A Treasure
Jesus told this parable,
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.” Matthew 13:44-46.
As Christians we believe that we have the most important thing in the history of the world to tell people about, Jesus Christ. A treasure of great value.
A treasure we feel it would be morally wrong to not tell people about.
That message is about Jesus and the salvation only he can bring.
Jesus said,
“And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:5-8.
The apostle Paul reminds us,
The writer of Hebrews tells us,
Blaise Pascal said,
Jesus told this parable,
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.” Matthew 13:44-46.
As Christians we believe that we have the most important thing in the history of the world to tell people about, Jesus Christ. A treasure of great value.
A treasure we feel it would be morally wrong to not tell people about.
That message is about Jesus and the salvation only he can bring.
Jesus said,
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me.”
John 14:6
Jesus speaking of himself said,
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but to save the world through him.”
John 3:16,17.
The apostle Paul wrote,“And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:5-8.
The apostle Paul reminds us,
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith
and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God
not by works, so that no one can boast.”
Ephesians 2:8,9.
It is by the grace of God that we enter heaven through faith in God and saving Grace of Jesus Christ.The writer of Hebrews tells us,
“And without faith it is impossible to please God,
because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists
and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him”
Hebrews 11:6
Faith defined as,
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for
and certain of what we do not see.”
Hebrews 11:1
If we Christians are wrong we have lost nothing. By living according to the teachings of Jesus. We have lived at the very least a good life.Blaise Pascal said,
“Belief is a wise wager.
Granted that faith cannot be proved,
what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false?
If you gain, you gain all;
if you lose, you lose nothing.
Wager, then, without hesitation,
that He exists.”
Blaise Pascal.
Please think about it.
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