MY APPEAL TO CHRISTIANS

FOR AN ANSWER

My concern about this is because there are billions

 of Christians on the planet,

preaching, singing, flocking to churches,

and convinced that

they are saved by the sacrifice of Jesus.

But as I read the scriptures and especially

the words of Jesus,

I find a direction that is vastly different then

declared by Christianity.

IF I AM RIGHT, THEN MAYBE THIS EXPLAINS

THE REASONS FOR THE CHAOS ON THIS PLANET

Billions of Christians have been praying, and singing,

and going to church for years and years, and

yet the conditions on planet earth show tremendous

violence, wars, sickness, poverty, and suffering

of all kinds. 

Why should that be?

I personally feel that if so many people, for such a long time

were doing the things that Jesus Christ

said should be done, the world condition would

not be as bad as it is.

In fact I should think that it would not be bad at all.

IS CHRISTIAN TEACHING WRONG?

Let us review the Christian teaching on salvation.

I will not identify the source other then to say,

the writings are from Christian sources.

How does God save?

In the Christian doctrine of salvation,

God has rescued us through Christ

Specifically, it was Jesus’ death on the cross and

subsequent resurrection that achieved our salvation

Scripture is clear that salvation is the gracious,

undeserved gift of God and is only available through faith in

Jesus Christ

How do we receive salvation?

We are saved by faith.

First, we must hear the gospel—

the good news of Jesus’ death and resurrection

Then, we must believe—fully trust the Lord Jesus

This involves repentance, a changing of mind

about sin and Christ

and calling on the name of the Lord (Romans 10:9-10,13).

LET US TAKE A LOOK AT ROMANS 10:9

⁹ That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus,

and shall believe in your heart that God

has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.

This is the basis of Christian salvation

.

Confess Jesus as Lord and believe

God raised him from the dead.

Generally this is carried out with what Christians

call an "altar call".

You may want to make your response to God's 

call of salvation in prayer.

Prayer is simply talking with God.

You can pray by yourself, using your own words.

There is no special formula.

Just pray from your heart to God and He will save you.

If you feel lost and don’t know what to pray,

here’s a prayer of salvation:

Here is an altar call prayer that the people

wishing to be saved

are asked to recite out loud.

Dear Jesus, I know I am a sinner I thank

 you for dying on the cross for me.

I confess with my mouth. I believe in my heart

that you are the Son of God.

I believe you are the Lord and that God raised

you from the dead.

Please, forgive me of my sins. Wash my heart clean.

Come live in my life Be the Lord of my life.

Fill me with your holy spirit.

Thank you for saving me and for giving me the gift of

eternal life in Heaven with you. Amen.

Did you just pray the prayer?

Well that should do it, don't you think?

Confess Jesus as Lord and believe God raised

him from the dead and you are saved.

That is Christian teaching.

BUT THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM

WITH THIS APPROACH

Pray from your heart and God will save you, it says above.

Confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord.

Look what Jesus says, in Luke 6:46

⁴⁶ And why do you call me Lord, and

not do the things which I say?

Now wait a minute, what's this?

Nobody said, I had to do anything for Jesus to be Lord

They said just to ask him.

But Jesus is saying I have to do things.

YOU REALLY HAVE TO DO

THINGS TO GET SAVED?

Look what Jesus said right after asking us

 why we don't do things He says. 

Luke 6:47

Whoever comes to me and hears my sayings and does them

I will show you to whom he is like:

He is like a man who built a house,

and dug deep, and laid the foundation on a rock:  

and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently

upon that house, and could not shake it:

for it was founded upon a rock

But he that hears and does not do what

I say, is like a man that without a

foundation built an house upon the earth;

against which the stream did beat vehemently,

and immediately it fell;

and the ruin of that house was great.

HOW COME THE CHURCH

NEVER SAID

ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?

They said, we just had to bow our head an

say this prayer, and we were saved.

But Jesus is saying that if we don't do what He said,

our house will fall and the ruin will be great.

That would mean salvation requires us to do something?

Hebrews 5:9

He became the author of salvation

for all them who obey him.

UH OH  WHAT ABOUT

EVERYBODY

WHO MISSED THIS?

Billions of people, to this day, do what the church says,

and do not do what Jesus said.

Let me ask you if you are a Christian.

Since Jesus said you must do the things

He said to do, take a look at your own life

and consider if you have done the things

Jesus said you must do.

As you saw the Bible says salvation is for

those who obey him

WELL, YOU READ WHAT HE SAID TO DO,

HAVE YOU DONE IT?