There is a time for you to have salvation in the Lord!
My last sermon conclusion: You have God’s given prerogative! Please choose God is love! 1 Jn.4:8
Yes, you may choose God is consuming fire! Heb. 12:29
If you choose God is love, God will give you salvation for your soul.
You get to spend your eternity with God in heaven.
If you choose God is consuming fire. God has already prepared hell for you
to spend eternity there with Satan and his angels.
It is easy and simple to understand, what choose God is love mean and what choose God is consuming fire mean!
Choose God is love means do what God tells you!
Choose God is consuming fire means do what the devil tells you!
Jesus made it very clear to those Jews who having believed him but refuse to do what he said but
do what the devil told them! Jn.8:31-44
1 Thes.4:1-->
Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God,
as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.
Jn.8:44-->
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire.
He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him.
When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
I have text message from God to share this lesson with you!
The opportunity to choose God is love may not always available to you!
I am very thankful to God for you!
Please learn this with care!
Heb.4:1-7-->
Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands,
let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it.
For we also have had the gospel preached to us, just as they did;
but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith.
Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said, "So I declared on oath in my anger,
`They shall never enter my rest.'" And yet his work has been finished since the creation of the world.
Therefore God again set a certain day, calling it Today, when a long time later he spoke through David, as was said
before: "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”
1 Tim.2:1-4-->
I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone--
for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
Acts 17:26-->
God made of one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth,
having determined (their) appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation.
2Thes 2:10-12-->
with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish;because they received not the love of the truth,
that they might be saved. And for this cause God send them a working of error, that they should believe a lie:
that they all might be judged who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Rev.22:11-12-->
He that is unrighteous, let him do unrighteousness still: and he that is filthy, let him be made filthy still:
and he that is righteous, let him do righteousness still: and he that is holy, let him be made holy still.
Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to each man.
Ecc.3:1
For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.
May the Lord bless you and keep you always! Preach this on July 24, 2011.
Real life experiences to prove the point!
1. 45 years ago in Hong Kong. I was given the opportunities to meet with lots of educated “Jesus’ believers”
and study Bible with them together!
When I point out what they were taught and practiced in their churches are not in line with
what is recorded in the Bible! Their reaction was very strong with utmost curiosities and desire to find out
the truth! Some of them literally jump up!
I can’t believe that you said, our pastors did not preach according to what says in the Bible!
We have to get our pastors come to study with you and we will observe!
If you can prove to us that this is true. We will all come to the church of Christ!
Within 4 years we got over 500 people in the church of Christ and we were all energetic to preach the truth!
Please go to Hong Kong. And see what happen nowadays!?
When the period of time is passed situation changed!
Now when you tell “Jesus’ believers” do you know that what you believe and practice is not according
to what says in the Bible!?
Their reaction is --> So what! Our hearts are at peace with God!
As I can see, people in this world have become-->
you said, in this believing Jesus, we do not do what says in the Bible!
But our hearts are at peace with God! If that is wrong, why can our hearts be at peace with God!
As you can see, people can knowingly practice things that are against what Jesus said and is recorded in the Bible,
they can still feel that their hearts are at peace with God!It is tragic! They are trap!
This kind of harvest season may never be back!
2. Thirty five years ago to 25 years ago in that period of time! I was able to pack 25 children into my 15 seats van
and take them outings!Take them to church activities from their homes and drop them back to their home!
Now I cannot! Not just that I am too old now! It is because the situation had chanced!
Little children have to have car seat bigger ones has to have seat belt.
15 seats van with car seat may by able to put 10 people!
Yes, the season has passed! It may never come back!
I know each of you have lots of personal experiences like this!
May be yours is about money making opportunities. My is about saving souls!
Please, be aware what says, in the Bible.
There is a season for everything and there is a purpose for everything!
When the opportunity is offered to you! Please grab it, do not let it pass by you!
Someone describe opportunity as a man’s scald it has a buddle of hair in front but in the back is shining and slid.
Once it pass you, you can grab it anymore!
3. May be you are more interested about this one!
The piece of land across the street of our church building!
35 years ago it was sold for $20,000. 3 years ago some people bought it for $7,000,000.
Yes, when I thought about it, my heart is sour too!
But I was thinking about, if we had that, we can build a beautiful church building to the glory of the Lord!
I think $7,000,000. should be enough to build a good church building even now!
But the opportunity has passed by us!
It may never come back! Yes, you had let lots of salvation opportunities slip by!
But please don’t wait until this time-->
Rev.22:11-12-->
He that is unrighteous, let him do unrighteousness still: and he that is filthy, let him be made filthy still:
and he that is righteous, let him do righteousness still: and he that is holy, let him be made holy still.
Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to each man.
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