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Subject: Re: Merry Christmas

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tim

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Date Posted: 10:57:35 12/23/10 Thu
In reply to: webchuck 's message, "Merry Christmas" on 13:56:22 12/24/07 Mon

Wow, this brings us back around full circle to the reason for Christmas! Thanks once again my dear, believes he's an athiest, but really is not one, friend!

Christmas is a a celebration of the Truth that appeared to some shepherds in the middle east a little over 2030 years ago! His existance was proof that had been foretold of for centuries and was now seen in the flesh along with some angels who came to tell the shepherds that eveything was gonna be alright. Just believe it and keep doing what you know is right, take care of the sheep etc...it was the wonder and the glorious good news of it all that made them want to come and worship Him! The first worshippers of Jesus were born! They worshipped a king who would rule over them in love because he came from the God who is Love!

But, there was a purpose for His coming to earth, which was also foretold of by the prophets down through the ages, and that purpose was to die on a cross....what? this makes no sense! What kind of God was this that would send His only Son to die on a cross for the sins of all mankind? It was a perfect plan to replace the one where nobody had to die. You see, Adam and Eve had it made in the garden; they got to fellowship with God in the cool of the day; just them and God; walking and talking and felowshipping with the One who created Eden for them! They too would never have to die...But because of a little side trip to the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil while God wasn't looking they lost their place...But their place was restored when Christ came to reconcile man with God. So, now, as your new atheist friend says we can enjoy all these things on earth that God has created for us, including pizza, because of this God that we don't have to even believe in...unless....you want what they had at the beginning, which was to live forever with God!!???

Do you want this? yes or no? if no. then you can choose sin and still enjoy everything except the one thing that God alone can promise you, eternal life with Him.

Or you can choose, yes, and have it all!!!! except for the sin part...you must say goodbye to sin...it is the one thing we must sacrifice for the eternal reward.

the choice is yours!

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tim
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Date Posted: 14:35:25 12/23/10 Thu

2010 years ago...

So, by taking up the cross and following Him into eternity we are in effect making a conscious decision to put away our God-given right to free will (the right to choose wrong). We do this in exchange for the will of the Father, which is to do right!

And how do we know what's right? Most of us learned this in kindergarten, but by middle school or surely by high school we had learned how we could walk the fine line between wrong and right and still do ok; some of us even figured out how to make crime pay! But every thief eventually is caught, whether they are living in a penthouse or the jailhouse!

The Bible teaches us to repent or turn from our sins and receive forgiveness at the cross of calvary; it is the entry point for everyone who wants to avoid hell fire! Once we have traded in our old man of sin for our new man of righteousness in Christ, we can begin the amazing journey to real prosperity in every area of life! It is awesome because it is not some elite system that is only for those intelligent enough to understand it, no, it is simple enough for an eight year old to understand!

The goal is to teach every 8 year old the simplicity of the gospel so that when they are old they will not depart from it. If they miss it when they are young it is harder but it can be taught to the old ones also...one must only have the heart of a child to hear and receive the truth; if there is breath there is hope for everyone today!

If you hear God's voice today don't harden your heart, simply receive it and believe it and you can have it...it is your gift now and forevermore! the gift of Salvation is free!

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