Any Man

All things are delivered unto Me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal the Father. Then said Jesus unto His disciples, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. And Jesus said to them all, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.

Jesus said, I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. If any man will do God's will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink. I am the door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. If any man serve Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall also My servant be: if any man serve Me, him will My Father honour.

Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. But if any man love God, the same is known of him. But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf. My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous. Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me. If any man have an ear, let him hear.

I Am Not Ashamed

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto Salvation to every sinner that believeth. As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. Every mouth shall be stopped, and all the world shall become guilty before God. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Every one of us shall give account of himself to God at the Judgment of the great day. By the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in God's sight: for by the Law is the knowledge of sin. Moreover the Law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful. The carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by God's grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a Propitiation through faith in Jesus' blood, to declare Christ's righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time Christ's Righteousness: that God might be just, and the Justifier of every sinner which believeth in Jesus. To the sinner that worketh not, but believeth on Christ Jesus that justifieth the ungodly, that sinner's faith is counted for Righteousness. Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. Christ's Righteousness shall be imputed to every sinner who believes on God that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. Christ died for the ungodly. God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Much more then, being now justified by Christ's blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by Christ's life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by Whom we have "now" received the Atonement. The natural man is ignorant of God's righteousness, and goes about to establish his own righteousness, and will not submit himself unto the Righteousness of God (Christ Jesus). For Christ is the end of the law for Righteousness to every sinner that believeth.

As by one man (Adam) sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. God that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Christ also freely give us all things? If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto Righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto Salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on Christ Jesus shall not be ashamed. Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ shall be saved.

Please Christ or Sin?

Think about what Sin really is: Sin is a willful rebellion against our Good Omnipotent Creator (The Lord Jesus Christ), and it is an obstinate revolt against the Almighty Himself. You are extremely guilty for committing sins against your Maker. When Christ is trusted and loved, sin is avoided and hated. The dearer Christ is to you, the more sin will be heartily abhorred by you. A sin-hating, self-despising soul is a Christ-loving soul. The man who loves Jesus truly, he hates his sins with all his whole soul. Sin is an awful thing, remember, sin cost Jesus Christ His life, so He could be sin's Forgiver. Christ Jesus is God manifest in the flesh, He died for His enemies so they could be save from the wrath to come. There is no one who can forgive sins save God only, so do not let yourself be deluded into some belief that there is any other Forgiver of human sin in the whole universe but Jesus alone. The Christ rejector is a gross skeptic and vile hater of Christ, but death, judgment, eternity, and reality are just around the corner. Your health will soon fail, prepare to die and meet God. Work-trusters go to Hell, Christ-trusters go to Glory. Unbelief and Self-Righteousness are the favorite works of the devil in the Christ rejector. Sin is a delight, and the adoration of Christ is weariness and despised for the natural man.

Think of the evil of your sin, and the consequences of your sin both in this life and in the world to come. Think seriously about dying and facing your Maker at the Judgment. Think of appearing before your Maker covered with all your sin and guilt. Only trusting in Christ's blood will make you really hate your sins, every one of them. If you do not hate every one of your sins, you don't hate any of your sins with all your heart. All your love for sin must go. Your sins must be abhorred, and repented of, and practically avoided and resisted in your life. You should hate yourself for sinning against such a forgiving God. If your sins never distress you, then you don't know Christ as your Savior. Unless you hate your sin, you do not love Christ, and if you hate your sins, you cannot have any peace with them. Sin vexes the Christ-worshipping soul. Sin stings the heart of the man who adores Christ.

When an unregenerate man sins, that sin becomes his, and if he continues in his sins, he will perish and face eternal damnation. Believe on Jesus Christ, trust yourself to Him. Just as you trust your money to a Banker that you've never seen, trust your soul to Jesus Christ by faith in His blood. Jesus' blood is the only remedy for human sin. God will freely forgive you at once, as soon as you trust Christ's blood. Call your sin great, as it really is. Never try to make your sin out to be little. Seek mercy at the Cross - come as a sinner in your true colors. Come now to His blood for cleansing. Jesus Christ is real Savior who offers the real Atonement for your real sins. The very moment you rely on Christ's Finished Work all your sins will be put away and dismissed forever. Trust the Lord Jesus for everything - Commit yourself into His eternal keeping. Christ crucified for sinners, the love of God in Christ Jesus, Salvation by grace through faith in Jesus' blood. Trusting in Jesus Himself, the living God, is the safest thing you can do. You are nothing, Christ is everything, that is it. Be nothing, be nobody, and trust HIM. Don't believe in yourself, but believe IN Jesus. Look only to the merits of Christ Jesus. The moment you do so, your sins are gone forever, Christ's Righteousness is imputed to your soul, and you are saved from power of your sins.

Christians do sin, but they hate sin; they fall into sin, hate themselves for committing sin, but they loathe it and fight against it; and every true child of God can say honestly that there is nothing in this world he dreads so much as to grieve his God. Sin brings the Born Again man inward pangs, deep mourning, and bitter sighs, and he cries, "Oh, wretched man that I am!" The word of the cross delivers us from the love of sin and our evil habits of thought and deed. The Christian may fall into sin, but he mourns over it, and hates his sins, and hatef himself for committing it. Live for God's glory, set the Lord always before you, seek to obey God and please Christ, be God's servant in heart. Always pray for the salt of God's grace to sprinkle everything you do say and do.

The Password to Heaven

You are nothing but a wretched sinner on your very best days, and totally incapable of earning what God will only give to sinners freely. Only handicapped beggars get into Heaven. You must stretch out your empty hand to Christ Jesus as a starving beggar, and receive His great salvation as a Free Gift. The Password to Heaven is "G-R-A-C-E". Come clean with God, and acknowledge that you are handicapped spiritually and take from Christ His free redemption from the slavery of sin. All sinners far and wide are now welcome at the Cross. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. You must become a recipient of God's free grace. Turn your attention now to the Cross where Jesus died for 'you'. Fix your eyes on the Bleeding Lamb who died for the ungodly. God only shows His lovingkindness to sinners through Sinless Blood for Jesus' sake. You'll never get any better if you stay away from Christ, only worse.

Your life is filled with bad habits, and those vile habits of yours are called sins in the Scriptures. The only thing you really own in this world that you personally earned are your sins. Be alarmed - You are hastening toward a fearful judgment. You are fallen in Sin, and are unable to spiritually walk. You were born spiritually handicapped - you are guilty and undone. You are without strength morally and spiritually. For all have sinned, and come short of the Glory of God. No one ever taught you how to lie, steal, cheat, lust, misbehave, or be dishonest or disrespectful. You are in now abject poverty and bankrupt spiritually.

You are less than nothing in God's sight. You're not good enough to save yourself, and you could never return the favor of God's redeeming grace. Divine Grace condescends to the sinner only at the Cross. It is Exceeding Joy to Jesus to give His free gift of Salvation to helpless sinners (Hebrews 12:2). It is more blessed to Give than to receive. The gift of Grace can never be earned, it must be accepted freely by sinners. You have nothing to offer God, and you have no claim on God's grace. 'Human nature' would never consider receiving the gift of Salvation without trying to earn some portion of it. But the wages of sin is death, and the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. The sinless Christ was nailed and buried in your place. The Gospel of Christ goes against the grain of human nature. There's no such thing as a free lunch, but Eternity is Free, because Jesus bled for sinners, and He laid down His life for you. You are now invited to be saved freely for the sake of Another. There's no way you could ever earn or deserve the grace of God. The only password to Heaven is *GRACE*.

Religion is nothing but self-righteous sinners hoping and trying to convince a holy God that they are fairly decent folks. Human nature says, "If I haven't done enough good things to get into Heaven, no one has. I don't need a handout, I think a man ought to earn his own way, I'll make it Heaven ok on my own, I'm not as bad as some folks, I believe in God." When God looks on a blood-washed sinner, He sees Jesus Christ's Righteousness, and not the sinner.

The gift of Grace is unbelievably costly, and it is the Giver (Christ Jesus) who pays the whole price. At the Cross, you can do nothing but *Receive*, because Jesus paid the price for A-L-L your sins. You are helplessly lost, and Grace is Free. You have the opportunity of either receiving or refusing the free pardon of all your sins through the shed blood of God's Son. If a pardon is refused, it is no longer a pardon. If you reject and ignore Christ, you will surely die in your sins and be damned forever. You must acknowledge that you are totally incapable of earning what God will only give a sinner freely. Salvation from human sin is absolutely free. You are a great sinner, and the Lord Jesus Christ is the Great Savior, seek His Great Grace at the Cross. Renounce all attempts to save yourself. Trust in Christ's Righteousness, not your own. Simply trust Christ to do all, and you are safe. Stop struggling to better yourself, face it, you're no good. Cease from your doings, and simply Look to Jesus' Precious Blood and receive His free gift. Heaven is only for bad people, only real sinners get in. If you sense your danger, and feel your need of the Savior, Christ Jesus is willing and able to save you, and to save you now. Your procrastination only insults the Savior. Cast your soul unreservedly on Christ's free mercy, trusting in His Blood Atonement alone. Believe His words, trust HIS Grace. Trust *HIM* now with your sins, your soul, your Eternity. Lord Jesus be merciful to me a sinner, forgive all my sins, save me now.

Blessed Is

Blessed is he that blesseth Jacob, and cursed is he that curseth Jacob. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance. O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

Blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in Thee. Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of Thy countenance. Blessed is the man whom Thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of Thy law. Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in His commandments. Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in His ways. Blessed is the man that heareth Me, watching daily at My gates, waiting at the posts of My doors. Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in Jesus Christ. Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord when He cometh shall find so doing. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love Him. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

Blessed Be

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord. Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be Thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. The Lord liveth; and blessed be my Rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. Blessed be the Lord: for he hath shewed me His marvellous kindness in a strong city. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor His mercy from me.

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be God's glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with God's glory; Amen, and Amen. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord. Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are His.

Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Men shall be blessed in Him. Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. Blessed be the Lord for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

The Double Cure

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth Eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

Contrite means that you begin to feel your sin's guilt, burden and danger by the working of the Holy Spirit, and you begin to hate your sins and repent of them. Contrite means to mourn over your rebellion and sins against such a good and loving God as Jesus Christ, and then to desire to find mercy, and to want to please God because of His rich goodness displayed on Calvary's Cross. Contrite means to be broken over your sins, and brokenness over the price that was paid by Christ's Blood for your sins, so that you could live forever.  Jesus' blood gives the sinner a double cure - He cleanses the sinner within from the love of sin, and also saves Him from the wrath of God.  The Lord Jesus Christ gives the sinner a better life and a cleaner life down here on Earth in time. We must allow the divine nature of the Lord Jesus Christ to express itself in human personality (thoughts, words, and actions). Put off the old man and his deeds so Jesus can shine through your life. Christ in you, the hope of glory.

A sinner's eyes must be opened first by the Spirit of God; he must be made aware of his need of the Savior. Your sin has offended your Holy Creator. Your lying, immorality, ungodliness, lusts, cheating, cursing, thievery have broken God's holy law, and your rejection of His Dear Son has broken His heart. The soul that sinneth, it shall die. Religious exercise will not save you. Christ Jesus saves all sinners to the uttermost that come unto God by *HIM*. You must be turned from darkness to light - that is Repentance. There must be a supernatural turnaround in your life, there must a divine change. From the darkness of your sins to the Light of the world - Jesus Christ Himself.

You are dark as midnight inside without Jesus Christ in your soul. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. Only Jesus Saves. There is a physical death and an eternal death. There is a physical birth and a spiritual birth. I have one birthday I don't remember, but I have a second birthday (John 3:7) that Jesus will never forget. You need to be saved from some-thing (Sin) to Someone (The Lord Jesus Christ). Your own personal sin must be paid for. Come *now* to Jesus' bleeding side and cry out to Him for 'mercy'. Salvation is a moral change within and a behavioral change without - that's why atheists despise it, because they are immoral and love their sins. The New Birth will surely change your life. You must be delivered from the power of Satan by the power of God which is in the Blood of Jesus Christ.  The fear of God is when you realize that sinning breaks God's heart, and you long to please Him in all you think, say, and do in private and in public.

The entire time you have been on this planet, God has wanted to save your soul from sin, and He still wants to saves you today. You must come willingly to God's Son and freely receive the forgiveness of all your sins. God will forget your sins forever the moment they come under the Blood of Jesus. You have offended God, and you must come to His Son for forgiveness. Jesus will forgive all your iniquities. He will save you from wrath and make you pure. The Cross of Jesus Christ provides God's forgiveness freely. The Cross proves God's hatred for sin, and His divine love for sinful mankind. Ye must be born again - it is of the highest priority. God must change your sinful nature by the power of His Son's blood.

Whoever a man chooses, that is who masters him. Someone is your master tonight. It is either you or Jesus Christ. Without Christ as your leader, you are evil and dangerous. Christ is holy and safe. Atheists insanely choose themselves or darwin and that is who masters them all of their life. Don't let your sins master you and drive you off into hell fire. If sin is at the wheel of your life, and insanely driving you right now, you are going to collide with Eternity soon - it is inevitable. Don't let darwin or your religion continue to distract you and cause you to lose your soul forever and ever.

A quickened sinner sees his sin and lays hold on Jesus Christ, Jesus then saves him freely by His grace, and then the saved sinner lets Jesus become his Master. Jesus said, "My yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Sin's iron yoke is hard and heavy, let Jesus take that heavy yoke off your weary neck.

You stay lost in your sins every day, only because you want to, because you love your sins more than Jesus Christ. You are afraid you might lose your friends or your position or your paycheck. Why do you want to go to Hell? Many people go to Hell, because they reject Jesus Christ, but most people go to Hell, because they neglect Jesus Christ. The consequences of rejecting and neglecting Jesus Christ are the same. You're going to face a holy God one day soon that you have offended with your sins, and your sins will be IN you and ON you. And the price of your of decision to put off Jesus Christ will be the Lake of Fire. Lost sinners face God with their Sins in them and on them. Saved sinners face God with their sins on Jesus Christ. Seek ye the Lord Jesus Christ while He may be found, call upon His name while He is near.