"For the message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God."
~1 Corinthians 1:18
Have you ever heard someone scoff at the idea of Heaven and hell? Have you ever been told your belief in Christ is ridiculous? Those who do not believe the truth of the Bible are perishing. Those who believe are being saved. Notice that in the above verse, "being" is in the present tense -- it is happening right now and every day in the future.
While we receive salvation when we accept Christ as our Savior, it is also a continuing process that is not fulfilled until we reach Heaven. The converse is true with the word "perishing." Those who do not place their faith in Christ perish day by day until they are completely lost (separated) from God at the time of their death. However, the process of perishing can be stopped by choosing to accept Christ as Lord and Savior. Praise God!
"The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance (2 Peter 3:9)."
God does not want even one of us to perish and be separated from Him for eternity, and has made every provision for us to live with Him forever. That provision was fulfilled in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
"And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord (Joshua 24:15)."
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Exodus 16-18
A Year of Blessings by Marie McGaha
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"For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 4:6)."
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