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WildB
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The Bible will only be a story book written by men unless.......YOU ARE BORN AGAIN!

How To Be Born Again

The Sinner: "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).

The Problem: "Jesus answered . . . Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God" (John 3:3).

The Sentence: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23).

The Saviour: "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).

The Solution: "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved" (Romans 10:9).

The Timing: "Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation" (2 Corinthians 6:2).

Your Acceptance of God's Gift: If you really believe that Jesus Christ took your place in judgment for your sins on the Cross, you can pray the following prayer.

The Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, be merciful to me a sinner. I do now receive you as my personal Lord and Saviour.

The Result: If you sincerely prayed the above prayer, you are now born again! (John 3:3).

Welcome to God's Family: "Therefore if any man [or woman] be in Christ, he [or she] is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17).

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Almost persuaded…

"Then Agrippa said unto Paul, 'Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.'" Acts 26:28 (KJV)

Acts 26 tells the story of Paul witnessing, testifying, and preaching before the Roman authorities. Brought there on false accusations of the Jewish religious leaders, it was hoped by them that Paul would be found guilty of the capital offense of rebellion and he and his preaching silenced forever. But instead, Paul made an impassioned, eloquent, and powerful presentation of the gospel. One that convicted the heart of King Agrippa to the point where he said that he was almost persuaded to be a Christian. But was this enough to save him?

The gospel Paul preached was the death of Jesus Christ for our sins and His resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). This gospel is called "the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes" (Romans 1:16). He taught that salvation is by the grace of God alone through faith in Jesus Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:4-7; Romans 4:3-5, 10:5-13). He was uncompromising in his message, and condemned all attempts by others to add anything to it and thereby compromise the plan of salvation. He taught that any gospel that differed from the one he preached was "another gospel" that brought God's condemnation rather than salvation (Galatians 1:6-9).

The gospel is like the door of Noah's Ark, immediately before the Flood, the door on Noah's Ark was the only means of entry into the refuge of the Ark. The only way to safety from the flood that would engulf the world outside.

The long legged, long necked, tallest land animal the giraffe had to go in by the door just like the smallest lowliest animal alive. Even the majestic eagle that soars hundreds of feet up in the air, had only one means by which to enter the Ark, and that was by way of the door. If not by the door, then nothing could enter. Either the animals along with Noah and his family came through by way of the door or not at all.

Those who may have been almost persuaded by Noah of the impending flood and the necessity of entering the door to safety were not among those who survived. They may have been almost saved, but they were not saved. They died along with those who outright rejected Noah's message.

Likewise the Lord Jesus Christ is the "only" door whereby man can safely enter into the eternal rest of God's salvation. There is no other way. (John 14:6)

No matter how one may feel, if he is depending on some other means for salvation, then he is placing his soul in a false hope. If someone condones in "any way" others who seem so sincere by accepting their personal beliefs of adding something to "faith alone in Christ," then they are guilty of vindicating another gospel by supporting them in their false belief.
It is Jesus Christ and Him alone, or there is no salvation.

For the person who is in any degree whatsoever trusting in their water baptism, observance of particular days, church activities, denominational affiliation, faith, repentance, or anything else as a means to being saved, finishing or securing their salvation, then they are not at all saved or almost saved. They are still as lost as they have always been. If you are not in Christ, then you are without. Almost is not sufficient. King Agrippa was almost persuaded to accept Christ, yet he did not get to the point of accepting Him.

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Galatians 3:1-9 (NIV)
1You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law, or by believing what you heard? 3Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort? 4Have you suffered so much for nothing—if it really was for nothing? 5Does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you because you observe the law, or because you believe what you heard? 6Consider Abraham: “He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” 7Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham. 8The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” 9So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.


Note: Some would set up the works of the law in the place of Christ’s righteousness, and thus they corrupted Christianity. The apostle solemnly denounces, as accursed, every one who attempts to lay so false a foundation. All other gospels than that of the grace of Christ, whether more flattering to self-righteous pride, or more favorable to worldly lusts, are devices of Satan. And while we declare that to reject the moral law as a rule of life, tends to dishonor Christ, and destroy true religion, we must also declare, that all dependence for justification on good works, whether real or supposed, is as fatal to those who persist in it. While we are zealous for good works, let us be careful not to put them in the place of Christ’s righteousness, and not to advance anything, which may betray others into so dreadful a delusion.

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