Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. Everyone who believes in him is declared right with God—something the law of Moses could never do. ~ Acts 13:38-39 (NLT)
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Over and over in the New Testament is the sound of the Good News! Believe in Jesus and you have forgiveness before God. Believe in Jesus and you have eternal life. Believe in Jesus and you are a new creation. Believe in Jesus and you have love...
Jesus said He was God come to earth, born to die for the sins of mankind, and raised again to life eternal. He said that there no other way for man to have eternal life except through Him. Do you believe Him?
It seems like we can sometimes complicate our faith so much with doctrinal sludge that we lose sight of the simplicity of faith in Jesus. We can get bogged down in the intricacies of how to live out our faith that we forget the basics of the faith itself! Or worse yet, after receiving the Lord into our hearts by faith, we add legalism to our spiritual diet, thinking somehow we must add to God's grace. Sludge, I tell you . . . boggy sludge.
Jesus kept it simple for us...I am the way, the truth, and the life. (John 14:6). Let's keep the Good News of Jesus Christ simple --and not be distracted by ideas (whether good or bad) that muddy the waters of the pure Gospel.
Love,
Joelene
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