A Voice Crying Out: The Heart of the Gospel

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Milton Vincent

“The deeper I go into the gospel, the more I comprehend and confess aloud the depth of my sinfulness. A gruesome death like the one that Christ endured for me would only be required for one who is exceedingly sinful and unable to appease a holy God. Consequently, whenever I consider the necessity and manner of His death, along with the love and selflessness behind it, I am laid bare and utterly exposed for the sinner I am. Such an awareness of my sinfulness does not drag me down, but actually serves to lift me up by magnifying my appreciation of God’s forgiving grace in my life. And the more I appreciate the magnitude of God’s forgiveness of my sins, the more I love Him and delight to show Him love through heart-felt expressions of worship.”
From "A Gospel Primer"

Dead to Sin Alive In Christ

: I was born in sin. In sin, my mother conceived me. I have broken every law of GOD and I deserve the full extend of His just wrath against me. And here is my hope: I am trusting in the virtue and the merit of the only begotten Son of GOD; Jesus Christ my LORD. All glory, honor, praise and worship to Him forever like Cherubim spend most of their time ministering to the Supreme God. Day and night they cry, … “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.” Nothing in my hands I bring! Simply to the cross I cling. It is enough that Christ died for me.

In order for us to understand the Good News of the Gospel we must first understand the bad news: we are born separated from God and dead in our trespasses of sin. Anyone who has broken just ONE of God's laws is guilty and deserving of an eternal death. There is nothing that we can do to "help ourselves" out of this, it must take an act of God. It is Christ alone who rescues a sinner's heart and transforms it into a new one that desire's to know God, therefore it is Christ alone who gets the glory. This work of salvation is a gift from the Lord and comes by humbling yourself before Him and repenting of your sins and believing on Christ's substitution death on the cross. Those receiving God's free gift of grace are forgiven of their sins and are chosen to live a life here on earth as well as for all eternity with the Lord. WHAT GREAT NEWS!; "There is a way that seems right to a man, but it's end is the way to death." Proverbs 16:25

The Lord began working in my heart in 1997.
He showed me my religion(Catholicism) and self-righteousness was damming me.
He put a desire in me to begin reading the Bible.
He showed me through His Word that I was a sinner in need of a Savior and that I needed to repent of my sins(turn away from them)and begin to live for Him and no longer for myself.
Our purpose in life is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever but because of sin mankind is fallen.
We all stand guilty before God.
(Romans 3:10-12,23:James2:10).
Because of your sin you ( and I included) deserve eternity in hell as God's judgment.
(Romans 6:23:Hebrews 9:27)
But Jesus Christ died on the cross.
There He took the punishment sinners deserve for their sin.
He then rose again from the dead, conquering sin and death.
(John 10:11:Romans 5:8).
You must repent and believe.
Place your full trust in Christ as your only Savior from sin and hell.
He must be the new Master of your life.(Luke13:3;Acts 16:29-31 ;Ephesians 2:8-9)

"For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works."
-Titus 2:11-14

"The Dairyman's Daughter"

Before the Lord saved me--I was a proud, thoughtless girl, fond of dress and finery. I loved the world and the things that are in the world. I went once on a Sunday to church, more to see and be seen--than to pray, or hear the Word of God. I thought I was quite good enough to be saved, and disliked and often laughed at pious people. I was in great darkness; I knew nothing of the way of salvation; I never prayed, nor was sensible of the dreadful danger of a prayerless state. I was tolerably moral and decent in my conduct, from motives of carnal and worldly policy; but I was a stranger to God and Christ. I neglected my soul; and had I died in such a state, hell must, and would justly, have been my portion!

But He who loved me with an everlasting love--drew me by His loving kindness, showed my the way of peace, and taught me that, while without Him I could do nothing--yet I could do all things through His strength!

I was convinced of my own guilt--and Jesus is my 'Righteousness'.

I saw my corruption--and Jesus is my 'Sanctification'.

I felt my slavery to sin and Satan--and Jesus is my 'Redemption'.

A Voice Crying Out

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The Heart of the Gospel

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