[Faith-talk] FW: [thefamilyoffaith] CHRIST PAID FOR OUR SALVATION!

[Amy Ragain]

this is good stuff! thanks for sharing!


On Apr 24, 2011, at 12:23 AM, Eric Calhoun wrote:

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> Original Message: 
> From: "Joe Diaz" <revjoe2701 at comcast.net>
> To: "??  -  Rev. Joe Diaz  :) [His Love Extended Ministries
> International]  ??" <revjoe2701 at comcast.net>
> Subject: [thefamilyoffaith] CHRIST PAID FOR OUR SALVATION!
> Date: 
> Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:58:32 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
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> CHRIST PAID FOR OUR SALVATION!
> 
> 
> Hebrews 13:11-14, "The high priest carries the blood of animals into the
> Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the
> camp. And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people
> holy through His own blood. Let us, then, go to Him outside the camp,
> bearing the disgrace He bore. For here we do not have an enduring city,
> but
> we are looking for the city that is to come."
> 
> 
> I heard a car salesman and church member share that he was always looking
> for opportunities to share the gospel, and hopefully lead someone to the
> Lord. As a salesman he would start out trying to sell a car, but when it
> was
> clear that the customer was not going to buy, he would ask about the
> customer's soul.
> 
> 
> The conversation would go something like this:
> 
> SALESMAN: "Are you ready to meet the Lord?" 
> 
> CUSTOMER: "I think so." 
> 
> SALESMAN: "What makes you ready to meet the Lord? 
> 
> CUSTOMER: "I'm a good person." 
> 
> SALESMAN: "How good do you think you have to be?" 
> 
> CUSTOMER: "Pretty good!" 
> 
> SALESMAN: "How good is pretty good?" 
> 
> CUSTOMER: "Pretty, pretty good!" 
> 
> SALESMAN: "Do you know how good the Bible says you have to be?" 
> 
> CUSTOMER: "Nope." 
> 
> SALESMAN: "Perfect!" 
> 
> CUSTOMER: "Who in the world is perfect? 
> 
> SALESMAN: "Me!!!"
> 
> 
> Before the customer would walk out in disgust, he would share that it was
> not because of his behavior or actions, but that we are made perfect
> through
> the Blood of Jesus Christ. It is His perfection that makes us righteous
> and
> ready to meet the Lord.
> 
> 
> The question often is asked: "How are we to be saved?" Jesus is the
> answer
> to man's question concerning salvation. Let me share with you some of the
> offices Jesus filled to provide us with a complete salvation. All are
> found
> in the book of Hebrews:
> 
> 
> Chapter one: Christ is our Sin-Purger! Has He purged your sins?
> 
> 
> Chapter two: Christ is the Captain of our Salvation! Is He your Captain?
> 
> 
> Chapter three: Christ is The Son over His own house! Are you part of His
> household?
> 
> 
> Chapter five: Christ is our Great High Priest! Do you worship under His
> direction?
> 
> 
> Chapter six: Christ is our Forerunner! Are you His follower or are you
> 
> trying to lead?
> 
> 
> Chapter eight: Christ is our Mediator! Is He making intercession for you?
> 
> 
> Chapter twelve: Christ is our Prince and Perfecter of Faith! Have you
> 
> trusted in Him fully?
> 
> 
> Chapter thirteen: Christ is our Great Shepherd! Are you the sheep of His
> pasture?
> 
> 
> Because Jesus fills all of the offices mentioned above, He meets every
> need
> of every believer. We need only to come to Him in faith believing, to
> find
> rest for our souls. The unrepentant must repent and be saved. The
> backslider
> must stop the downward spiral that leads to destruction, and return to
> fellowship and communion with God's family.
> 
> 
> The spiritually bankrupt will find a supply of grace and goodness that is
> all sufficient. It is essential that we come to Him as the lost souls that
> we are and allow His blood to cleanse us and make us new. We just have to
> come and accept Him. It is so easy, but we make it so hard. When we draw
> near to Him we can be assured that He will draw near to us.
> 
> 
> Blessings dear hearts. Walk with God today. Trust Him completely and be a
> blessing.
> 
> Love & Prayers,
> 
> Michael J. Knight.
> 
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-C-T-S/
> 
> What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.
> 
> 
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