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Do you have an
Objection
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saved
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Sunday, March 07, 2010
Many Objection to Christian ...
* Salvation
* New Birth
* Saved
* Redemption
* Eternal Life
* Born Again
Many think they ...
* Are already good enough
* Are more good than bad
* Are better than murderers and rapists
* Can ride the fence until they decide
* Are safe from a loving God
* Can hide behind unbelief of Heaven or Hell
* Can merely just believe in God or a god
* Are destined to either Heaven or Hell
* Find another way other than through Jesus
* Can somehow pay their way
* Can bluff their way with a lot of double talk
The following are the Objections most people voice ...
Top Objections
* I believe I am a
good person.
* I have done more
good than bad.
* I have never
murdered or raped anyone.
* For the time
being, I have not decided.
* A loving God
would not send me to Hell
* I do
not believe in Hell or the Lake of Fire
* I already believe in God
* We are all the
children of God.
*
I have already done that
* Doesn't God already know where I am Going?
*
Is Jesus the only way to Heaven?
* I want to pay my own way.
* I know what the Bible
says, I have already read it.
Is Jesus the only way to
Heaven?
There are
many religions which delineate many different ways to be saved.
Most of them are very complicated.
There are basically only 2 options offered by all the religions of
the world to get to Heaven.
* Be Good - All the Religions of the World
* Thru Jesus - True Christianity
1. Being Good
With all the honesty you can muster, can you truly say you have
complete control over your behavior. Simply stated: "Is it
possible for you to keep yourself from sin?" Even if you were
able from this day forward to stay away from sin, it is already too
late. You have already sinned, broken God's law.
"For all
have sinned and come short of the glory of God"
The Bible - Book of Romans -
Chapter 3 - Verse 23
2. Through Jesus
(The Saviour)
Jesus is the Saviour of all the world.
No matter ...
* what good culture, nationality, or race
* what good religion
* what good belief
* what good experience
"For God
so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believeth in Him should have eternal life."
The Bible - Gospel of John -
Chapter 3 - Verse 16
Jesus is not
an option among many.
"I am
the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but
my Me."
The Bible - Gospel of John -
Chapter 14 - Verse 6
If there is
just One Way, then you would not want to miss seeing it. Not
asking you to do anything, just see
it.
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I
believe I am a good person.
We are certain that you and many others, as well as
ourselves, believe that you are a good person. The problem is
that none of us are good enough.
"They are all
(every person) gone out of the way, they are together become
unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one."
The Bible, Book of Romans, Chapter
3, Verse 12
Since none of us are good enough, we have need of a
Saviour from sin.
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I
have done more good than bad.
Doing good to a large or small extent is not the
criteria for being
saved, nor does it get our name written in the
Book of Life.
"And whosoever was not found written in the
book of life was cast into the lake of fire."
The Bible, The Book of the
Revelation, Chapter 20, Verse 15
So what does it take to have your name written in
the Book of Life?
"He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed
in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book
of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before
his angels."
The Bible, The Book of the
Revelation, Chapter 3, Verse 5
How does one "overcome?"
"Who is he that overcometh the world, but he
that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?"
The Bible, Book of 1st John,
Chapter 5, Verse 5
Placing all your faith in Jesus, the Son of God, as
Saviour from sin, is the criteria for an eternity with God.
Those who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ as
their personal Saviour from sin have their names written as being
saved, in the Book of Life.
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the
Lord (as Saviour from sin),
shall be
saved."
The Bible, Book of Romans, Chapter
10, verse 13
Salvation, the New Birth, is overcoming.
* Overcoming every failure.
* Overcoming every lack of talent.
* Overcoming every disappointment.
* Overcoming every accomplishment that failed to fulfill.
* Overcoming every flood of adrenalin that faded to boredom.
* Overcoming every bank account that failed to bring a full life.
* Overcoming every sorrow.
* Overcoming every unhappy day.
* Overcoming every abuse of mankind.
Come on over to the
Overcomer.
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I have never
murdered or raped anyone.
A person does not have to do all the bad things to
be considered a sinner. Just any one of them.
"For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and
yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."
The Bible, Book of James, Chapter
2, Verse 10
Besides, a person does not have to physically commit
a sin in order to be guilty of it.
"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old
time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: but I say unto you, That
whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed
adultery with her already in his heart."
The Bible, Book of Matthew, Chapter 5,
Verses 27-28
Since all are guilty of sin and condemned, all have
a need to be
saved by the Saviour, Jesus Christ.
"There is therefore now no condemnation to them
which are in Christ Jesus (saved,
born again)"
The Bible, Book of Romans, Chapter
8, Verse 1
So the logical question is this: "If you could see
what it is about, certainly you would like to just look. What
would it hurt to look? It is just you and your Computer
Monitor. You can even erase the files from your Browser,
showing you came to this site.
Next Screen.
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I know what the Bible says,
I have already read it.
I am certain
that you are a smart person, probably smarter than I am, maybe even
brilliant, but you are not THAT smart. And if you are
as smart as I think you are, you KNOW you are not smart
enough to read the Bible through once or a dozen times and be able
to digest its entire contents.
"For
whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How
then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how
shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall
they hear without a preacher?"
The Bible, Book of Romans, Chapter
10, Verses 13-14
So, while no
one is looking and it is possible for you to just SEE what
personal salvation is all about, I know a smart person like
yourself, will take a peek.
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For the time
being, I have not decided.
Even though you may not have accepted nor even rejected
Jesus as your Saviour from sin, never-the-less God sees you as a rejecter.
"He that believeth on him is not condemned: but
he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not
believed in the name (Jesus as
Saviour) of the only begotten Son of God."
The Bible, Book of John, Chapter 3,
Verse 18
Believing enough on the name of the Lord to call on
Him is the Bible way of being
saved.
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the
Lord (Jesus as Saviour)
shall be
saved."
The Bible, Book of Romans, Chapter
10, Verse 13
Salvation is a great concept ...
1. Eternally delivered from punishment.
2. Forever forgiven from all guilt.
3. Everlastingly in the blissful presence of a loving God.
There is not a person on the planet who would not
want Salvation, true Salvation, if it is indeed authentic!
See what it is about. If it is not true, walk
away. But you cannot walk away if there is ...
* the smallest
chance that it is true
* the greatest possibility that you could
just look.
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A loving God would
not send me to Hell
There is no question that God loves us all. He
has loved us so much that He sent His Son to die for our sins.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life."
The Bible, Book of John, Chapter 3,
Verse 16
But those who will not receive Jesus as Saviour from
sin, thereby rejecting God's love, shall perish (not have everlasting life). God's love is no
greater than His justice and judgment.
"... it is appointed unto men once to die, but
after this the judgment:"
The Bible, Book of Hebrews, Chapter 9, Verse 27
His method for eternal life is faith in Jesus as
Saviour as spelled out in His Word.
"He that heareth my word
(The Bible), and believeth on him
that sent me (Jesus), hath
everlasting life (Salvation, Born
Again), and shall not come into condemnation
(punishment in the lake of fire); but is
passed from death (in the lake of
fire) unto life (in heaven)."
The Bible, Book of John, Chapter 5,
Verse 24
Pass to Eternal Life. See what it takes.
Not asking you to do anything, just
See It.
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I do not
believe in Hell or the Lake of Fire
God does not care if you believe or not in their
existence. He will faithfully do as he has said.
"For what if some did not believe? shall their
unbelief make the faith of God without effect?"
The Bible, Book of Romans, Chapter 3, Verse 3
To be
saved to everlasting life and from eternal
punishment (wrath of God) you must place your faith (believe) in
Jesus as your Saviour from sin.
Saved!
Born
Again!
"He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting
life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the
wrath of God abideth on him."
The Bible, Book of John, Chapter 3, Verse 36
Now would be
an excellent time to just take a
LOOK!
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I already
believe in God
The Bible says that most believe in God, but most
will not be
saved.
"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is
the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and
many there be which go in thereat"
The Bible, Book of Matthew, Chapter
7, Verse 13
Simple belief that there is a God is not the
criteria for salvation, even the demons believe, but they are not
saved.
"Thou believest that there is one God; thou
doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble
(fear their sentence)."
The Bible, Book of James, Chapter
2, Verse 19
Jesus is the way.
Belief that He is the Saviour
is the key.
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth,
and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
The Bible, Book of John, Chapter
14, Verse 6
Are you ready to SEE how to be
saved?
How to come to the Father through
Jesus?
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We
are all the children of God.
God loves us all, but we are not His children unless
we are trusting (faith) in Jesus as our Saviour from sin.
"For ye are all the children of God by
faith in
Christ Jesus."
The Bible, Book of Galatians,
Chapter 3, Verse 26
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I have already done that
(I have already asked Jesus to
save me)
If we could show you from
the Bible, how
you could know for sure whether or not you have been
saved
already, you would like to see it, wouldn't you?
"Therefore if any man be
in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away;
behold, all things are become new."
The Bible, Book of 2
Corinthians, Chapter 5,
Verse 17
Following this
link to
merely PEEK
at
* what may be very good news
* what may be very bad news
* what can most certainly joyful news, that salvation can be
yours today
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Doesn't
God already know where I am Going?
Certainly!
God is aware who will be
saved and who will not. Never the
less He extends His patient hand to every soul. Gives
everyone an opportunity to act on His promise of Salvation to
any who come repentantly by faith to His Son, Jesus Christ.
"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as
some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not
willing that any should perish, but that all should come to
repentance."
The Bible - Peter's 2nd Letter
- Chapter 3 - Verse 9
Even though He already knows, this knowledge does not prevent
Him from offering His perfect gift of Salvation. Does He
already know that you will not accept or does He know you will?
We think you will at least
LOOK!
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I want to pay my own way.
We understand and you can.
It is possible for an individual to pay for his sins. But
...
* it takes an eternity to do it
* the accommodations are somewhat
less than 5 Star
* since it will be for the second time, it will be needless.
"For the wages
(payment) of sin is
death
(1st death is physical, 2nd
death is the lake of fire), but the gift of God is
eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord."
The Bible, Book of Romans,
Chapter 6, Verse 24
"For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just
(Jesus)
for the unjust (you and me), that he
might bring us to God, being put to death in
the flesh, but quickened (made
alive, resurrected) by the Spirit:"
The Bible, Book of 1st Peter,
Chapter 3, Verse 18
Notice that He "might" bring us to God. His
payment does not make it automatic, just available to all that will
call on Jesus as their Personal Saviour.
Titus 2:14 "Who gave himself for us, that he
might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a
peculiar people, zealous of good works."
Again, it says that He "might" redeem (save, born
again) from iniquity (sin).
Wouldn't this be a good time to just
SEE what it takes to be Born
Again? You do not have to face anyone, nor must you defend
your position. We are asking you to just take a
LOOK. What would it
hurt?
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Do you have an objection which is not listed?
Write! We can offer help, but we can do nothing if you
remain silent.
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