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   From: sp4m33t3r@yahoo.com   
      
   In article <1177002144.460206.279860@b58g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,   
   danny99@bezeqint.net says...   
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   1. God's holy nature demands that all sin must be punished.   
   "For the wages of sin is death."[Rom. 6:23]   
   "And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and   
   death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them:   
   and they were judged every man according to their works.   
   And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire.   
   This is the second death.  And whosoever was not found   
   written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."   
   [Rev. 20:14-15]   
      
   2. God is a holy, sin-hating God.   
   "Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and   
   canst not look on iniquity."[Hab. 1:13]   
   "For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness;   
   neither shall evil dwell in thee." [Ps. 5:4]   
      
   3. You have sinned against God.   
   "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God."   
   [Rom. 3:23]   
   "Whosoever shall keep the whole law and yet offend in   
   one point, he is guilty of all."[Jas. 2:10]   
   "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,   
   and the truth is not in us." [1 Jn. 1:8]   
      
   4. God gave up himself as a sacrifice for your sins,   
   receiving the wages of sin, which is death.   
   Just as Christ was resurrected, so to will we who   
   pick up our crosses daily and follow Him.   
   "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that,   
   while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."[Rom. 5:8]   
   "He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised   
   for our iniquities."[Isa. 53:5]   
   "Who did no sin...Who his own self bare our sins in   
   his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins,   
   should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes   
   ye were healed." [1 Pet. 22, 24]   
   "Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures:   
   And that he was buried, and that he rose again the   
   third day according to the scriptures" [1 Cor. 15:3-4]   
      
   5.  Jesus' death alone can save you from Hell--an   
   eternal separation from God--and nothing else.   
   "He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied:   
   by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many;   
   for he shall bear their iniquities."[Isa. 53:11]   
   "For if righteousness come by the law, then Christ   
   died in vain."[Gal. 2:21]   
   "Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh   
   be justified in His sight."[Rom. 3:20]   
   "Not by works of righeousness which we have done,   
   but according to His mercy He saved us."[Titus 3:5]   
   "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our   
   righteousnesses are as filty rags."[Isa. 64:6]   
      
      
   6. Eternal life is a gift from God to be received, not earned.   
   "The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."[Rom. 6:23]   
   "As many as received him, to them gave he power to   
   become sons of God, even to them that believe on his name."[John 1:12]   
      
   7.  To receive eternal life and be saved from Hell,   
   you must ask Jesus to save you.   
   "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the   
   Lord shall be saved."[Rom. 10:13]   
      
   When you ask to be saved, two things are of vital importance:   
   "Repentence toward God, and Faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ."[Acts 20:21]   
   "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."[Lk. 13:3]   
   "For thou desirest not sacrifices, else I would give it: thou delightest   
   not in burnt offering.  The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:  a broken   
   and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise."[Ps 51:16-17]   
      
      
   "I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the   
   grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be   
   some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we,   
   or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we   
   have preached unto you, let him be accursed.  As we said before, so say I   
   now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have   
   received, let him be accursed." Galatians 1:6-9   
      
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   "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."   
   2 Timothy 3:12   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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