That's It!

"...we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again…God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men's trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation...For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his... ” (2 Corinthians 5:14, 18-19; Romans 6:5

What will happen if I don’t believe the Gospel?   You miss out on the joy of knowing in this life what God has and will do for you in the next.

That’s it!

You are still part of the “all” for whom Christ died. You are part of the "world" that Jesus "saved" and "reconciled" to God and you will still be "united with him in a resurrection like his". You cannot change that by refusing to believe it.  You can believe it and be one of the few who tell others about it.  But the truth is the truth whether you, your pastor, or the Pope believes it or not. Again...

“...we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world…we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!” (1 John 4:14; Romans 5:10)

The few I know who believe thank Him for this incredible "gift" ...

"Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift." (2 Corinthians 9:15)  

and make an effort to live a “good” life to show their appreciation. And I am not talking about joining up and following the rules of any religion…I just mean be thankful to God and use common sense in this mortal life. I think the Old Testament prophet Micah said it the best and simplest… 

“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8)

That’s it!

Religious men just cannot believe good things – especially salvation - can happen to a bad person without any effort or repentance. It goes against all man-made ideas of justice, but God is not a "human being"...Hallelujah!  

"God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act?  Does he promise and not fulfill?" (Numbers 23:19)

The good news has and will happen whether you believe it or how many theological degrees you have - it is God's Gospel! We should be telling people about it, not requiring them to do stuff to get it.  That is a requirement of those other "human" initiated gospels, which are not good news at all. 

“I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— which is really no gospel at all.” (Galatians 1:6)

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