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TRUTH
Recently
in
Traffic Court
, a man who received an expensive parking ticket for
illegal parking testified that a uniformed Policeman
had given his OK for the man to park there. The Judge
asked the man if he would recognize the Officer if he
ever saw him again.
The man replied that he would. The Judge then
said, "Good. When you see
the Officer again, tell him he owes you $57."
The
point: Just because an authority figure offers a
judgment about a matter has
no bearing on whether it is true or false - right or
wrong. Truth
is Truth! It
is independent of opinion, polls, and presentation.*
In
his book Up from
Slavery, Booker T. Washington explained that
during the period following the Civil War, many people
became teachers thinking it would be an easy way to
make a living. One such fellow went from village to
village, teaching for awhile and receiving pay for it.
As he entered one town, the people asked if he taught
that the earth is round or flat. He replied that he
was prepared to teach either way.... based on the
preference of a majority of his patrons!
Truth
is NOT determined by survey, despite our modern
attempts to make
it so. Ultimate truth is found in GOD ALONE!
God has revealed the truth in His Word
(John 17:17).
The
TRUTH is…
We have a SIN problem!
"For ALL have sinned and fall short of
the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).
"The wages of sin is death" (Romans
6:23).
The
TRUTH
is… We CANNOT
solve our sin problem with good works! Trying
to be a person of good moral character is commendable,
but insufficient to erase the stain of sin from our
lives. "Neither
is there salvation in any other: for there is NO
other name under heaven given among men, whereby we
must be saved" (Acts 4:12).
The
TRUTH is…
God LOVES us despite our sin!
"But God demonstrates His own love toward
us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died
for us" (Romans 5:8).
The
TRUTH is…
We MUST accept God’s offer of salvation on
His terms to be saved
from the penalty for sin!
We WILL enter eternity without God and without hope UNLESS we have
responded to Him on to HIS TERMS! (John 3:36)
HIS
TERMS: We
accept His offer through faith
(Acts 16:31), repentance
(Acts 17:30-31), confession
of Christ (cp. Matthew 10:32),
and baptism
(immersion) into Christ for the forgiveness of sins
(Acts 2:38; 22:16).
We CONTINUE to be cleansed from our sins as we
CONTINUE to walk in the light of God’s Word (1 John
1:7).
Are
YOU
still under SIN'S control and penalty?
Will you not
accept the truth TODAY and come to Him on His terms?
God bless you!
David A. Sargent,
Minister
Church of Christ at Creekwood
1901 Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama 36695
* "From the
Preacher’s PC," by Tom Moore, North Main Church
of Christ,
823 N. Main Street
,
Malvern
,
AR
72104
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