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Chris Teans "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing,

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This is the place we have to analysis what the Life is each every Man & Woman should know answer for following three questions.
1. Why are they here?
3. Where will they go? Bible only answers for above three questions. So in this place we go through the bible Bible and find out who we are..? If you are a true christen (or) want to know the Christ join with us and we will share our thoughts in our

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12/12/2016

Jehovah-Jireh

Reading: Matthew 1:18-25
"They shall call His name Immanuel...
Immanuel means, God is with us" (Mt 1:23)

There is no one who never fears! We all fear. The incarnation of Jesus brought down God's presence to His people. "Immanuel... God with us!" (Mt 1:22,23). Apostle John puts this as, "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us" (Jn 1:14). Here then is "the" prime reason why we need not fear: God is with us! (Psa 118:6; Heb 13:6).

In the redemptive blessings conveyed through the seven covenant Names of Jehovah we have the antidotes for fear. There is a reflection of each of these in the events associated with the birth of Christ. Jesus came in flesh and blood to release us from the lifetime bo***ge of fear (Heb 2:14,15). We will meditate on these seven Names today and the next three days.

Jehovah-Jireh
Abraham called the name of the place, Jehovah-Jireh, where God provided for him a lamb for sacrifice (Gen 22:14). He climbed down from the mountain shouting joyfully, "The Lord provided!" Referring to this incident, Jesus commented, "Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad" (Jn 8:56).

Fear is the tax that conscience pays to guilt. Adam knew no fear before he sinned (Gen 3:8-11). But the substitutionary death of Christ has paid in full the penalty for our sin. His blood cleanses us from all guilt (Heb 9:14). We are now released from all fear, including the fear of death which is the worst of all (Heb 2:14,15).

The angel told Joseph to name Mary's Son as "Jesus" which means Saviour. Yes, the supreme mission of Christ is saving His people from their sins (Mt 1:21). Therefore we have no condemnation whatsoever (Rom 8:1). Don't allow the devil to intimidate you by pointing to any failure or lapse in your life. The Lamb of God has taken away all your sin. Disbelieve the lies of the devil. Confess the full provision made for you in Calvary. Sing aloud, Rolled away, Rolled away, Rolled away; The burden of my sin rolled away! Never fear!
Christ the Saviour, God's anointed,
Comes to earth our fearful debt to pay�
Man of Sorrows, and rejected,
Lamb of God, that takes our sin away!
(Robert Lowry, 1826-1899)

10/12/2016

"Good" Morning!
Reading: Job 19:1-29
"I know that my Redeemer lives,
and that in the end He will stand upon the earth" (Job 19:25)

God does not ignore what we speak when we are agitated with anger and agonizing in anguish. Rather He takes a serious view of it. The Book of Job vividly illustrates this point. What God said at the end of the story is a sober truth. He told Eliphaz, "I am angry with you and with your two friends, for you have not been right in what you SAID about Me, as My servant was" (Job 42:7).

What lies beyond death and grave is the greatest strengthener of our feeble hands and weak knees. We have every reason to be agitated and lose patience in suffering if there is no life after death. How many long hours we sometimes wait in visa issuing offices to travel overseas! How much we rejoice when the visa is finally stamped on our passports! How much more patient should we be today for the glory land we would enter tomorrow! "What we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory God will give us later" (Rom 8:18).

When we lose patience in any situation, virtues leave us one by one, and vices lift up their ugly heads. We suddenly realize that we have spoken detestable words which are too many to be taken back. If we are quiet and confident, we can declare, "God knows the way I take; when He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold" (Job 23:10).

Think of the words of impatience poured out of our mouths while suffering in the past. If God had reciprocated our anger and impatience, would He have delivered us from our problems? Waves are nothing to those who regularly bathe in the sea. Likewise let us get accustomed to live with sufferings. See what Paul has written in Romans 5:3-5: "We can rejoice when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us�they help us to learn patience. And patience develops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of salvation. And this expectation will not disappoint us!"

The disease of Job was awful. He was dying daily without dying. But he knew that there was light after the tunnel, and life after death. This confidence gave birth to this song: "I know that my Redeemer lives... And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God!" (Job 19:25,26). This cannot be anything but the prophetic expectation of the glorified bodies which will be given to the children of God in the New Heaven and New Earth! Cheer up, dear Christian, your night will soon be over and there will be Dayspring!

09/12/2016

No Excuse, please!

Reading: Luke 14:18-20; Esther 4:7-16

?If you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise from another place? (Es 4:14)


The famous CMC Hospital in South India was founded by Missionary Dr. Ida Scudder (1870-1959). She was born this day. Because of her implicit obedience to God?s call, without giving any excuse, India received this blessing. I had the privilege of serving in this Hospital in Vellore from 1971 to 1975.

We are good at giving excuses when there is a call from God. When Moses was called to go to Pharaoh to take His people out of Egypt, he said, ?I am not eloquent? (Ex 4:10). But God encouraged him saying, ?Go; I will be with your mouth and teach you what to say? (Ex 4:12). Some of the general excuses we give are?

?I have no experience or Bible training.? Is this your hesitation? Don?t worry. Most of the Missions have short-term training courses for cross-cultural evangelism or Bible translation.

?I have a good job. I will serve the Lord fulltime after my retirement!? After you retire you will need people to serve you!

?But there are so many who have not heard the Gospel in my own place.? Don?t worry. Not obeying the call, there will always be enough of people who stay back! Leave that job to them.

?How about the material needs of me and my family?? God who fed Elijah even in the worst famine is still alive!

?But how can I leave my people and my native place?? If the missionaries from the West had not left their countries and brought the Gospel to us, we would not have been led to the living God.

?How about my children?s education?? If there is no good school where you go, you can always leave them in boarding schools specially meant for missionaries? children.

?Will I hold on to the end?? ?The one who calls you is faithful? (1 Thess 5:24). He will preserve you till the end.

The call of God comes to us as a privilege. If we fail to respond to Him positively, He will bypass us. He knows how and by whom to get the job done. Only we will be the losers!
Follow! Follow! I would follow Jesus,
Anywhere, everywhere, I would follow on! (W.O. Cushing)

08/12/2016

Just as I am!

Reading: John 4:8-15; 39-42
"Whoever is thirsty, let him come; whoever wishes,
let him take the free gift of the water of life" (Rev 22:17)

"Buy one! Get one free!" Such advertisements make thousands rush into shops. Hardly anyone takes seriously the divine offer: "Salvation free!" Is it because we have not made the simple plan of God's great salvation clear to people?

A woman in a village of Samaria was living in adultery. She was enjoying sin like drinking water. But the moment she found out that Jesus was the Christ, and drank the Water of Life given by Him, she could not contain it within herself. She ran to her village and became a Gospel broadcaster. But the villagers were apprehensive of accepting the message because it was "she"�a woman like her�who brought it to them (Jn 4:42). Because her testimony in the society was so bad, they couldn't believe that she was changed. Nevertheless, she was really saved and that was by her simple faith. That's why Jesus told the religious leaders and influential men of His day, "I assure you, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you" (Mt 21:31).

Man wants to do something and "earn" salvation so he can boast. But God will never share His glory with anyone. He has said, "I will not give my glory to another" (Isa 48:11). He gives His salvation absolutely free, so all glory, honour and praise may go to Him only! Our responsibility is to accept His offer in simple faith. This faith is emphatically stated in Ephesians 2:8,9, "God saved you by His special favour when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it."

Believing on Christ is the only way to be saved! Don't get stuck up worrying over the awfulness of your past life. Come to God as you are! The Blood of Jesus will cleanse you from all sin. You will be instantly justified�as if you had never sinned! Salvation is free. Believe and receive it�now!

Just as I am� without one plea,
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bidd'st me come to Thee,
O! Lamb of God, I come! (Charlotte Elliott, 1789-1871, an invalid)

( This hymn sung in all Billy Graham Crusades
has brought to Christ more sinners than any other in all history!)

05/12/2016

Gentle Men!
Reading: Numbers 12:1-16
"Let your gentleness be known to all men;
the Lord is near" (Phil 4:5)

Gentleness or meekness and patience have often made a couplet in the Scriptures (Col 3:12; 1 Tim 6:11). Among the word pictures for "gentleness" in the Bible, two are prominent: One is that of a shepherd "gently leading the mother sheep with their young" (Isa 40:11c); the other is that of a mother "gently feeding and caring for her own children" (1 Thess 2:7b). When we decide to follow Jesus, He enrolls us in the School of Gentleness. He does not teach us from textbooks. As a role model He stands before us beckoning us, "Learn from Me, because I am humble and gentle" (Mt 11:29).

Isaac exemplified in gentleness in his patience with those who quarrelled with him over the wells (Gen 26:15-22). He kept yielding until there was no more quarrel. Gentleness does not fight for rights. Later Jesus taught, "If anyone takes away your shirt, give him your coat, too!" (Mt 5:40).

Without a spirit of gentleness we cannot be patient with the faults of others. Apostle Paul admonished the Galatian Christians, "Dear brothers and sisters, if another Christian is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path" (Gal 6:1). David had to pay heavily for his sin (Prov 6:29), but God's generosity to him is seen in the choice of Bathsheba, among the wives of David, to be Solomon's mother (2 Sam 12:24), eventhough centuries later Matthew wanted to still call her as Uriah's wife (Mt 1:6). Jesus does not break a bruised reed or quench a smoking flax (Mt 12:20).

Gentleness is indispensable to those in leadership responsibilities. The temptation to crush the opposers with authority and power will always be there. Moses was a great leader. Matthew Henry (1662-1714) comments, "When God's honour was affected, as in the case of the golden calf, Moses acted as a lion. When his own honour was touched, as in the matter of Aaron and Miriam backbiting him, he was mild as a lamb" (Num 12:3).

Friend of sinners! Lord of Glory! Lowly, Mighty, Brother, King!
Musing o'er Thy wondrous story; grateful we Thy praises sing!
Friend to help us, cheer us, save us, in whom power and pity blend�
Praise we must the grace which gave us Jesus Christ, the sinner's friend!
(Rev. Newman Hall)

04/12/2016

Holiness & Health

Reading: Isaiah 53:1-12
"He who raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your bodies by His Spirit which dwells in you" (Rom 8:11)
All the three Persons of the Godhead are interested in our health. (Psa 35:27). God the Father bound Himself to His people with a promise, "I am the Lord who heals you" (Ex 15:26). God the Son bore our sicknesses on the Cross (Mt 8:17). God the Holy Spirit bestows gifts of healing and gives life to our mortal bodies (1 Cor 12:9; Rom 8:11).

Though healing is a free gift from God, there are several conditions to receive healing. There was no sickness prior to the fall of Adam and Eve. Therefore it is proper to seek healing of the soul before the healing of the body. To the paralytic, Jesus first said, "Your sins are forgiven you" and then, "Arise, take up your bed and go to your house" (Mt 9:1-7). While listing the benefits God bestows on us, David put them in proper order. First, forgiveness and then healing (Psa 103:2,3). Prophet Isaiah also indicated the same order when he was describing Calvary (Isa 53:5).

Jesus preached about the Kingdom of God before healing the people (Mt 4:23). Healing is a Kingdom blessing for the Kingdom citizens. One must be born again into this Kingdom to enjoy the privileges of citizenship. This does not mean that God never heals a person unless he surrenders his life to Him. God is love. He gives rain and shine both to the good and the bad. In calling us as His own children, His love towards us is intensified (1 Jn 3:10).

If we fall sick, taking stock of our lives is a must. Physical health and spiritual well-being are entwined (3 Jn 2). Though all sickness is not divine discipline, it is certainly one of the rods God uses to correct His people (Dt 28:58,59). God struck Miriam with leprosy for the sin of backbiting. She was healed after seven days of repentance (Num 12). The physical suffering of Job deepened his repentance and heightened his knowledge of the Holy (Job 42:5,6). After healing the man at Bethesda who had been sick for 38 years, Jesus warned him, "Sin no more, lest a worse thing comes on you" (Jn 5:14). As long as David was covering his sin, he could not enjoy health and vitality (Psa 32:3,4; 38:3). This relationship of spiritual well-being to physical health is rediscovered by modern medicine. The human immune system is inhibited by bad moral choices. Earlier we repent, sooner will we recover.



Be Thou our great Deliverer still, Thou Lord of life and death;
Restore and quicken, soothe and bless, with Thine almighty breath!

01/12/2016

Indian Christmas

Reading: Luke 2:8-18
"God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son" (Jn 3:16)

Christmas is celebrated in India largely in Western style. Christianity is still thought to be the religion of the whiteman. So our non-Christian friends hesitate to participate in Christmas celebrations. Christ was not born in the East or the West, but in the Middle East. Announcing the birth of Christ, the angel told the shepherds that it was good tidings of great joy to "all" people, not just to any particular community (Lk 2:10).

Thomas, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, came to India in the very first century with the message of Jesus Christ. Christianity is two thousand years old in this country. Hence it is a crime if we the Indian Christians still wrap the message of Christ in the Western jacket. Here are some tips to celebrate Christmas the Indian way-

Christmas may be called as "Kiristhu Jayanthi." Invite non-Christian neighbours to your Christmas dinner!

During carol rounds, plan to visit non-Christian homes in the neighbourhood, not in the middle of the night but in the pleasant evening! Set the carols to Indian music. Let the words in the carols be simple, direct and clear. Present each non-Christian family with a Christmas-message greetings card or a New Testament.

Send Christmas cards — designed with Indian cultural settings in mind and greetings presented in vernaculars — to as many non-Christian friends as possible. The picture of a stocking on a Christmas card is obnoxious to the Indian mind.

It is good to bring about a change in Christmas decorations too. It will be typically Indian if mango leaves are used instead of casuarina or pine leaves. A Indian kuthuvilakku (lampstand) is preferred to a candle. Christ's Gospel is transcultural, not anticultural!

Plan a special Christmas service for the non-Christians in Churches, homes and offices. Take special care that these services are appealing to the Indian mind and acceptable to the hesitant hearts. Gifts may also be presented to them. Don't leave non-Christian children out of Christmas tree functions and competitions. Use Christmastime advantageously to share with non-Christian families the love of God revealed through Christ.

Apostle Paul liberated the Gospel from the Jewish clothing
and Martin Luther from the Latin clothing. Now it is our
responsibility to liberate it from the Western clothing!

29/11/2016

Loyalty to Lordship

Reading: Genesis 22:1-19
"By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did" (Heb 11:4)

True faith on God accepts Him as the Lord or Governor. He is the only one worthy to be worshipped (Heb 11:4) and obeyed (Heb 11:7). The supremacy and preeminence in our lives must be given only to Him. Faith in the Lordship of God leads us to a fourfold action—

When we believe God is our Lord, we will honour Him with our best. All that we possess is only what He has given us. Cain brought to God the "fruits of the soil" whereas Abel brought "the firstlings of the flock and of the fat thereof" (Gen 4:3,4). Look at the difference in their giving. A man of God said, "Not how much we give but how much we take from God's gifts is what matters." We are only stewards and not owners of God's gifts —the talents, time and treasure. God is worthy of our best.

This kind of faith acknowledges the unworthiness of man before the great Lord and leads him to stand only on the merit of Christ's Blood. Faith is the confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the Blood of Jesus (Heb 10:19,20). Otherwise man is nothing but "dust of the ground." David exclaimed before God, "What is man that You are mindful of him, the son of man that You care for him?" (Psa 8:3). Let this exclamation be ours too! If we believe that God is our Lord, accepting our nothingness we will joyfully sing, He is my everything!

Faith accepts the unquestionable supremacy of God's wisdom. Human knowledge is nothing before God's wisdom (1 Cor 1:25). He is Lord! Who can contend with Him? Could God's plan of testing Abraham, ordering him to sacrifice his only begotten son, be questioned? (Heb 11:17). When God is Lord, there's no place for such questions from our chicken brain! Has not God said, "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so My thoughts are higher than yours" (Isa 55:8,9)? Even when we don't understand what He says or demands, we simply accept it because He is Lord.

If God is Lord, we would worship the Blesser rather than the blessing. Perhaps Abraham and Sarah were preoccupied with the child of their old age. God asked back what He gave. Our blessings must be poured out before the Lord. Our crowns must be thrown at His feet. We must of course rejoice over God's blessings but beware of idolizing them. What a testimony it was when David said, "Whom have I in Heaven but You? And there is none upon earth whom I desire besides You!" (Psa 73:25).

28/11/2016

Surely and Speedily!

Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
"See, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me,
to repay all according to their deeds" (Rev 22:12)

Sadly the Second Coming of Christ is not much talked about even in the so-called spiritual circles of Christendom. Whether we trust Him or not, whether we expect His return or not, His coming is certain. No one will know when He would return. Only the Father in Heaven knows the time (Mt 24:36). But He will come "as a thief," meaning, at the most unexpected time. When we go about with our business as usual, thinking that Christ will not come now, He may suddenly arrive! (Rev 22:20).

One wonders why Christ should return. The primary purpose is to take His people to the eternal Home! How sweet! He wants us to be where He is (Jn 14:3). Not only that, He wants to reward the deeds of those who have walked in obedience to Him, and to judge those who have rejected Him (Psa 96:13).

The signs of Second Coming are appearing one after the other. One important sign is that "the love of many will grow cold" (Mt 24:12). There also arises a question whether genuine faith on God and His Son would prevail. Jesus Himself asked, "When the Son of Man comes back, will He find faith in the world?" (Lk 18:8). There's widespread departure from faith and the denial of it. False doctrines are flooded everywhere (2 Tim 3:13; Jude 18; 2 Pet 3:3,4).

However, on the positive side, we are witnessing an unprecedented outpouring of the Holy Spirit, in accordance to the prophecy of Joel, "In the last days, I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh" (Joel 2:28,29). The Church growth is faster now than anytime in history. 75000 men and women are added to the Church everyday. Even in the Communistic China there's a daily addition of 30000 to the Church. Yes, "whoever" calls on the Name of the Lord is getting saved (Acts 2:21). On our part, we must keep growing in holiness as we await the Return of Christ (1 Jn 3:1-3), stay watchful in prayer (Lk 21:36), active in soulwinning and evangelism (Lk 19:13; Mt 24:14,46). Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892), known as the Prince of Preachers, pointed out, "The fact that Jesus Christ is to come again is not a reason for stargazing, but for working in the power of the Holy Spirit!"

Watch ye, pray ye, soldiers of the Lord;
Work ye, wait ye, trusting in His Word;
Keep His commandments, and His law obey,
And He will reward you in the last great day!
(Dr. G.L. Mitchell)

26/11/2016

I love U!

Reading: Mark 7:14-23
"Guard your heart with all diligence;
for out of it emerges issues of life" (Prov 4:23)
Karthar Singh belonged to a wealthy Sikh family. When he accepted Jesus as his personal Saviour, his dad tried various methods to lure and turn him from his faith but in vain. Finally his father sent a beautiful girl to him when Karthar was alone, asking her to change his stand by hook or crook. But Karthar Singh said to her, "I have only one heart. I have already given it to Jesus. I'm sorry, I don't have another one to give it to you!"
All evil originates from the heart (Mk 7:21,22). God knows that "above all things the heart is deceitful, and desperately wicked" (Jer 17:9). That's why He demands our heart: to remove from us our "heart of stone" and replace it with a "heart of flesh" (Ezek 36:26b). With a lasting patience He goes on knocking at the door of our heart (Rev 3:20). If we open the door and let Him in, He gives us a "new heart" and fills it with a "new Spirit" (Ezek 36:26a).
Someday we might have given our hearts to the Lord. What is its present condition? Should there be any secret sins, it is time to repent, to confess it and renounce it. Let us carefully examine and find out whether love of the world which is hostile to God, pride which He detests, and envy that rots the bones have completely been wiped out of our heart (Js 4:4; Prov 16:5; 14:30). The Lord wants us to humble ourselves and get reconciled with those whom we have wronged (Mt 5:23,24) and forgive everyone wholeheartedly (Mt 6:15).
Let's decide once and for all to love God with "all our heart" (Mt 22:37). Doesn't our heart belong to Him? He sacrificed Himself and died for us. Don't give room for any rubbish, however tiny it may be, even in a corner of your heart. Tell God, "I love You!"
Let us bathe in the blood of Jesus every morning. As the Sun of righteousness He will brighten us everyday. "Our path will be like the first gleam of the dawn, shining and growing ever brighter and brighter till full light of the noon" (Prov 4:18).
Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, to shine for Him each day;
In every way try to please Him—at home, at school, at play.
I will ask Jesus to help me, to keep my heart from sin;
Ever reflecting His goodness, and always shine for Him!
(Nellie Talbot)

24/11/2016

Which Church?
Reading: Acts 2:36-47
"The Lord added to the Church daily those who were being saved"
(Acts 2:47)

New believers are usually advised in follow-up talks to attend a "spiritual" Church. How to identify a "spiritual" Church?

Churches can be broadly divided as Pentecostal and non-Pentecostal. The main difference is on how one understands the experience of the Baptism with the Holy Spirit. It is wrong to say that the Pentecostal Churches are all "spiritual" and others are not. In the Biblical sense, the word "spiritual" is the opposite of "carnal" or "natural." Hence a spiritual Church would mean a Church without carnality. It is not the style of worship, the form of government, the mode of baptism or the method of breadbreaking that decides whether or not a Church is "spiritual." The deciding factor is its character as a group and the lifestyle of its members. In spite of the fact that all the gifts of the Holy Spirit were in operation in the Corinthian Church (1 Cor 1:7; 14:12a), Paul calls it a "carnal" Church (1 Cor 3:1-3). If we honestly analyse today's situation, there is always a mixture of spirituality and carnality. The percentage, of course, varies!

After rebirth one should choose a local Church where he can "grow" into maturity. Some of the characteristics expected of a spiritual Church—

1. It should believe the Bible as the Word of God. It must provide solid Bible teaching which helps believers to grow steady and strong.

2. Worship should be rich in the "truth" content and enthusiastic in "spirit" (Jn 4:23,24).

3. There must be a healthy relationship among the members of the Church. Upholding one another and sharing material blessings with the needy must be practised in the Church (Js 2:14-17).

4. It must be a Church where leadership is not vested on one man but responsibilities are shared.

5. The Church must keep missions and evangelism as its top priority. The Church must not be a clutch. Members should have the freedom to associate themselves with evangelistic agencies and involve themselves in any ministry of their choice.

Since no single Church has all these characteristics, do visit other Churches for enlarging your vision and expanding your knowledge. Don't expect too much and get disappointed. If disappointed, don't get discouraged!

21/11/2016

Expired before Evangelized!

Reading: Acts 10:34-43
"How shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard?
And how shall they hear without a preacher?" (Rom 10:14)

If Jesus Christ is the only way to Heaven and there is no salvation without Him, what is the destiny of those who die before they hear about Him? (Jn 14:6; Acts 4:12).

God is a Saviour and because of His very nature He does not desire anyone to be lost. He desires "all" men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Tim 2:3,4; 2 Pet 3:9). He shed His blood not for a selected few but for the sins of the "whole" world (1 Jn 2:2; 1 Tim 4:10). God loves all men and women equally. He plays no favoritism. If a person has not heard the Gospel, it is not his fault. It is the failure of the Church. Even before Cornelius became a Christian, his prayers had been heard and alms remembered in the sight of God. Apostle Peter, though he had been biased by his exclusive Jewishness, testified, "In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him" (Acts 10:31,34,35).

Man will be judged only according to the light he has received. God is a righteous Judge (Gen 18:25; 2 Tim 4:8). Judgment for those who have never heard the Gospel will not be the same as for those who have rejected it (Rom 2:11,12). In Heaven we will have three surprises: Some people we expected will not be there; Some people we did not expect will be there; The uppermost surprise — We will be there!

Eventhough God has revealed Himself fully in the Person of Jesus Christ (Heb 1:1-3), He has also other means of revelation of His grace and goodness— One is nature and the other is man's conscience (Acts 14:17; Rom 2:14,15).

Some suggest that those who die without hearing the Gospel will get a chance to hear it in the spirit world. Such an interpretation of the text of 1 Peter 3:19 quoted to support this view is not consistent with the general teaching of the Scriptures that "it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment" (Heb 9:27). It is not right to use an obscure passage to establish a doctrine. The destiny of the unevangelised is too high a subject for our finite minds distorted by fallen nature. Those who die without hearing the Gospel enormously outnumber those who die after hearing it. Instead of arguing over what is not clearly stated in the Bible, let us accelerate our efforts of reaching the unreached with the Gospel. It is late, but not too late!

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