Whosoever Believes!

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
"....God is Love."  1 John 4:8
 "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another."  John 13:34
"....Let us not therefore judge one another any more" Romans 14:13

I try to live my life by these verses.  I am raising my children to live their lives by these verses.  Have I failed to adhere to verse 3 & 4 in my life?  Yes, on many occasions.  I will undoubtedly fail on following these verses many times, before my life on Earth is done.

I am not perfect, I have never been perfect, nor will I ever be perfect as long as I live on this earth.  My only perfection is  found in the blood the perfect lamb shed for me some 2,000 + years ago.  Through his blood being applied to my heart, I have been adopted into God's family and I will be welcomed into his Kingdom to live for all eternity.  I can only praise the sweet name of Jesus for such an awesome gift he has given me!  Anything else I could try to offer would be in vain, as I do not  have anything to offer him that is not already his.  He created everything in this world.  "Ah!" you may say "He did not create the automobile, running water, sliced bread, etc. etc."  Perhaps not in a worldly view, however he did create the materials used for these things and he gave knowledge to those inventors to create them.

I recently had an encounter with a man whom told me there would be only one of the Christian denominations deemed holy enough to enter into Heaven.  According to this man, the rest of us are going to hell.  Hmmmmm.....    At first I was beyond angry that someone could utter such blasphemous words.  Jesus came to save all, and will save all that believe in him!   After my temper cooled down some (yes, I admit I have a temper.  This is only one of my many imperfections.  It's something I have to pray about almost on a daily basis.)  so back to where I was.  After my temper cooled down, I was then hurt and I mean literally my heart ached  that someone could say that to another human.   If they say these things to another Christian, what in the world do they say to someone who is lost and seeking their help?  I discussed this with some of my fellow Christian friends (via a Facebook status update and several comments) they were just as amazed as I was.

This is called false doctrine.  This shows that not all Christians know exactly what they are talking about.  Does this make this man any less of a Christian than I?  No.  He simply has been deceived as to the extent of God's love for mankind.  Keep in mind, I do not hold a doctorate in religion and I do not claim to know all there is to know.  I learn more every day.  However, I do know for a fact that Jesus will save anyone that asks him to.  Salvation is that simple.  

ABC's of Salvation

 A: Admit you are a sinner. 

 B: Believe Jesus is the Son of God and died for our sins. 

C:  Call on him to save you.

If you ever find yourself in a similar situation as I found myself in,  I pray you will not allow such lies to discourage your faith in God's ability to save all who come to him.  On a similar note: If you find yourself faced with those that claim to be Christians only to spew hate, please remember only God can judge us.  Our lives are between him and us individually.  We all are sinners.  There was only one perfect man that ever lived and his name is Jesus.  Also please remember: God is Love.