Even If i Walk Alone

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Blood on Our Hands

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Every day, tens of thousands of people die. By the most conservative estimates, over 100,000 people each day breathe their last and open their eyes in Hell. That crushes me, and it should decimate every soul who professes Jesus as Lord. It gets worse. I submit to you that for all those going to Hell, we have blood on our hands.

Paul says, “But how can they call on Him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about Him? And how can they hear without a preacher?” (Romans 10:14). We are those preachers of the Word because Jesus told us to proclaim the gospel to the whole world (Mark 16:15; Matthew 28:19-20). When we fail His commission, we cannot escape the fact that people are going to Hell on our watch.

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Scripture is Sufficient

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Scripture is sufficient for any and everything we will face in life. We can find every answer we need to live a life pleasing to God within its beautiful pages. Despite being over 2,000 years old—even older for the Old Testament books—it is as relevant today as when it was first written. What other book can make that claim?

As the inspired Word of God, we can trust everything written on its pages. The wisdom contained in the Bible is God’s wisdom. (Romans 11:33-34; Proverbs 2:6) The truth is God’s truth. (John 17:17; Numbers 23:19) There is no additional source needed to understand the character of God, the problem of sin, and what we must do to accept and live for Jesus Christ.

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So Simple

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The way to eternal life is so simple. A teacher of the Law, hoping to trip Jesus up, asked Him what one needed to do to inherit eternal life. Jesus didn’t respond with an elegant, long-winded answer or a sophisticated process through which we can be saved. Rather, the Lord turned the question back on the scribe by asking the man what scripture said about his question.

The teacher answered, “To love the Lord with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind.” Jesus affirmed the man’s answer and told him that if he would do this, he would live. (Luke 10:25-28) There was no way anyone could misunderstand His answer, no way anyone could twist it to fit their ideas. Love the Lord with everything you’ve got, and you will have eternal life.

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Hypocrisy Is Useless

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Hypocrisy is useless. After all, who do you think you’re fooling? God knows your innermost thoughts. (Psalm 139:1-4; Jeremiah 17:10) You can hide nothing from Him. (Psalm 139:7-12; Proverbs 15:3) To be a hypocrite, then, means you are living your life for someone besides the Lord. And we know that is the most futile thing you can do.

Hypocrisy is only pandering to fellow sinners in hopes they may esteem you as better than themselves. You are the same as them, and perhaps a little worse because you refuse to believe that truth. That is the height of arrogance and pride. Both are detestable to our King. (Proverbs 16:5; James 4:6) So, what is the point of being a hypocrite?

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Man of Sorrows

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True disciples of Jesus seek to live a life that looks just like Jesus. Indeed, God’s Word commands us to walk just as Jesus walked, to live just as He did. (1 John 2:6; Ephesians 5:1-2) And yet somewhere along the line we got the idea that Jesus calls us to be happy. Jesus was called the Man of Sorrows. (Isaiah 53:3) Does that sound like He was living a life of happiness, health, and wealth?

Any preacher promising that Jesus wants you to live your best life now is ignorant of what the Word of God teaches. Jesus came to suffer and also promised us we would suffer in this life. (Isaiah 53:4-5; John 16:33; 2 Timothy 3:12) Following Jesus is about obedience, not autonomy; sacrifice, not accumulation. Our Lord promised to give us life to the fullest, but we won’t find that fullness until we reign with Him in His eternal Kingdom. (John 10:10; Revelation 22:1-5)

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