What If It’s True?
I understand the mentality of so many skeptics who are in disbelief over the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Please make no mistake about it, I’m quoted as saying, “I understand,” not I accept it. There are various reasons as to why most people cannot and will not grasp the truth concerning Jesus. II Corinthians 4:4 informs us, “(Satan) The God of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe. As a result, they do not see the light of the Good News about Christ’s glory. It is Christ who is God’s image.” Satan accomplishes this by deception and craftiness by disguising himself as an angel of light. He is even exposed as the one who snatches away the word of God from heart of people when they hear the word but do not understand.
Secondly, we are told in John 3:19, what condemns a sinner is the fact that, “Light has come into the world. Yet, people loved darkness rather than light because there actions were evil.” Simply put, we have a tendency to want to have it our own way. We, to some degree, have a perception of what we feel life is and should be. Naturally it is in opposition will God’s purpose. Cutting to the chase, there are pleasures, as well as, comfort in sinful lifestyles, and we have a difficult time letting go.
Lastly, many just cannot accept that Jesus is the only terms in which God grants forgiveness to mankind. We are told in Acts 4:12, “No one else can save us. Indeed, we can be saved only by the power of the one named Jesus and not by any other person,” Concerning Jesus, Matthew 1:21 declares, “She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
With that being said, we come to the closing arguments of our case today. “Anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire,” Revelation 20:15. John recorded, “I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which was the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.”
Fortunately, there is another scene I would like to make mention of. The bible also says in Revelation 19:6, "Then I heard again what sounded like the shout of a vast crowd or the roar of a mighty ocean of waves or the crash of thunder, shouting: Praise the Lord! For the Lord our God the Almighty, reigns." We cannot and will not escape the judgment of God, but all judgment is not bad. Judgment can either speak of compensation or condemnation. Those who trust in the Lord Jesus, have a reward awaiting. Then together with them, we who are still alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air:and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
I’d rather live like there’s a God and find out that there is not, than to live like there is no God, and find out that there is. What If It’s True?
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