Have you ever seen people on street corners yelling about "Repentance" or "Street preaching before?" I'm sure you have seen it, at least in movies before.
Anyway...Imagine if you will that your house is on fire! I mean a full blazin' fire! Your in your room sleeping and have no clue that your house is burning to the ground. Imagine I come driving by your house and I see that it is blazing and I know you are home. Do you want me to just call the fire department and wait till they come? Imagine I have the "ability" to get you out, would you want me to? What would you do if it were my house or someone you knew and loved? What if it were your parents house!? What if I just yelled to the house and said "Hey there's a fire!" and kept on driving? Or what if I didn't say anything at all? What good would it do if I just yelled there was a fire, if you didn't hear me?
James 2:15-17 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed, " but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself if it is not accompanied by action, is deadFaith without works is dead. If I just yelled and didn't take any action I might as well not said anything at all. Kinda like that old saying "practice what you preach" in other words do what you say.
James 2:20-24 20You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[d]? 21Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. 23And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,"[e] and he was called God's friend. 24You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.What I'm telling you is this. I have the "ability" to keep you from hell. That ability is given to me by God John 14:12. Jesus commanded that we GO into ALL the world and preach the gospel. What I am telling you is true.
I'm gonna be blunt here...you CANNOT and WILL NOT go to heaven unless you are saved. I don't care how good you are or how good you think you are you just won't. The Bible says that NO ONE comes to the Father (God) but by me (Jesus). It takes more than believing in the Bible, it takes more than, believing in God/Jesus. It takes action! It takes Faith! It takes confession to God! It takes repentance of sin!
James1:22-25 22Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror 24and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.Now I'm telling you there IS a fire (sin) and your house is burning (death) and you are going to die (hell) if I don't tell you about the fire (Gospel of Jesus). Wake up and realize what is going on around you. You're dying and don't even know it. I'm the preacher man on the corner YELLING about repentance just like I would yell FIRE!!
I'm telling you about Jesus and I'm hoping you take it seriously. Don't wait until the last minute or your asleep permanetly..because then..it may be to late. I'm telling you in a sense of urgency because Jesus is coming soon. You may have heard that before but according to the prophesies in the Bible we are closer now that we ever were. Look at all the signs around you. If you have any questions please send them to me.
Love you all in Christ Jesus,
Pastor Melinda
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