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Rick C. Hodgin
Guest
People often say that "Christianity is being forced upon us!"
What's being conveyed to you, not forced upon you, is the offer that
Christ has for all of mankind:
Forgiveness of sin.
Man gets caught up in doctrinal issues, matters of whether this or
that should be part of the church service, and even splits churches
based on those issues ... when that is all the work of the enemy who
seeks to divide the house of God, the people of Christ, so that they
will be ill-effective.
What Jesus seeks from us is our lives. What He offers us is eternal
life through forgiveness of sin.
Jesus offers us everything.
Nothing is forced upon anybody.
In fact, even though Jesus can save all, He won't.
Jesus only saves those who receive His offer.
And only those who are enabled by God the Father are able to hear Him,
and to receive His offer in the first place.
It is all about God looking inside of our hearts and drawing those who
will hear the truth to His Son, while the rest are divided, separated
like wheat from the chaff, ready to be tossed into the fire.
If you hear the call of God within your heart, do not harden yourself
toward Him, but rather rejoice ... because it is God Almighty, the
author of the universe, reaching into your life to save you. Rejoice
and be exceedingly glad because your long night of pain in this dark
world is almost over, but until that day of our physical redemption
comes, be the light He calls you to be shining in this world for other
people's sake. Study and learn rightly so that you can guide them
rightly and with all diligence to a proper understanding of the things
of God given unto man here in this world. It is pleasing to the Lord
for us to do this, and we will not lose out on our eternal reward for
our service to Him in Heaven.
--
Rick C. Hodgin
What's being conveyed to you, not forced upon you, is the offer that
Christ has for all of mankind:
Forgiveness of sin.
Man gets caught up in doctrinal issues, matters of whether this or
that should be part of the church service, and even splits churches
based on those issues ... when that is all the work of the enemy who
seeks to divide the house of God, the people of Christ, so that they
will be ill-effective.
What Jesus seeks from us is our lives. What He offers us is eternal
life through forgiveness of sin.
Jesus offers us everything.
Nothing is forced upon anybody.
In fact, even though Jesus can save all, He won't.
Jesus only saves those who receive His offer.
And only those who are enabled by God the Father are able to hear Him,
and to receive His offer in the first place.
It is all about God looking inside of our hearts and drawing those who
will hear the truth to His Son, while the rest are divided, separated
like wheat from the chaff, ready to be tossed into the fire.
If you hear the call of God within your heart, do not harden yourself
toward Him, but rather rejoice ... because it is God Almighty, the
author of the universe, reaching into your life to save you. Rejoice
and be exceedingly glad because your long night of pain in this dark
world is almost over, but until that day of our physical redemption
comes, be the light He calls you to be shining in this world for other
people's sake. Study and learn rightly so that you can guide them
rightly and with all diligence to a proper understanding of the things
of God given unto man here in this world. It is pleasing to the Lord
for us to do this, and we will not lose out on our eternal reward for
our service to Him in Heaven.
--
Rick C. Hodgin