Title: Be Great Through Faith (3)
Series: Greatness - Just Live It
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: John 1:12-14
A preacher was on a radio program where the interviewer was an atheist. The atheist demanded that the preacher NOT quote any scripture during the interview. "I don't want to hear any Bible on my airways. You got that? No Bible on my airwaves." So, then the interviewer started the program by saying: "I submit that you Christians are not respectful of my opinion. I believe I should be able to get into heaven because I've been a good person. What do you say to that?"
The preacher thought about it for a moment and then said "Let's say you go to the wealthy side of town and approach a beautiful mansion. You ring the doorbell and when they answer the door you inform them that you expect to be able to move in. What do you think they'd do? You don't know them and they don't know you - WHY should they let you move in? It's the same with heaven. You're trying to tell me that God should let you into heaven just because you've come to His gates and demanded to be let in. But you don't know Him and you've spent your life attacking His character. Heaven isn't about how good you've been. It's all about knowing Jesus. Jesus said that no one gets into heaven except through Him and you don't know Him." (From a sermon by Sean Busby)
Now that makes sense doesn't it. Why would anybody let you stay in their house if they don't know you? Particularly if you make it clear that you don't like them and you don't WANT to know them.
That's essentially what our text this morning is all about. "To all who received him, who believed in his name, He gave the RIGHT to become children of God." (John 1:12) We get into heaven because we WANT to know Jesus. And once we decided we want to know Him, and we want what He has to offer, then we weren't some stranger knock, knock, knocking on heaven's door. We get to move in with Jesus because we are given the right... to be children ...
Series: Greatness - Just Live It
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: John 1:12-14
A preacher was on a radio program where the interviewer was an atheist. The atheist demanded that the preacher NOT quote any scripture during the interview. "I don't want to hear any Bible on my airways. You got that? No Bible on my airwaves." So, then the interviewer started the program by saying: "I submit that you Christians are not respectful of my opinion. I believe I should be able to get into heaven because I've been a good person. What do you say to that?"
The preacher thought about it for a moment and then said "Let's say you go to the wealthy side of town and approach a beautiful mansion. You ring the doorbell and when they answer the door you inform them that you expect to be able to move in. What do you think they'd do? You don't know them and they don't know you - WHY should they let you move in? It's the same with heaven. You're trying to tell me that God should let you into heaven just because you've come to His gates and demanded to be let in. But you don't know Him and you've spent your life attacking His character. Heaven isn't about how good you've been. It's all about knowing Jesus. Jesus said that no one gets into heaven except through Him and you don't know Him." (From a sermon by Sean Busby)
Now that makes sense doesn't it. Why would anybody let you stay in their house if they don't know you? Particularly if you make it clear that you don't like them and you don't WANT to know them.
That's essentially what our text this morning is all about. "To all who received him, who believed in his name, He gave the RIGHT to become children of God." (John 1:12) We get into heaven because we WANT to know Jesus. And once we decided we want to know Him, and we want what He has to offer, then we weren't some stranger knock, knock, knocking on heaven's door. We get to move in with Jesus because we are given the right... to be children ...
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