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eci
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ft
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Gi
ftisamat eri
alofval
uegiventoy oubysomebodyknownt oy
ouorclosetoyou,
wi
thouty ou,y
ourselfworki
ngorearningforit. Onesuchexampleisagif
tofhousehol
d
el
ect
ricalappl
i
ancesl i
kewetgr
inder
s,mixi
e,tabl
ef ans,
TVs,
etc.byt
hest
ategov
ernment
s.

Godwhohascreat
edtheheav
ensandeart
hwant stogi
veyouthegi
ftofet
ernall
i
fe,
wi
thoutyouy
our
sel
vesworki
ngorear
ningf
ori
t.I
sitnotgoodnewstoy
ou?

Aftercreati
ngtheheav
ensandear
th,Godcreat
edmanandwomanandwantedthem
tol
iv
ef or
ev erhappil
ywithHi
m onthi
seart
h.ButAdam andEv
evi
olat
edGod’
sinst
ruct
ions
andther
ebysi nnedagai
nstHi
m..

GodpunishedAdam “Al
lyourli
feyouwillsweattomakealiv
inguntily
ouretur
ntothe
ground,f
rom whichyoucame.”(Genesi
s3: 19/Bibl
e)Isnott
hestatementgivenabov
einthe
Bibl
etrue?Al
lhumanbei ngshavetowor khardtoearnthei
rli
vi
ngandaf t
erwardshavet
ogo
todeathmostlybetween60to100y ears.

Nobodyescapesdeath.Simil
arl
y,t
hewomanwascursedbyGod,t
hatshewouldbear
chil
dreninint
ensepainandsuffer
ing(Genesi
s3:
16i
ntheBi
ble)
.Theabov
eisalsot
rueinthe
presentl
ife.

Humanbeingsgli
dealongtheti
desoftimesasswi ft
lyasaraci
ngriverandv ani
sh
asqui
cklyasadream.Wear el
ikegr
ass.Bestoftheseyear
sareof
tenemptiness,si
ckness
andpai
n.Soontheydi
sappearandwearegone.(Psalms90:5&6i ntheBi
ble).

Manythi
ngsfor
etol
dint
heBibl
ehaveprovedtobetrue.TheBi
blehasbeenwr i
tt
enby
for
tydi
ff
erentaut
horsoveraperi
odof1500y ears,al
linspi
redbyGod.Ov er500mi ll
i
on
copi
eshavebeenpri
ntedi
ndif
fer
entl
anguagest
illdat
e.Suchisthedemandforreadi
ngt he
l
ivi
ngwordsofGod.

Becauseofman’ ssi nandsubsequentGod’ scurse,everybodydi esphy

sicaldeath.
Nobodyescapesdeat h.Man’srebell
ionagainstGod,aff
ectsevennewbor nbabi
es.Innocent
peopledieunexpect edl
yi nnaturalcalamiti
esliketsunamis,fl
oods,ear thquakes,v i
rus
di
seases,road,rai
l,boatandAi raccidents,i
nter
nalconfl
ict
s,etc.Allthesethi
ngshappen
becauseoft hedisobedienceofthef i
rstmanandv iol
ati
onofnat urallawsofGodduet o
humandepr avi
ty.

Thenwhati st
hepur poseofli
feont hiseart
h?Inanut shellli
feisapr epar
ati
onf or
eternit
y.Thisi sthewarm upact,thedressrehear
sal.Wewer emadebyGodf orGod,tol i
ve
foreternity
.Godwant sust obewithHim happil
ytoli
v eet
ernallyinHeav en.HenceGodi nhis
deepandunf athomablel
ov etookanav atarasJesusChr i
st ,li
veonear t
hfor33½ y ears,
performingmi racl
esanddoi nggooddeedst odemonstratet ot hepeoplet hatHei sGod
i
ncar nate.Heal sopr
eachedaboutt hecomi ngoft heheav enlyKi ngdom andHi splant o
redeem t hefall
enhumanity.

Hecamedownt oearthnottotransf
orm badpeopletogoodpeopl e,buttotake
peoplewhoaredest inedtohellt
oeverl
asti
ng,happyli
fei
nheaven.
Butman’srebell
ionstoodbet
weenGodandman.Godi s100%perfectandforHim sin
hastobepuni shed,sot hathumanbeingscanset t
ledown,ver
ypeacef
ullyinheavenafter
thei
rli
feonthi
sear th.
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JesusChr i
st,theGodi ncar
nat
eHi mselfvoluntari
lyunderwentthepai nf
ulandcruel
deathonthecrosstakingal
loursinsi
nHisbody ,ther
ebyr econci
li
ngust oHim andreveal
i
ng
theexpanseofGod’ slovef
orus.Hewi l
lretur
nt otheear t
ht hi
stimeasaj udget oj
udgeall
thepeoplel
iv
inganddead.Thosepeopl ewhot r
ustHi m andacceptHim ast hei
rsavi
orand
Lordwil
lhaveanewl i
feinheaven,al
i
fewi t
houtend, eter
nall
ywi t
houtanyoft hepai
nwego
thr
oughhereont hi
sear t
h.

Ontheorder sofPontiusPi
late,aRomanki ng,Jesuswascondemnedt odieont he
cross.Bef
orethat,ont heorder
sofPont i
usPilat
e,Hewasor deredtobescourged.During
thedaysofRomanr ule,acondemnedmanwi llbescourgedwi t
hal eat
herbelti
nser
tedwith
roughstonesandmet alpi
ecesfor39t imes.JesusChr i
stalsowasscour ged39times.For
everybeati
ng,fl
eshf rom Hisbodywasscr appedandbonesi nthebackofHi sbodygot
exposed.I
maginet hepainHewentt hrough!

ThenHewasor der
edt ocarr
ythehugewoodencr oss(aft
erscour
gingHim 39t i
mes)
tomountCalvar
y,twokil
omet er
saway.Hef el
ldownt hreetimesonHisway ,carr
yingthe
crossupthesl
ope.Aperson,bynameSimonofCy rene,helpedJesustocarr
ythecrossup
themountai
n.

OnmountCal vary
,Hewasf orcedt oli
eonthecrosswithoutstr
etchedhands.Bigsize
nail
swer edri
venthroughHiswr i
stcausingunbearabl
epain.ThenbothHi sfeetwerecrav
ed
togetherandabi ggernailwasdriventhroughthem.Thent hecrosswasl i
ft
edwithJesus
Christnail
edandplacedv er
ti
call
y.OneRomansol di
erpi
ercedtherightsideofHisstomach
withal ongspear
.AlmostallthebloodinHisbodygotdrained.Someoft heonlookersmade
funofHi m.

Thecr eat
oroftheuniver
seandallmanki
ndhungonthecr
ossalmostnakedbef
ore
thecr
eationswithexcr
uciati
ngpai
nfor3hoursbef
oregi
vi
ngoutHisspi
ri
t.I
twasapainful
andcrueldeathonthecross.

Hisbodywasbroughtdownfrom thecr
ossandbur
iedinacave.Herosetol
if
eonthe
t
hir
dday(cal
ledasEast
erSunday)appearedbef
oreHi
sdiscipl
esandaboutfi
vehundr
edof
Hi
sfol
l
owers.ThenHewast akenuptoHeavenandnowli
vingasaSaviour
.

ThereisnoChr ist
ianorgani
zati
onorachur chthatcangi v
eeter nalli
fetoyou.Never
youcanbecomer el
igiousenought oobt ai
ni t
.Nowor ksofy oursl i
kepenance,prayers,
sacri
ficescaneverentitl
eyoutoeternall
if
ebecausey ouareabor nsinner.Nomor esacr
ifi
ce
i
nanyf orminnecessar yasJesusChr i
sttheLordoft heheavenshassacr i
fi
cedHimselfon
thecross.Dur i
ngthet i
mesbef or
eChr i
st,peoplewer eexpr
essingt heirpenit
encetoGod
thr
oughsacr if
iceofani malsandbi r
ds. Asi fajudgehi mselfwer etopayf oraguilt
y
defendanttheeverl
astingjudgeofoursouls,becameamanandHi msel fpai
dthepenalt
yfor
oursins.Thosewhot rustHim areenti
tl
edtoal i
fewi
thoutend.

Adoctorcansaveyourli
fe;
Alawyercandefendyourli
fe;
Asoldi
ercangiv
ey ouapeacefulli
fe;
Butonl
yJesusChr i
stcangiveyoueverl
ast
ingl
if
e;
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Wi
thJesus,
weappr
oachdeat
hwi
tht
heexpect
ati
onsofet
ernal
li
fe.

Ifyoubel ievewhati st ol
dabov e,talktoGodi nthefollowingmanner :
“Thanky out hatHeaveni saf reegift
.Iadmi tt hatIam asi nnerbybirt
handt hatI
cannotear nmypl acei nHeavenwi t
hmyownef fort.Iknowt hatYoulovemeandwantmei n
heav en.Ialsor eali
zet hatyouar eper f
ectandIdeser vepuni shmentformysi ns.
Thanky ouf orJesus,whoi stheav at
arofGod,camedownt oeart
handv olunt
ari
ly
sufferedacr ueldeat hont hecr oss,asapenal ty
,formysi ns;andnow byf ai
thIplacemy
trustinJesusChr i
stf ormyet ernalsalvat
ion.Inowr ecei v
et hef r
eegiftofeter
nall
if
e,come
i
nt omyl i
fe,f
orgi v
emeofmysi nsandhel pmebecomet heper sonyouwantmet ol
i
ve”.

IfyouacceptJesusChr istasy ourpersonalsavior

,youneednotchangey ourname
toaChr i
stianname,f ol
low allt heChristi
antradit
ions,dogmas,becomeamemberofa
Chri
stianchur ch,r
ejectallthef est
ivalyouarecelebrati
ngtradi
ti
onall
y.Chri
sti
anpracti
ces
andchur chat t
endancewillnott akeyout oheaven.
Onlyy ourbeli
efint hedeat hofJesusChr i
stont hecross,t
heperfectsacr
ifi
cefor
oursinsandt heresurr
ectionofJesusChr ist
,whoi s100%Godand100%mandur ingHis
l
ifeonear th,wil
lmakey ouel i
gibletogot oheavenandl i
vehappil
yforever
.

“
AndGodhasr eservedforhi schi l
drenthepri
celessgiftofeternalli
fe;i
tiskeptin
heavenforyou,pureandundef iledbey ondthereachofchangeanddecay .AndGod,i nhis
mightypowerwillmakesur ethaty ougett her
esafel
ytor ecei
veit,becausey ouaret
rust
ing
Him.Itwil
lbeyoursinthatcomi nglastdayf oral
ltosee.Sot r
ulybeglad!Ther ei
swonderful
j
oyahead,eventhought hegoi
ngi sroughforawhiledownher e.”(
1Pet er1:
4-6)

Tosum up,torecei
vethegiftofeternalli
fe
a)Transferyourtr
ustfrom whaty ouhav ebeendoi ngbeforet owhatChr isthasdonef or
youont heCrossandHi sresurr
ecti
on
b)ReceiveJesusChr i
stasy ourpersonalsav i
or.Asy oumightopeny ourhandt oreceive
agi f
t,sonowopeny ourhear ttoreceiveJesusChristasy ourpersonalsavior
.
c)TrustJesusChristasy ourLord.GiveHimt he“Driv
er’sseatandCont rols”ofyourli
fe.
d)TellJesusthatyouplacey ourful
ltrustinHim andreceivethefreegiftofeter
nalli
fe.

Theaboveisgiv
ent oy ounotasanattempttoconvertyoutoChristi
anit
y.Hedoesnot
conver
tyou,butHetransformsyou.
Chri
sti
anit
ywi l
lnotgiveyoueter
nalli
febutyourt
rustinJesusChristwil
l.Whatajoy
i
twouldbe,ifyouhav etheGodoft heUniver
se,asyourfat
herandf r
iendinthi
sl i
feandin
eter
nall
if
e,aft
erwardsinheaven.

Wi
shy
oual
lthebest
!

Ifyouwanttoknowmor eaboutJesusChri
st,wewil
lsendy
ouBi
blel
i
ter
atur
e,abookf
reeof
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