Are We Living In The Last Days? Web Links & Videos Faith Statement
Canada. I am happily married to my wonderful wife Heidi. Our daughter Miranda is very precious to our hearts.
We humans have a beginning and an end because we live in "TIME".
We are "FINITE" beings (having limits).
God has no beginning or end because He is Eternal (forever). He is an "INFINITE" Being (endless without limit).
He created us AND time but He is not affected by time because He is eternal.
This is very hard for our "finite" minds to comprehend because we live in "time" and believe that everything has to have a beginning and an end.
We can't comprehend "eternity" because it is so big and is another dimension that is beyond time, beyond this life. So we struggle at times to understand how our Creator has always existed and has no end.
Eternal - having infinite duration; seemingly endless.
Song: "In Wonder" - Newsboys
In The Beginning of Creation & Time . . .
God's Special Creation
God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) made mankind in His image and likeness. We are the only creation on the planet who are made this way. Apes and humans may appear similar in body structure, DNA and intelligence, but only we humans were made in the image and likeness of God, our Creator.
Did you know that Jesus Christ is also called the "Word" in the New Testiment of the Holy Bible and that He is God "the Son" and had a part in creating everything including us human beings?
It is found in the first book of the New Testiment of the Holy Bible in
John chapter 1, verses 1 to 5:
For In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
verses 9 to 13:
That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name, who were born - not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but who were born of God (spiritually "born again").
verse 14:
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
Jesus had left Heaven, stepping out of Eternity into Time, to come to our rescue and to save us from the damage of sin and from being eternally (forever) separated from our holy and righteous Creator.
John chapter 3 verses 16 & 17:
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
About Mankind's Fall
When man and woman sinned against God, it caused separation from God and broke that beautiful relationship that God had with mankind back in the beginning. God is righteous and holy and could not allow sin in His presence. We now had tainted blood from generation to generation.
God Reaching Down With LOVE
By His grace, God wanted to reconcile man and woman back to Himself, but something had to be done about SIN.
So God sent His only begotten Son "Jesus" who was without sin (an unblemished Lamb) to leave Heaven to come and be punished in our place for our sins. All our sins were placed upon Him and He shed His pure and untainted blood on a cross so that our sins can be cleansed away and we can be reconciled to our Creator.
All that was expected of man and woman was to repent of our sinful ways and believe in what Jesus did for us and come to Him by FAITH (a firm belief, even in the absence of proof), and receive Him as your Savior & Lord.
He's given us the Holy Spirit to convict us of sin as well as to comfort us and guide us through this life and help us grow spiritually through the knowledge of the Holy Bible and to be prepared for when we leave Earth and "time" to step into eternity.
Eternal - having infinite duration; seemingly endless.
Passage - a way of exit or entrance; the action or process of passing from one place, condition, or stage to another.
John chapter 4, verse 6:
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."
The Death & Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Recorded in the four (4) gospels:
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans chapter 5, verse 8)
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone. (Hebrews chapter 2, verse 9)
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. (1 Corinthians chapter 15, verses 3 and 4)
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.” (John chapter 11, verses 25 and 26)
Always remember that Jesus Christ, a descendant of King David, was raised from the dead. (2 Timothy chapter 2, verse 8)
Jesus said: "I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death." (Revelation chapter 1: verse 18)
If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10: verse 9)
The Blood of Jesus
1) It is the blood that makes atonement for the soul. (see Leviticus 17: 11)
2) We were redeemed with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without
blemish and without spot. (1 Peter 1: 18-19)
3) The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin. (1 John 1: 7)
Creation & Design
I love nature and all the beautiful scenery around the world. I am always fascinated with all the creatures big and small on our planet and in the oceans.
So many different species of birds, fish, reptiles, mammals, etc. Even to this day, I am always discovering another creature I never knew existed. The rain forests and deep oceans are always full of new discoveries. Such amazing creatures.
When one takes the time to explore nature and all creation, and to explore even the human body and the blood cells, the DNA code and other things that make up each cell as well as explore the functions of the human brain and the eyes, it is easy even for a young child to believe and accept that there's an intelligent Creator, a Designer who put it all together. Everything in nature appears to have a design and a pattern to it.
It's no wonder it is written in the Holy Bible in
Romans chapter 1, verse 20:
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they (unbelievers) are without excuse.
Psalm chapter 14 verse 1:
The fool has said in his heart,"There is no God."
Hebrews 11, verse 1:
Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.
Hebrews 11, verse 6:
It is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.
Simply believe and trust in Him, like you would a ladder or a chair. You don't question it, you just trust that it will hold you up. You have knowledge that the ladder or chair is strong and sturdy and so you take that step of faith by putting that knowledge to action by stepping up onto the ladder or sitting on that chair, believing it will hold you up and not collapse.
Same with God. He is in the spiritual realm and our physical eyes cannot behold Him right now, so we need to have faith in Him.
The Holy Bible reveals to us the existence and truth about God. Just like we need instructions to show us how to put something together or a map to show us how to get somewhere. God has given mankind instruction in the Bible as well as guidance.
If we were not to follow the instructions of putting together a car or we had no knowledge to, we would run into problems. If we didn't follow a map properly, then we would be lost and going in the wrong direction.
Without God's instructions in the Holy Bible, mankind is lost and in trouble without hope beyond this life. We would not know about our Creator and how He wants to reconcile us back to Himself through His plan of Salvation in the Bible.
With knowledge from His Holy Book (the Holy Bible), we understand that we are lost in sin and separated from our Creator, but now we are able to step out in faith and believe in Him and accept His Son Jesus Christ as our Savior, trusting Him every day of our lives until we see Him face to face in Heaven. Jesus Christ is mankind's only hope for the future.
The Holy Bible is God's Instruction Book and Road Map for all mankind.
ALL Have Sinned
There are a lot of good people out there in society. They assume they will go to Heaven when they die because they believe they are good enough. They have no knowledge of the truth about sin from God's Holy Book and need to be made aware of it.
It is like a little girl who looked out her window one Fall day and noticed a beautiful white lamb out on the grassy meadow. During the night it had snowed and the next morning she looked out her window to notice the lamb on the snow. Now the lamb didn't look as white anymore against the bright white snow.
This is how it is with mankind. All our good works are like filthy rags compared to God's righteousness. We cannot meet God's standards.
When we look at the 10 Commandments, given by God in the Old Testament, none of us can say that we've never broken at least one of them in our lifetime.
Have you ever told a lie? Have you ever stolen something (theft or cheating)? Have you ever hated someone? Have you ever used "God" or "Jesus" in a swear word? Have you ever looked at someone with lustful thoughts?
When each of us stands before our Creator and He judges us according to His 10 Commandments, will you be found guilty of breaking even just ONE of the commandments? Yes, you will be guilty because it says in the Bible that all mankind has sinned and fallen short of God's glory. As a result, you will have no entrance into Heaven and will spend forever in a terrible place called Hell. I don't want you to end up there. There is only ONE way to escape it and this is why I am taking the time to write this letter to you at this moment of your life. You might even get into a car accident tomorrow or some other life threatening event could happen and you could find yourself dieing, unable to come back.
I care about you and about your soul. The body ages and eventually dies, but your soul (the you on the inside) lives on forever, and there's only 2 places you can go when the body dies. I care about that and want you to be aware of this incase you have never been told about it before. After all, you have every right to know. Perhaps you've already known about this before, but don't want to be bothered because you simply don't believe it.
It's easy to not believe something, especially if it makes you uncomfortable. However, it doesn't change the reality of what's beyond the grave.
It doesn't make it go away no matter how much you try to ignore it.
This "Hell" is a real place that was made for Satan and his fallen angels where they will go in the near future to be punished and tormented forever.
God didn't make Hell for mankind, but because mankind has also sinned and rebelled like Satan did, they too are now destined to spend forever there. However, there is good news! Read Good News! below.
Click to Read The Truth About Hell.
Did you know that some scientists have actually heard unexplained screams around some volcano openings? As you read the information on this topic about Hell, you will come to a place on that page where you will have the option of playing an audio recording of some unexplained screams that were heard. Be sure you have Real Player. If you don't have it, you can download it here.
Click to Watch a video titled: "To Hell And Back".
This 1hr 28min video is hosted by Dr. Maurice Rawlings, a noted cardiologist.
He investigates life after death and his experiences with patients who have seen the other side.
Click to meet a man who experienced Hell.
God is NOT willing that anyone perishes.
Good News!
You don't have to go to Hell. There is a way to avoid going to this terrible place.
The only way you can avoid Hell and enter your Creator's presence in Heaven is through Jesus Christ, God's Son. Believe in Him and what He did back 2,000 years ago when He died on a cross for your sins and my sins. He arose from the dead 3 days later, with a new glorified body.
Song: "My Savior My God" - Aaron Shust
The Empty Tomb
He was seen by over 500 witnesses and then physically ascended up into Heaven to be with God the Father.
 |
Jesus Is The Only Way For Your Salvation
Many believe they have salvation by just knowing the Holy Scriptures, but Jesus said that it’s the scriptures that testify of Him. Yet many are not willing to come to Him that they may have eternal (everlasting) life. (see John 5: 39-40)
There is salvation only in Jesus Christ. (see Acts 4: 1-12)
Jesus said: “if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
(John 8: 24)
I am not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes.
(Romans 1: 16)
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6: 23)
Whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved. (Romans 10: 13)
You are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3: 26)
There is one God and one Mediator between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all. (1 Timothy 2: 5-6)
And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. (1 John 5: 11-13)
By God's love and grace, He has made a way for mankind, His creation, to be reconciled to Him. To be reunited with Him. He is giving you this free gift of salvation that His Son Jesus already paid for on the cross. All you need to do is simply accept that you have sinned and receive this gift by faith (believing & trusting) in Jesus as your personal Lord & Savior.
"Heavenly Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from you. I am truly sorry.
I believe that you sent your son Jesus Christ to die for my sins. I believe he arose from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life.
Lord Jesus, I need You. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for forgiving my sins and giving me everlasting life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be. Amen."
If you prayed this prayer, CLICK HERE.
If you did not pray this prayer, please don't put it off. You could be in an accident suddenly today or tomorrow and die without Jesus as your Savior.
In the Bible - 2 Corinthians chapter 6, verse 2:
Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
Please don't wait another day. Receive Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord now.
Click One Below To Listen
