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In the name of Our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, our Heavenly Father,
our God, our Creator, we ask you to bless this
message that as we study our nature transforms to
the likeness of Christ and we come to know Him and
the redemptive power of His gospel. We ask this in
the holy name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
"You shall know the
truth and the truth shall set you free." John 8:32
Almost two thousand
years ago, these words came out of the mouth of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. At the time, a small
crowd of followers were listening to Him and could
not understand. Sometime later as He got closer to
His suffering and death on the cross, He even
revealed more to man and said, "I am the
resurrection and the life."1
Later he said, "I am
the way, the truth, and the life."2
During His arrest and
the course of persecution, the Roman governor,
Pontius Pilate looked at Him on his face and said,
"What is truth?"3 My friend, how do you
define the truth? What is the ultimate truth to you
in this life? "What is truth?" Pilate asked! He was
looking at the ultimate truth, the whole embodiment
of the truth and could not understand and was still
questioning. To those who know the Lord and have
peace with Him through our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ, we know that God is the truth and nothing
else and no one else. We know before man was created
the truth was there and it was Him that created man.
We know man committed sin by disobeying God and God
is just and punishes for disobedience.4
Man became separated from the truth and the way to
the truth was closed by fiery swords. Man lost his
daily walk and the close companionship with God (the
truth).
In the passage of several
thousand years, God revealed to man His plan of
salvation through Jesus Christ the very nature of
Himself in form of man.5 These
revelations came to be recorded by the people of His
choice in a book called the Old Testament to the
Jews. The Jewish rabbis and religious men who
claimed to be very close to the heart of God and
have constant fellowship and connection with God and
knew about the coming of the savior of man concealed
all the facts about Him.6 These religious
leaders were the only ones who had the possessions
of the word of God in their temple and synagogues.
They were the only ones who could touch it and kiss
it and read it. No one else was allowed to do that.
The word of God was not printed then but handwritten
on parchment or leather. With all the knowledge and
revelations and blessings God had given these
people, they intentionally hid God’s word and His
word, the truth. The Satan, the glory of this world,
the man blinded their eyes to God and His word. They
were so much in love with their social position and
the respect of man that they preferred reliance on
man than obedience to God.7 They
preferred to please this world, the man, and please
each other than God. So they concealed all the facts
God had revealed to them in the Old Testament. They
preferred to serve man than God so they did not
surrender to His word and refused to please God;
instead they wished Him death.8 They
refused His claim of being the Messiah the savior of
man from sin. They did not surrender to Him who
said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life." They
took the very revelation of God Himself, the person
of Jesus Christ, and tortured Him and crucified Him
in open shame. He died on the cross and was placed
in the tomb, rose the third day and all those who
saw Him believed and surrendered and gave it all up
for knowing Him even their lives so they can be
eternally with Him. Despite such a rejection and
shameful death, God still loves man and wants to
forgive him and restore relationship with sinful
man. In 1 Timothy 2:4, God says, "Will have all men
to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth."
The knowledge of the truth is that man is sinner and
death and eternal punishment is his portion. The
word of God, the person of Jesus Christ, is the
truth and the only way for man’s redemption and
eternal salvation and fellowship with God. Now do
you know anything else more true than this fact? We
know man is a sinner by nature. He inherited sin
from the first sinners, Adam and Eve.9
Man commits sin by commission and omission, both
ways. Those are the sins he commits intentionally
and uncontrollably or unintentionally because it is
his nature to commit sin. One of the greatest sins
in the world is the denial of being a sinner. First
we must admit that we are sinners and ask God to
forgive us and God tells us through His word that He
is only forgiving man through Christ.10
Man cannot save himself. We all need the Savior to
save us. The whole humanity from the first one Adam
to the last one who is not born yet all are sinners.11
And God says the soul that sins shall die.12
How can a sinful man save another sinful man? How
can the works of a sinful man save himself? Man is
lost and in desperate need of restoration to his
origin, the Truth. Reformation does not restore man
to God and in fact it is abomination to Him. It’s
only restoration through Christ (His very own
nature) back to God and eternal life.13
Man has invented all sorts of ordinances and
procedures and gadgets trying to prove that he is
religious and holy, that he loves God, that he knows
God and at times has even claimed that he is God.
But God says I hate all these and it is all
abomination to Me.14 They are as filthy
rags before My eyes and makes Me sick.15
In fact God goes as far as calling us the children
of the devil.15
Yes, my dear reader, Christ died for
our sins.16 He lived in this world a full
life of temptation and He did not sin. He conquered
this world and the man in it by not committing a
single sin.17 He was innocent and God
says, "For all have sinned and come short of the
glory of God" but Jesus did not sin and was in the
glory of God. God even claimed that several times.18
The innocent Christ was taken to slaughterhouse like
an innocent lamb and was tortured and crucified
there by the death of the cross.19 Now we
should thank the Lord that indeed Christ is
wonderful because He did not commit a single sin. If
He had sinned, then who could save us, who could be
called our savior, who could be propitiation or
substitution for our sins?20 Definitely
the blood of sheep and goat and cows could not take
our sins away.21 All the sacrifices in
the Old Testament are the signs to the blood of the
lamb, the Lamb of God, the presence of Christ, the
very nature of God Himself. That is why God Himself
called Him "Immanuel."22 and "Wonderful."23
He is our Passover
Lamb.24 We are washed by His blood.25
and covered by the garment of righteousness He gives
to those who believe in Him and His deity and follow
Him in their daily life. It is Him who saves us from
eternal torment and destruction in hell. After all
He talked more about hell than anyone else to man.
It is only through Jesus Christ that man can be
right with God, our Creator, our Father, our Daddy
in heaven. 26 God wants us to be with Him
forever. He wants us to put our trust in Him and not
in man for He knows what is in man. Man can do it
his own way during his little short life on this
planet. He may be able to deceive man but God is not
fooled. He knows us all even our thoughts.27
The word of God is most urgent. The message of the
gospel needs to reach everyone on this planet, then
the end will come.28 My friend, you as
the reader of this message, are responsible for the
word of God. Due to the circumstances, God has let
you read this message. Please make a decision for
Christ now and our prayer is that the Lord, the Holy
Spirit has convicted your heart and your mind and
your soul that Christ died for your sins. A horrible
shameful death for you and me, He died in our place.
The word of God says that Christ came from heaven
and suffered and died and rose the third day and now
He is alive, more alive than anyone else. He is in
heaven sitting on the right hand of God (and
interceding for our needs), our Father who loves us
and wants us to return to Him. Christ wants us to have
Him, His nature, the very Himself, the Holy Spirit,
the very Lord Himself. Christ said, "You must be
born again."29 We must become a new
creation.30 Flesh and blood will not
inherit the kingdom of God.31 It is only
by the
baptism of the Holy Spirit, the very Christ Himself,
the very God that makes this new creation and the
new birth possible in man.32
He is waiting right
now wherever you are to enter your heart and give
you a new heart and a new spirit.33 Since
the fall of man in Eden, Christ is the only way of
return to God. "I am the way." Would you give your
life to Him right now? There may not be another
chance.34 This might be the only time the
Holy Spirit has convicted your heart.
We believe it is a
wonderful time for man all over the world to use
this media and tell about the Truth, the only Truth,
the whole Truth. Christ came to this world to
fulfill the law and the prophecy of the word of God,
to reveal to man the ancient plan of salvation.35
God knew that His creation, man, will fall. Christ
restores that relationship with God. He is the one
who makes us right with God. It is only through Him
that man can have peace with God. Christ makes that
fellowship and eternal relationship possible with
our Creator. He gave His life that we may live in
peace with God. Christ said if you search for Him
with all your heart, you will find Him. Would you
ask Him to come into your heart right now? Then ask
Him to forgive you for your sins. Then tell Him how
much you love Him and ask Him to stay with you
forever and to be your constant companion and
friend. Thank Him for the gift of the Holy Spirit.
He said, "If any man opens the door, I will come
in."36 Would you ask Him that right now?
Would you open the door of your heart and let Him
come in to your heart and fill you up?
We know that Christ
does not impose Himself on anyone. He never uses
force to impose His loving nature. God does not use
force to impose Himself. He does not want your money
or material belongings; He wants you, as an
offering, so He can come in and be with you forever.
Gold and silver will perish but His word will endure
forever. My friend, we suggest you get yourself a
New Testament Bible (preferably KJV) and read it
prayerfully and maybe you will meet Him through His
word. Maybe He will bless you and reveal Himself to
you and you will feel His presence inside yourself
and you will see a change and you will feel the new
birth. It cannot be explained. It can be said as He
said, "You will be born again."37 He also
said you cannot receive the kingdom of heaven unless
you become like a little child.38 If you
want to rationalize and intellectualize it, you will
get further away from God. We Christians know that.
Come to Him and let us join together to tell the
world about His love and His message of redeeming
love. Let’s save the perishing and care for the
dying. Would you do that now? This message is not
only for Iranians but for all men, any man, any
nationality, any color, age or sex. We are all His
children but lost unless we are in Christ. He is our
Savior, God’s gift to man. Just trust Him, just
believe and God will do the rest in you. Ask God to
bless you and reveal His nature, the Christ. Don’t
ask for money, material goods or other sorts of
prayers. Just ask for Christ and nothing but Christ.
All the pleasures are in Him, all the knowledge of
both worlds is in Him. He is the heartbeat of God.
To know Him is to know God. To have Him is to have
God. Amen.
This prayer you can
use to receive Christ:
Lord Jesus, I know
you are my Lord and Savior. I know I am a sinner. I
know you died for my sins. Please forgive my sins
and I repent of my sins and ask You to come into my
heart right now and live with me forever. I ask You
to give me the gift of the Holy Spirit. I thank You
for all you have done for me. Our Lord, I say this
prayer in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ. Amen.
Scripture References:
1. John 11:25
2. John 14:6
3. John 18:38
4. Genesis 3
5. 2 Timothy 3:16
6. Luke 11:52
7. Jeremiah 17:5, John 12:42
8. John 11:51
9. Romans 5:12
10.1 Timothy 2:5
11. Romans 3:23
12. Ezekiel 18:4
13. John 10:10
14. Isaiah 1: 13-14
15. John 8:44
16. Romans 3:25-26
17. John 14:30
18. Matthew 16:27, Mark 8:38, Luke 9:26, John 1:14,
17, 1 Corinthians 1:29-31
19. Acts 8:32
20. 1 John 2:2
21. Hebrews 9:11-15
22. Isaiah 7:14
23. Isaiah 9:6
24. 1 Corinthians 5:7
25. Revelation 1:6
26. Romans 5:1, 1 Timothy 2:5
27. Isaiah 66:18
28. Romans 8:34
29. John 3:3
30. 2 Corinthians 5:17
31. 1 Corinthians 15:50
32. John 1:1
33. Ezekiel 36:26
34. Romans 13:11-12
35. Matthew 5:17
36. Revelation 3:20
37. John 3:3
38. Mark 10:15 |
