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Is God Angry?
It is a fearful thing to be in the hands of an angry God!
Yes…….God can be angered. His righteous fury can burn!
He is an all consuming fire. Pity the person that deserves His anger!
What man can stand against the wrath of a Holy God?
Make no mistake. No one rebels against Him or mocks Him and goes away unscathed. You may think there is no reprisal. You are sadly mistaken!
God is not mocked!
What is rebellion against God?
Not believing that He exists. Believing in false gods. Not believing the Bible is truth and the word of God. Not obeying God and His laws.
The One True Living God created the universe and everything that exists in it. Everything in the world belongs to Him. Not to you or me. He is the Ruler and King. Since the beginning of time, people haven’t liked that concept. They want to do whatever they like. People want to please themselves, not some “god”. There is a problem with that thought process. God is real and He will rule the universe whether you like it or not!
The Lord God has a desire to love. That is His first thought. He created mankind to love and have fellowship with Him. He wants to be merciful and kind. That is His nature. God is ever patient and full of grace towards every one of us. He does not want anyone to come under His wrath. But just how much do you think He is willing to tolerate?
God sent His son, Jesus, to die for our sins. What does that even mean? Sinners must be punished. The punishment for sin is death. This is a very real truth whether you like it or not. God ordained it to be so. He is righteous and cannot live around sinners. He wants to dwell with us for eternity. That simply isn’t possible unless we have been made “innocent” again.
Jesus, the Son of God, came from heaven to die in our place. Each one of us. He literally paid for our sins when He died on the cross. (You can learn more about Jesus by clicking on all of this sentence). Jesus did this to give us all a chance to be made “innocent” in God’s eyes.
The only hope of escaping God’s wrath is to believe in His Son Jesus and obey Him!
See what is written in the holy scriptures by John. John was a disciple of Jesus and knew Him personally. Jesus taught Him many things. Listen to what John has written:
I John Chapter 1:
We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us. We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.
Living in the Light
This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.
I John Chapter 2:
My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.
And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments. If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him. Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did.
A New Commandment
Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. This old commandment—to love one another—is the same message you heard before. Yet it is also new. Jesus lived the truth of this commandment, and you also are living it. For the darkness is disappearing, and the true light is already shining.
If anyone claims, “I am living in the light,” but hates a Christian brother or sister, that person is still living in darkness. Anyone who loves another brother or sister is living in the light and does not cause others to stumble. But anyone who hates another brother or sister is still living and walking in darkness. Such a person does not know the way to go, having been blinded by the darkness.
I am writing to you who are God’s children
because your sins have been forgiven through Jesus.
I am writing to you who are mature in the faith
because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning.
I am writing to you who are young in the faith
because you have won your battle with the evil one.
I have written to you who are God’s children
because you know the Father.
I have written to you who are mature in the faith
because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning.
I have written to you who are young in the faith
because you are strong.
God’s word lives in your hearts,
and you have won your battle with the evil one.
Do Not Love This World
Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.
Warning about Antichrists
Dear children, the last hour is here. You have heard that the Antichrist is coming, and already many such antichrists have appeared. From this we know that the last hour has come. These people left our churches, but they never really belonged with us; otherwise they would have stayed with us. When they left, it proved that they did not belong with us.
But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit, and all of you know the truth. So I am writing to you not because you don’t know the truth but because you know the difference between truth and lies. And who is a liar? Anyone who says that Jesus is not the Christ. Anyone who denies the Father and the Son is an antichrist. Anyone who denies the Son doesn’t have the Father, either. But anyone who acknowledges the Son has the Father also
So you must remain faithful to what you have been taught from the beginning. If you do, you will remain in fellowship with the Son and with the Father. And in this fellowship we enjoy the eternal life he promised us.
I am writing these things to warn you about those who want to lead you astray. But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.
Living as Children of God
And now, dear children, remain in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame.
Since we know that Christ is righteous, we also know that all who do what is right are God’s children.
Here is another excerpt from the Scriptures:
Ephesians 5: 3-13
Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people. Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God. You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.
Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him. Don’t participate in the things these people do. For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.
Carefully determine what pleases the Lord. Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them, for the light makes everything visible.
You must accept this truth. To deny this truth is to call God a liar!
Do you really want to infuriate the One True God? Why not believe His words?
Stop rebelling! Your future is at stake here. Rebelling will incur God’s anger against you. Here are more quotes from the Holy Scriptures about the future of rebels against God:
Romans 2:5-8
But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. He will judge everyone according to what they have done. He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers. But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness.
Matthew 10: 28
“Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Mark 9:42-48
“But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around your neck. If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell with two hands. If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one foot than to be thrown into hell with two feet. And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It’s better to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, ‘where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.
The person that rebels against God
will spend all of eternity
(living forever) in hell.
Do no rebel and incur God’s wrath!
Believe in Jesus as Your Savior – Have Peace with God!
You need to choose TODAY where you are going to spend eternity!
Heaven or Hell?
Jesus Christ came to earth and died for you. He did this so you could go to heaven!
The Bible tells that God loves us and doesn’t want us to go to hell!
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
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You need to understand this…………..you are a sinner. Your sin separates you from God.
Romans 3:10-12 No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.
Romans 3:23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
Romans 6:23 – For the wages (cost) of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Jesus Christ paid the price for our sin!
Romans 5:8 – But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
We receive salvation and eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.
Romans 10:9-10 – If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. Romans 10:13 – Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
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Salvation through Jesus Christ brings us into a relationship of peace with God.
Romans 8:1So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.Romans 8:38-39 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Now…..this is what you need to do:
Admit you are a sinner.
Turn away from you sins. (God will help you)
Believe that Jesus Christ died to save you from sin and death.
Receive the free gift of salvation that Jesus Christ has died to give you!
Now…..pray this prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father………….I come to you now.
I confess that I am a sinner.
Please forgive me for all of my sins.
Help me to turn away from them.
I believe that Jesus Christ is your Son.
I believe that He died for me and my sin on the cross.
I am grateful to Jesus for this.
Thank you for accepting me as your child, Father!
In Jesus Name
Amen
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If you prayed that prayer to accept Jesus as your Savior…..then you are a child of God. Welcome to the family of God!
You have started a wonderful journey. God loves you so very much! He has many good things for all of His children. The Bible is a collection of everything that God wants us to know. You might say it is our “manual” for living as a Christian (believer in Jesus).
If you do not have a Bible and cannot obtain one at this moment……..here is a website where you can read the Bible at your leisure:
This site has the Bible written in many languages so that everyone can read and understand the word of God easily. Start with the Book of Matthew, then read Mark, Luke and John. These books tell you about the life, ministry and death of Jesus. Each book was written by a disciple of Jesus who knew Him well. Each book tells the story from a different perspective.
Then go on through the rest of the books after John. It will take a little time, but it is how you learn to follow Jesus and walk in a pleasing way to God. Eventually……read the Old Testament (Genesis to Malachi).
Also……you need to learn to pray everyday to God. Simply talk to Him and ask Him to guide you and teach you. Our God is faithful to His people. You will be amazed!
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Heaven or Hell – You Need to Choose !
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
You need to understand this…………..you are a sinner. Your sin separates you from God.
Romans 3:10-12 No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.Romans 3:23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
Romans 6:23 – For the wages (cost) of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Jesus Christ paid the price for our sin!
Romans 5:8 – But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
We receive salvation and eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.
Romans 10:9-10 – If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.
Romans 10:13 – Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Salvation through Jesus Christ brings us into a relationship of peace with God.
Romans 8:1 So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.
Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.
Romans 8:38-39 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Now…..this is what you need to do:
Admit you are a sinner.
Turn away from you sins. (God will help you)
Believe that Jesus Christ died to save you from sin and death.
Receive the free gift of salvation that Jesus Christ has died to give you!
Now…..pray this prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father………….I come to you now.
I confess that I am a sinner.
Please forgive me for all of my sins.
Help me to turn away from them.
I believe that Jesus Christ is your Son.
I believe that He died for me and my sin on the cross.
I am grateful to Jesus for this.
Thank you for accepting me as your child, Father!
In Jesus Name
Amen
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Shouting a Warning !!!
If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior…….you are no longer under the Law of Moses (rules & regulations)! The Holy Spirit lives in your spirit. He tells you what is wrong and what is right!
When a Christian does something wrong (sins) the Holy Spirit will tell that person. All you have to do then is simply admit what you’ve done, turn away from it and confess your sin to your Heavenly Father! He will forgive you instantly (because of your faith in Jesus)! He no longer even remembers your sin. You are at peace with God!
Romans 8:
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. 3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
However……you must not continue to willfully sin!
5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
Shouting the Message 