Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

I overheard someone talking about a sermon, a very famous sermon, and I knew that I had to listen. Well, now that I've listened I know that I have to share it and I would love to hear your thoughts on Jonathan Edwards sermon.

I found this on youtube by Max McLean. He gives an excellent introduction.
http://youtu.be/DlyGmerlknk

This is the written version.
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

different gifts

For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully. ~Romans 12:3-8

Tuesday's study

http://utmost.org/the-patience-to-wait-for-the-vision/

This ties in with what we were talking about in our study class on Tuesday.

Though it tarries, wait for it . . . ~Habakkuk 2:3

National Day of Prayer - May 3, 2012 (first Thursday in May)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_of_Prayer

We decided that we would meet by flag pole at 11:30 on Thursday to offer our prayers.

A new did you know post has been added..! Click on "Anthony" in the Contributors section of this page.

 A co-worker and i were having a conversation and the question "What about people that never heard of Jesus?" came up. After a long talk we decided that there are many others out there that have had or still wonder about this same question. Therefore this blog was added to our page.

Question: "What happens to those who have never heard about Jesus?"

Answer: All people are accountable to God whether or not they have “heard about Him.” The Bible tells us that God has clearly revealed Himself in nature (Romans 1:20) and in the hearts of people (Ecclesiastes 3:11). The problem is that the human race is sinful; we all reject this knowledge of God and rebel against Him (Romans 1:21-23). If it were not for God's grace, we would be given over to the sinful desires of our hearts, allowing us to discover how useless and miserable life is apart from Him. He does this for those who continually reject Him (Romans 1:24-32).

In reality, it is not that some people have not heard about God. Rather, the problem is that they have rejected what they have heard and what is readily seen in nature. Deuteronomy 4:29 proclaims, “But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.” This verse teaches an important principle—everyone who truly seeks after God will find Him. If a person truly desires to know God, God will make Himself known.

The problem is “there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God” (Romans 3:11). People reject the knowledge of God that is present in nature and in their own hearts, and instead decide to worship a “god” of their own creation. It is foolish to debate the fairness of God sending someone to hell who never had the opportunity to hear the gospel of Christ. People are responsible to God for what God has already revealed to them. The Bible says that people reject this knowledge, and therefore God is just in condemning them to hell.

Instead of debating the fate of those who have never heard, we, as Christians, should be doing our best to make sure they do hear. We are called to spread the gospel throughout the nations (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 1:8). We know people reject the knowledge of God revealed in nature, and that must motivate us to proclaim the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ. Only by accepting God’s grace through the Lord Jesus Christ can people be saved from their sins and rescued from an eternity apart from God.

If we assume that those who never hear the gospel are granted mercy from God, we will run into a terrible problem. If people who never hear the gospel are saved, it is logical that we should make sure no one ever hears the gospel. The worst thing we could do would be to share the gospel with a person and have him or her reject it. If that were to happen, he or she would be condemned. People who do not hear the gospel must be condemned, or else there is no motivation for evangelism. Why run the risk of people possibly rejecting the gospel and condemning themselves when they were previously saved because they had never heard the gospel?

Love Letter

Audrey Assad - Love Letter

This link will take you to a youtube video which is a song sang by Audrey Assad. The video contains versus in the Bible which speaks of how much God loves YOU.

The song she is singing is beautiful too. She is singing of her love for the Keeper of her heart.