Marie OJibway Pinto Why did Jesus have to die on the cross? God promised to send the Holy Spirit to live in our hearts. The Holy Spirit brings peace to our very souls and helps us to better understand what we read in the Bible. God also promised that if we accept the sacrifice of His Son Jesus Christ, He would forgive our sins to the point that we would be able to be in the very presence of God for eternity in heaven after we die. We are so sinful, disgusting, rebellious and selfish that the only way God can stand to look at us again, is if He sees His Son in our hearts and in our lives each time He looks at us. We needed a perfect sacrifice to make us acceptable to the Creator we rejected and turned our backs on. Deep down inside, whether they realize it or not, even nonbelievers know this to be true--that’s why people get so defensive when they hear someone talk about Jesus Christ. People can hear others talk about Islam, Buddhism, Confucius or New Age, and will usually listen out of curiosity; but as soon as someone wants to tell them about Jesus Christ, they become defensive and don’t even want to hear about it. Why is this? Simple, when they hear Jesus Christ spoken of,somewhere deep inside they know it’s true and they don’t want to have to deal with it. If they deal with it, they will have to admit that they need a savior, accept that savior (Jesus Christ), and then let Him change their lives. For some reason, they seem to think that’s a bad thing. The truth is, although the real reward is spending eternity surrounded by God’s love, having the peace of Christ as a savior makes things better here on earth as well.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:04:08 +0000
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