The 23 Reasons Why We Should be Saved

Good morning!

This morning's blog and several hereafter will deal with evangelism as we prepare for our Soul Saving Summer at uE. I'm excited about the training that we are receiving in preparation for being about our Father's business. After all, there's no business like church business, which should be the business of soul salvation.

Bishop Woods began a series last Wednesday evening titled The 23 Reasons Why We Should Be Saved. He began by breaking down the Romans road to Salvation with scriptures from (Romans 3:23, 6:23, 5:8, 10:13, and 10:9-10. He then shared the following:

1. Matthew 10:28: we should be saved because there is a very real "Hell" and we do not want to be destroyed and go to it. Our time would be well spent reverencing God who can destroy both body and soul in hell.

2. 1 John 2:12 we should be saved so that we can receive forgiveness. Christ has already paid the price for sin. He has already paved the way for salvation. It is not His desire that any one perish but that all receive the gift of God, which is eternal life. Let's take advantage of the salvation that has been given to us through forgiveness of our sins.

3. John 3:7 we should be saved so that we can experience being born again. Everything is new to a baby. Babies take in every experience with a WOW! type of excitement and wonder. Life is fresh for them and everything that they learn that they can do is amazing to them. This is the same newness that God wants for us as newborn babes desiring the sincere milk of the Word. He wants us to experience newness of life and to be amazed by the journey that He is taking us on. He wants us to have faith like a child; trusting that He will take care of all of our needs.

4. John 1:12 we should be saved so that we can have an incredible relationship with God as His sons and daughters.

5. Philippians 4:7 we should be saved so that we can have peace. Being saved provides peace with God as we are no longer at enmity with Him, but it also provides the peace of God which allows us to rest in the comfort knowing that He has everything in our lives within His full control. While we may not understand everything that the hand of God is doing in our lives we can always be at peace knowing for certain that the heart of God means everything for our good and our advancement. He has plans for us and those plans are for hope and for a future.