After speaking to a group of collage students about
the Lord Jesus, one student told the speaker “I
don’t like your preaching. I do not care for
the cross. I think that instead of preaching the death
of Christ, it would be far better to preach Jesus,
the teacher and example.”
“Would you be willing to follow
Him if I preach Christ, the Example?”
replied the preacher “I would, I will follow
in His steps.” “Then,” said the
preacher, “Let us take the first step. ‘Christ
. . . who did no sin.’ Can you take this step?”
The student looked confused. “No,” he
said; “I do sin, and I acknowledge it.”
“Well then,” said the speaker, “your
first need of Christ is not as an Example, but as
a Savior.” And this is every man’s
need.
For in the cross we see the only One who was capable
of taking the sinner’s place. Being without
sin Himself, He bore the sinner’s sins, suffered
for them, died for our sins, was buried, rose on the
third day and ascended to the highest heaven. Every
one that believes on him as Lord and Savior will not
be condemned by God but will receive the forgiveness
of sin and the gift of eternal life.
You cannot do without Him; there is no other way,
no claim, and no hope by which you ever can be saved.
The Bible, God’s Word declares:
“…for all have sinned and come short of
the glory of God” Romans 3:23
“…for the wages of sin is death but
the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ
our Lord “ Romans 6:23
“…but God commendeth his love toward
us in that ,while we were yet sinners Christ died
for us” Romans 5:8
“…and said what must I do to be saved?
And they said Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and
thou shalt be saved and thy house.” Acts 16:30,
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