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Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. |
In the New Testament of the Bible, we have these three instances, and ONLY
these, of a person COMING to Jesus Christ, and believing on him for salvation.
It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. --
New Testament, book of John 6:45-47.
Jesus said …All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and
him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For
I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And
this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it
up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me,
that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. The Jews
then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. And
they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How
is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven? Jesus therefore
answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. No man can
come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. (Bible,
New Testament book of John 6)
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The Ethiopian Eunuch (Acts 8:26): And
the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem
unto Gaza, which is desert. And he arose and went: and, behold,
a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who
had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read
Esaias the prophet. Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and
join thyself to this chariot. And Philip ran thither to him, and heard
him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except some man should
guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with
him. The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led
as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is
taken from the earth. And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray
thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? Then
Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. And
as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the
eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And
Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And
he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And
he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized
him. And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the
Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing. But Philip was found at Azotus. Note: The critically
important answer to the eunuch’s question about qualification for baptism, as well as his response to that answer, shown
here in the King James Bible, are scandalously omitted in modern bibles. Philip's
answer to the eunuch, and the eunuch's response are crucial and obviously do need to be in the passage so
that a person can understand what one must do to become a Christian, thus qualifying for baptism. The reason for this omission is that modern bibles are translated from different (I believe inferior) manuscripts.
Believers do not doubt the correctness of these extra word/words as properly
applying to Jesus Christ, only whether they are properly part of this/these specific passages or not.5.
The Thief on the Cross
(Luke 23): And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they
crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. Then
said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let
him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God. And the soldiers
also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar, And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself. And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE
KING OF THE JEWS. And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed
on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other
answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing
amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest
into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto
thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise. And it was about
the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Note:
The critically important word LORD shown here in the King James Bible, is omitted in modern bibles. It is crucial
to understand that Jesus is no ordinary man. He IS LORD of
the whole universe. The other thief admitted Jesus was commonly understood to be the Christ. This is WHY
he has a KINGDOM and the POWER to grant the thief a place in it. Thus, the word "Lord," does need to be in this passage for a complete understanding.
The reason for this omission is that modern bibles are translated from
different (I believe inferior) manuscripts. Believers do not doubt the
correctness of these extra word/words as properly applying to Jesus Christ, only whether they are properly part of this/these
specific passages or not.
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The Philippian Jailor (Acts 16): And at
midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately
all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. And the
keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed
himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. But Paul cried
with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. Then
he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And they
spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed
their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. And when
he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house. Note: The critically important word CHRIST shown here in the King James Bible, is omitted
in modern bibles. It is crucial to understand that Jesus is no ordinary man.
He IS God’s anointed one, the Christ. Thus, the
word does need to be in this passage for a complete understanding. The reason for this omission is
that modern bibles are translated from different (I believe inferior) manuscripts. Believers
do not doubt the correctness of these extra word/words as properly applying to Jesus Christ, only whether they are properly part
of this/these specific passages or not.
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These three men had three things in common:
1. They didn’t want to risk God’s judgment.
2. They found out Jesus Christ is the Savior. 3. They sought out and embraced Jesus. You can do this too. Pray to the Lord Jesus Christ to come into your heart and save your
soul! Jesus said: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John chapter 3. Read the book of John in the New Testament of the Bible. John was
closest to Jesus. In 1 John 5: John said, This is the record that God
hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that
hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 1 John 5.
Christian Baptism in the Jordan River, Israel |
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Baptism is the symbolic entry to Christianity for those who embrace, by faith, the Lord Jesus Christ |
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