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 "Not everyone will enter the kingdom of
 heaven... 
 God will declare to them, 'I never knew you; 
 depart from Me...'" (Matthew 7:21,23)

Discover Four Simple Laws... 
 and solve life's greatest mystery. 
 
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 God is Holy and Just.

In civil law, a good judge must punish crime. If he turns
 a blind eye to injustice, then he is corrupt and he
 himself should be punished. 
 
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 "Righteousness and justice are the foundation
 of Your throne; mercy and truth go before your
 face" (Psalm 89:14). 
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 In a ten year period in the United States, 63,000
 murderers were never brought to justice. These were
 unsolved crimes. If God turns a blind eye to those
 murderers, then He is corrupt by nature. It makes sense
 that if He is good and just, He should be angry with
 those who have taken the lives of others, and He should
 punish murderers, rapists, etc.

This is the teaching of the Bible - that God will "by no
 means clear the guilty." He "will bring every work into
 judgment, including every secret thing, whether it is
 good or whether it is evil" (Ecclesiastes 12:14), and
 "God is angry with the wicked every day" (Psalm
 7:11).

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 The Wages of Sin is Death. 
 
 In archery to sin is to miss the mark, to miss the
 target. You may hit the bullseye nine times, but if you
 miss once you have sinned. What is sin?

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 "...sin is transgression of the Law" (1 John
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 Let's look briefly at the Ten Commandments, and see if we
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1. You shall have no other gods before
 Me 
 Have you always put God first in your life?
 Jesus said to love God with all your heart, mind,
 soul, and strength-- so much, that your love for
 your parents, brothers and sisters, friends, and
 even your own life is like hatred compared to your
 love and devotion for God. Have you ever failed to
 put Him first in your life?

2. You shall not make for yourself a graven
 image 
 Who is God to you? Is he only a god of love and
 mercy who would never judge anyone and never cast
 anyone into Hell? If that's your god, then you're
 right. Your god couldn't cast anyone into Hell
 because he doesn't exist. He's a figment of your
 imagination. You've created a god in your own mind
 that you're more comfortable with. You may call it
 your "personal belief," but God calls it idolatry.
 It's the oldest sin in the Book, and the Bible
 warns that idolaters will not inherit the kingdom
 of heaven.

3. You shall not take God's name in
 vain 
 Have you ever used God's name as a curse word?
 If you have, you've taken the holy name of God--
 who gave you your life, your family, and everything
 precious to you-- and used it as a filthy,
 four-letter word. Hitler's name wasn't even
 despised enough to be used as a curse word! If you
 have used God's holy name in that manner, you are a
 blasphemer and the Bible says "God will not hold
 him guiltless who takes the name of the Lord in
 vain" (Exodus 20:7).

4. Remember the Sabbath, to keep it
 holy 
 God commands that we set aside one day in seven.
 Have you ever been guilty of breaking this
 Commandment?

5. Honor your father and mother 
 Have you always honored your parents in a way
 that's pleasing in the sight of God? Ask Him to
 remind you of the sins of your youth. You may have
 forgotten them, but God hasn't. 
 
 6. You shall not murder

Jesus warned "Whoever is angry with his brother
 without cause, is in danger of judgment," (Matthew
 5:22) and the Bible says, "He who hates his brother
 is a murderer," (1 John 3:15). God sees hatred in
 the heart to be as wicked as murder. We can violate
 His Law by attitude and intent.

7. You shall not commit adultery 
 Jesus warned, "You have heard...'You shall not
 commit adultery.' But I say to you that whoever
 looks at a woman to lust for her has already
 committed adultery with her in his heart" (Matthew
 5:28). Have you ever looked at another person with
 lust? The Bible says that adulterers and
 fornicators (those who have had sex before
 marriage) will not enter the kingdom of
 heaven. 
 
 8. You shall not steal 
 Have you ever stolen anything (even if it was
 something small)? The value of the thing stolen
 doesn't matter; petty theft is still theft. Have
 you ever taken anything that belonged to someone
 else (from the office, school, parents, etc.)? If
 you have, that makes you a thief.

9. You shall not lie 
 Have you ever told a lie? Then you are a liar.
 How many murders do you have to commit to be a
 murderer? Just one. If you have told even one lie,
 that makes you a liar. The Bible warns that "all
 liars will have their part in the Lake of Fire"
 (Revelation 21:8). You may not think deceitfulness
 is a serious sin, but God does. 
 
 10. You shall not covet 
 This means we should never desire anything that
 belongs to another person. Not their house, nor
 their car, nor their money, nor their wife, nor
 their lifestyle, nor anything that belongs to our
 neighbor.
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 Before we say we have obeyed the Commandments, this is
 what someone would be like if he kept the Law - he will
 always love God with "all of his heart, mind, soul, and
 strength," and love his neighbor as much as he has loved
 himself. The truth is, we are not like that. 
 
 We have all "sinned" many times, and therefore we have
 stored up God's wrath, which will be revealed on Judgment
 Day. The proof that we have sinned will be our death, and
 after death we must face God in judgment. 
 
 Think of it - if He has seen our every thought, word, and
 deed, and if He is going to bring all our sins out as
 evidence of our guilt on the Day of Judgment, we will all
 be found to be guilty. Our conscience has shown us right
 from wrong; we will be without excuse.

God will give us justice, and Hell will be the place of
 our eternal punishment. "For there is nothing covered,
 that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not
 be known" (Luke 12:2). 
 
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 God is Rich in Mercy to All That Call Upon
 Him 
 
 "But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love
 wherewith He loved us..." (Ephesians 2:4).

A youth once borrowed a fast car, and in a drunken
 stupor, sped through his home town at 120 m.p.h. Since
 everything was horse-drawn in his country town, there was
 no laws against speeding. So the council passed a law
 saying that 60 m.p.h. was the maximum speed, and that any
 transgressors would be fined $100 for every m.p.h. over
 the speed limit. 
 
 On his way back through the town, the speedster decided
 to pull the same prank. He was apprehended, tried, and
 found guilty by his father, who was the town's only
 judge. He was fined $6,000, and because he had no money
 and no words of defense, the youth was led off to
 prison. 
 
 As he sat in despair in prison, his father appeared at
 the door, and told him that he had sold all is own prized
 possessions and paid the fine for him. The son couldn't
 believe that he loved him that much. They embraced as
 they never had before, and walked off in a new-found
 relationship, bounded together with love.

That's a picture of what God did for us through the
 Gospel. 
 
 We have all broken the Law a multitude of times, but God
 came to this earth in the person of Jesus Christ, and
 paid the fine for us. "For God so loved the world that He
 gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him
 should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John
 3:16). The Bible says, "The wages of sin is death, but
 the gift of God is eternal life, through Christ Jesus our
 Lord" Romans 6:23. 
 
 The Goodness of God 
 
 Jesus satisfied Eternal Justice, then rose from the dead,
 so that God can grant us eternal life. But just as we
 cannot earn a gift, so we cannot earn eternal life by our
 good works "For by grace you have been saved through
 faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
 not of works, lest anyone boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9).

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 Eternal Life is in Jesus Christ 
 
 "He who hears My word and believes on Him who sent
 Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into
 judgment, but has passed from death into life" (John
 5:24). 
 
 Life's greatest mystery, death, was destroyed by the One
 who said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life..." The
 Bible says, "He who has the Son, has life..."

To find the way to God, to understand the truth of God's
 Word, and to received the gift of eternal life, begin by
 repentance and faith through a prayer like this: 
 
 "Dear God, I understand that I have broken Your
 Law and sinned against You. Please forgive my sins. Thank
 You that Jesus suffered on the cross in my place. I now
 place my trust in Him as My Savior and Lord. In Jesus'
 name I pray. Amen." 
 
 If you have repented and trusted in Jesus, then you can
 now partake of the blessings of "the New Covenant." Here
 are just ten of God's exceedingly great and precious
 promises:.

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 1. You have passed from death into life (1 John
 3:14). 
 2. God will supply all of your needs according to
 His riches (Philippians 4:19). 
 3. Jesus will be with you in trials, promising
 never to leave nor forsake you (Hebrews
 13:5).

4. The Holy Spirit will lead you into all truth,
 and give you the power to live a holy life (John
 16:13). 
 5. You are cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ -
 God has removed your sins as far as the east is
 from the west (Psalm 103:12). 
 6. As you abide in Christ, you will see the
 "fruits" of His Spirit begin to manifest in your
 life (John 15:5). 
 7. As you read the Bible daily, it will come alive
 to you and cause you to grown in your faith (Romans
 10:17). 
 8. When you pray, God will hear you and answer your
 prayers (Proverbs 15:29). 
 9. The cross will be continual evidence of God's
 love for you (John 15:13).

10. God will "keep you from falling, and present
 you faultless before the presence of His glory,
 with exceeding joy" (Jude 1:24).
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 Search the Scriptures daily, and see what God has in
 store for those who love Him; find yourself a
 Jesus-centered, Bible-teaching church and commit yourself
 to it. 
 
 May God continue to bless you as you obey Him.

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