotes me:) "I do not have a religion sir, I have the truth and Christ.” If I had a nickel for every time I heard that...

8. Reply: Christianity is not a religion, its a personal relationship with the person (God) Jesus Christ. You do not know Him... therefore you can not say that I do not [ reference to: knowing Him; a real person/the creator].

9. Ath3ist (this is when this post posted): "…is because of the (Catholic) Church, really, since no other documents corroborate any significant part of the Gospel."

9.Christian reply: Your facts are wrong sir. 1. Catholicism has nothing to do with Christianity. 2. the Bible is the most reliable book in all of antiquity (historically and as literature).

10.Another thought: Ur attempts to get us to leave our faith is really satan's attempt try and drag me to hell, but you should appreciate my attempts to get you into Heaven.

11. ...if you believe we're not created (& nothing matters; we're all accidents) why then do you-waste your time against Christianity instead of on other useful/enjoyable things in life?

12. PS: your bio says you don’t want to worry about Hell. I wouldn’t worry about that – you should be worrying more about God and his coming wrath against unrepentant sinners. (ie. Flee to Christ sir while there's time).

Then I blocked MzrAth3ist from being able to contact me further. You don’t have to do that, but I don’t believe this guy was open to reason. I dont want to waste my time with those who want to keep me from doing anything profitable for the Kindom of Christ. They have enough info available in what we said available online these days and several churches in their towns to go and speak to someone more on the issue, but they won't. My goal is to just get them thinking about spiritual things. This as well as the rest is in God's hands.

Christians----You can then Post these msgs:

1. ...Pointed the ath3ist to a Gospel site n "blocked" them. They are "closed" to reason and truth.

2. A tip for Christians: Don't let #Ath3ists and those who are against #Christianity continually waste your time in 15 words or less on miniblogs.

3. A great gospel site for Ath3ists agnostics and false religion followers can be found at a growing resource  ******

Side Notes:
I offered believers to send me a message to receive our conversation so they could use it to assist them with weeding out closeminded Ath3ists. To get a copy of that link for some reason… I went to the search section of the miniblog and looked up my name...I then realized the Ath3ist had replied back two times, but I had already blocked him. So it didn’t show up on my page. But I wanted other Ath3ists who may have read his final replies to me to know my response to that issue. If they reply back about "God sending people to hell" as this guy did (see below)...

11. Ath3ist: Any god who sends those who do not believe in him to hell is, frankly a @)#*%

Reply on your page (cause youve already blocked him). just post on your own blog wall:

11. Sir, God doesnt send anyone to Hell. People send themselves there. They chose to violate God's law. Criminals are punished for their crimes.

12. God is merciful, and gracious to undeserved criminals and He proved it by His lovingkindness offered through Christ. Yet you reject Him.

13. I blocked Mr foulmouth as you can see. I also find it funny he lists what Ath3ism hasnt done, but forgot to list the atrocities it "has" done.

note: Christianity has done more for the people of this world than anyone else. Ath3ists seem to remove the Christian faith from the Earth but don’t seem to have a problem with Muslims or other Religions or Cults as far as I can see. Based on what I learned about the philosophy and history of Atheistic views their end result is for Christians to be eliminated from the world (by various ways and methods), and only reward those who are conniving and dupe people or step on people to get what they want in life with their “survival of the fittest” mentality. Christians help the poor, they have compassion and empathy and care about others. They created hospitals and schools, colleges and so much more, they even take in orphans and care for widows. Ath3ists don’t do that and don’t care about anyone but themselves. Christians care about everyone, their physical needs as well as their most important need – to be right with God and have salvation through Christ. Eternity depends on it. It’s the truth, its reality. Ath3ists can continue to pretend it isn’t true, but deep down I believe they know it is true, and they hate that “fact”. They only have one hope in Christ:"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." John 8:32

If you have any problems with interacting with Ath3ists feel free to use the same responses i posted (above) to try and reach them. Sometimes when people receive truthful answers to their objections the bricks fall out of their wall and they learn something they dindt know before and it brings them closer to the knowledge of the truth of Jesus salvation. They will certainly leave a different person than they were before they interacted with you and that is because God's word doesnt return void.

If you have any idesas for tweet responses to common objections from Ath3ists please contact me with the info, so I can post them and we can all use them on the internet. May we reach some for Christ by all possible means available.

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Additional Helpful Resource:
"Do you withstand God's Word?": http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=1123081834580 Good Sermon, feel free to share it with those you know online. Christian, Atheist or other religious person. It too can break down barriers they have between themselves and God by humbling them and leading them to the truth.
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Four Questions Atheists Cant Answer http://www.bethinking.org/news-and-views/2009-09/did-darwin-kill-god