From the time that Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, every human being has been born with the nature of sin.
Psalm 51:5 reveals that we were born in sin and shaped in iniquity (different kinds of sinfulness). 'Sin' is our nature of rebellion against God, which we all received from Adam our forefather.
Jesus Christ was sent to earth as God's Solution to our problem of sin. In Mark 2:10 Jesus said, "....the Son of man (meaning himself) hath power on earth to forgive sins,".
Some time ago there was a commercial on T.V. in which a man made the statement, "It may not be your fault, but it is your problem". That's the way sin is. It may be Adam and Eve's fault. But it sure is our problem. The fact is that we will still suffer everlasting punishment in hell and the lake of fire, if we die in our sins.
But because of God's great love for us, He sent us his Solution for sin. John 3:16 says,
"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 apostle Paul said in Romans 6:23 of the Bible, "for the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Only Jesus Christ, the Son of God has the power to forgive sins. When he died on the Cross for the sins of the world, that act guaranteed you and me the opportunity to be forgiven. But we must have a repentant heart (be sorrowful for our sins) and ask for his forgiveness. The blood of Jesus has given us that right!
Salvation is a free gift. But we must ask in order to receive. Another scripture says "Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved". If you will repent of your sins and call on him now to save you, he will! Some years ago I repented of my sins, asked his forgiveness and he saved me! He'll do the same for you if you will ask Him!
Remember, God's gift to you is eternal life through Christ Jesus The Lord!
Jesus Heals a Withered Hand! Mark 3:1-5
Jesus is the same today as he was in the days of the Bible. He is the same and is doing the same miracles for people today as he did when he walked the earth in Israel. Let us look at the case of the man with the withered hand in Mark 3:1-5:
1 And he entered again into the synagogue and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.
4 And he saith unto them; Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
5 And when he had looked around about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
You may be thinking, "But that was then, and Jesus Christ no longer lives." Well I will say to you that Jesus Christ is alive today. Because after he was crucified, he was raised from the dead by the power of God three days later. And he has been alive ever since! Hebrews 13:8 says, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day and forever."
This literally means that Jesus is doing today what he did then! Furthermore he has been doing miracles for people who called upon him in faith for 2,000 years. And he is ready to do the same for you!
Two millenia after Jesus died for our sins, rose from the dead and ascended to Heaven, there is more sickness and disease than there was when he walked the earth. If we ever needed his healing power, we need it today!
If you or someone in your family is sick or plagued with a disease, ask Jesus to heal you. You may not understand how he is able to do it. But just ask him in simple faith, believing that he will. And watch what he does!
Because Jesus is still the Healer!
1 And he entered again into the synagogue and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.
4 And he saith unto them; Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
5 And when he had looked around about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
You may be thinking, "But that was then, and Jesus Christ no longer lives." Well I will say to you that Jesus Christ is alive today. Because after he was crucified, he was raised from the dead by the power of God three days later. And he has been alive ever since! Hebrews 13:8 says, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day and forever."
This literally means that Jesus is doing today what he did then! Furthermore he has been doing miracles for people who called upon him in faith for 2,000 years. And he is ready to do the same for you!
Two millenia after Jesus died for our sins, rose from the dead and ascended to Heaven, there is more sickness and disease than there was when he walked the earth. If we ever needed his healing power, we need it today!
If you or someone in your family is sick or plagued with a disease, ask Jesus to heal you. You may not understand how he is able to do it. But just ask him in simple faith, believing that he will. And watch what he does!
Because Jesus is still the Healer!
Snapshots of the Real Jesus! Part 2 Matthew 4;9
Jesus, Israel's Most Famous Jewish Rabbi!
Jesus is the most famous Jew who ever lived. He was famous for doing in abundance what no other human being had ever done, healing the sick, delivering the demonically bound, raising the dead, feeding thousands with a handful of food, walking on water and dying on the Cross for the sins of the world. Now look at three snapshots of the real Jesus!
Matthew 9:23-26
And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making noise, He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
28-31
And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straightly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
Matthew 4:23-25
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judae-a, and from beyond Jordan.
Think about what you just read and change your mind about who Jesus really is! Jesus was the most famous of all Jews, more than Moses, Elijah, King David, Samuel and all the rest. He is the most famous person to ever live!
No other human being has done more for mankind in his life and his death than Jesus Christ! Though as you can see by these snapshots, he was famous during his lifetime, he has become even more famous since his death and resurrection. How can you not believe that this man is the Son of God!
Repent of your sins now as he has commanded you, and believe the Gospel, and you shall be saved, you and your house! Don't put it off, -- do it now!
Jesus is the most famous Jew who ever lived. He was famous for doing in abundance what no other human being had ever done, healing the sick, delivering the demonically bound, raising the dead, feeding thousands with a handful of food, walking on water and dying on the Cross for the sins of the world. Now look at three snapshots of the real Jesus!
Matthew 9:23-26
And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making noise, He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
28-31
And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straightly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
Matthew 4:23-25
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judae-a, and from beyond Jordan.
Think about what you just read and change your mind about who Jesus really is! Jesus was the most famous of all Jews, more than Moses, Elijah, King David, Samuel and all the rest. He is the most famous person to ever live!
No other human being has done more for mankind in his life and his death than Jesus Christ! Though as you can see by these snapshots, he was famous during his lifetime, he has become even more famous since his death and resurrection. How can you not believe that this man is the Son of God!
Repent of your sins now as he has commanded you, and believe the Gospel, and you shall be saved, you and your house! Don't put it off, -- do it now!
(New Blog Coming Tuesday Morning July 13th) Snapshots of the Real Jesus!: Part1: Luke 4:31-36
Over time Jesus has been portrayed in many different ways. Let's take a moment to look at who Jesus really is according to scripture. Luke 4:30-36:
A Person of Great Authority and Power!
Luke 4:30-36
30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
31 And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.
32 And they were astonished at this doctrine: for his word was with power.
33 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
34 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.
35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
36 And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
After being removed from his local synagogue to be thrown over the cliff in his hometown of Nazareth (for Jesus had angered his neighbors by introducing himself as the Messiah through the reading of a passage of scripture recorded in Isaiah 61) Jesus went to the city of Capernaum and taught on the sabbath days.
Wow, was this Jesus bold, barely escaped death for openly admitting that he was the Messiah to his Jewish neighbors! And what does he do -- goes to another city and continues to teach and publicly demonstrate that what he had said in Nazareth about himself was indeed true!
He simply amazed the people in Capernaum with his teaching. They had never heard anyone in Israel teach with such authority. While he was teaching in one of the synagogues, there was a man there who was demon possessed. Jesus, teaching with the power of the Holy Spirit, stirred up the demon inside the man and he cried out and said, "I know who you are---The Holy One of God". (In other words, the Messiah). That's who Jesus had told his hometown folk that he was! But he didn't want the devil announcing who he was, that's for his followers to do! (Lol)
Well, Jesus proceeded to demonstrate who he was to the crowd by telling the demon to shut up and come out of the man! The demon threw the man to the ground but obeyed Jesus and came out of him as Jesus had commanded him, without hurting the man.
Wow, the crowd went wild with astonishment and said, "What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits and they come out"!
You have just taken a look at the real Jesus! After dying for our sins he got up from the dead and ascended into Heaven. And today he has the same authority and power over the devil as he did when he was on the earth. He is able and willing to deliver you and your family members from the power of the devil as well. Just ask him sincerely, and he will!
Then repent of your sins, calling on Jesus to save you and he will give you a new life! Get started now! It's a good day to get saved!
A Person of Great Authority and Power!
Luke 4:30-36
30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
31 And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.
32 And they were astonished at this doctrine: for his word was with power.
33 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
34 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.
35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
36 And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
After being removed from his local synagogue to be thrown over the cliff in his hometown of Nazareth (for Jesus had angered his neighbors by introducing himself as the Messiah through the reading of a passage of scripture recorded in Isaiah 61) Jesus went to the city of Capernaum and taught on the sabbath days.
Wow, was this Jesus bold, barely escaped death for openly admitting that he was the Messiah to his Jewish neighbors! And what does he do -- goes to another city and continues to teach and publicly demonstrate that what he had said in Nazareth about himself was indeed true!
He simply amazed the people in Capernaum with his teaching. They had never heard anyone in Israel teach with such authority. While he was teaching in one of the synagogues, there was a man there who was demon possessed. Jesus, teaching with the power of the Holy Spirit, stirred up the demon inside the man and he cried out and said, "I know who you are---The Holy One of God". (In other words, the Messiah). That's who Jesus had told his hometown folk that he was! But he didn't want the devil announcing who he was, that's for his followers to do! (Lol)
Well, Jesus proceeded to demonstrate who he was to the crowd by telling the demon to shut up and come out of the man! The demon threw the man to the ground but obeyed Jesus and came out of him as Jesus had commanded him, without hurting the man.
Wow, the crowd went wild with astonishment and said, "What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits and they come out"!
You have just taken a look at the real Jesus! After dying for our sins he got up from the dead and ascended into Heaven. And today he has the same authority and power over the devil as he did when he was on the earth. He is able and willing to deliver you and your family members from the power of the devil as well. Just ask him sincerely, and he will!
Then repent of your sins, calling on Jesus to save you and he will give you a new life! Get started now! It's a good day to get saved!
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