"The Gospel says you are more sinful and flawed than you ever dared believe, but more accepted and loved than you ever dared hope."*
Timothy Keller
"A simple mind"
Or some would say
To believe God
The Gospel way.
To think of Christ's
Redeeming blood
As "fairy tale"?
Or healing flood?
I knew it not
While in my youth
Oh! How I wish
I'd known the TRUTH!
I was in darkness,
I'll attest,
My father is
An atheist.
But I was rescued!
I received!
I heard the Gospel
And BELIEVED!
I know there's naught
That can be said
To those who God
Has left for dead.
How deep depraved
And sure of death
Are those who sin
Unto last breath
How blessed are those
Who seek His face
For tho they've sinned
They're saved by Grace.
He freely held
His hand to give
He freely died
That YOU might LIVE.
That you receive
Is what I pray,
Then you will know
The Gospel Way.
SøułSurvivør
(C) 9/7/2017
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." Romans 3:23,24
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever should believe in him would not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16
The gospel is simply this. Jesus was born of the ******. He had no sin. He committed no sin during his life. Therefore he was perfect in every way. The only person who could be sacrificed, and whose blood could cover our sins. The only way he could live a sinless life was because He is God himself. He was brutally beaten and crucified. For, in order for our sins to be covered, there had to be the shedding of blood. But not just any blood... Perfect blood.Then his body was *buried* (like a SEED). THEN RESURRECTED TO NEW LIFE! Jesus did this freely. As a gift to you... Eternal life through his sacrifice. And Father God gave us His Son. If you believe that he did this for you, if you believe the above scripture with your whole heart, then you are among the elect. You are justified by faith. Father God no longer sees your sin, only Jesus's shed blood that covers it. It sounds simple... Because it is. For God uses the foolish things of the world to confound the wise.
I'm not on site very much these days. I'm studying and serving God in other ways. But I want you to know you are all in my prayers. I think of you often even though I am not here. I want you to know that.
BLESSINGS!
♡♡♡ Catherine