It
has been 42 years since I obeyed the Gospel, but I still remember
that day in late July when I became a Christian. Up until that time I
thought I was one; after all, all you have to do is believe, right?
That sort of thinking is terribly wrong. What about repentance,
confession and baptism? It is all a package; take it or leave it. A
true servant doesn’t just do part of his master’s will, he does
it ALL. The two Bible passages in the picture tell the story, and
here they are (slightly expanded for emphasis).
1
Corinthians 15 ( World
English Bible
)
[1]
Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to
you, which also you received, in which you also stand, [2] by which
also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to
you—unless you believed in vain.
[3] For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received:
that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, [4] that
he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the
Scriptures,
Romans
6 ( WEB )
[3]
Or don’t you know that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus
were baptized into his death? [4] We were buried therefore with him
through baptism to death, that just like Christ was raised from the
dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in
newness of life. [5] For if we have become united with him in the
likeness of his death, we will also be part of his resurrection; [6]
knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body
of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in
bondage to sin. [7] For he who has died has been freed from sin.
God
wants willing servants; those who won’t question his instructions.
I want to be one of them and have no intention of doing anything
apart from what the Bible instructs me to do in this life. Sin is
terrible and its ultimate result is eternal death. The way to rid
oneself of this scourge is to follow Jesus. He died, was buried and
rose again. We should do the same. For those who have not obeyed this
simple pattern, I urge you to do so at your earliest opportunity. To
do otherwise means that you still have a sin problem. Get rid of it
today! I was drawn to this picture because it truly does say a
thousand words and all of them say one thing: CHRIST!