Recently I was rereading some papers written by one of my students nearly a decade ago. The following paragraph was included in his writing.
“After I became a Christian, I realized that being a Christian is a gift that we have to receive and we should receive it because he (Jesus) died on the cross for our sins, and going to heaven is a really good thing because there is no sin, death, or pain in heaven. So I think whoever isn’t a Christian should become one because you never know when you are going to die.”
This student included the following verse in his writings.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life …” (John 3:16 ESV)
This student’s writing showed that he had a basic understanding of a number of Biblical truths.
- Salvation is a gift from God.
- Jesus paid the penalty for our sins.
- We need to believe Jesus died for us.
- Heaven will be a good place to spend eternity.
- We need to accept God’s offer of salvation while we still have the chance.
- Most of us do not know when or how we are going to die.
It was very encouraging to me to be reminded of how well some of my students understood and responded to the message of salvation.
I was saddened to hear that this former student was recently killed.
If you have never accepted the gift of salvation you need to seriously reflect on this student’s challenge to you. “So I think whoever isn’t a Christian should become one because you never know when you are going to die.”
And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, so also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him. (Hebrews 9:27-28 NLT)
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