PASTOR'S CORNER ARTICLE: Damned Shame.
Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Jesus shows the great danger of seeking to save our temporal life, by exposing to hazard our eternal life. This he confirms in the words before us by a double argument: the first drawn from the excellency of eternal life, or the life of the soul: the second from the irrecoverableness of this loss, or the impossibility of redeeming the loss of the soul by any way or means whatsoever. What shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Almighty God has entrusted every one of us with a soul of inestimable worth and presciousness, capable of being saved or lost, and that to all eternity. The gain of the whole world is not comparable with the loss of one precious soul; the soul's loss is an inconceivable, irrecompensible, and irrecoverable loss. What are you exchanging for your soul? What is worth it? Drugs? Alchohol? Addictions? Happiness? Selfishness? Perhaps you can have the whole world? It will end? What is following the grave? Thats what matters? Whether you think it is pergatory or dirt or another life? The Bible says Heaven or Hell . . .Forever! Whatever you are putting before or between you Christ will be a Damned Shame sooner or later! Mark 8:38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. That is, whosoever shall deny or disown me, either in my person, my gospel, or my church, for any fear or favour of man, he shall with Shame be disowned and eternally rejected by me at the great day. There are two passions that make persons disown Christ and religion in the duty of temptation; namely, fear and shame. Many good men have been overcome by fear, even St. Peter, and others; but we find not any good man in scripture guilty of shame: namely, that denied Christ out of shame. This argues a rotten, unsound, and corrupt heart. If any man thinks it beneath his honour and quality to own the opposed truths and despised members of Jesus Christ, he will think it much more beneath him, his honour and dignity, to own them at the great day of His return! It is not sufficient that we own Christ by believing in him, but we must honour him with an outward professing of him also. Such that are ashamed of Christ's doctrine or church, are ashamed of Christ himself. Those that either, for fear dare not, or for shame will not, own the doctrine of Christ, or the members of Christ now, shall find Christ ashamed to own and confess them at the great day. Whosoever is ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and wicked generation, of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels. Jesus is for losers . . . now. He comes back for winners, which are those who are willing to trust and love Him now! Those who take a leap of faith, who simply stop and ask why am I here? Why is all of this here? Mt 7:7 ¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: We cannot see or hug Him, we must simply obey! For you must live His same life of shameful sacrifice and service to mankind now, to attain His glory, that He meant for you all along! Its not enough to believe in C=Jesus, you must be Proud of Christ. God will not force you to heaven, Christ paved the way to make it simple. He came to, you don’t have to go to Him. Just obey, accept the gift and believe. For those who refuse Jesus, it will be a Damned shame! Are you ashamed of God? Of Christ and His love? Will you take that leap of faith? Will you let God prove Himself to you? Choose Him today! Ro 1:16 ¶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth Ro 1:16 ¶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth. Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Jesus shows the great danger of seeking to save our temporal life, by exposing to hazard our eternal life. This he confirms in the words before us by a double argument: the first drawn from the excellency of eternal life, or the life of the soul: the second from the irrecoverableness of this loss, or the impossibility of redeeming the loss of the soul by any way or means whatsoever. What shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Almighty God has entrusted every one of us with a soul of inestimable worth and presciousness, capable of being saved or lost, and that to all eternity. The gain of the whole world is not comparable with the loss of one precious soul; the soul's loss is an inconceivable, irrecompensible, and irrecoverable loss. What are you exchanging for your soul? What is worth it? Drugs? Alchohol? Addictions? Happiness? Selfishness? Perhaps you can have the whole world? It will end? What is following the grave? Thats what matters? Whether you think it is pergatory or dirt or another life? The Bible says Heaven or Hell . . .Forever! Whatever you are putting before or between you Christ will be a Damned Shame sooner or later! Mark 8:38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. That is, whosoever shall deny or disown me, either in my person, my gospel, or my church, for any fear or favour of man, he shall with Shame be disowned and eternally rejected by me at the great day. There are two passions that make persons disown Christ and religion in the duty of temptation; namely, fear and shame. Many good men have been overcome by fear, even St. Peter, and others; but we find not any good man in scripture guilty of shame: namely, that denied Christ out of shame. This argues a rotten, unsound, and corrupt heart. If any man thinks it beneath his honour and quality to own the opposed truths and despised members of Jesus Christ, he will think it much more beneath him, his honour and dignity, to own them at the great day of His return! It is not sufficient that we own Christ by believing in him, but we must honour him with an outward professing of him also. Such that are ashamed of Christ's doctrine or church, are ashamed of Christ himself. Those that either, for fear dare not, or for shame will not, own the doctrine of Christ, or the members of Christ now, shall find Christ ashamed to own and confess them at the great day. Whosoever is ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and wicked generation, of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels. Jesus is for losers . . . now. He comes back for winners, which are those who are willing to trust and love Him now! Those who take a leap of faith, who simply stop and ask why am I here? Why is all of this here? Mt 7:7 ¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: We cannot see or hug Him, we must simply obey! For you must live His same life of shameful sacrifice and service to mankind now, to attain His glory, that He meant for you all along! Its not enough to believe in C=Jesus, you must be Proud of Christ. God will not force you to heaven, Christ paved the way to make it simple. He came to, you don’t have to go to Him. Just obey, accept the gift and believe. For those who refuse Jesus, it will be a Damned shame! Are you ashamed of God? Of Christ and His love? Will you take that leap of faith? Will you let God prove Himself to you? Choose Him today! Ro 1:16 ¶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth
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