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THE GOSPEL OF
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THE GRACE OF GOD
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Dear friend,
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. If you would take a few minutes and read this message from
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the Word of God, it will show you how you can have all of your
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sins completely forgiven by God Almighty--once and for all.
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. But if reading this is making you uncomfortable, and you
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would rather not face the truth about your sin problem, then just
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throw it away. But remember: When you are burning in the Lake
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of Fire and Brimstone for eternity because your sins were not
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forgiven, you will remember this and the opportunity you had to
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get them forgiven!
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. Now I must start by telling you the bad news, otherwise you
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will never appreciate the good news. Here is the bad news:
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. "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God"
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(Romans 3:23).
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. One example of a sin is telling a lie. A lie is simply an
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untrue statement. So when you told your first lie, you became a
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liar. Therefore you are a sinner and you will be held
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personally accountable to God. Almighty for every single sin you
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have ever committed in word, thought or deed. You then will
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receive exactly what you earned for your sins: DEATH!
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. "For the WAGES of SIN is death..." (Romans 6:23).
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. See the word wages? A wage is something that you earn. See
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the word sin? Did you notice the word sin is singular?
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Therefore, all it takes is one sin to earn you death.
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. The reason that you will die physically one day is because
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you are a sinner. This will be your first death. Than the split
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second after you are dead, you soul will leave your body and you
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will go down into the flames of HELL. After that, you will stand
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before God Almighty to be JUDGED for all of the sins you have
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committed in your lifetime.
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. "And I saw a GREAT WHITE THRONE, and him that sat on
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it...And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and
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the books were opened...and the dead were JUDGED out of those
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things which were written in the books, according to their
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works" (Revelation 20:11,12).
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. Then after you have been truthfully judged by God Almighty
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and declared GUILTY, you then will receive your just punishment.
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You will be cast into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone where you
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will burn forever and ever!
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. "...ALL LIARS, shall have their part in the lake which
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burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the SECOND DEATH"
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(Revelation 21:8).
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. Just try to imagine the excruciating torment you will
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suffer because of your sins not being forgiven. If you are
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wondering how it will feel to be in the Lake of Fire, try holding
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your hand in an open flame for just 10 seconds. Now imagine
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spending ETERNITY in a Lake of Fire and Brimstone! You will
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scream, wail and gnash your teeth. And worst of all, you will
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have NO HOPE of ever getting out. Your punishment for eternity
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will be to burn in the Lake of Fire and Brimstone FOREVER. This
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will be your second death...THE DEATH OF YOUR SOUL! That's the
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bad news.
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. Now answer these two questions: Would you like to be saved
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from the Lake of Fire? If your answer is yes, then you must get
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ALL of your sins forgiven so that you don't go there.
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. Next question: Would you like to have all of your sins
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completely forgiven by God Almighty? If your answer is yes, the
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Bible has some good news for you:
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. "Being JUSTIFIED freely by his GRACE through the REDEMPTION
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that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a
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PROPITIATION..." (Romans 3:24,25).
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. See the word justified? To be justified means to be
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declared righteous as God Himself is righteous. See the word
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grace? The grace of God is all that He is free to do for you.
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And what the Lord Jesus Christ did at the Cross for you is called
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redemption. That means He freed you from your sin debt by paying
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the price for those sins, which is death. Therefore, when the
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Lord Jesus Christ died for your sins on the Cross, He became a
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propitiation for you. A propitiation is a fully satisfying
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sacrifice. And the Lord Jesus Christ became that just for you:
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a fully satisfying sacrifice to God Almighty for your sins.
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. But all of this good news will not help you one bit if you
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don't obey the next five words in the verse:
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. "Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption
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that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a
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propitiation THROUGH FAITH IN HIS BLOOD..." (Romans 3:24,25).
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. The blood of the Lord Jesus Christ that was shed on the
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Cross is the ONLY sacrifice that God will accept as payment for
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your sins. So when the Word of God says you must put "faith in
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his blood", that simply means to "make a decision in your heart
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to trust completely and exclusively in the blood of the Lord
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Jesus Christ as the total payment to God Almighty for your sins."
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. My friend, even though you are guilty and worthy of death,
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God Almighty DESIRES to save you! So if you want this free gift
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of salvation, right now is your opportunity to receive it.
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. At this time you have the responsibility of making a
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decision. What are you going to trust in to have all of your
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sins forgiven? If you don't want to burn in the Lake of Fire and
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for all eternity, the ONLY choice you may have is to trust in the
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blood of the Lord Jesus Christ as the payment to God Almighty for
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your sins. I BEG YOU, make the decision right now to trust the
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blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Then as soon as you do, God
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Almighty will forgive you all of your sins AND save you from
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spending eternity in the Lake of Fire.
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THE CHOICE IS NOW UP TO YOU...
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. Well? What did you decide? If you have wisely decided to
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trust only in the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ as the total
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payment to God Almighty for your sins, let me say to you on the
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authority of the INFALLIBLE WORD OF God that all of your sins
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have been completely forgiven AND you are now saved from the Lake
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of Fire!
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. "In whom (Christ) we have redemption through his blood, THE
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FORGIVENESS OF SINS, according to the riches of his grace"
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(Ephesians 1:7).
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. "...having forgiven you ALL trespasses" (Colossians 2:13).
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. "Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall
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be SAVED FROM WRATH through Him" (Romans 5:9).
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. Or, if you have foolishly decided not to trust the blood of
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the Lord Jesus Christ, God Almighty has a question to ask you
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. "And thinkest thou this, O man...that thou shalt ESCAPE the
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judgment of God?" (Romans 2:3).
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. Well? Do you really think that you will escape the
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judgment of God? If you do, you are DEAD WRONG because the Word
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of God says:
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. "A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that
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speaketh lies SHALL NOT ESCAPE" (Proverbs 19:5).
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. My friend, wisely make that decision NOW, before it's too
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late...
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Marty Richling
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Bolingbrook Bible Church
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105 Talcott Court
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Bolingbrook, IL 60439
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Phone: (312) 739-7973
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