“For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God…” “And the wages of sin is death,” so wrote the apostle Paul in the Book of Romans. Jesus came to save man from the consequences of sin. He died on the cross, and then He told man how to take advantage of His sacrifice. The Gospel must be preached. “Go into all the world and preach the gospel…,” said He. He also stated that “Except you believe that I am He you will die in your sins…” He continued by saying, “I tell you No, unless you repent you will likewise perish.” In Matthew 10:32 Jesus Christ said, “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.” In addition, in Mark 16:16 He stated concerning those to whom the Gospel was to be preached, “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.”
There it is! Saving truth in a nutshell–tough truth! Men have denied one or more of these truths, but their denial has no more changed the truth than one who has cancer, but denies it, changes the truth that he has it.
If one is lost in sin, he must obey from the heart the Gospel that has been delivered to humanity through inspired penmen. What will you do, obey the Gospel and be saved, or listen to denominational preachers, whereupon you deny and reject the precious, saving truth and only to be lost in hell? The choice is yours.
[Editor’s Note: Put so succinctly, the no thrills and concise statement of biblical facts about redemption may seem as though the salvation of souls is of little concern to members of the Lord’s church. Contrariwise, we care a great deal about every soul and are willing to be spent and to be used up in the service of Jesus Christ so that souls can have the opportunity, by knowing biblical truth, to be saved. I for one identify with the sentiment of the apostle Paul and his heartfelt desire for his countrymen to be saved. “Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved” (Romans 10:1 NKJV). I feel that way especially toward other non-Jews like myself. ~ Louis Rushmore, Editor]
