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linnettejane

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After living what I felt was a 'decent' life, my

time on earth came to the end.  The first thing

I remember is sitting on a bench in the waiting

room of what I thought to be a court house. The

doors opened and I was instructed to come in and

have a seat by the defense table.

As I looked around I saw the 'prosecutor.' He

was a villainous looking gent who snarled as he

stared at me. He definitely was the most evil

person I have ever seen. 

I sat down and looked to my left and there sat 

my Attorney, a kind and gentle looking man

whose appearance seemed so familiar to me, I

felt I knew Him. 

The corner door flew open and there appeared

the Judge in full flowing robes. He commanded

an awesome presence as He moved across the

room I couldn't take my eyes off of Him. As

He took His seat behind the bench, He said,

'Let us begin.'

The prosecutor rose and said, 'My name is

Satan and I am here to show you why this

woman belongs in hell.'

He proceeded to tell of lies that I told, things

that I stole, and In the past when I cheated

others Satan told of other horrible perversions

that were once in my life and the more he spoke,

the further down in my seat I sank.

I was so embarrassed that I couldn't look at

anyone, even my own Attorney, as the Devil told

of sins that even I had completely forgotten about.

As upset as I was at Satan for telling all these

things about me, I was equally upset at my

Attorney who sat there silently not offering any

form of defense at all.  I know I had been guilty

of those things, but I had done some good in my

life - couldn't that at least equal out part of the

harm I'd done?

Satan finished with a fury and said, 'This woman belongs in hell, she is guilty of all that I have

charged and there is not a person who can prove otherwise.'

When it was His turn, my Attorney first asked

if He might approach the bench. The Judge

allowed this over the strong objection of Satan,

and beckoned Him to come forward. As He got up

and started walking, I was able to see Him in His

full splendor and majesty.

I realized why He seemed so familiar; this was

Jesus representing me, my Lord and my Savior.

He stopped at the bench and softly said to the

Judge, 'Hi, Dad,' and then He turned to address

the court.

'Satan was correct in saying that this woman had sinned, I won't deny any of these allegations.

And, yes, the wages of sin is death, and this

woman deserves to be punished.' Jesus took a

deep breath and turned to His Father with

outstretched arms and proclaimed, 'However,

I died on the cross so that this person might

have eternal life and she has accepted Me as

her Savior, so she is Mine.'

My Lord continued with, 'Her name is written

in the Book of Life, and no one can snatch her

from Me. Satan still does not understand yet.

This woman is not to be given justice, but rather mercy.'

As Jesus sat down, He quietly paused, looked

at His Father and said, 'There is nothing else

that needs to be done.' 'I've done it all.'

The Judge lifted His mighty hand and slammed

the gavel down. The following words bellowed

from His lips..'This woman is free.'

'The penalty for her has already been paid in full.'

'Case dismissed.'

As my Lord led me away, I could hear Satan ranting and raving, 'I won't give up, I will win the next one.' 

I asked Jesus as He gave me my instructions where

to go next, 

'Have you ever lost a case?'

Christ lovingly smiled and said, 'Everyone that has

come to Me and asked Me to represent them has received the same verdict as you, ~Paid In Full~


'Stop telling God how big your storm

is. Instead, tell the storm how big 

your God is!'
(angel)
 

ELBEE

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And to think, Linnettejane, of all those who never accept this simple, wonderfull, free, gracious, gift. Statistics show that if a child doesn't accept the Lord as their Savior by the age of 10, they're much less likely to thereafter due to hardened hearts. Then it will more likely take some great, life changing trial to bring Redemption.   Assuming the age of innocence ends at 7, that gives us, as parents, 3 years of "tender years" to show our children the Way to Salvation. Oh what a responseability! 

What I don't understand, is why, any agnostic, would even take a chance on eternity? Open your eyes, look around, the evidence is everywhere of a Higher Being. It's so simple an 8-year old can understand! (Child-like faith maybe?)     

                                                        Cowboys for Christ

                                                        <cowboy>    (angel)
 

TJ

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By far the greatest thing that ever happened to me! 

Someone told me the other day that they weren't a Christian because it was too hard & they wanted to live unrestricted (code word for wanting to enjoy their sin).  I told them that that living without Christ is absolutely the hardest thing of all!!  People can believe what they want, but all I can say is that I am glad that I don't have to live without Him!!  Even if there was no heaven or hell (there is both!!), I'd still follow Christ who died for me!   

I'm not perfect, but thank goodness, I don't have to be.  Jesus paid it all!!
 

ELBEE

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T J, the reference for your Friend is Ephesians 2:8-10.

Because of His kindness you have been saved through trusting Christ. And even trusting is not of yourselves; it too is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good we have done, so none of us can take any credit for it. It is God himself who has made us what we are and given us new lives from Christ Jesus; and long ages ago he planned that we should spend these lives in helping others.

                                        "The Living Bible" 
 

TJ

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ELBEE said:
T J, the reference for your Friend is Ephesians 2:8-10.

Because of His kindness you have been saved through trusting Christ. And even trusting is not of yourselves; it too is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good we have done, so none of us can take any credit for it. It is God himself who has made us what we are and given us new lives from Christ Jesus; and long ages ago he planned that we should spend these lives in helping others.

                                        "The Living Bible"   

Yes, that is a great passage & one that a lot of people need to read/hear, including my friend.  I'm working on him.    ;)


BTW,  I love how the same passage (Ephesians 2:8-10) reads in the New Living Translation... 

"God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.  Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.  For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago."



 
 
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