{"product_id":"you-must-choose","title":"You Must Choose","description":"\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIT’S ALL ABOUT JESUS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBefore we get started on what the gospel claims, we want to share three principal thoughts:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. It’s all about Jesus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Salvation is simple\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. It is important; you cannot avoid making a choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut, mostly, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eit’s all about Jesus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow we’ll get into a bit more nitty-gritty, but still keep it high level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOh, and don’t get discouraged with how it starts. It truly is Good News!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e#1 Why does it matter?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou will die.\u003c\/b\u003e We will die. Everyone will die and then something will happen. As the writer of Hebrews says:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment (Hebrews 9:27).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSticking your head in the sand will not avoid that eventuality. Unless atheists are right (and there is ample “reasonable doubt” about their view), your choice is made on this short side of eternity, but it holds for perpetuity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd you must choose.\u003c\/b\u003e Not choosing is also a choice \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eagainst\u003c\/i\u003e your creator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou know Paul was right when he wrote:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God... (Romans 3:23).\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThat apostle also told us what the result of our judgment will be:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor the wages of sin is death... (Romans 6:23a).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBe honest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou know you’ve done bad things. You know bad things deserve punishment.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSo, knowing what happens to you when you die is of the utmost importance, isn’t it? Ignoring it is playing a horrible game of Russian Roulette, since you also do not know when you will die, no matter how healthy you feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou will die. You will be judged. You will come up short.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd you will be deservedly punished, unless...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e#2 What must I do?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you’ve read this far, you may be convinced of your precarious state and want the answer to the natural question that comes from that understanding. Or maybe you aren’t convinced, but have an open mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOr maybe you are reading this, hoping to debunk it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePraise God regardless!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRemember #2 above? “Salvation is simple”?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWell, it is. The Bible specifically records someone asking the natural question in Acts 16:30-31:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSee? No huge set of religious hurdles to jump over or hoops to jump through.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThink that’s too good to be true? How about a couple more times where Scripture shows just how simple it is?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost (Acts 2:37-38).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThat if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved (Romans 10:9).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSee?\u003c\/b\u003e All three sets of verses essentially say the same thing:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you believe in the Lord Jesus, you will be saved.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSimple. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e#3 It’s all about Jesus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNotice how we’ve circled back to what we previously said, “It’s all about Jesus”?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf everything we listed in #2 doesn’t prove that to you, let's look at more complete quotations for a couple verses we mentioned in our “you’ve got a problem” section:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeing justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Romans 3:23-24, \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e emphasis ours).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor the wages of sin is death; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebut the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Romans 6:23, emphasis ours).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt really is good news!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Yes, you have a problem, but...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• There is a solution, and it is...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Simple and free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWell, simple and free for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJesus, however, paid for your “simple and free” eternal salvation with a physically, emotionally, and spiritually excruciating death on the cross.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBecause He and the Father love you:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd now you understand why that verse shows up at so many sporting events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is all about Jesus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat now?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe grave couldn’t hold Jesus; don’t let your sins hold you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf the Holy Spirit has used this tract to help show you of your need, the solution, and that it is all about Jesus, then...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDon't wait!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PrintMyTract.com","offers":[{"title":"Standard (up to 3 weeks) \/ 100 \/ 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