Jesus

This week I've been reading Luke 23:32-43.

Acknowledging one's own sinfulness is the first step toward salvation. As long as people do not fear God and refuse to admit they are sinners, they will lack assurance of eternal life.

The Jews alone did not kill Jesus, but rather all mankind. Jesus died for all - past, present and future - not just a single religious group.

There is only one way to be born - the egg is carried inside the mother's womb; there is only one way to be born again - through belief and acceptance in Jesus as the son of God; through His death, burial and resurrection, we may become new, like babes.

If you don't believe in the Son of God, there is no rebirth. You are born and then you die.

Heaven is only for believers. Not everyone who dies becomes a resident of "Paradise" - a house of many mansions.

We are all sinners. Until you admit that, you have no hope, no assurance of where you'll be when death comes.

Death on the cross is the cruelest of punishment. One I myself can barely imagine and would certainly not want to go through. Jesus did. He followed His father's wishes to the end. He took all our sins upon Himself, He died for all of us. He was in control. He suffered - He knows what it's like when we suffer. He did it for us.

What have you done to thank Him? Have you accepted His gift?