Pastor Larry Dela Cruz

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FOREWORD

Workers’ MANUAL

Greetings dear beloved of the LORD,

We are in the Kingdom of God.

We are called to take dominion and possess the land. It is not a physical dominion but spiritual through the mighty word of God. Pulling down and destroying strongholds through the preaching of the glorious gospel of God- the salvation and forgiveness of man through the death and resurrection of Christ.

We are called to shine and bring light to this darkened world. To make disciples and teaching them to observe all that He has commanded. This book, “Workers’ MANUAL” is a good teaching and preaching tool. It is an easy reference outline for unfolding the revelation of God through the written Word. It deals with the deity of Christ, hell, man’s need of salvation, God’s plan of salvation, the gospel of God and eternal life.

Let us preach the word with authority and power.

Honor, glory, power and the highest praise to our great God through our loving Savior Jesus Christ.

- Pastor Larry

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CONTENTS

FOREWORD 2MESSSAGE TO BE HEARD 4

JESUS IS GOD 5

HELL IS REAL 21

WHO WON’T ENTER GOD’S KINGDOM AND END DOWN IN HELL? 25

MAN NEEDS SALVATION 27

THE GOSPEL OF GOD 33

DO YOU HAVE JESUS CHRIST ETERNAL LIFE? 39

HOW TO HAVE ETERNAL LIFE 42

RESULTS OF THE GOSPEL 46

FAITH OF THE BELIEVERS 49

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A Message to be Heard

There are many voices in the world and many and different messages. For man to be saved, it is necessary that we hear the message from God. This message will give us the understanding how God saves people since salvation is not in man’s ways. It is in this message where we shall put our faith and be saved. It is not just a message. The difference is the source is God. Our Lord Jesus Christ was with the Father from the beginning and what He has seen and heard he declared to us. Jesus preached the gospel and the Kingdom of God.

13"And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, 'Send to Joppa and have Simon, who is also called Peter, brought here;  14and he will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.'   Act 11:13-14

1God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, 2in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world.

Heb 1:1-2

31“He who comes from above is above all, he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all. 32What He has seen and heard, of that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony. 33He who has received His testimony has set his seal to this, that God is true. 34For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure. 35 The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand.”

Jn 3:31-35

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JESUS IS GOD

Our God and Savior

Our Lord Jesus Christ is our God and Savior. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. Yahweh is the God and Savior in the Old Testament so He is in the New Testament. Jesus in Hebrew Yahoshua/Yeshua is “Yahweh is salvation”. He is the exact representation of God His Father. He is the same as His Father, the Lord, God and Savior. God by, for and through whom all things were created. He was with the Father in the beginning. He is the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End, the Alpha and the Omega. All authority in heaven and on earth are given to Him. He is the life, the light and the source of it. It is the faith that the Apostles received and the faith we have received.

Ps 89:2626He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.’

2Sam 22:4747“The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior!

Ps 42:5-65Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and 6my God.

2Pet 1:11Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours

Tit 2:1313while we wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

Rev 1:7-8, 17-187Look, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen. 8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

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17When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.

Our Lord and Savior

In the Old Testament we can read that there is only one Lord, one God and one Savior. It was Yahweh (LORD), the Elohim (God) of heaven and earth, who spoke these words. Elohim is the plural form of Eli (God). Beside Yahweh there is no other Lord, God and Savior. Yahweh, the Holy Name of Elohim (God), shall be remembered and abide to all generations (Psalms 45:17, 102:12). Deut 6.4 says Yahweh our Elohim is one (echad) Lord. The Hebrew word echad means compound unity and not one (yacheed) solitary unity. The New Testament records that our Lord Jesus Christ the Word was with the Father in the beginning and was God (John 1:1-2). He revealed all that Father has is His— this includes honor, glory and power (John 16:15,17:5,10). Whatever the Father does the Son also does in the same manner (John 5:18-19). Whatever the Father says the Son also speaks (John 8:26,28). Jesus said, “I and the Father are one”. The Greek word used is “hen” which means essence. He and the Father are of one essence— that is Divine nature.

Isaiah 43:3a, 113“For I am the LORD your GOD, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; 11“I, even I, am the LORD, And there is no SAVIOR besides Me. Hosea 13:413Yet I have been the LORD your God Since the land of Egypt; And you were not to know any god except Me, For there is no SAVIOR

1Kings 8:6060so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is GOD; there is NO ONE else.

Jude 1:2525to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.

Luke 2:1111for today in the city of David there has been born for you a SAVIOR, who is CHRIST the Lord.

1Jn 4:1414And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.

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Phil 3:2020But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

2Pet 1:1111and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Matthew 22:41-45 41Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:  42"What do you think about the CHRIST, WHOSE SON IS HE?" They said to Him, "The son of David."  43He said to them, "Then how does David in the Spirit call Him 'LORD,' saying, 44'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD,     "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,     UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET"'?  45"If David then calls Him 'LORD,' how is He his son?"

He is Lord of All

Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Lord. The title Lord here does not imply a human master but the Lord of heaven and earth— the Lord of All. Yahweh is the Lord of All, the Lord of lords and God of gods. Our Lord Jesus asked the religious leaders of His time what they thought of Christ. Whose Son was He? When they answered the son of David, He refuted them with a question, “If He was David’s son, why did David in the spirit called him Lord and the Father asked Him to sit on the throne with Him?” Jesus is Lord. He is the King of kings and Lord of lords. Joshua 3:1313“It shall come about when the soles of the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan will be cut off, and the waters which are flowing down from above will stand in one heap.”

Deuteronomy 10:17 11“For the LORD your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe.

1Timothy 6:15-1615which He will bring about at the proper time—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

Acts 10:36  36"The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ (HE IS LORD OF ALL)–

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Romans 10:12  12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is LORD OF ALL, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;

Revelation 17:14Victory for the Lamb14"These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.“

Revelation 19:16 16And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."

The Creator

The Lord Jesus Christ is truly God because He was in the beginning with the Father from eternity past and enjoyed the presence and the works with Him. The Father delighted in the Son and all things in the heavens and in the earth, visible and invisible were created through Him and for Him.

Proverbs 30:44Who has ascended into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has wrapped the waters in His garment? WHO HAS ESTABLISHED ALL THE ENDS OF THE EARTH? WHAT IS HIS NAME or HIS SON’S NAME? Surely you know!

John 1:2-32HE WAS IN THE BEGINNING WITH GOD. 3ALL THINGS CAME INTO BEING THROUGH HIM, AND APART FROM HIM NOTHING CAME INTO BEING THAT HAS COME INTO BEING.

Colossians 1:16 16For BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—ALL THINGS HAVE BEEN CREATED THROUGH HIM AND FOR HIM.

Revelation 3:1414"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the BEGINNING of the creation of God, says this:

The Father called Him

God and Lord

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Many who do not believe on the Deity of Christ used the scriptures erroneously. He is man because He called on God, He revealed the Father as the Only True God and He got hungry, got tired, slept and died as a human. They missed what the scriptures declare that He took the form of a man. God the Father called His Son God and Lord, is worshiped, sited on the Throne and it was through Him the heavens and the earth were created.

Hebrews 1:5-13 (Ps 2:7, 45:6, 102:25-27, 110:1)5For to which of the angels did He ever say,   "YOU ARE MY SON,   TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU"?   And again  "I WILL BE A FATHER TO HIM    AND HE SHALL BE A SON TO ME"? 6And when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says,   "AND LET ALL THE ANGELS OF GOD WORSHIP HIM." 7And of the angels He says,  "WHO MAKES HIS ANGELS WINDS,   AND HIS MINISTERS A FLAME OF FIRE." 8But of the Son He says,  "YOUR THRONE, O GOD, IS FOREVER AND EVER, AND THE RIGHTEOUS SCEPTER IS THE SCEPTER OF HIS KINGDOM. 9"YOU HAVE LOVED RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HATED LAWLESSNESS; THEREFORE GOD, YOUR GOD, HAS ANOINTED YOU WITH THE OIL OF GLADNESS ABOVE YOUR COMPANIONS." 10And,   "YOU, LORD, IN THE BEGINNING LAID THE FOUNDATION OF THE EARTH,    AND THE HEAVENS ARE THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS; 11THEY WILL PERISH, BUT YOU REMAIN;     AND THEY ALL WILL BECOME OLD LIKE A GARMENT, 12AND LIKE A MANTLE YOU WILL ROLL THEM UP; LIKE A GARMENT THEY WILL ALSO BE CHANGED BUT YOU ARE THE SAME,    AND YOUR YEARS WILL NOT COME TO AN END." 13But to which of the angels has He ever said,    "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,     UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES     A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET"?

Psalms 90:1-21LORD, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were born Or YOU GAVE BIRTH TO THE EARTH AND

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THE WORLD, Even from everlasting to everlasting, YOU ARE GOD.

The Prophets ConfirmedHis Deity

Before Christ the Lord took the form of a man the Old Testament prophets knew and proclaimed who He was. Through their inspired writings the word of God showed consistency and harmony in revealing who the Son of God is.

Psalms 2:1-2, 6-7, 11-121Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing? 2The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers take counsel together Against the LORD and against HIS ANOINTED, saying,

6“But as for Me, I have installed MY KING Upon Zion, My holy mountain.” 7“I will surely tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to Me, ‘You are MY SON, Today I have begotten You.

11Worship the LORD with reverence And rejoice with trembling. 12Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!

Isaiah 9:66For A CHILD WILL BE BORN TO US, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, MIGHTY GOD, ETERNAL FATHER, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 40:3/ Matthew 3:33A voice is calling, “Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for OUR GOD.

Proverbs 8:22-3022“The LORD POSSESSED ME at the BEGINNING OF HIS WAY, BEFORE HIS WORKS OF OLD. 23“From EVERLASTING I WAS ESTABLISHED, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth. 24“When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there were no springs abounding with water. 25“Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills I was brought forth;

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26“While He had not yet made the earth and the fields, Nor the first dust of the world. 27When He established the heavens, I WAS THERE, When He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep, 28When He made firm the skies above, When the springs of the deep became fixed, 29When He set for the sea its boundary So that the water would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth; 30THEN I WAS BESIDE HIM, AS A MASTER WORKMAN; And I was daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him,

The Apostles ConfirmedHis Deity

Nothing is more reliable and competent to believe and receive teachings from other than from the testimony and witness of those who have been with our Lord Jesus Christ. They have lived, touched, heard and given the authority to proclaim and teach His words. They were commanded to write these scriptures to testify the true identity and being of our Lord Jesus Christ.

John 1:1-3, 14The Deity of Jesus Christ1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the WORD WAS GOD. The Word Made Flesh14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His GLORY, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Revelation 19:1313He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and HIS NAME is called The WORD OF GOD.Romans 9:5  5whose are the fathers, and from whom is the CHRIST according to the flesh, who is over all, GOD BLESSED FOREVER. Amen.

Colossians 2:99For in Him all the FULLNESS OF DEITY DWELLS in bodily form,

Titus 2:1313looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our GREAT GOD AND SAVIOR, Christ Jesus,

2Peter 1:1 1Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have received a FAITH of the SAME KIND as ours, by the righteousness of our GOD AND SAVIOR, Jesus Christ:

1John 5:20 

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20And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son JESUS CHRIST. This is the TRUE GOD AND ETERNAL LIFE.

Spirits/Dominions Can’t Deny His Deity

Some may not be convinced by human testimonies but invisible powers or spirits bowing down to the Lordship of Christ manifest His Deity and being the Son of God. These spirits knew who and where our Lord Jesus came from and what the Son of God has for them in the future.

Matthew 8:29 29And they cried out, saying, "What business do we have with each other, SON OF GOD? Have You come here to torment us before the time?"

Luke 8:27- 2827And when He came out onto the land, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed with demons; and who had not put on any clothing for a long time, and was not living in a house, but in the tombs. 28Seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell before Him, and said in a loud voice, "What business do we have with each other, Jesus, SON OF THE MOST HIGH GOD? I beg You, do not torment me."

Luke 4:41 41Demons also were coming out of many, shouting, "You are the SON OF GOD!" But rebuking them, He would not allow them to speak, because they knew Him to be the CHRIST.

Jesus Christ ConfirmedHis Deity

Our Lord Jesus confirmed His Deity by attesting to the faith Thomas has expressed and that he is blessed because he believed and confessed that He is Lord and God. He shall come again in His glory with His angels and shall sit on His glorious throne. The Jewish high priest clearly understood the answer of Jesus Christ when He said that the He is the Christ the Son of God (calling God His Father making Himself equal with God) and hereafter they shall see Him sitting at the right hand of power and shall come on the clouds of heaven. They have put Him to death because to them the Lord’s claim was blasphemous and deserved death.

John 20:28-29 28Thomas answered and said to Him, “MY LORD AND MY GOD!" 29Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you BELIEVED? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet BELIEVED."

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Matthew 25:31The Judgment31"But when the Son of Man comes in HIS GLORY, and all the angels with Him, then He will SIT ON HIS GLORIOUS THRONE.

Matthew 26:62-66  62The high priest stood up and said to Him, "Do You not answer? What is it that these men are testifying against You?" 63But Jesus kept silent And the high priest said to Him, "I adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are the CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD." 64Jesus said to him, "You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter you will see THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN." 65Then the high priest (tore his robes and said, "He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the BLASPHEMY; 66what do you think?" They answered, "He deserves death!"

The Son of God from Heaven

Jesus Christ is the Son of God. This revelation did not come from human wisdom or spirit but from God the Father and with this revelation is that Jesus came down from heaven and that He is the Lord and above all. Our Lord Jesus Christ testified that He was not from this world and came not from this world but from heaven where His Father is. The Son of God came down from heaven where He was before. These statements proved the teachings of His apostles that He was in the form of God before He took the form of man.

Matthew 16:13-1713Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “WHO DO PEOPLE SAY THAT THE SON OF MAN IS?” 14And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” 15He said to them, “BUT WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?” 16Simon Peter answered, “YOU ARE THE CHRIST, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD.” 17And Jesus said to him, “BLESSED ARE YOU, Simon Barjona, BECAUSE FLESH AND BLOOD DID NOT REVEAL THIS TO YOU, BUT MY FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN.

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John 3:13 13"NO ONE HAS ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN, BUT HE WHO DESCENDED FROM HEAVEN: THE SON OF MAN.

John 3:31-32 31"HE WHO COMES FROM ABOVE IS ABOVE ALL, he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks of the earth HE WHO COMES FROM HEAVEN IS ABOVE ALL.  32"WHAT HE HAS SEEN AND HEARD, of that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony.

John 6:38 38"For I HAVE COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who SENT Me.

John 6:62, 64a 62"What then if you see the Son of Man ASCENDING TO WHERE HE WAS BEFORE? 64a“But there are some of you WHO DO NOT BELIEVE.”

John 8:23-25  23And He was saying to them, "You are from below, I AM FROM ABOVE; you are of this world, I AM NOT OF THIS WORLD. 24"Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for UNLESS YOU BELIEVE THAT I AM HE, you will die in your sins." 25So they were saying to Him, "Who are You?" Jesus said to them, "What have I been SAYING to you from the beginning?

John 16:27-3127 for the Father Himself LOVES YOU, because you have loved Me and HAVE BELIEVED THAT I CAME FORTH FROM THE FATHER. 28 “I CAME FORTH FROM THE FATHER AND HAVE COME INTO THE WORLD; I AM LEAVING THE WORLD AGAIN AND GOING TO THE FATHER.” 29 His disciples said, “Lo, NOW YOU ARE SPEAKING PLAINLY and are not using a figure of speech. 30 “Now we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question You; BY THIS WE BELIEVE THAT YOU CAME FROM GOD.” 31 Jesus answered them, “DO YOU NOW BELIEVE?”

Equal with God the Father

The Jews stoned our Lord Jesus not because of the good things He has done but because He called God His Father and saying He and the Father are one making Himself equal with God and God (John 5:18,10:30-33,36). Is our Lord Jesus really equal and one with God the Father? Isn’t the Father greater than the Son? To what extent our Lord Jesus is equal and one with God? The Father of course is greater that the Son because He is His Father and Jesus is His Son but they are equal and one in all things. Whatever the Father does the Son does in like manner. Whatever the Father has is of the Son. The Son shares the glory with the Father even before the world was.

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John 5:18-23Jesus' Equality with God

18For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling GOD HIS OWN FATHER, MAKING HIMSELF EQUAL WITH GOD.  19Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, UNLESS it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in LIKE MANNER. 20"For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself is DOING; and the Father will show Him greater works than these, so that you will marvel. 21"For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, EVEN SO THE SON ALSO GIVES LIFE TO WHOM HE WISHES. 22"For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son, 23so that ALL WILL HONOR the Son even as they HONOR the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

John 2:18-22 18The Jews then said to Him, "What sign do You show us as your AUTHORITY for doing these things?"  19Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I WILL RAISE it up."  20The Jews then said, "It took forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?"  21But He was speaking of the TEMPLE OF HIS BODY.  22So when He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He said this; and they BELIEVED the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.

John 16:1515"ALL THINGS that the Father has are MINE; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you.

John 17:5,105"Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I HAD WITH YOU BEFORE THE WORLD WAS. 10and all things that are Mine are Yours, and YOURS are Mine; and I have been glorified in them.

Worshiped with the Father

The First and Second Commandment of the Old Covenant God gave to Israel was that they shall have no other gods before Him and shall not make, bow or worship other than to Him (Exodus 20:3-5). Will God be the first to break His Law when He asked the angels and all men and all creation visible and invisible, thrones and dominions to worship and bow down in the name of Jesus Christ? He is not because our Lord Jesus

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Christ is His Only Son and shares all the honor and the glory and the power with Him from eternity to eternity. Isaiah 45:2323”I HAVE SWORN BY MYSELF, The word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness And will not turn back, THAT TO ME EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, EVERY TONGUE WILL SWEAR ALLEGIANCE.

Hebrews 1:66And when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says,  "AND LET ALL THE ANGELS OF GOD WORSHIP HIM."

John 9:35-38  35Jesus heard that they had put him out, and finding him, He said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"  36He answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may BELIEVE in Him?"  37Jesus said to him, "You have both seen Him, and He is the one who is talking with you."  38And he said, "Lord, I believe." And he WORSHIPED Him.

Matthew 14:33  33And those who were in the boat WORSHIPED Him, saying, "You are certainly GOD’S SON!"

Philippians 2:10-11 10so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and that every tongue will confess that JESUS CHRIST IS LORD, to the GLORY of God the Father.

Remains Forever

Jesus Christ is the same Yesterday, Today and Forever. Who was Jesus before the foundation of the world shall remain. He was the same Lord, Son of God and God before the world was, when He entered the earth, when He returned to where He was before and shall be when He comes again and for eternity. He was given authority, glory, sovereign power, everlasting dominion and a kingdom that shall not pass away.

John 12:34   34The crowd spoke up, "We have heard from the Law that the Christ WILL REMAIN FOREVER, so how can you say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who is this 'Son of Man'?“

Hebrews 1:11-1211THEY WILL PERISH, BUT YOU REMAIN;    AND THEY ALL WILL BECOME OLD LIKE A

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GARMENT, 12AND LIKE A MANTLE YOU WILL ROLL THEM UP; LIKE A GARMENT THEY WILL ALSO BE CHANGED BUT YOU ARE THE SAME,    AND YOUR YEARS WILL NOT COME TO AN END."

Hebrews 13:88 Jesus Christ is THE SAME yesterday and today and FOREVER.

Reigns Forever

Those who maintain that our Lord Jesus Christ is only human believe his authority, lordship and power are only temporal because it was given to Him and shall be surrendered to God in the last day. This scripture 1Corinthian 15:27-28 they say confirmed their belief, “For HE (GOD) HAS PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET. But when He says, “All things are put in subjection,” it is evident that He (The Father) is excepted who put all things in subjection to Him (Christ). When all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all in all. It is erroneous to conclude that Christ shall not reign and rule anymore when He subjects Himself to God. Nothing in the scripture mentioned that our Lord Jesus Christ shall not reign anymore. He shall be in subjection to the Father because God was His Father and He was given a commandment to put all things under Him and the head of Christ is God. Rather the scripture proclaimed that our Lord Jesus Christ shall reign forever, His Kingdom shall be of no end, blessing, honor, glory and dominion shall be forever and ever and He shall sit on His Throne with the Father and shall reign forever.

Daniel 7:13-1413 “I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a SON OF MAN WAS COMING, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him. 14”And TO HIM WAS GIVEN DOMINION, GLORY AND KINGDOM, That all the peoples, nations and men of every language MIGHT SERVE HIM. HIS DOMINION IS AN EVERLASTING DOMINION WHICH WILL NOT PASS AWAY; And HIS KINGDOM is one Which will NOT BE DESTROYED.

Luke 1:31, 3331"And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. 33and HE WILL REIGN over the house of Jacob FOREVER, and HIS KINGDOM WILL HAVE NO END.“

Revelation 5:1313And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, "To Him who sits on the throne, and to the LAMB, BE BLESSING AND HONOR AND GLORY AND DOMINION FOREVER AND EVER."

Revelation 22: 1, 3, 51Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming

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from the THRONE OF GOD AND OF THE LAMB, 3There will no longer be any curse; and the THRONE OF GOD AND OF THE LAMB will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him; 5And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will REIGN FOREVER AND EVER.

God, Lord & SaviorComing to Appear

The Scripture said that Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the radiance of His glory and exact representation of His nature (Hebrews 1:3). No man has seen or can see God the Father (1 Timothy 6:16). Jesus Christ was the Lord who was prophesied to come and appear where all eyes shall see as the great God and Savior. He shall come to bring everlasting salvation to the saints but wrath and judgment to the wicked and those who do not obey Him and the gospel (2Thessalonians 1:7-10, 1Thessalonians 1:10).

Titus 2:13-14 13looking for the blessed hope and the APPEARING of the glory OF OUR GREAT GOD AND SAVIOR, CHRIST JESUS,

2Timothy 4:11I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of CHRIST JESUS, who is to JUDGE the living and the dead, and by HIS APPEARING and His kingdom:

Jude 1:14-1514It was also about these men that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, “BEHOLD, THE LORD CAME WITH MANY THOUSANDS OF HIS HOLY ONES, 15to EXECUTE JUDGMENT upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”

Revelation 19:11, 14,1611And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and HE who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness HE JUDGES and WAGES WAR. 14And the ARMIES which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were FOLLOWING HIM on white horses. 16And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”

Zechariah 14:5, 95You will flee by the valley of My mountains, for the valley of the mountains will reach to Azel; yes, you will flee just as you fled before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD, MY GOD, WILL COME, and ALL THE HOLY ONES WITH HIM! 9And the LORD WILL BE KING OVER ALL THE EARTH; in that day the LORD WILL BE THE ONLY ONE, AND HIS NAME THE ONLY ONE.

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The Beginning and the End

God alone is the Beginning and the End. Our Lord Jesus Christ has spoken. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last and the Beginning and the End. Nothing came into existence and being without Him; for without Him nothing was made that was made (John 1:3). All things visible and invisible were created by Him and for Him. He is before all things and in Him all things hold together (Colossians 1:16-17). He is the cause and sustainer of all things and is the end of all things (1Corinthians 8:6). All things are given and handed to the Son (John 17:10). Jesus is the Beginning and the End as His Father is the Beginning and the End. It is clear from the Scriptures that only God alone possesses such attributes and qualities as the First and the Last, the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End (Isaiah 44:6). The LORD, the first and the last is the “I Am” (Isaiah 41:4) and Jesus came from above, the beginning and the end is the “I Am” (John 8:23-24). And finally when Jesus comes again it shall be the end.

Isaiah 41:44“Who has performed and accomplished it, Calling forth the generations from the beginning? ‘I, the LORD, AM the FIRST, and with the LAST. I am He.’ ”

Isaiah 44:66“Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel And his REDEEMER, the LORD of hosts: ‘I AM THE FIRST and I AM THE LAST, And there is no God besides Me.

Revelation 1:7-87BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen. 8“I AM THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA,” SAYS THE LORD GOD, “who is and who was and who is to come, THE ALMIGHTY.”

Revelation 21:66Then He said to me, "It is done I AM the Alpha and the Omega, the BEGINNING AND THE END I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost.

Revelation 22:13, 1613"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, THE BEGINNING AND THE END." … 16"I, JESUS, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches I am he root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star."

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HELL IS REALIs Hell real? Some believe there is no hell because no one has been there and no one has come back to life and experienced Hell. Some believe that Hell is just the grave and at death you exist no more. The scripture tells us that there are two kinds of death man shall experience. There is a physical death unto the grave and a spiritual death unto hell and eternal fire. The greatest tragedy is when you end up in hell still figuring out if it exists and it’s too late. The big Question is if hell is figurative why did Christ came down from heaven, took the form of a man and died on the cross if we all shall die with the wicked shall be annihilated anyway. He came to save us from what? Why did Christ say, “What shall it profit a man if he gained the whole world and loose his soul in hell?”

More or less 120,000 people die everyday. How many of them believe in heaven and hell? How many of them end in hell and it is not only ending up in hell but at the last day death and hell shall be thrown into the Lake of Fire which is the Second Death. It is a place of darkness where Satan and his angels and the wicked shall be eternally punished. The scriptures below shall show us that hell exists, real, where the wicked goes after death.

THE WORD OF GOD SAYS HELLAND THE LAKE OF FIRE ARE REAL

It was made for Satan and his Wicked Angels

Matthew 25:41, Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, PREPARED FOR THE DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS.

2Peter 2:4, For if GOD DID NOT SPARE ANGELS when they sinned, but CAST THEM INTO HELL and committed them to PITS OF DARKNESS, reserved for judgment;

Revelation 20:10, "And the DEVIL that deceived them was CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever."

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Hell from Beneath the Earth

Psalms 139:8, If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.

Proverbs 15:24, The path of life leads upward for the wise That he may keep away from SHEOL BELOW.

Isaiah 14:9-11, 15, “SHEOL FROM BENEATH is excited over you to meet you when you come; It arouses for you the spirits of the dead, all the leaders of the earth; It raises all the kings of the nations from their thrones. 10 “They will all respond and say to you, ‘Even you have been made weak as we, You have become like us. 11 ‘Your pomp and the music of your harps Have been brought DOWN TO SHEOL; Maggots are spread out as your bed beneath you.15 “Nevertheless you will be thrust DOWN TO SHEOL, To the RECESSES OF THE PIT.

Numbers 16:30-33, “But if the LORD brings about an entirely new thing and the GROUND OPENS ITS MOUTH and swallows them up with all that is theirs, and THEY DESCEND ALIVE INTO SHEOL, then you will understand that these men have spurned the LORD.” 31 As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open; 32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men who belonged to Korah with their possessions. 33 So THEY and all that belonged to them WENT DOWN ALIVE TO SHEOL; and the earth closed over them, and THEY PERISHED from the midst of the assembly.

Numbers 26:9-10, The sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the LORD, 10 and THE EARTH OPENED ITS MOUTH AND SWALLOWED THEM UP along with Korah, when that company died, when the FIRE DEVOURED 250 men, so that they became a warning.

Where the Wicked Shall Suffer

Psalm 9:17, The WICKED SHALL BE TURNED INTO HELL, and all the nations that forget God.

Job 21:13, “They spend their days in prosperity, And suddenly they go down to SHEOL.

Job 24:19, “DROUGHT AND HEAT consume the snow waters,SO DOES SHEOL THOSE WHO HAVE SINNED.

Isaiah 66:24, And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcasses of the men that have transgressed against me: for their WORM SHALL NOT DIE, NEITHER shall their FIRE BE QUENCHED; and they shall be abhorring unto all flesh.

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Matthew 5:22, “But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘ You good-for-nothing,’ shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.

Matthew 10:28, “And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matthew 13:41-42, The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be WAILING AND GNASHING OF TEETH.

Matthew 22:13, ...Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be WEEPING AND GNASHING OF TEETH.

Luke 12:5, But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which AFTER he has killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

The Rich Man and LazarusLuke 16:19-2319"Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day. 20"And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores,  21and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man's table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores.  22"Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom; and the rich man also DIED and was buried.  23"In HADES HE LIFTED UP HIS EYES, BEING IN TORMENT, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom.  24"And he cried out and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I AM IN AGONY IN THIS FLAME.'  25"But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony.  26'And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.'  27"And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father's house--  28for I have five brothers--in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this PLACE OF TORMENT.'

 29"But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.'  30"But he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!'  31"But he said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will NOT BE PERSUADED even if someone rises from the dead.'"

Hell cast into the Lake of Fire

At Judgment DayRev 20:12-15, 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of

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life; and THE DEAD WERE JUDGED from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. 14 Then DEATH AND HADES WERE THROWN INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the LAKE OF FIRE.

Revelation 21:8, But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the SECOND DEATH.

Eternal Fire and Everlasting Punishment

Daniel 12:2, And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and EVERLASTING CONTEMPT.

Matthew 18:8, 9 Wherefore if your hand or your foot offend you, cut them off, and cast them from you: it is better for you to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or feet to be cast into EVERLASTING FIRE. And if your eye offend you, pluck it out, and cast it from you: it is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

Matthew 25:41 Depart from me, ye cursed, into EVERLASTING FIRE, prepared for the devil and his angels.

Matthew 25:46, And these shall go away into EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT: but the righteous into life eternal.

Mark 9:44 Where their WORM DOES NOT DIE, and the FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED.

II Thessalonians 1:9 Who shall be punished with EVERLASTING DESTRUCTION from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.

Jude 7, Sodom and Gomorrah...are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of ETERNAL FIRE.

Revelation 14:11, And the smoke of their torment ascended up for ever and ever: and THEY HAVE NO REST DAY NOR NIGHT...

Revelation 20:10, And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and THEY WILL BE TORMENTED DAY AND NIGHT FOREVER AND EVER.

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Who Won't Enter God's KingdomAnd End Down in Hell?

1 CORINTHIANS 6:9

FORNICATORSIDOLATERS

ADULTERERSEFFEMINATE

HOMOSEXUALSTHIEVES

COVETOUSDRUNKARDS

REVILERSSWINDLERS

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GALATIANS 5:20-21

THOSE WHO PRACTICE:

IDOLATRYSORCERYENMITIES

STRIFEJEALOUSY

OUTBURSTS OF ANGERDISPUTES

DISSENSIONSFACTIONSENVYING

DRUNKENNESSESCAROUSING

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EPHESIANS 5:3-5

THOSE WHO PRACTICE:

GREEDINESSFILTHINESS AND SILLY TALK

IMMORALITYIMPURITY

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COVETOUSNESS

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REVELATION 22:15

DOGSSORCERERS

SEXUALLY IMMORALMURDERERSIDOLATERS

WHOEVER LOVES &PRACTICES LYING

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Man NeedsSalvation

Before the foundation of the world God had the plan of salvation for man. He made man in His image and likeness until the day that man sinned and rebelled against God. Can man work out his own salvation? Is he capable of redeeming his soul from hell?

All Have sinned

9What then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin;  10as it is written,         "THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE;     11THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS,         THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD;     12ALL HAVE TURNED ASIDE, TOGETHER THEY HAVE BECOME USELESS;         THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD,         THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE."     13"THEIR THROAT IS AN OPEN GRAVE,         WITH THEIR TONGUES THEY KEEP DECEIVING,"         "THE POISON OF ASPS IS UNDER THEIR LIPS";     14"WHOSE MOUTH IS FULL OF CURSING AND BITTERNESS";     15"THEIR FEET ARE SWIFT TO SHED BLOOD,     16DESTRUCTION AND MISERY ARE IN THEIR PATHS,     17AND THE PATH OF PEACE THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN."     18" THERE IS NO FEAR OF GOD BEFORE THEIR EYES

Rom 3:9-18

23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Rom 3: 23

12Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned—

Rom 5:12

 32For God has shut up all in disobedience so that He may show mercy to all. Rom 11:32

22But the Scripture has shut up everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

Gal 3:22

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Are evil

 5Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Gen 6:5

5The earth is also polluted by its inhabitants, for they transgressed laws, violated statutes, broke the everlasting covenant. Is 24:5

23"Can the Ethiopian change his skin         Or the leopard his spots?         Then you also can do good         Who are accustomed to doing evil. Jer 13:23

19"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders. Mt 15:19

21"For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, 22deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness. 23"All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man."

Mk 7:21-23

 19Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, faction 21envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Gal 5:19-21

Are spiritually dead

1And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. Eph 2:1-2

 6But she who gives herself to wanton pleasure is dead even while she lives. 1Tim 5:6

Under the power of the devil

 10By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother. 1Jn 3:10

19We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. 1Jn 5:19

 2in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 3Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children

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of wrath, even as the rest. Eph 2:2-3

 14Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, 15and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.

Heb 2:14-15

Dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death  10There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners in misery and chains, 11Because they had rebelled against the words of God And spurned the counsel of the Most High.

Ps 107:10-11

     79TO SHINE UPON THOSE WHO SIT IN DARKNESS AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH, To guide our feet into the way of peace."

Lk 1:79

Not believe and obey the truth

 13"Others have been with those who rebel against the light;         They do not want to know its ways         Nor abide in its paths. Jb 24:13

 2and that we will rescued from perverse and evil men; for not all have faith.2Thess 3:2

8but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation. Rom 2:8

32For God has shut up all in disobedience so that He may show mercy to all. Rom 11:32

17For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?

1Pet 4:17

Not know and are without God

4In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. 5The Light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not comprehend it. 10He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. Jn 1:4-5,10

 19"This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

Jn 3:19

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 21For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. 1Cor 1.21

34Become sober-minded as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have no knowledge of God I speak this to your shame. 1Cor 15:34

 8However at that time, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are no gods. Gal 4:8

 12remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. Eph 2:12

5not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God;1Thess 4:5

 8dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 2Thess 1:8

Not people of God

10for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are THE PEOPLE OF GOD; you had NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you have RECEIVED MERCY.

1Pet 2:10

 25As He says also in Hosea,         " I WILL CALL THOSE WHO WERE NOT MY PEOPLE, 'MY PEOPLE, AND HER WHO WAS NOT BELOVED, 'BELOVED.'"

Rom 9:25

Alienated, separated from Christ and God

3Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.12remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. Eph 2:3, 12

18being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;

Eph 4:18

 21And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, Col 1:21

2But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.

Is 59:2

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The wicked shall not inherit the kingdom of God

9Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

1Cor 6:9-10

5For this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

Eph 5:5-6

 19Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions,21envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Gal 5:19-21

15Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

Rev 22:15

No power to redeem his soul

 7No man can by any means redeem his brother         Or give to God a ransom for him--     8For the redemption of his soul is costly,         And he should cease trying forever--     9That he should live on eternally,         That he should not undergo decay.

15But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol,         For He will receive me. Selah. Ps 49:7-9,15,

 48What man can live and not see death?         Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.

Ps 89:48

 8For You have rescued my soul from death,         My eyes from tears,         My feet from stumbling. Ps 116:8

1" Man, who is born of woman,         Is short-lived and full of turmoil.      2"Like a flower he comes forth and withers          He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.      3"You also open Your eyes on him         And bring him into judgment with Yourself.

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    4" Who can make the clean out of the unclean?         No one! Jb 14:1-4

25When the disciples heard this, they were very astonished and said, "Then who can be saved?" 26And looking at them Jesus said to them, "With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Mt 19:25-26

 19'And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry."'  20"But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?'

Lk 12:19-20

 10For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. Js 2:10

Too late at death

5For there is no mention of You in death;         In Sheol who will give You thanks? Ps 6:5

9"What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness? Ps 30:9

18"For Sheol cannot thank You,         Death cannot praise You;         Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness. 19"It is the living who give thanks to You, as I do today;A father tells his sons about Your faithfulness. 20"The LORD will surely save me; So we will play my songs on stringed instruments All the days of our life at the house of the LORD." Is 38:18-20 God is my salvation

1To You, O LORD, I call;         My rock, do not be deaf to me,         For if You are silent to me,         I will become like those who go down to the pit.

Ps 28:1

2”Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the LORD GOD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.” Is 12:2

The Gospel of God

THE CRUCIFIXION,DEATH AND

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RESURRECTION OF CHRIST

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”

John 3:16

The Gospel of God is the good news revealed by God to His prophets, writings and apostles. It was the promise thousands of years ago God made to Abraham that through his seed all nations were to be blessed. This blessing is eternal life, salvation and forgiveness from all of our sins. The seed was Christ who was born of a virgin. He suffered, was crucified and rose from the dead and through whom we shall be forgiven and be saved.

Isaiah 53 The Suffering Servant    1Who has believed our message?         And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?     3He was despised and forsaken of men,         A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;         And like one from whom men hide their face         He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.     4Surely our griefs He Himself bore,         And our sorrows He carried;         Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,         Smitten of God, and afflicted.     5But He was pierced through for our transgressions,         He was crushed for our iniquities;         The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,         And by His scourging we are healed.     6All of us like sheep have gone astray,         Each of us has turned to his own way;         But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all         To fall on Him.      10But the LORD was pleased         To crush Him, putting Him to grief;         If He would render Himself as a guilt offering,         He will see His offspring,         He will prolong His days,         And the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.     11As a result of the anguish of His soul,         He will see it and be satisfied;         By His knowledge the Righteous One,         My Servant, will justify the many,         As He will bear their iniquities.     12Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great,         And He will divide the booty with the strong;         Because He poured out Himself to death,         And was numbered with the transgressors;         Yet He Himself bore the sin of many,         And interceded for the transgressors.

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28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."

Mt 20:28

1Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,  2which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures,  3concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh, 4who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord,

Rom 1:1-4 17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void.  18For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 23but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness,

1Cor 1:17-18, 23

1Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,   2by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. 3For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,  4and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

11Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

1Cor 15:1-4,11 44Now He said to them, "These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled." 45Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46and He said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, 47and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48"You are witnesses of these things.

Lk 24:44-48

The Gospel is the Sacrifice, Death and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus which resulted into the forgiveness and redemption of man from his sins.

Christ Died for All Men 

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6who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.

1Tim 2:6

6For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

Rom 5:6

  2and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.

Jn 2.2

14We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.

1Jn 4:14

Offered Himself

27who does not need daily, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people, because this He did once for all when He offered up Himself.

Heb 7:27

14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Heb 9:14

10By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 12but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD,

Heb 10:10,12

Bore Our Sins and Took the Penalty

24and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.

1Pet 2:24

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manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

Heb 9:26

28so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.

Heb 9:28

3For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,

Rom 8:3

2and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.

1Jn 2:2

Reconciled Us to God

10For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 11And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

Rom 5:10-11

20and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven. 21And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, 22yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach--

Col 1:20-22

18Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, 19namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

2Cor 5:18-19

Took Away Our Sins

29The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

Jn 1:29

3And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power When He had made

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purification of sins; He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Heb 1:3

26Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

Heb 9:26

10By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; 12but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD,

Heb 10:10-12

Forgiveness and Remission of Sins

28for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.

Mt 26:28

7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace 13But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Eph 1:7, 2:13

14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? 22And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

Heb 9:14,22

5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood—

Rev 1:5

Justified Us

9Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him

Rom 5:9

25He who was delivered over because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification.

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Rom 4:25

Raised Us Up

1Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

Col 3:1

3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1Pet 1:3

Do You Have: JESUS CHRIST

Eternal Life What is Eternal Life?

Eternal Life was the mission of our Lord Jesus Christ

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and was the commandment of God the Father.

And Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me. 45 “He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me. 46 “I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness. 47 “If anyone hears My sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 “He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day. 49 “For I did not speak on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak. 50 “I KNOW THAT HIS COMMANDMENT IS ETERNAL LIFE; therefore the things I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me.” John 12:44-50

Life of God So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;

Ephesians 4:17-18

and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us—

1John 1:2

Life Forever

“Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt.

Daniel 12:2

“These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matthew

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Christ is the Eternal Life

In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. John 1:42 and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us—

1John 1:2 “Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. 26 “For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; John 5:25-26

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies,” John 11:25

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” John 14:6

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When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “ Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. Revelation 1:17-18

What Happen to Believers When They Die?

Before and after their physical death, believers have eternal life.

Jn 5:2424"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

Jn 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"

1Jn 5:11-13And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

Believers belong to the Lord.

Rom 14:8 If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

Believers receive an eternal inheritance in heaven.

1Pet 1:3-5 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

Believers enter the Lord's presence at death.

In essence, the moment we die, our spirit and soul go to be with the Lord.

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2Cor 5:8 Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord.

Phil 1:21-23 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which to choose. But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better;

Shall be with the Lord at Paradise, the third Heaven where God is.

Lk 23:43And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.”

2Cor 12:2-4I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a man was caught up to the third heaven. And I know how such a man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, God knows— was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which a man is not permitted to speak.

Rev 2:7‘ He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of the tree of life which is in the Paradise of God.’ Rev 19:1-2 After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, "Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God; BECAUSE HIS JUDGMENTS ARE TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS; for He has judged the great harlot who was corrupting the earth with her immorality, and HE HAS AVENGED THE BLOOD OF HIS BOND-SERVANTS ON HER."

How To Have Eternal Life

There are many ways people try to get to heaven to be with God. Some try to buy their way, others work their way. Some think if they are basically a good person, go to church or have a religion they'll go to heaven. But, all of these bridges that people try to build fall short and we are still separated from God. There is a gap between God and mankind and it's called sin. Because of sin we are separated from God and only our Lord Jesus Christ is our Life.

The Bible says:

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Rom 3:23

That means everybody is separated from God and heaven because of sin.

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For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom 6:23

Let's look at Romans 6:23

WAGES

Wages are something that we get for something that we've done. It's kind of like a paycheck. We all earn wages from God on our lives and we all will get paid one day. It’s the payment we shall receive.

SIN

Sin is breaking the rules. It is the transgression of the Law. God has established guides for our lives but we chose to disobey. His words are for our good. Sin is bad and evil. It's missing the mark. We could do much better but choose not to.

DEATH

Death is the penalty for sin. Because we all have sinned, we all shall die. Look at the local cemetery to see if people are still dying. This physical death is only one part of this sentence though. If we separate ourselves from God in this life then the same will be true if we were to die. That would truly be sad to be eternally separated from God and Heaven. Spiritually, we are all dead and on our way to Hell.

BUT

The WAGES of SIN is DEATH BUT... This word is very important. It shows us that there is another side to what has already been said. Was it not for this word “but” being here, all hope would be lost for us. We would be eternally separated from God.

GIFT

Wages are received for what we have done. A GIFT is just the opposite. It has been paid for by someone else. Something very important has been purchased for us and it could be ours if we would just accept it.

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GOD

Just as a GIFT is opposite of WAGES, notice that GOD is opposite of SIN. He is totally righteous and holy. God loves us and has a special gift to give us even though we are separated from Him by our sin.

ETERNAL LIFE

Just as DEATH is separation from God forever, ETERNAL LIFE is being able to be with God in Heaven forever. We can be DEAD spiritually even though we are alive physically. We can also be ALIVE spiritually and spend eternity in Heaven with God if we accept His free GIFT. How can we get God's free GIFT?

THROUGH JESUS CHRIST

The Bible tells us that there is only one way to get this GIFT of ETERNAL LIFE and it is THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. We must realize that Jesus is the only way to get to Heaven. He's the one who paid for the GIFT by dying for our sins and rose again. His blood that was shed can clean us white as snow and make our hearts and lives anew. He is the Son of God who came down on earth took the form of a man to bring us into heaven.

LORD

Jesus Christ must be our LORD. That means He must have total control of our lives. What He says, we will do. Where He sends, we will go. We must surrender all that we have and all that we are to Him. If He is not the Lord of all He has not become our Lord at all. He is not the Savior of him whom He is not his Lord. Make Him your Lord and obey Him.

For the wages of sin is death;but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ

our Lord. Rom 6:23

Because of our sin, we are separated from God. We must turn away from our sins and turn to God and receive Jesus as Lord and Savior.

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WHAT SHOULD WE DOTO BE SAVED AND HAVE

ETERNAL LIFE?

ADMIT WE HAVE SINNED AND REPENT

23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Rom 3: 23

3"I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. Lk 13:3

BELIEVE THE GOSPEL

saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel." Mk 1:15

CONFESS AND RECEIVE JESUS AS LORD AND SAVIORBELIEVE HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD

9that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;10for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. 11For the Scripture says, "WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED." 12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;

13for "WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED." Rom 10:9-13

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father, I have sinned. I believe that Jesus Christ shed His precious blood on the cross, died for my sin and rose from the dead. Forgive me and wash me with the blood of Jesus. I am turning away from sin. I now invite Christ to my heart and my life and received Him as my Lord and Savior. I now receive the forgiveness and eternal life through Him. Thank You Father, In Jesus Name. Amen.

BE BAPTIZED IN THE NAME OF THE LORD

And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

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teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Mt 28:18-20

ASSURANCE YOU NOW HAVE ETERNAL LIFE

“And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.”

1Jn 5:11-13

RESULTS OF THE GOSPEL

The Results are through the Gospel the Repentant Believers:

Become sons of God

12But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, 13who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

Jn 1:12-13

26For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.6Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"

Gal 3:26, 4:6

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Saved

15And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16"He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.

Mk 16:15-16

9obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.1 Pet 1:9

Forgiven

7"BLESSED ARE THOSE WHOSE LAWLESS DEEDS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN,AND WHOSE SINS HAVE BEEN COVERED. 8" BLESSED IS THE MAN WHOSE SIN THE LORD WILL NOTTAKE INTO ACCOUNT." Rom 4:7-8

43"Of Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins."

Act 10:43

Given Eternal Life

24"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

Jn 5:24

11And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. 13These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

1 Jn 5:11-13

Given the Holy Spirit

13In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation--having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,

Eph 1:13

42"And He ordered us to preach to the people, and solemnly to testify that this is the One who has been appointed by God as Judge of the living and the dead. 43"Of Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins."  44While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message.  45All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. 46For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting

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God. Then Peter answered,  47" Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?"

Act 10:42-47

Added to the church

6This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.

Eph 3:6

47praising God and having favor with all the people And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Act 2:47

ENTERED THE KINGDOM OF GOD

Jesus is the King of the Kingdom of God. He came to earth and preached the gospel and the Kingdom of God. He brought the Kingdom of God from heaven to earth. He made this possible through His death and resurrection. It is a spiritual Kingdom now that people can enter through regeneration through faith in Him.

3Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 4Nicodemus *said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?” 5Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. “6That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Jn 3:3-6

13For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, 14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Col 1:13-14

17for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Rom 14:17

9 And they sang a new song, saying,“ Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and

PURCHASED for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

10“YOU HAVE MADE THEM TO BE A KINGDOM and priests to our God; and they will REIGN upon the earth.”

Rev 5:9-10

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FAITH OF THE BELIEVERS

We believe on: The Scriptures1. The Bible, with its 66 books, is the only word of God, fully and verbally inspired by the Holy Spirit, inerrant and infallible, the revealer of truth and salvation and the final authority for doctrine and practice.

2Tim 3:16 Ps 19:7 Is 34:16 Heb 4:12 Josh 1:8 Jn 17:17

God2. YHWH/ YAHWEH (LORD) is the Name of our God. The LORD is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Is 42:8 Is 63:16 Zech 14:3-4,5 Is 63:10-14

3. The Father, from whom are all things,The Almighty, Creator, Eternal, Sovereign, Immutable, All-knowing, Holy and Loving. The One who draws people to Jesus His Son. He is not seen and heard anytime by man as the Son does.

1Cor 8:6 Mt 11:25 Is 40:28 Eph 4:6 Mt 6:8 Jn 17:11 1Jn 4:7-8 Jn 6:37 Jn 1:18

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4. Jesus Christ, He is the Lord of all, the eternal Word, the Only begotten Son of the Father; through whom all things were created. He is the image of the invisible God and was seen and heard. The One who makes the Father known to people, the Savior and Redeemer of man, in His Deity, truly God, pre-existence, virgin birth, sinlessness, vicarious death, burial, bodily resurrection and personal visible return.

Act 10:36 Jn 1:1, 3:16 1Cor 8:6 Col 1:15,16 1Tim 3:16 Mt11:27 Tit 3:10 1Jn 4:14 Phil 2:6-8 2Pet 1:1, 3:18 Is 7:14 1Pet 2:22,3:18 Eph 2:14-16 Heb 2:14 Mt 24:29-31

5. The Holy Spirit, who is God and Lord, One in creation, inspired the holy scriptures, convicts the world of sin, regenerates, indwells, sanctifies and guides believers into all the truth.

Is 63:10-11,14 Act 5:3-4 2Cor 3:17-18 Jer 23:23-24 Jb 33:4 2Tim3:16 Jn16:9 Tit 3:5 1Cor 3:16-17 1Cor 6:11 Jn14:16-17

Man

6. Man is composed of soul, body and spirit. The first man Adam and Eve sinned against the Lord through disobedience. Death by sin and death passed to all men because all have sinned. All people are spiritually dead and are lost in his natural state because of sin and can only be saved or made alive spiritually by the grace of God. As one hears the gospel of salvation, repents of his sins and puts his faith and makes Jesus Christ, who died for him, his Lord and Savior, he is given new birth and receives eternal life. His soul is saved, the Holy Spirit given as a pledge; he does not continue in sin and obeys God. At death his soul will be with the Lord, his body returns to the dust. He waits for the redemption of his body to be changed from mortality to immortality, from perishable to imperishable when Christ comes again.

1Thess 5:23 Gen 2:15-17, 3:1-6 Rom 5:12 Eph 2:3,1,8 Tit 3:5 Eph 1:13 Lk 13:3 Act 16:30-31 Jn 3:36 1Pet 1:9,23-25 Eph 4:30 1Jn 3:9 1Pet 1:1-2, 14,22 Phil 1:23-24 2Cor 5:6,8 Ps 104:29 1Cor 15:20-23,51-54

Salvation7. Salvation is brought by the finished work of Jesus Christ who was sacrificed,

died for our sins and paid the penalty once and for all. God’s way for salvation is for man to hear the gospel and calls us to repent from our sins and to receive and have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.

Rom 5:8-10 2Cor 5:21 Heb10:10-12 1Pet 3:182Thess 2:13-14 Eph 1:13, 3:6 Mk 1:15

8. Justification, righteousness, sanctification, new birth and eternal life are wrought by God through the Holy Spirit through faith in the gospel and the Jesus Christ and by His blood. God’s election and predestination are based on His foreknowledge and the pleasure of His good will. The Lord knows those who are His and they are eternally secured.

Tit 3:5 1Cor 6:11 Heb 9:14, 26, 28 Rom 8:29-30 1Pet 1:1-2 Eph 1:4 2Tim 2:19 Jde 24

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The Only Gospel9. The Gospel of God is what He has promised and He has fulfilled: Christ sacrificed

Himself and died for our sins. His crucifixion, shedding of blood, death and resurrection reconciled the world to God, destroyed sin and the works of the devil, took away our sins for forgiveness and made the repentant believer alive spiritually and posses eternal life.

Act 3:18-19, 13:35-39 1Cor 15:1-4,11 2Cor 5:18-19 1Jn 3:8 Jn 1:29 Eph 2:6 1Jn 5:11-13

10. By this Gospel Message alone He calls men to repent and believe to be saved. This gospel has to be preach into the whole world and comes the end. Without this gospel message there is no salvation. Mk1:15, 16:15-16 Mt 41:14 1Cor 15:2 The Church of Jesus Christ11. The Church of Jesus Christ is the church of God which is the one universal

body of Christ of which He is the Foundation, the Head and the Cornerstone, composed of all regenerated, sanctified born again christians called to be saints who were ordained for eternal life, repented and believed in Him, not continue in sin, obeys God and keeps His teachings and doctrines, where the Spirit dwells and for which Christ will return. Preaches the true and only one gospel and upholds the testimony of God concerning Christ.

Mt 16:18 1Cor 1:2 1Cor 3:11 Col 1:18 1Pet 2:5-6 Tit 3:5 2Thess 2:13 Act 13:48 Act 20:20-21 Rom 6:6 2Jn 9 1Cor 3:16 Jn 14:3 Gal 1:8-9 1Cor 2:1 1Jn 5:9, 11-12

Baptism of the Holy Spirit12. Baptism of the Holy Spirit subsequent to a clean heart after repentance and faith in the Christ for sanctification, living water, power and spiritual gifts.

Act 11:15, 17, 15:7-9 Gal 3:1-2 Act 10:43-46, 15:7-8,11:14-17,19:1-6 2Thess 2:13 Jn 7:38-39 Act 1:8 1Cor 12:4

Spiritual Gifts13. The use of all spiritual gifts given and used by the Holy Spirit to edify the Church and as a testimony of God to His true servants.

1Cor 12:6-7 Rom 12:6-8 Act 4:2 Heb 2:4

Divine Healing14. Divine healing is provided for all in the atonement by His stripes in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Mt 8:16-17 1Pet 2:24 Act 10:38 Js 5:14-15 Mk 16:18

Ordinances15. The New Testament has commanded believers to observe Water Baptism, Washing of Saints’ Feet and the Lord’s Table. After faith in the true and only gospel we are buried with Christ through baptism. Washing of the saints’ feet reminds us to be servants,the need to minister and to be ministered into. In the breaking of the bread and sharing of the cup, we proclaim His Death until His Coming.

Rom 6:3-4 Jn 13:5-14 1Cor 11:24-26

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Tithes and Offering16. Tithes and offerings are for the support of the work of the LORD and the needs of the saints. Lev 27:30-32 Gen 14:18-20 1Cor 9:13-14,

6-11 1Cor 16:1-3 2Cor 8:1-7,14, 9:1, 6-7,11-13

Believers’ Life17. Holiness of believers as conformity to the fullness of the life of Christ. They are not to continue in sin for without holiness no one will see the LORD. Every believer is called to worship God in Spirit and in truth, love and edify one another, serve God and the church and make disciples. They walk in the Spirit and the Light. They live in the power of faith and confession.

Eph 1:4 1Pet 1:15 Heb 12:14 Jn 4:24 Phil 3:31Jn 3:23 Eph 4:17-29 Jn 10:27 Eph 4:15-16 1Cor 12:25-27 1Jn 3:16 Mt 28:19-20 1Cor 15:58 Gal 5:16 1Jn 1:5-10 Heb 11:6 Rom 1:17 Mt 9:29 17:20

Second Coming of Christ18. The Pre-millennial Second Coming of Christ to gather, resurrect and transform all His elect. It is the day of God’s wrath for the wicked and salvation for the righteous. The Great Tribulation will come into the world before the Second Coming of Christ.

1Cor 15:51-53 1Thess 4:13-17 2Thess 1:7-10, 2:3-4 Mt 24:15-31 Lk 21:25-28 Rev 19:7-21

Millennium Age19. There will be a Millennium Age wherein Christ the LORD will be the King over all the earth and reign with His saints. It is a time of peace, righteousness and justice.

Rev 20:4 Dan 2:35, 44-45 Zech 14:9-11, 16-21

Last Judgment20. There will be a Last Judgment. Eternal life for the righteous. Eternal death and punishment for the wicked. No liberation or annihilation.

Heb 9:27 Rom 2:5-8, 14:10-12 Mt 25:31-32, 41 Rev 20:11-15

New Heaven and Earth21. There will be a New Heaven and Earth.

1Cor 15:24-28 2 Pet 3:13 Is 65:17 Rev 21-22

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COMMITMENT

I confess that Jesus Christ is the Lord of all. I commit as a worker and servant of the church and of the body of Christ, to preserve the unity of the body and of the faith, preach the only one gospel, have a sound doctrine, love one another, keep the commandments of Christ, honor and work together with the servants and leaders of the church, live a holy life and sensibly with others, fulfill my ministry and calling, make disciples of all nations and teaching them to observe all that He has commanded, expand the kingdom of God, exalt the Lordship of Jesus Christ and give glory to God.

Signature: ______________________Date: __________________________

Name:_________________________________Date you received the Lord: ________________Place:__________________________________Contact Number: _________________________

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Email Address: ___________________________Address: ________________________________________________________________________

Pastor/Worker:_____________________

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