Sermon 1, Truth
Now before I began today, let me tell you a bit about myself, my name is Yochanan, in most peoples eyes I look very kind, strong and good at writing as well as helpful. But in God's eyes, I am hardly better then a child rapist, I am nothing without God, with Christ, without the Holy spirit. I am a liar,
I am a thief and their is nothing good in me other then what God has put in me, a new heart, a loving one. I was raised a roman catholic, my mother was and still is a catholic as well as my brother, my dad is a protestant. In school I was taught to praise Mary, don't let anyone tell you that catholics don't worship her, I was a catholic for fourteen years and let me assure you, they do. After my first few months of high school I became a devote roman catholic, I went to church almost every week and prayed repetitive prays, I prayed to Mary at least once a month. Inside me I knew something was missing and that void, I guess you could call it grew larger. And eventually I came to realize the Truth, that I was evil, wicked and protest in the sight of God. Romans says “all have fallen short of the glory of God, I'm sad to say that most of you don't understand this.
You see, the Truth is most of you, look its not easy for me to say this, I'm a shy guy, most of what you think of me can really scare me, but let me till you something else about very quickly.
I have something called Social anxiety , which makes it very difficled to speak, for many weeks kids would come up to me and push me and mock me, yes I won't lie to you that hurt me, it made me cry some nights, I fear men, thats one of my greatest sins but I fear GOD more then any men, so please listen to me.
Most of you are going to Hell, because of your lies, because of your blasetems, because of your hatefullness because of your wickedness you are going to Hell, to you who have been saved you know this doesn't aply to you, and I DO NOT MEAN when you said a little pray or got some water put on you when you were a baby. Water and Words can't save you, the Word and the Water can. I want you to realize today, if you haven't yet. That you are not a good person, that you are wicked and you deserve Hell for it.
Scripture testifies that you were born evil, a hater of God an enemy of God, if you have a Bible with you turn to psalm 51, verse 5.
The Scripture says "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me"
Now some of you may try to say that the it was written by David and he was writing about his birth being
out of maridge, but let me prove to you that the psalmist was writing about you, let me ask you...
Do you have to teach a child to lie?......... No
Do you have to teach a child to steal? No
Do you have to teach a child to be hateful? No
You see, virtue has to be taught, but wickedness comes with human nature.
Jesus said that "why do you call me good, non is good but God alone"
He meant what he said. You need to understand that you, by your very nature is evil, wicked and hate God.
You may think you've loved God since you were born, and loved him well you were growing up, but thats not what Scripture teaches. You loved a "golden calf" not God, an image not the True God. You loved and for most of you still Love the god that your preist of preacher told you about, a loving god that excepts you into Heaven the way you are and is OK with a self/ sinful life style, but there is no proof that this god you loved was any different then a peice of wood or a stone. God is not that way, he will never be that way.
He is loving, all powerful, kind, mercyful and a just judge.
You were taught correctly if you were told GOD is Love, but you were told in-correctly about yourself. God does not except your sins, God does not accept you in his Holy kingdom the way you are...
You can not earn your salvation either meaning your good works cannot get you into even, as the prophet Isaiah said "your good works are as filthy rags" so don't think you can brib the judge with your deeds on your judgement day, he is a JUST judge! RIGHTEOUSNESS IS WITH HIM...
I'm telling you this because I Love you, because I Love GOD. Because about 2000 years ago God became flesh, God sent his son, Yeshua, called by many "Jesus..."
He took your punishment on the cross, in the garden he didn't weep for the roman whip or the cross, he weeped because of what the prophet Isaiah said, that the messiah had to take on the full wrath, the hatered of an almighty and Holy GOD. So that you might be saved, if you realize your wickedness before a Holy GOD then repent and believe on the gospel, he can save you if your heart is willing!
Get on your knees and repent and ask for him! No simple pray will save you, no water can save you..
The POWER OF GOD can SAVE you!
Now if today or next week, you think you've been saved. Thats wonderful, but just because you think you have does not mean you have, check the Scripture and test yourself, to make sure your in the faith.
Because one day, that heart you have will stop beating. And before your ready, judgement day will come and if you don't repent and fully accept him, enternal Hell will be your price to pay.
Thank you, I hope God will open your eyes, please turn from your sins, turn to Jesus. Don't waste your life........ good bye, and... thank you for listenerning.
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