What feelings are conjured up when you hear that name? Some people get angry. Some get offended. Some mock and laugh. Yet this is the name that God gave Him; the Name that is above all names. It is the Name of the Holy Son of God, the Word that became flesh.
Philippians 2:9-11 9
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
“Jesus” is the name by which people are saved. Jesus is the perfect Son of God, who gave His life that we may have life. Jesus is the Creator, the Healer, and the Sustainer. At the name of Jesus demons tremble.
Acts 4:12
Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Jesus is the only way to God. Without Jesus you cannot have a relationship with God. Without Jesus there is no salvation. Without Jesus you cannot go to heaven. So why do people hate Him so much? It’s because the god of this age has blinded them to the truth. Satan has been very successful getting people to believe that Jesus is nothing more than a swear word, or that their salvation status is a private issue. Let me tell you something, Jesus didn’t die secretly. He didn’t die privately. He died naked and broken on a cross to pay for YOUR sins. He loves you, but He won’t force you to love Him back. In fact, He will continue to love you even in your rebellion, and yet He still won’t force you to trust in Him. He will let you choose your own destiny.
What kind of a friend would I be if I didn’t tell you about Jesus, about what He did for you? What kind of person has the cure for cancer but doesn’t tell the very people who are dying of cancer? God forbid I see someone dying and I don’t tell them how they might have eternal life. I have life to offer them through Christ. I have hope to offer them through Christ. I have peace and joy to offer them through Christ. Without Jesus they have nothing. So please don’t tell me to keep my mouth shut. God forbid that you should face death without having the chance to be saved!! Once you are gone, there are no more chances.
There are only two types of people in the world; those who belong to God and those who belong to Satan. You are either trusting in Christ to pay for your sins and you are going to heaven. Or you are trusting in your own good deeds to get to heaven, and are headed to hell. Those who belong to Satan will try to shut you up if you talk about Jesus. Those who belong to God will try to tell as many people as they can.
Jesus divides families. He divides friends. There is an eternal bond between believers. We will live together forever with Jesus. But relationships between believers and non-believers end at death. They will be divided, both here on earth and in eternity.
Matthew 10:34-36
“Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’
and gave him the name that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
“Jesus” is the name by which people are saved. Jesus is the perfect Son of God, who gave His life that we may have life. Jesus is the Creator, the Healer, and the Sustainer. At the name of Jesus demons tremble.
Acts 4:12
Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Jesus is the only way to God. Without Jesus you cannot have a relationship with God. Without Jesus there is no salvation. Without Jesus you cannot go to heaven. So why do people hate Him so much? It’s because the god of this age has blinded them to the truth. Satan has been very successful getting people to believe that Jesus is nothing more than a swear word, or that their salvation status is a private issue. Let me tell you something, Jesus didn’t die secretly. He didn’t die privately. He died naked and broken on a cross to pay for YOUR sins. He loves you, but He won’t force you to love Him back. In fact, He will continue to love you even in your rebellion, and yet He still won’t force you to trust in Him. He will let you choose your own destiny.
What kind of a friend would I be if I didn’t tell you about Jesus, about what He did for you? What kind of person has the cure for cancer but doesn’t tell the very people who are dying of cancer? God forbid I see someone dying and I don’t tell them how they might have eternal life. I have life to offer them through Christ. I have hope to offer them through Christ. I have peace and joy to offer them through Christ. Without Jesus they have nothing. So please don’t tell me to keep my mouth shut. God forbid that you should face death without having the chance to be saved!! Once you are gone, there are no more chances.
There are only two types of people in the world; those who belong to God and those who belong to Satan. You are either trusting in Christ to pay for your sins and you are going to heaven. Or you are trusting in your own good deeds to get to heaven, and are headed to hell. Those who belong to Satan will try to shut you up if you talk about Jesus. Those who belong to God will try to tell as many people as they can.
faith vs no faith
trust vs no trust
heaven vs hell
light vs darkness
good vs bad
God vs Satan
believers vs non-believers
Jesus divides families. He divides friends. There is an eternal bond between believers. We will live together forever with Jesus. But relationships between believers and non-believers end at death. They will be divided, both here on earth and in eternity.
Matthew 10:34-36
“Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’
Luke 7:23
And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.”
I pray that you will not be offended by the One who gave His life for you. I pray that you will allow His truth into your heart. I pray that you will embrace the Holy Son of God before it's too late. His Name is Jesus. Trust Him and be saved.
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