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NEWBOLD BAPTIST CHURCH WEB SITEMilnrow Road, Rochdale, United Kingdom |
| "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. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." (John 3:16 - 17 KJV) |
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It's very strange! Whenever I tell people I'm a Christian, they have a sort of reaction. One lady recently said, 'You're all the same, do gooders, ramming God down everyone's throat, always after money." Then she continued with something stranger. "I'm a Christian too you know. I don't have to go to church to know right from wrong.' All of this, virtually in the same breath. How can someone just write off Christians and with the same breath seek to identify with them? I believe that the good news about Jesus has this kind of effect on people. I remember when I was little, kicking my brother's bike. I told him it was a lousy bike and I could ride it better than him and I was getting a better one. None of it was true of course, especially the bit about me getting one. The Bible says that, 'All have sinned and
fallen short of the glory of God." All the same in that respect Then it
says, "And are justified freely by grace through the redemption which is
in Jesus Christ" Jesus died for everyone so that we ALL might live. Then
the Bible says, "through faith". The barrier between us and God, which
is called Sin, is removed by the sacrifice of Jesus. We can know Him and
become Christians, "through faith". There is no need to kick against the
Word of God. It's not a matter of being a "Do gooder", either. We can ALL
receive for ourselves that which comes by faith, eternal life in the Lord
Jesus Christ.
David Percy. |