Those who were alive when President John F.
Kennedy was assassinated will probably never
forget the events of that day. Many know exactly
where they were when they heard the shocking
news. They can recall whether they were in
the car, watching TV, at work, in a restaurant, or
mowing the lawn.
I remember it well. I was in the Army, stationed
in Frankfurt, Germany. It was nighttime there
and the news of his sudden death spread rapidly
through our quarters, and soon we were placed
on alert. What struck me was the thought that
a man, a very powerful and influential man, was
alive and healthy one moment and in eternity
the next. Little did he or anyone else realize that in
a second of time his life would be taken from
him and he would be ushered into eternity.
Some how we go through life knowing that it
will not last forever, but believing it will not end
for some time. We think we have plenty of
time, when in fact we are only one heart beat away
from entering eternity.
Have you ever given thought as to where you
will go when you die? Have you ever wondered
where you will be when others are holding
your funeral? Where will you be one second after
death?
Many people "think" they are going to heaven
because they have been religious, but will find
out one second after death that they were
wrong. Many others "hope" they are going to heaven,
but they too will be sadly disappointed when
they die.
Is it possible you have never opened your
Bible to find out what God has to say about how you
can be sure of where you will go when your
life on this earth comes to its certain end?
Why not open it now and see what God has to
say before it is too late.
Maybe you do not know where to start. We would
suggest you start by reading the Gospels
(Matthew, Mark, Luke and John). These books
give different accounts of the life and death of
Christ. As you read, look for the answers
to the following questions. "Why did Christ come into
this world?" "How are we saved from our sins?"
The following few verses are printed here
to get you started. Read them carefully and take
time to think about them.
"And he (Jesus) spake a parable unto them,
saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought
forth plentifully...And he said, This will
I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater...And I
will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much
goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat,
drink, and be merry. But God said unto him,
Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of
thee.' then whose shall those things be, which
thou hast provided?
Luke 12:16-20
"And as it is appointed unto men once to die,
but after this the judgment" Hebrews 9:27
"Thou shalt call his name Jesus for he shall
save his people from their sins." Matthew 1:21
"For the Son of Man is come to seek and to
save that which is lost." Luke 19:10
"For God so loved the world that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in
Him should not perish, but have everlasting
life." John 3:16
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth
my word, and believeth on him that sent me,
hath everlasting life, and shall not come
into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life."
John 5:24
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift
of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Romans 6:23
"For the preaching of the cross is to them
that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it
is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1:18
"For by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God: Not
of works, lest any man should boast." Ephesians
2:8-9
"For there is one God,
and one mediator between God and men, the man, Christ Jesus, who
gave himself a ransom for all." 1 Timothy
2:5-6
"These things have 1 written unto you that
believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may
know that ye have eternal life, and that ye
may believe on the name of the Son of God." 1 John
5:13
Spread The Word P.O.
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