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Christ has adopted each believer into the Family of God. He has given us the ministry of reconciliation to point people to Him. Each follower of Christ is a witness to the world that God still loves them, He died for them, and He is still reaching out His hand of grace to them.

We are to hold up the light of God's love for the unsaved and saved. So like a light house, we signal people from the danger of forgetting or not understanding the love of Jesus Christ. God's love was demonstrated by laying His "perfect" life down for the world and coming back (3rd day) from the dead. He poured out His Holy Spirit and He permanently indwells each believer. We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus, our Lord and Savior. God no longer counts peoples sins against them because it was paid for (washed away) by His blood. Jesus is God. Jesus is the only way for the forgiveness of sins. Only in Jesus can anyone receive the free gift of eternal life. (See Eph. 2:8,9; 2 Cor. 1:21-22; 2 Cor. 5:5; 2 Cor. 5:19; John 14:6; John 3:16)

He left an empty tomb to fill our empty heart and His Spirit will never depart.

When a believer sees the hopelessness of keeping the letter of the law and the magnitude of the wage of sin, they will go from a "legal" relationship to a "loving" relationship with the Lord. Those that love little don't understand what a loving and personal relationship means. Those that have been forgiven much --- love much. Those Jesus sets free --- are free indeed. (See 2 Cor. 3:1-6; Luke 7:47; John 8:36)

"For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks." -Luke 6:45

"And I can't stop! If I say I'll never mention the LORD or speak in his name, his word burns in my heart like a fire. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot." -Jeremiah 20:9, NLT/KJV/NIV

"...yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!" -1 Corinthians 9:16

"Lord, grant that the fire of my heart may melt the lead in my feet."

There is a fire in a building! The best way to warn others is to pull on the fire alarm. It would be unthinkable for anyone to stay in a burning building once they have been warned.

There is a Judgment Day for all of us. If we are found in our sins, God will have to give us justice.

In God's righteousness, lying one time makes us a liar. If we hate someone, God considers it murder. Dishonoring our parents and placing God 2nd in our life are sins. We are all sinners. We sin because we are sinners. Lying and hating proves we are sinners. The Bible says all sinners will be thrown in a lake of fire (Hell) to be tormented forever. That should concern you because there is no turning back once you are there. Please don't ignore this warning!

Hell is not a curse word. It's a real place, and God doesn't want any of His creations to go there. It would be wise to research your eternal destination. You're going to die one day and you will not have another chance at life. If you are not 100% sure where you'll spend eternity, ask God to show you. It will be the most important step you take in knowing the only Truth that will set you free.

God doesn't want anyone to go to Hell. Eternal life is a free gift. But God can't make you love Him. You have to make that choice. You have freewill.

You can't earn or buy Heaven. You need to be forgiven of all your crimes (sins). Jesus of Nazareth was brutally bruised for our iniquities . . . "yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him." God loves you so much it pleased Him to make things right through the Cross, then He defeated the grave through the resurrection. Make sure that you repent and trust the Savior (that you are "born again"-see John 3:1-5), or you will come under His fierce wrath, and end up in Hell. God doesn't want that to happen, so confess your sins directly to Him right now (you may not have tomorrow), put your trust in Jesus to save you, and you will pass from death to life. Pray something like this: "Dear God, today I turn away from all of my sins (be specific). This day I put my trust in Jesus Christ alone as my Lord and Savior. Please forgive me, change my heart, and grant me your gift of everlasting life. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen." Then read your Bible daily, and obey what you read (See John 14:21). Start in the Gospel of John.

: Exposure to the Son will prevent burning.

Lastly, people move rather quickly when there is a fire. When you get onfire for Christ, you'll have the desire to warn others of the coming wrath to come. You'll want to seek and save those lost in the burning building of their sin.

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