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About Manfishers
Maybe you're a little like me... (page 2)
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contact us. We would be happy to talk with you more
about your relationship with Christ and His calling on
your life to follow Him and be a fisher of men!
Maybe you're a little like me. Maybe you have been taught a lot about God or are in
many ways serving in the church. Maybe you grew up in a home where church was
"just what you did" -- a responsibility of sorts. And perhaps you have since lost interest
for one reason of another in church and/or God altogether. "Why does it really
matter?" I'll tell you why...because God has a specific plan and a specific purpose for
YOU. YOU were created by His design and to His exacting standards, and He has in
store for you more fulfillments, joy, and reward than you can even begin to imagine
now. "But I'm content with my life the way it is now," you may say. And that's great, but
are you truly content, or have you just "settled in" to your current situation? You know, if
you work in the kitchen long enough, hot plates and grease spatters don't tend to be
so uncomfortable, and life can be the same way. Might that be where you are now? If
so, consider this...
Suppose today were your last day on earth...are you absolutely certain that you would go to Heaven? Is that something you're still struggling with, working on, etc.? Rather, consider this: if God were to ask you, "Why should allow you to enter Heaven," what do you suppose you might say in response?
According to the Bible, Heaven is a free gift! Remember when I said I knew what God wanted to give me but I hadn't accepted it? That's where many of us stand today -- we know God is offering us this gift, but we simply haven't accepted it! And others think it's necessary to do some sort of "good work" in exchange for eternal life. Have you ever paid for (or tried to repay) a gift that someone has given you for Christmas, a birthday, etc.? Of course not -- that goes against the whole idea of the gift being just that a GIFT. The Bible says it is by His "grace" we are saved, and not of our "good works."
What is meant by "God's grace?"
Suppose today were your last day on earth...are you absolutely certain that you would go to Heaven? Is that something you're still struggling with, working on, etc.? Rather, consider this: if God were to ask you, "Why should allow you to enter Heaven," what do you suppose you might say in response?
According to the Bible, Heaven is a free gift! Remember when I said I knew what God wanted to give me but I hadn't accepted it? That's where many of us stand today -- we know God is offering us this gift, but we simply haven't accepted it! And others think it's necessary to do some sort of "good work" in exchange for eternal life. Have you ever paid for (or tried to repay) a gift that someone has given you for Christmas, a birthday, etc.? Of course not -- that goes against the whole idea of the gift being just that a GIFT. The Bible says it is by His "grace" we are saved, and not of our "good works."
What is meant by "God's grace?"
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