Do we really need the newspaper or online news websites any longer? As followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, and loving His holy Word, can we not just read Scripture to know the world news? This is one of many amazing things we get from the Word, and that is knowing what will happen before it happens!
SCRIPTURE
“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.” (2 Timothy 3:1-5)
NEWS HEADLINES:
“Rise of Anti-Semitism Reflected at University of California Davis,”
“Obama Issues Gay Pride Month Proclamation”
“Freedom From Religion Foundation: Home
“The Most Pro-Abortion President to Headline Planned Parenthood Gala”
SCRIPTURE
“For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.” (Matthew 24:7)
NEWS HEADLINES:
“Jordanian King Warns Of Impending World War III”
“Kerry and Iran’s Zarif Meet Again in Geneva in Search of a Nuclear Deal”
“Latest Earthquakes World-wide Today – Complete Worldwide”
“Drought, Famine, and Conflict: A Case from the Horn of Africa”
SCRIPTURE
“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils” (1 Timothy 4:1)
NEWS HEADLINES:
“The Emerging Church Movement-The New Face of Heresy”
“Word of Faith False Teacher Joyce Meyer’s Shocking Doctrine and Heresy”
“Top 5 Heresies I Would’ve Believed Without the Authority of the Church”
SCRIPTURE
“Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart” (Ephesians 4:18)
NEWS HEADLINES:
“Atheist Group Formed at Christian University Seeking Official Recognition”
“American Atheists Launch Provocative Campaign in Religious Deep South”
“Atheist Group Forces W. Va. School to Remove Crosses From Memorial Honoring Late Teacher”
SCRIPTURE
“ And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Genesis 12:2-3)
NEWS HEADLINES:
“Jews/Israelis Are Evil – Palestinian Media Watch”
“How Much Hatred of Israel Is Too Much?”
“Why Have Jewish People Been So Hated?”
SCRIPTURE
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.” (Colossians 2:8)
NEWS HEADLINES
Joel Osteen: America’s Most Worthless Preacher?
And of course there are Scriptures which have yet to be fulfilled:
“Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” (1 Thessalonians 4:17)
NEWS HEADLINE MIGHT READ:
Unexplained Disappearance of Many People Leads to Panic
Could This Be an Alien Abduction?
Commentators Speculate That People Were Taken Who Did Not Support Global Warming Initiatives and Green Energy
Since so many prophecies are being fulfilled, doesn’t it make sense that we are coming down to the last stretch before we are removed from the earth?
What should we be doing?
SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH EVERYONE YOU MEET!
Wouldn’t you yell out to a person if you saw them running toward a cliff??
PRAY PRAY PRAY for the lost. Pray that the Lord would bring His people, the ones of His choosing, into their lives to share the message of Salvation.
Get your Left Behind letters typed up and put in a prominent place in your home.
Reconcile with other Christians – something you’ve been putting off. Forgive them of the hurts they inflicted. Jesus forgave you! We MUST forgive.
If you inflicted pain on someone else – go to them and ask their forgiveness. Even if they don’t forgive, YOU did the right thing. You are only responsible for what you have control over.
If any of the readers of this piece are not sure that you are truly saved, this is of utmost importance!!
This part of the article I will take directly from a website: God’s Simple Plan of Salvation
http://www.godssimpleplan.org/gsps-english.html
God’s Simple Plan of Salvation
My Friend: I am asking you the most important question of life. Your joy or your sorrow for all eternity depends upon your answer. The question is: Are you saved? It is not a question of how good you are, nor if you are a church member, but are you saved? Are you sure you will go to Heaven when you die?
God says in order to go to Heaven, you must be born again. In John 3:7, Jesus said to Nicodemus, “Ye must be born again.”
In the Bible God gives us the plan of how to be born again which means to be saved. His plan is simple! You can be saved today. How?
First, my friend, you must realize you are a sinner. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
Because you are a sinner, you are condemned to death. “For the wages [payment] of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). This includes eternal separation from God in Hell.
“ . . . it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27).
But God loved you so much He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, to bear your sin and die in your place. “ . . . He hath made Him [Jesus, Who knew no sin] to be sin for us . . . that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21).
Jesus had to shed His blood and die. “For the life of the flesh is in the blood” (Lev. 17:11). “ . . . without shedding of blood is no remission [pardon]” (Hebrews 9:22).
“ . . . God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).
Although we cannot understand how, God said my sins and your sins were laid upon Jesus and He died in our place. He became our substitute. It is true. God cannot lie.
My friend, “God . . . commandeth all men everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30). This repentance is a change of mind that agrees with God that one is a sinner, and also agrees with what Jesus did for us on the Cross.
In Acts 16:30-31, the Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas: “ . . . ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ And they said, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved . . . .’ ”
Simply believe on Him as the one who bore your sin, died in your place, was buried, and whom God resurrected. His resurrection powerfully assures that the believer can claim everlasting life when Jesus is received as Savior.
“But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name” (John 1:12).
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).
Whosoever includes you. Shall be saved means not maybe, nor can, but shall be saved.
Surely, you realize you are a sinner. Right now, wherever you are, repenting, lift your heart to God in prayer.
In Luke 18:13, the sinner prayed: “God be merciful to me a sinner.” Just pray: “Oh God, I know I am a sinner. I believe Jesus was my substitute when He died on the Cross. I believe His shed blood, death, burial, and resurrection were for me. I now receive Him as my Savior. I thank You for the forgiveness of my sins, the gift of salvation and everlasting life, because of Your merciful grace. Amen.”
Just take God at His word and claim His salvation by faith. Believe, and you will be saved. No church, no lodge, no good works can save you. Remember, God does the saving. All of it!
God’s simple plan of salvation is: You are a sinner. Therefore, unless you believe on Jesus Who died in your place, you will spend eternity in Hell. If you believe on Him as your crucified, buried, and risen Savior, you receive forgiveness for all of your sins and His gift of eternal salvation by faith.
You say, “Surely, it cannot be that simple.” Yes, that simple! It is scriptural. It is God’s plan. My friend, believe on Jesus and receive Him as Savior today.
If His plan is not perfectly clear, read this tract over and over, without laying it down, until you understand it. Your soul is worth more than all the world.
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36).
Be sure you are saved. If you lose your soul, you miss Heaven and lose all. Please! Let God save you this very moment.
God’s power will save you, keep you saved, and enable you to live a victorious Christian life. “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, Who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it” (1 Corinthians 10:13).
Do not trust your feelings. They change. Stand on God’s promises. They never change. After you are saved, there are three things to practice daily for spiritual growth:
Pray — you talk to God.
Read your Bible — God talks to you.
Witness — you talk for God.
You should be baptized in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ as a public testimony of your salvation, and then unite with a Bible-believing church without delay. “Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord . . . .” (2 Timothy 1:8)
“Whosoever therefore shall confess [testify of] Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 10:32).
Copyright: Robert Ford Porter, 1991
MARANATHA!!
SHALOM B’YESHUA