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ðBut€God€commendeth€his€love€toward€us,€in€that,Ð D” Ðwhile€we€were€yet€sinners,€Christ€died€for€usðð.€Inasmuch€as€God€is€love€because€he€sacrificed€hisÐ 0€ Ðonly€begotten€Son€for€you,€he€is€also€a€God€of€judgment€and€justice.€If€you€reject€Godððs€Son€asÐ l Ðpayment€for€your€sins,€then€you€will€be€subject€to€Godððs€judgment,€justice,€and€wrath.€The€end€ofÐ X ÐGodððs€wrath€for€lost€sinners€who€have€rejected€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€hell€and€the€lake€of€fire.€AllÐ ôD Ðmen€and€women€are€sinners.€Man€likes€to€justify€himself€by€comparing€his€sin€against€the€sin€ofÐ à0 Ðanother.€He€thinks€he€is€relatively€better€than€the€next€sinner.€God€does€not€judge€men€and€womenÐ Ì Ðaccording€to€that€standard.€God€says€that€even€if€you€offend€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀJ#Ôin€what€men€and€women€consider€to€beÐ ¸ Ðthe€most€minor€point€of€the€Godððs€law,€then€you€are€guilty€of€offending€in€the€whole€law€becauseÐ ¤ô ÐGodððs€standard€is€the€perfection€of€his€Son,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€You€CANNOT€live€up€to€thatÐ �à 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Ðof€God€whose€blood€taketh€away€the€sin€of€the€world.€That€includes€your€sin.€We€beg€of€you€to€readÐ Ü#," Ðthis€entire€pamphlet.€It€may€be€that€God€will€reveal€to€you€that€you€are€still€bound€in€your€sin€and€onÐ È$ # Ðthe€way€to€the€Devilððs€hell.€That€is€neither€my€desire€or€Godððs€desire€for€you.€Somebody€loved€youÐ ´%!$ Ðenough€to€die€for€you.€That€somebody€was€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€Bless€the€name€of€the€Lord€JesusÐ  &ð!% ÐChrist!Ð Œ'Ü"& ÐSin€is€a€transgression€of€Godððs€law.€Though€the€ð ðTen€Commandmentsðð€form€a€major€portion€ofÐ x(È#' ÐGodððs€law,€they€do€not€make€up€the€entire€law.€In€brief,€from€òòExodus€20:1„17óó,€Godððs€tenÐ d)´$( Ðcommandments€are:Ð P* %) Ðà0  àà ° àÐ �Ð1.à ` àThou€shalt€have€no€other€gods€before€me.€Ð#(,x'+(#(# #Ðà0  à2.à0` (#(#àThou€shalt€not€make€unto€thee€any€graven€image.Ðd` (#` (# Ðà0  à3.à0` (#(#àThou€shalt€not€take€the€name€of€the€LORD€thy€God€in€vain€ÐPì` (#` (# Ðà0  à4.à0` (#(#àRemember€the€sabbath€day,€to€keep€it€holy.€Ð<Ø` (#` (# Ðà0  à5.à0` (#(#àHonour€thy€father€and€thy€mother:€Ð( Ä` (#` (# Ðà0  à6.à0` (#(#àThou€shalt€not€kill.€Ð °` (#` (# Ðà0  à7.à0` (#(#àThou€shalt€not€commit€adultery.€Ð œ` (#` (# Ðà0  à8.à0` (#(#àThou€shalt€not€steal.€Ðì ˆ` (#` (# Ðà0  à9.à0` (#(#àThou€shalt€not€bear€false€witness.ÐØ t` (#` (# Ðà  à10.à0 ` àThou€shalt€not€covet.ÐÄ `` (#` (# ÐÌMost€every€human€being€is€guilty€of€violating€at€least€five€of€these€commandments.€Have€youÐ œ8  Ðviolated€any€of€these€commandments?€Of€course,€you€have.€Since€you€have,€then€you€are€guilty€ofÐ ˆ$  Ðviolating€the€whole€law€and€are€subject€to€the€fires€of€hell€if€you€do€not€repent€and€turn€to€the€LordÐ t  ÐJesus€Christ.€We€can€add€to€these€ten€many€more€specific€sins€that€are€identified€in€the€first€fiveÐ `ü  Ðbooks€of€the€Bible€called€ð ðThe€Lawðð€and€in€the€New€Testament.€€We€can€add€to€these€ten€the€sin€ofÐ Lè  Ðrebellion€against€established€authority;€prostitution;€rape;€child€abuse;€divorce;€fornication€and€otherÐ 8Ô  Ðsexual€sins€(fornication€is€any€sex€outside€the€Biblical€bounds€of€marriage);€refusal€to€pay€lawfulÐ $À Ðdebts;€abusing€your€spouse;€abusing€your€animals;€violating€local,€state,€and€national€laws€that€doÐ ¬ Ðnot€violate€Godððs€laws;€witchcraft;€sorcery;€assaulting€someone;€cheating€on€your€taxes;€drug€andÐ ü˜ Ðalcohol€use;€envying;€hating;€creating€strife;€mocking€God;€evil€speaking€of€others;€cursing;€and€suchÐ è„ Ðlike€and€so€forth.€The€apostle€Paul€also€said€in€the€New€Testament€that€ð ðwhatsoever€is€not€of€faithÐ Ôp Ðis€sinðð€and€also€ð ðhe€that€knoweth€to€do€good€and€doeth€it€not€to€him€it€is€sin.€Have€you€violated€anyÐ À\ Ðof€these€laws?€If€so,€then€you€are€guilty€of€violating€the€whole€law€and€are€subject€to€the€fires€of€hellÐ ¬H Ðif€you€do€not€repent€and€turn€to€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€The€whole€point€is€that€we€are€all€sinnersÐ ˜4 Ðunder€the€wrath€and€condemnation€of€God€as€long€as€we€are€outside€the€saving€arms€of€the€LordÐ „  ÐJesus€Christ.€We€have€all€violated€the€law€of€God.Ð p  ÐWe€also€want€you€to€know€that€God€will€not€save€an€individual€and€leave€them€in€their€sin.€If€you€Ð \ø Ðwill€not€give€up€your€sin,€then€you€have€not€been€saved.€There€will€be€a€noticeable,€eternal€changeÐ Hä Ðin€the€individual€who€receives€Christ€as€their€Saviour.€Their€destiny€and€their€lifestyle€will€change.Ð 4 Ð ÐThey€will€€forsake€the€sin€they€were€involved€in€before€they€were€saved.€That€is€not€to€say€that€theyÐ  !¼ Ðwill€be€perfect.€However€they€will€have€a€different€attitude€toward€their€sin.€They€will€get€on€GodððsÐ  "¨ Ðside€against€their€sin€and€their€sin€nature.€The€drunk€will€give€up€their€alcohol;€the€prostitute€will€quitÐ ø"” Ðselling€their€bodies;€the€harlot€will€quit€sex€outside€established€Biblical€grounds;€the€thief€will€quitÐ ä#€  Ðstealing;€the€sluggard€will€start€working;€and€so€forth.Ð Ð$l! ÐMen€and€women€are€all€sinners.€Since€the€fall€of€Adam€and€Eve€in€the€Garden€of€Eden€men€andÐ ¼%X" Ðwomen€have€been€born€in€sin.€€The€Bible€says€in€Ô‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòPsalm€51:5óó:€ð ðBehold,€I€was€shapen€in€iniquity;€andÐ ¨&D # Ðin€sin€did€my€mother€conceive€meðð.€€ÑÈÑ€The€Bible€also€says€in€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ¶"#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòPsalm€58:3óó:€ð ðThe€wicked€are€estrangedÐ ”'0!$ Ðfrom€the€womb:€they€go€astray€as€soon€as€they€be€born,€speaking€liesðð.€€Adam€and€Eve€sinned€in€theÐ €("% ÐGarden€of€Eden€when€they€disobeyed€the€commandment€of€God€not€to€partake€of€the€tree€of€theÐ l)#& Ðknowledge€of€good€and€evil.€€The€Bible€says€in€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ•##ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòGenesis€2:16„17óó:Ð X*ô#' ÐÌà8  à16€And€the€LORD€God€commanded€the€man,€saying,€Of€every€tree€of€the€garden€thouÐ 0,Ì%) Ðmayest€freely€eat:€€17€But€of€the€tree€of€the€knowledge€of€good€and€evil,€thou€shaltÐ d Ðnot€eat€of€it:€for€in€the€day€that€thou€eatest€thereof€thou€shalt€surely€die.€€òòGenesisÐ Pì Ð2:16„17óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ3%#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐ<ØÐ Ð  ÐÌThe€Bible€also€says€in€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀò&#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòGenesis€3:6:óóÐ  ° ÐÌà8  à6€And€when€the€woman€saw€that€the€tree€òòwasóó€good€for€food,€and€that€it€òòwasóó€pleasantÐ ì ˆ Ðto€the€eyes,€and€a€tree€to€be€desired€to€make€òòoneóó€wise,€she€took€of€the€fruit€thereof,Ð Ø t Ðand€did€eat,€and€gave€also€unto€her€husband€with€her;€and€he€did€eat.€€òòGenesis€3:6óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀk'#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐÄ `Ð Ð  ÐÌÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ)#ÔThus,€we€see€that€sin€of€man€originated€in€the€Garden€of€Eden.€€Sin€is€a€transgression€against€GodÐ œ8  Ðor€disobedience€to€the€commandments€of€God.€€The€sin€in€the€garden€led€to€the€immediate€spiritualÐ ˆ$  Ðdeath€of€all€of€mankind.€€Because€of€sin,€we€all€eventually€suffer€physical€death€also.€€The€Bible€saysÐ t  Ðin€Ô‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòRomans€3:23óó:€ð ðFor€all€have€sinned,€and€come€short€of€the€glory€of€God;ðð.€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀë*#ÔThe€Bible€also€says€inÐ `ü  ÐÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòRomans€5:12óó:€ð ðWherefore,€as€by€one€man€sin€entered€into€the€world,€and€death€by€sin;€and€so€deathÐ Lè  Ðpassed€upon€all€men,€for€that€all€have€sinned:ðð.€€The€Bible€says€in:Ð 8Ô  Ðà8  àÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ­+#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à6€But€we€are€all€as€an€unclean€òòthingóó,€and€all€our€righteousnesses€òòareóó€as€filthy€rags;Ð ¬ Ðand€we€all€do€fade€as€a€leaf;€and€our€iniquities,€like€the€wind,€have€taken€us€away.Ð ü˜ ÐÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀÖ,#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòIsaiah€64:6óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ.#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐè„Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀm.#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à10€As€it€is€written,€€There€is€none€righteous,€no,€not€one:€11€There€is€none€thatÐ À\ Ðunderstandeth,€there€is€none€that€seeketh€after€God.€12€They€are€all€gone€out€of€theÐ ¬H Ðway,€they€are€together€become€unprofitable;€there€is€none€that€doeth€good,€no,€notÐ ˜4 Ðone.Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀÚ.#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€òòRomans€3:10„12óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀy0#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔЄ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀÐ0#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à9€The€heart€òòisóó€deceitful€above€all€òòthingsóó,€and€desperately€wicked:€who€can€know€it?Ð \ø Ð10€I€the€LORD€search€the€heart,€òòIóó€try€the€reins,€even€to€give€every€man€according€toÐ Hä Ðhis€ways,€òòandóó€according€to€the€fruit€of€his€doings.Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ=1#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€òòJeremiah€17:9„10óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ¾2#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐ4 ÐÐ Ð  ÐÌSo,€we€see€that€the€best€of€our€good€works€that€we€have€to€offer€God€is€as€filthy€rags.€€God€says€thatÐ  "¨ Ðno€one€is€right€before€God.€€God€says€that€our€hearts€are€dark€and€deceitful€and€that€we€cannot€knowÐ ø"” Ðit€without€the€intervention€of€God.Ð ä#€  ÐBecause€of€our€sin,€we€are€separated€from€God,Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ3#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€we€are€enemies€with€GodÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀÓ4#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ,€and€we€are€alienated€fromÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ-5#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐ Ð$l! ÐGod.€€According€to€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀŠ5#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòRomans€5:10óó:€ð ðFor€if,€when€we€were€enemies,€we€were€reconciled€to€God€by€theÐ ¼%X" Ðdeath€of€his€Son,€much€more,€being€reconciled,€we€shall€be€saved€by€his€life.€€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀô5#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòIsaiah€59:1„2€óósays:Ð ¨&D # ÐÌà8  à1Behold,€the€LORDððS€hand€is€not€shortened,€that€it€cannot€save;€neither€his€earÐ €("% Ðheavy,€that€it€cannot€hear:€2€But€your€iniquities€have€separated€between€you€and€yourÐ l)#& ÐGod,€and€your€sins€have€hid€òòhisóó€face€from€you,€that€he€will€not€hear.€òòIsaiah€59:1„2óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀï6#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐX*ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÌÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀœ8#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòColossians€1:20„21óó€says:Ð 0,Ì%) Їà8  à20€And,€having€made€peace€through€the€blood€of€his€cross,€by€him€to€reconcile€allÐ d Ðthings€unto€himself;€by€him,€òòI€sayóó,€whether€òòthey€beóó€things€in€earth,€or€things€inÐ Pì Ðheaven.€€21€And€you,€that€were€sometime€alienated€and€enemies€in€òòyouróó€mind€byÐ <Ø Ðwicked€works,€yet€now€hath€he€reconciled€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀþ8#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòColossians€1:20„21óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀé:#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐ( ÄÐ Ð  ÐÌÔ_ÔÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀC;#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔWeÔ_Ô€know€from€òòRomans€6:23óó€that€ð ðthe€wages€of€sin€is€deathðð.€€€What€this€means€is€that€we€must€payÐ  œ Ðfor€our€sin€with€the€death€of€our€body,€soul,€and€spirit.€€In€other€words,€the€wages€that€we€are€paidÐ ì ˆ Ðfor€our€sin€is€death.€€Many€folks€have€the€wrong€idea€about€death.€€They€consider€death€to€be€the€end,Ð Ø t Ðbut€it€is€not.€€Death€is€nothing€more€than€a€change€of€state.€€When€we€die,€we€change€from€aÐ Ä ` Ðtemporary€state€to€an€eternal€state.€€The€question€is:€ð ðWhere€will€you€spend€that€eternityÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀµ;#Ô?ðð.€€Will€youÐ °L  Ðsuffer€for€an€eternity€in€the€lake€of€fire?€€Or,€will€you€rejoice€in€eternal€bliss€in€honoring€andÐ œ8  Ðglorifying€the€God€of€heaven?€Ô‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€The€Bible€meaning€of€death€is€ð ðseparationðð.€€To€die€means€to€beÐ ˆ$  Ðseparated.€€In€death,€our€soul€and€spirit€are€separated€from€our€bodies.€€The€Bible€also€uses€the€termÐ t  Ðð ðthe€second€deathðð.€€The€second€death€is€eternal€separation€from€God€in€the€lake€of€fire.€€The€BibleÐ `ü  Ðsays€in€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ?#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòRevelation€20:14óó:€ð ðAnd€death€and€hell€were€cast€into€the€lake€of€fire.€This€is€the€secondÐ Lè  Ðdeathðð.€€€The€Bible€also€says€in€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ¤@#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòRevelation€21:8óó:€ð ðBut€the€fearful,€and€unbelieving,€and€theÐ 8Ô  Ðabominable,€and€murderers,€and€whoremongers,€and€sorcerers,€and€idolaters,€and€all€liars,€shall€haveÐ $À Ðtheir€part€in€the€lake€which€burneth€with€fire€and€brimstone:€which€is€the€second€deathðð.€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ�A#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐ ¬ ÐThe€Bible€says€in€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀòB#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòPsalm€9:17:óó€ð ðThe€wicked€shall€be€turned€into€hell,€òòandóó€all€the€nations€that€forgetÐ ü˜ ÐGodðð.Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ[C#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€The€Bible€also€says€in€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀD#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòHebrews€9:27óó:€ð ðAnd€as€it€is€appointed€unto€men€once€to€die,€but€afterÐ è„ Ðthis€the€judgment:ððÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀuD#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€The€judgement€referred€to€here€is€the€ð ðGreat€White€Throne€Judgementðð.€€ThisÐ Ôp Ðjudgement€is€described€in€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ0E#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòRevelation€20:11„15óó:Ð À\ ÐÌà8  à11€And€I€saw€a€great€white€throne,€and€him€that€sat€on€it,€from€whose€face€the€earthÐ ˜4 Ðand€the€heaven€fled€away;€and€there€was€found€no€place€for€them.€12€And€I€saw€theÐ „  Ðdead,€small€and€great,€stand€before€God;€and€the€books€were€opened:€and€anotherÐ p  Ðbook€was€opened,€which€is€òòthe€bookóó€of€life:€and€the€dead€were€judged€out€of€thoseÐ \ø Ðthings€which€were€written€in€the€books,€according€to€their€works.€13€And€the€seaÐ Hä Ðgave€up€the€dead€which€were€in€it;€and€death€and€hell€delivered€up€the€dead€whichÐ 4 Ð Ðwere€in€them:€and€they€were€judged€every€man€according€to€their€works.€€14€AndÐ  !¼ Ðdeath€and€hell€were€cast€into€the€lake€of€fire.€This€is€the€second€death.€15€AndÐ  "¨ Ðwhosoever€was€not€found€written€in€the€book€of€life€was€cast€into€the€lake€of€fire.Ð ø"” ÐòòRevelation€20:11„15óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀóE#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€Ðä#€ Ð Ð  ÐÌÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ$J#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔNo€one€has€to€go€to€hell.€€It€is€an€individual€choice.€€The€question€is:€ð ðWill€you€choose€eternal€lifeÐ ¼%X" Ðin€heaven€or€will€you€choose€eternal€death€in€hell?ðð.€€If€you€choose€to€make€no€choice€at€all,€then€youÐ ¨&D # Ðchoose€hell€because€the€Bible€says€inÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ‡J#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€òòJohn€3:16„18,36óó:Ð ”'0!$ ÐÌà8  à16€For€God€so€loved€the€world,€that€he€gave€his€only€begotten€Son,€that€whosoeverÐ l)#& Ðbelieveth€in€him€should€not€perish,€but€have€everlasting€life.€17€For€God€sent€not€hisÐ X*ô#' ÐSon€into€the€world€to€condemn€the€world;€but€that€the€world€through€him€might€beÐ D+à$( Ðsaved.€18€He€that€believeth€on€him€is€not€condemned:€but€he€that€believeth€not€isÐ 0,Ì%) Ðcondemned€already,€because€he€hath€not€believed€in€the€name€of€the€only€begottenÐ d ÐSon€of€God.€36€He€that€believeth€on€the€Son€hath€everlasting€life:€and€he€thatÐ Pì Ðbelieveth€not€the€Son€shall€not€see€life;€but€the€wrath€of€God€abideth€on€him.€òòJohnÐ <Ø Ð3:16„18,36óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀëK#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐ( ÄÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀBO#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÌÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ£O#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔBecause€of€our€sin,€we€are€under€the€condemnation€of€God€and€the€wrath€of€God€abides€upon€us.€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀæO#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐ  œ ÐThe€Bible€says€that€God€takes€no€pleasure€in€the€death€of€the€wicked.€€God€says€in€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ†P#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòEzekiel€33:11óó:€Ð ì ˆ Ðà  àÌà8  àSay€unto€them,€òòAsóó€I€live,€saith€the€Lord€GOD,€I€have€no€pleasure€in€the€death€of€theÐ Ä ` Ðwicked;€but€that€the€wicked€turn€from€his€way€and€live:€turn€ye,€turn€ye€from€yourÐ °L  Ðevil€ways;€for€why€will€ye€die,€O€house€of€Israel?€òòEzekiel€33:11óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ0Q#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€€Ðœ8 Ð Ð  ÐÌThat€phrase€ð ðturn€ye,€turn€yeðð€means€to€repent.€€Repentance€is€a€turning€from€a€life€of€sin€and€aÐ t  Ðturning€to€God.€€The€Bible€says€in€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀÑR#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòò2€Peter€3:9:óó€ð ðThe€Lord€is€not€slack€concerning€his€promise,€asÐ `ü  Ðsome€men€count€slackness;€but€is€longsuffering€to€us„ward,€not€willing€that€any€should€perish,€butÐ Lè  Ðthat€all€should€come€to€repentanceðð.Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀÔS#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€There€is€NO€salvation€without€repentance.€€Christ€said€in€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀU#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòLukeÐ 8Ô  Ð13:3„5:óóÐ $À ÐÌà8  à3€I€tell€you,€Nay:€but,€except€ye€repent,€ye€shall€all€likewise€perish.€4€Or€thoseÐ ü˜ Ðeighteen,€upon€whom€the€tower€in€Siloam€fell,€and€slew€them,€think€ye€that€they€wereÐ è„ Ðsinners€above€all€men€that€dwelt€in€Jerusalem?€€5€I€tell€you,€Nay:€but,€except€yeÐ Ôp Ðrepent,€ye€shall€all€likewise€perish.€òòLuke€13:3„5óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ�U#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐÀ\Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€Bible€says€in€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ„W#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòActs€17:30óó:€ð ðAnd€the€times€of€this€ignorance€God€winked€at;€but€now€commandethÐ ˜4 Ðall€men€every€where€to€repent:ðð.Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀøW#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀÉX#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔRepentance€is€not€worldly€sorrow.€€Repentance€is€Godly€sorrow.€Ð „  ÐThe€Bible€says€in€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ Y#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòò2€Corinthians€7:9„10óó:€Ð p  ÐÌà8  à9€Now€I€rejoice,€not€that€ye€were€made€sorry,€but€that€ye€sorrowed€to€repentance:€forÐ Hä Ðye€were€made€sorry€after€a€godly€manner,€that€ye€might€receive€damage€by€us€inÐ 4 Ð Ðnothing.€€10€For€godly€sorrow€worketh€repentance€to€salvation€not€to€be€repented€of:Ð  !¼ Ðbut€the€sorrow€of€the€world€worketh€death.€òò2€Corinthians€7:9„10óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ´Y#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐ "¨Ð Ð  ÐÌMen€and€women€cannot€repent€of€their€sin€without€the€power€of€the€Holy€Ghost€living€in€them.€€GodÐ ä#€  Ðgives€men€and€women€the€power€of€repentance€through€faith€in€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€€€When€menÐ Ð$l! Ðand€women€exercise€faith€in€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€the€Holy€Ghost€comes€to€live€in€them.Ð ¼%X" ÐRepentance€cannot€be€worked€up€in€the€power€of€the€flesh.Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ¯[#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€€Repentance€is€a€work€of€the€indwellingÐ ¨&D # ÐHoly€Ghost.€€Repentance€is€the€evidence€of€salvation.€€Through€repentance,€the€lost€sinner€becomesÐ ”'0!$ Ða€new€creature.€€The€Bible€says€in€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ ]#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòò2€Corinthians€5:17óó:€ð ðTherefore€if€any€man€òòbeóó€in€Christ,€òòhe€isóó€aÐ €("% Ðnew€creature:€old€things€are€passed€away;€behold,€all€things€are€become€newðð.€€Ð l)#& ÐThe€biggest€problem€I€see€and€read€about€in€churches€of€today€are€men€and€women€and€boys€andÐ X*ô#' Ðgirls€walking€away€from€professions€of€salvation€and€never€showing€forth€any€evidence€of€salvation.€Ð D+à$( ÐÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ¹^#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔThere€has€been€no€change€in€their€attitude€toward€God€and€the€things€of€God€and€therefore€noÐ 0,Ì%) Ðrepentance€and€no€salvation.€€All€things€remain€the€same€and€nothing€has€become€new.€€They€areÐ d Ðbaptized€church€members€on€their€way€to€hell.€€They€have€prayed€a€ð ðsinnerððs€prayerðð€and€been€toldÐ Pì Ðthat€they€are€on€their€way€to€heaven.€€Salvation€is€more€than€a€sinnerððs€prayer.€€Let€me€say€this,€if€theÐ <Ø Ðsinnerððs€prayer€is€prayed€from€a€repentant,€believing€heart,€then€God€hears€that€prayer€and€salvationÐ ( Ä Ðbecomes€a€reality.€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀµ`#Ô€€But€most€people€that€pray€the€sinnerððs€prayer€have€been€manipulated€into€sayingÐ  ° Ðsome€words€without€having€a€saving€understanding€of€what€salvation€means€and€what€GodððsÐ  œ Ðrequirements€for€salvation€are.€They€have€been€inoculated€to€the€gospel€because€they€have€prayedÐ ì ˆ Ðthe€ð ðsinnerððs€prayerðð.€€They€will€tell€you€that€they€have€done€that€when€you€question€them€about€theirÐ Ø t Ðlack€of€evidence€of€salvation.€€They€will€tell€you€that€they€have€said€those€words.€€That€they€haveÐ Ä ` Ðprayed€that€prayer.€€If€there€has€been€no€change€in€your€lifestyle€after€your€profession€faith,€then€youÐ °L  Ðneed€to€do€some€serious€soul€searching€into€whether€you€are€saved.€€I€realize€that€some€ChristiansÐ œ8  Ðare€not€properly€discipled€following€salvation,€but€I€believe€that€the€majority€of€professing€ChristiansÐ ˆ$  Ðwho€show€no€evidence€of€salvation€have€never€come€to€a€saving€belief€in€the€gospel€of€the€LordÐ t  ÐJesus€Christ.€€If€you€are€a€Christian€that€God€gives€the€opportunity€to€lead€someone€to€the€Lord€JesusÐ `ü  ÐChrist,€then€you€are€responsible€to€disciple€them.€€It€is€a€part€of€the€great€commission.€€DisciplingÐ Lè  Ðinvolves€not€only€instruction,€but€also€reproof€and€correction.€€God€said€in€òò2€Timothy€3:16óó:€€AllÐ 8Ô  Ðscripture€òòisóó€given€by€inspiration€of€God,€and€òòisóó€profitable€for€doctrine,€for€reproof,€for€correction,€forÐ $À Ðinstruction€in€righteousness.Ô‡(XîÀXXXîÀԀР¬ ÐI€was€once€a€member€of€what€appeared€to€be€a€sound,€fundamental,€independent€Baptist€churchÐ ü˜ Ðwhere€doctrinally€sound€expository€preaching€was€taking€place€Sunday€after€Sunday€from€the€KingÐ è„ ÐJames€Bible,€but€there€seemed€to€be€something€missing.€€Salvation€that€required€repentance€was€notÐ Ôp Ðbeing€preached.€€Sin€was€not€being€preached€against€and€Biblical€requirements€for€separation€andÐ À\ Ðholiness€were€not€being€emphasized.€€And,€by€the€way,€no€worship€was€taking€place€(no€surpriseÐ ¬H Ðthere).€€There€was€no€spontaneous€testimonies€being€given€and€no€praise€for€God€(just€a€cold,€deadÐ ˜4 Ðorthodoxy).€€By€that€I€mean€they€were€doctrinally€straight,€but€spiritually€dead.Ð „  ÐThen,€that€pastor€left€to€take€another€church€and€a€new€pastor€was€called.€€The€new€pastor€came€inÐ p  Ðpreaching€very€strongly€on€the€need€for€repentance€in€salvation€and€the€need€for€holiness€andÐ \ø Ðseparation€in€the€Christian€life.€€After€several€services€of€strong€preaching,€the€God€the€Holy€Ghost€Ð Hä Ðstarted€showing€up€around€there€and€people€started€getting€saved€who€had€been€church€members€forÐ 4 Ð Ðmany€years€and€some€of€them€for€most€of€their€lives.€€After€all€was€said€and€done€fully€85€%€of€thoseÐ  !¼ Ðchurch€members€were€lost€by€their€own€testimonies.€€I€know.€€I€counted€them.€€The€sad€thing€is€thatÐ  "¨ ÐI€completely€believe€that€that€is€the€case€in€even€most€independent€fundamental€Baptist€churches€andÐ ø"” Ðmuch€worse€in€the€denominational€Baptist€churches.€€That€is€why€I€so€strongly€teach€and€preach€theÐ ä#€  Ðneed€for€repentance.€€Repentance€establishes€relationship€with€God€and€maintains€fellowship€withÐ Ð$l! ÐGod.€€In€other€words,€repentance€is€necessary€for€the€saved€and€the€unsaved.Ð ¼%X" ÐA€lack€of€saved€church€members€is€the€reason€that€most€Baptist€churches€are€being€destroyed€byÐ ¨&D # Ðworldliness,€psychology,€outright€false€doctrine,€apostasy,€and€heresy€including€Satanððs€bibleÐ ”'0!$ Ðperversions.€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ±i#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤°œX<ÓThe€apostle€Paul€described€the€apostate€church€of€today€perfectly€in€2€Timothy€andÐ €("% ÐTitus.Ð l)#& Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ°r#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔThis€know€also,€that€in€the€last€days€perilous€times€shall€come.€2€For€men€shall€beÐ D+à$( Ðlovers€of€their€own€selves,€covetous,€boasters,€proud,€blasphemers,€disobedient€toÐ 0,Ì%) Ðparents,€unthankful,€unholy,€3€Without€natural€affection,€trucebreakers,€falseÐ d Ðaccusers,€incontinent,€fierce,€despisers€of€those€that€are€good,€€4€Traitors,€heady,Ð Pì Ðhighminded,€lovers€of€pleasures€more€than€lovers€of€God;€5€Having€a€form€ofÐ <Ø Ðgodliness,€but€denying€the€power€thereof:€from€such€turn€away.€6€For€of€this€sort€areÐ ( Ä Ðthey€which€creep€into€houses,€and€lead€captive€silly€women€laden€with€sins,€led€awayÐ  ° Ðwith€divers€lusts,€7€Ever€learning,€and€never€able€to€come€to€the€knowledge€of€theÐ  œ Ðtruth.€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀßs#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòò2€Timothy€3:1„7óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ]w#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐì ˆÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  àÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ´w#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ15€Unto€the€pure€all€things€òòareóó€pure:€but€unto€them€that€are€defiled€and€unbelievingÐ Ä ` Ðòòisóó€nothing€pure;€but€even€their€mind€and€conscience€is€defiled.€16€They€profess€thatÐ °L  Ðthey€know€God;€but€in€works€they€deny€òòhimóó,€being€abominable,€and€disobedient,€andÐ œ8  Ðunto€every€good€work€reprobate.€òòTitus€1:15„16óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀXx#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€€Ðˆ$ Ð Ð  ÐÌÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀz#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔTodayððs€church€is€more€educated€than€it€has€ever€been.€€It€is€ever€learning€and€never€bearing€theÐ `ü  Ðtruth.€It€is€ever€learning€and€never€teaching€and€preaching€the€truth.€€It€is€ever€learning€and€disdainingÐ Lè  Ðthe€knowledge€of€the€truth.€€Todayððs€church€has€a€form€of€godliness,€but€denies€the€power€thereof.Ð 8Ô  Ðð ðThese€be€they€that€separate€themselves,€sensual,€having€not€the€Spiritðð€(òòJude€19óó).€In€other€words,Ð $À Ðwe€have€churches€full€of€members€that€are€not€saved.€There€is€no€knowledge€of€God€for€there€is€noÐ ¬ Ðfear€of€God€and€His€holiness.€€There€is€no€worship€because€there€is€no€holiness.€€The€Bible€says€threeÐ ü˜ Ðdifferent€times€that€we€are€to€worship€the€Lord€in€the€beauty€of€holiness.€€Our€churches€are€full€ofÐ è„ ÐBible€correcting€theologians€and€Bible€scholars€that€are€camped€out€around€the€tree€of€knowledge.€Ð Ôp ÐAs€one€writer€said,€the€word€of€the€living€God€is€being€crucified€between€two€thieves:€the€dollar€andÐ À\ Ðthe€scholar.€€The€scholarððs€big€problem€is€that€their€knowledge€is€not€spiritually€enlightened.€€TheyÐ ¬H Ðwould€not€know€God€the€Holy€Ghost€if€He€showed€up.€€I€wouldnððt€give€you€a€plug€nickle€for€ninety„Ð ˜4 Ðfive€percent€of€the€churches€today.€€They€have€no€right€to€call€themselves€the€church€of€the€livingÐ „  ÐGOD.€€They€are€a€mixed€multitude€of€pagans€and€professing€Christians€who€possess€a€form€ofÐ p  Ðgodliness€but€deny€the€power€thereof.€The€word€Ichabod€should€be€written€above€their€doors.€€TheÐ \ø Ðreason€the€church€in€America€is€in€such€a€wicked€fallen€state€is€because€church€rolls€are€full€ofÐ Hä Ðunsaved,€baptized€professing€Christians.Ð 4 Ð ÐChurch€member€and€lost€sinner€I€would€ask€you:€If€you€were€to€die€today,€do€you€know€for€a€fact€thatÐ  !¼ Ðyou€would€not€go€to€hell.€€Are€you€counting€on€your€church€membership,€baptism€certificate,€or€goodÐ  "¨ Ðworks€to€get€you€into€heaven?€€Without€a€personal€relationship€with€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€none€ofÐ ø"” Ðthese€will€do€you€any€good.€€You€will€end€up€in€hell€and€the€lake€of€fire.€€God€said€in€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ{z#Ôòò2€CorinthiansÐ ä#€  Ð13:5óó:€Ô‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€Examine€yourselves,€whether€ye€be€in€the€faith;€prove€your€own€selves.€€Know€ye€not€yourÐ Ð$l! Ðown€selves,€how€that€Jesus€Christ€is€in€you,€except€ye€be€reprobates?€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ„#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀö„#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐ ¼%X" ÐWhat€is€Godððs€remedy€for€sin.€€Man€has€no€remedy€for€,€or€escape€from,€the€death€and€condemnationÐ ¨&D # Ðbrought€about€by€their€sin.€€The€good€news€is€that€God€has€provided€a€means€of€deliverance€from€theÐ ”'0!$ Ðpenalty€of€sin.€€That€deliverance,€or€salvation,€can€only€come€through€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€€TheÐ €("% ÐBible€says€in€òòJohn€14:6€óóandòò€Acts€4:10„12óó:Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ9…#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐ l)#& Ðà8  àÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ-‡#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔà8` Ð Ð àÐ ` x` x Ðà8  à6€Jesus€saith€unto€him,€I€am€the€way,€€the€truth,€and€the€life:€no€man€cometh€unto€theÐ D+à$( ÐFather,€but€by€me.€òòJohn€14:6óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ�‡#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ–ˆ#ÔÐ0,Ì%)Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à10€Be€it€known€unto€you€all,€and€to€all€the€people€of€Israel,€that€by€the€name€of€JesusÐ Pì ÐChrist€of€Nazareth,€whom€ye€crucified,€whom€God€raised€from€the€dead,€òòevenóó€by€himÐ <Ø Ðdoth€this€man€stand€here€before€you€whole.€11€This€is€the€stone€which€was€set€atÐ ( Ä Ðnought€of€you€builders,€which€is€become€the€head€of€the€corner.€12€Neither€is€thereÐ  ° Ðsalvation€in€any€other:€for€there€is€none€other€name€under€heaven€given€among€men,Ð  œ Ðwhereby€we€must€be€saved.€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ‰#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòActs€4:10„12óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ�‹#ÔÐì ˆÐ Ð  ÐÌThis€means€that€the€only€remedy€for€your€sin€that€God€will€accept€is€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€€WithoutÐ Ä ` Ðthe€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€we€are€lost€and€dying€and€on€our€way€to€hell.€€John€said:€behold€the€Lamb€ofÐ °L  ÐGod€that€taketh€away€the€sin€of€the€world.€€Ð œ8  ÐIt€is€through€Godððs€mercies€that€He€reveals€to€us€that€we€are€lost€and€without€hope€outside€the€LordÐ ˆ$  ÐJesus€Christ.€€ð ðIt€is€of€the€Lordððs€mercies€that€we€are€not€consumed€because€His€compassions€fail€notÐ t  Ð(òòLamentations€3:22óó)ðð.€Ô‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€ð ðFor€God€so€loved€the€world,€that€he€gave€his€only€begotten€Son,€thatÐ `ü  Ðwhosoever€believeth€in€him€should€not€perish,€but€have€everlasting€life€(òòJohn€3:16óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀPŽ#Ô).ððÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòóóð ðBut€GodÐ Lè  Ðcommendeth€his€love€toward€us,€in€that,€while€we€were€yet€sinners,€Christ€died€for€usðð(òòRomans€5:8)óó.Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀN�#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀԀР8Ô  ÐThe€wages€of€our€sin€have€been€paid€by€the€shedding€of€the€blood€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.Ð $À ÐSalvation€is€not€of€man.€€There€is€nothing€you€can€do€to€earn€salvation.€€Salvation€is€not€by€works.€Ð ¬ ÐSalvation€is€by€grace€through€faith€alone.€€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ"�#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòEphesians€2:8„9óó€says:€ð ð8€For€by€grace€are€ye€savedÐ ü˜ Ðthrough€faith;€and€that€not€of€yourselves:€òòit€isóó€the€gift€of€God:€9€Not€of€works,€lest€any€man€shouldÐ è„ Ðboastðð.€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ�‘#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀ¬’#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòTitus€3:5€saysóó:€ð ðNot€by€works€of€righteousness€which€we€have€done,€but€according€to€hisÐ Ôp Ðmercy€he€saved€us,€by€the€washing€of€regeneration,€and€renewing€of€the€Holy€Ghost;ðð.€€Salvation€isÐ À\ Ðnot€in€the€church.€€That€means€that€you€can€join€every€church€in€the€world€and€still€die€in€your€sinÐ ¬H Ðand€go€to€hell.€€Salvation€is€not€in€the€baptismal€pool.€€You€can€walk€through€every€baptismal€poolÐ ˜4 Ðin€the€world€and€still€die€in€your€sin€and€go€to€hell.Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀï’#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€Christianity€is€not€a€religion,€but€is€instead€aÐ „  Ðliving€reality:€the€reality€of€Christ€in€you.€€Christianity€is€not€hereditary.€Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀG•#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔYou€are€not€a€ChristianÐ p  Ðbecause€your€mother€and€father€were€Christians.€€Salvation€is€not€in€some€teacher,€preacher,€orÐ \ø Ðevangelist.€€Salvation€is€in€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€€According€to€òòPsalm€37:39„40óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ–#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔ€and€òòJonah€2:9óó,Ð Hä Ðsalvation€is€of€the€Lord.€€Ð 4 Ð ÐÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀV—#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à39€But€the€salvation€of€the€righteous€òòisóó€of€the€LORD:€òòhe€isóó€their€strength€in€the€timeÐ  "¨ Ðof€trouble.€40€And€the€LORD€shall€help€them,€and€deliver€them:€he€shall€deliver€themÐ ø"” 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à1€Moreover,€brethren,€I€declare€unto€you€the€gospel€which€I€preached€unto€you,€whichÐ d Ðalso€ye€have€received,€and€wherein€ye€stand;€2€By€which€also€ye€are€saved,€if€ye€keepÐ Pì Ðin€memory€what€I€preached€unto€you,€unless€ye€have€believed€in€vain.€€€3€For€IÐ <Ø Ðdelivered€unto€you€first€of€all€that€which€I€also€received,€how€that€Christ€died€for€ourÐ ( Ä Ðsins€according€to€the€scriptures;€4€And€that€he€was€buried,€and€that€he€rose€again€theÐ  ° Ðthird€day€according€to€the€scriptures:€òò1€Corinthians€15:1„4óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ«�#ÔÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔÐ œÐ Ð  ÐÌÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ~ #ÔIn€order€to€be€saved,€you€must€personally€believe€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€died€on€the€cross€for€yourÐ Ø t Ðsins;€that€your€sins€were€buried€with€Him;€and€that€through€His€resurrection€you€have€the€power€toÐ Ä ` Ðgo€forth€in€the€newness€of€life.€€This€personal€belief€in€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€also€referred€to€asÐ °L  Ðfaith.€€From€Ô‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòHebrews€11:1óó€we€see:€ð 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Ð4€Therefore€we€are€buried€with€him€by€baptism€into€death:€that€like€as€Christ€wasÐ À\ Ðraised€up€from€the€dead€by€the€glory€of€the€Father,€even€so€we€also€should€walk€inÐ ¬H Ðnewness€of€life.Ô#†XîÀXX(XîÀÌ¥#Ô€òòÔ‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔRomans€6:1„4óóÔ#†XîÀXX(XîÀ`¨#ÔИ4Ð Ð  ÐÌHow€is€it€that€we€come€to€salvation?€€Salvation€is€not€a€process.€€It€takes€place€instantly.€€HoweverÐ p  Ðthere€are€certain€events€that€must€take€place€for€a€lost€sinner€to€come€to€salvation.€€According€to€theÐ \ø ÐBible,€we€must€be€drawn€by€God,€we€must€come€under€conviction€of€the€Holy€Ghost,€we€mustÐ Hä Ðexercise€faith,€we€must€be€brought€to€repentance€by€the€Holy€Ghost,€we€must€be€regenerated€(bornÐ 4 Ð Ðagain)€by€the€Holy€Ghost,€and€we€must€publicly€confess€our€sin€of€unbelief€before€men.€€The€BibleÐ  !¼ Ðsays€in€Ô‡(XîÀXXXîÀÔòòJohn€6:44:óó€ð ðNo€man€can€come€to€me,€except€the€Father€which€hath€sent€me€draw€him:€andÐ  "¨ ÐI€will€raise€him€up€at€the€last€dayðð.€According€to€òòJohn€16:7„9óó€and€òòRomans€10:17óó,€God€uses€theÐ 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