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On Resurrection Sunday, I have followed a tradition in our church throughout the years of ministry. It’s a tradition I learned as a young Christian in my home church. The tradition is on Resurrection Sunday Morn, when gathered together to worship, the pastor will say, “He is risen!” to which the congregation will respond, “He is risen indeed!” I love that! The resurrection of Jesus Christ is what makes Christianity unique. All other religions serve dead gods or dead leaders and their memories. Christianity serves a risen living Savior. There’s an old Hymn based on this face entitled He Lives! He Lives by Alan Jackson I serve a risen Saviour, He’s in the world today I know that He is living, whatever men may say I see His hand of mercy, I hear His voice of cheer And just the time I need Him He’s always near He lives (He lives), He lives (He lives), Christ Jesus lives today He walks with me and talks with me Along life’s narrow way He lives (He lives), He lives (He lives), Salvation to impart You ask me how I know He lives? He lives within my heart In all the world around me I see His loving care And though my heart grows weary I never will despair I know that He is leading, through all the stormy blast The day of His appearing will come at last He lives (He lives), He lives (He lives), Christ Jesus lives today He walks with me and talks with me Along life’s narrow way He lives (He lives), He lives (He lives), Salvation to impart You ask me how I know He lives? He lives within my heart Rejoice, rejoice, O Christian Lift up your voice and sing Eternal hallelujahs to Jesus Christ, the King The Hope of all who seek Him, the Help of all who find None other is so loving, so good and kind He lives (He lives), He lives (He lives), Christ Jesus lives today He walks with me and talks with me Along life’s narrow way He lives (He lives), He lives (He lives), Salvation to impart You ask me how I know He lives? He lives within my heart[1] This Hymn expresses the joy and personal saving eternal relationship we can have with God in Christ. And that experience is rooted in and based on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Resurrection is the Linchpin, the Power of the Christian Faith. The resurrection is God’s exclamation mark on the work of His Son Jesus Christ. The resurrection is the evidence of the completion of Christ’s work and that it was acceptable to God for atonement and forgiveness of sin. To the Corinthians the apostle Paul writes: - 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 – “Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that 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 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,” Therefore, what place and purpose does the resurrection have in the life? What power does the resurrection manifest? The Destructive Power of the Resurrection When we think of the gospel, the death and resurrection of Jesus, and all that it entails, we may only think of it in positive terms. We may not think of what Jesus did in terms of a word like “destruction.” But there are things in our lives that need to be destroyed. There are things, attitudes, unholy habits, unholy thoughts and practices that hinder us from knowing God and growing in our walk with God. Because of this we need to understand that the resurrection has destructive power. The Bible states: - 1 John 3:8 – He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. The word “destroy” (Greek luo) here means, destroy, break up, break down, dissolve, put off, melt, or to loose anyone in bondage. There are things that get (or we allow to get) ingrained or rooted in our lives. Fears, doubts, false perspectives, misinformation and a host of other things take root in our lives like unwanted weeds. If left to grow unchallenged, they choke off the life of the good things in our life. Weeds in a garden choke off and steal nutrients from the flowers or vegetables we plant; the good things. The bible tells us that the resurrection is evidence of God’s power to destroy the destructive things in our lives. It should be added here that the process of applying the power of the resurrection is not only destructive, or putting off bad things in our lives. Once the bad is put off, the vacuum left must be filled with God’s good. Paul was inspired to put it like this: - Colossians 3:5–14 – 5 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, 7 in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them. 8 But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, 10 and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, 11 where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all. 12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. 14 But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. By destruction we put off. By God’s creation in us we put on. Therefore, as we discuss the destructive power of the resurrection to remove unwanted things, let us also seek the Lord about what good holy things God would have us fill in the space left by what was removed. (Otherwise, what was removed may just return.) The Resurrection has the Power to Destroy the Excuses of Skeptics The resurrection is a powerful sign for unbelievers. This means that in light of the resurrection, there is no excuse to not come to Jesus for salvation. Jesus stated: - Matthew 12:38-41 – “Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”39 But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.40 “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.41 “The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.” The resurrection is one of the most well documented and provable events in history and as such unbelievers should take it to heart and come to the Lord. If any skeptic truly seeks out the truth of the resurrection, they will come to see the truth of it. Many have sought to study the resurrection in an effort to refute it only to find that it truly happened just as He said it would and ultimately came to faith in Christ (Matthew 28:6). (See Who Moved the Stone by Frank Morison, a skeptic who came to Christ when he investigated the resurrection). Before you forget about the resurrection and whether or not the gospel is for you, you need to check it out and see for yourself. If you fail to do so, you will not only miss out on the meaning and purpose you were created for, but you will miss out on eternal life. The Resurrection has the Power to Destroy Doubt. Jesus gave the ultimate answer to anyone who would antagonistically say to Him, “Show me!” His answer was His power over death displayed in the resurrection. Read what Jesus said to those who doubted: - Luke 24:38-43 – “And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts?39 “Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.”40 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet.41 But while they still did not believe for joy, and marveled, He said to them, “Have you any food here?”42 So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb.43 And He took it and ate in their presence.” The reality of the resurrection destroys doubts because if Jesus is raised from the dead, than any and all other obstacles to belief in Him are eliminated. The Resurrection Has Power to Destroy the Penalty of Sin The resurrection is central to the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ to cancel out our debt of sin. The death and resurrection of Jesus “wiped out” our debt of sin: - Colossians 2:11–15 – 11 In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. 13 And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, 14 having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. 15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it. The resurrection is central to the power of the gospel message. There is no gospel without the resurrection. The gospel has no power without the resurrection. But with the resurrection of Jesus, the gospel is potent and powerful to cancel our debt of sin. The Resurrection Has the Power to Destroy the Power of Sin When the apostle Paul discusses the practical application of the righteous life, he does so referring to the resurrection because if the resurrection is possible, all other obstacles in life pale in comparison. If God in Christ had the power to defeat death, every other obstacle in life pales in comparison. Read how Paul includes reference to the resurrection as demonstrating the power of God available to the believer: - Romans 6:4-14 – “Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.5 For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection,6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.7 For he who has died has been freed from sin.8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him.10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God.11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.13 And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.” (See Philippians 3:10) The power of God demonstrated in the resurrection is the same power that is made available to the believer to live life. Indeed, Paul was inspired to write that knowing this power was of the utmost importance for people: - Philippians 3:7-11 – “But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,11 if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.” The resurrection is not simply a theological truth or something that happened millennia ago. The resurrection shows us the power of God that is at our disposal in life now! Disciple, you need to know and apply the power of the resurrection to your lives! The Resurrection Destroys the Power of Death The Bible refers to Jesus as the “firstfruits” of the resurrection; Victor over death: 1 Corinthians 15:20–21 – 20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. The resurrection of Jesus did not only confirm that His substitutionary atoning sacrifice was totally sufficient and satisfied God’s glorious just standard of the required righteousness to gain access to heaven, and that we benefit from when we trust Jesus as Savior. God always does exceedingly abundantly beyond what we think (Ephesians 3:20-21). Jesus’ resurrection provided a path He now invites us to follow Him in. Jesus said: John 11:25–26 – 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” When we trust Jesus as Savior, we are blessed with the prospect of our own resurrection to eternal life. Couple Jesus’ death with His resurrection, and death is dealt a death blow! This glorious truth is expressed in the inspired words of Paul in that great Resurrection chapter 15 in 1 Corinthians where it states: - 1 Corinthians 15:54–58 – 54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” 55“O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?” 56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. The Resurrection Destroys the Fear of Death Now thorough faith in Christ, we need not fear death. In Christ, we need not look at death as a great black hole of fearsome uncertainty. Jesus died on the cross to defeat our greatest enemy, death, and in the process, He also defeated the fear of death! In Hebrews it states: - Hebrews 2:14–15 – 14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. Because of Jesus, when we put our faith in Him, we can know and tell others: - 2 Corinthians 5:1–2, 5-8 – For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven, . 5 Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. 6 So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. What a glorious provision and hope we have in the risen Jesus. “To be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.” What glorious, victorious blessed hope! When a pandemic or plague comes and takes the life of a loved one. Should an unexpected loss of life occur, or a prolonged debilitating disease prey upon us or a loved one and take life, we need not fear the end. Because Jesus has died for our sins and risen from the dead, we can face whatever tomorrow holds for us. There’s a well-known, beloved and popular song that expresses this blessed hope we have in the risen Jesus. The title is Because He Lives. It’s a wonderful song. Look at the lyrics and be blessed: Because He Lives How sweet to hold a newborn baby And feel the pride and the joy that he gives Oh but greater still, the calm assurance We can face uncertain days because He lives And because He lives, I can face tomorrow Because He lives, all fear is gone Because I know He holds the future And life is worth a living just because He lives And then one day, I’ll cross that river I’ll fight life’s final war with pain And then as death gives way to victory I’ll see the lights of glory and I’ll know He reigns Because He lives, I can face tomorrow Because He lives, all fear is gone Because I know He holds the future And life is worth a living just because He lives[2] The Destructive Power of the Resurrection is Something You Need to Know The apostle Paul wanted every believer to know and experience this power of the resurrection. And said so through Divine inspiration when he wrote: - Ephesians 1:15-21 – “Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.” Paul, inspired by God, would not have prayed this prayer, unless it was possible to know this power of the resurrection in Jesus Christ. Knowing this power and experiencing it in your life, begins with a first step. The First Step Decision Required to Receive the Benefits of the Resurrection There is a decision required of you to benefit from all of this. What will you decide? Indecision is decision. How will you respond to Jesus? Realize eternal life is not a matter of religion, but involves personally knowing God – - John 17:3 – “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” Realize sin separates people from Holy God – - Psalm 66:18 – “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear” - Isaiah 59:2 – “But your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you” - Habakkuk 1:13 – “You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, and cannot look on wickedness” Realize you are a sinner – - Exodus 20:1-17 – Examine and assess yourself by the Ten Commandments - 2 Corinthians 13:5 – “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?” - Romans 3:10 – “As it is written: ‘There is none righteous, no, not one” - Romans 3:23 – “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” - James 2:10 – “For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all.” (also Gal. Realize there is a penalty for sin – - Matthew 25:46 – “And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life” - Romans 2:8–9 – 8 but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath, 9 tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek; - Romans 6:23a – “For the wages of sin is death,” - Galatians 6:7-8 – 7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. Realize you are lost and need to be saved from your sins – - Luke 9:25 – For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost? - Luke 13:3 – 3 I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. - Luke 18:11 –11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. - Luke 19:10 – 10 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” - John 3:18–20 – 18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. - John 8:24 – 24 Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.” Realize Jesus paid the penalty for you – - 2 Corinthians 5:21 – “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” - 1 Peter 3:18 – 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, Realize your salvation is a free gift from God - Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” - Ephesians 2:8–9 – For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. - Titus 3:5 – 5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, Realize God did this because He loves you – - John 3:16 – 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. - Romans 5:8 – “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” - 1 John 4:9–10 – 9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Realize salvation requires a repentant-heart-faith decision from you to receive it – To “repent” means to confess to God and forsake your sin. To “believe” or have “faith” unto salvation means Forsaking All (others or other means of salvation) I Trust Him. - Acts 3:19-20 – “Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you” - Acts 16:31 – “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved” - John 1:12 – “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name” Realize salvation is a matter of the heart – - Acts 8:36–38 – Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?” 37 Then Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” 38 So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him. - Romans 10:10 – “For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Realize now is the time to call on God to be saved from your sins – - Romans 10:13 – For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” - 2 Corinthians 6:2 – “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” A SALVATION PRAYER: If you believe the above Gospel and are willing to trust in Jesus with all your heart as Savior, if you want the forgiveness of sins and eternal life God in this Gospel freely offers to you, with all your heart, pray this prayer: “Dear God, I have sinned and disobeyed Your Laws. I admit I deserve eternal punishment. But I repent; I confess my sins to You and forsake them. I ask that You please forgive me, not because of any good works I have done, but because I believe Jesus paid the just penalty for my sins by dying for me on the cross. I believe He rose from the dead. I believe that with all my heart. I receive it by faith, as a gift of Your grace. Help me to live for You. Please Holy Spirit fill me, give me spiritual life, eternal life. Please help me to know you Father, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit. Help me grow in a relationship with You. Help me to know the power of Your resurrection. Help me to destroy what needs to be destroyed in my life and then please help me to replace what was removed with whatever you choose. In Jesus’ name. Amen.” Now, begin praying and reading your Bible daily, regularly. Find a church that believes in and teaches the Bible as the word of God. Find a church where the Gospel is preached and people believe in being born again. Find such a church and become a part of your new eternal family. And tell someone else about what God has done for you. Don’t go by feelings, live by faith in Jesus. He is faithful. He will help you. Remember this: 2 Corinthians 5:17 – 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 1 Corinthians 10:13 – 13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it. 2 Timothy 2:15 – 15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 3:16–17 – 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. Now live on in the power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. And remember, we serve a RISEN Savior. We serve King Jesus! And King Jesus is HERE! [1] https://www.bing.com/search?q=Lyris+to+the+hymna+%22He+Lives%22&src=IE-SearchBox&FORM=IESR4S&pc=EUPP_UF03 [2] Songwriters: Gloria Gaither, William J. Gaither – https://www.bing.com/search?q=Lyris%20to%20the%20hymn%20%22Because%20He%20Lives%22&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&pq=lyris%20to%20the%20hymn%20%22because%20he%20lives%22&sc=1-36&sk=&cvid=69A8785171804EDAA31DF6CFA931A68F
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मुक्ति पाउन मैले के गर्नुपर्छ? मुक्ति पाउन मैले के गर्नुपर्छ? बाइबलले बताएको मुक्ति प्रिय मित्र, तपाईं र मेरो निम्ति अनन्त मुक्तिको प्रबन्ध गरिएको छ। सृष्टिकर्ता परमेश्वरले, प्रेम र अनुग्रहले अभिप्रेरित हुनुभएर, यो महान् मुक्तिको प्रबन्ध गर्नुभएको कुरा पवित्र शास्त्र बाइबलले बताएको छ। यो नै मुक्तिको एउटै मात्र उपाय भएको हुनाले यसलाई बेवास्ता गर्नु भनेको आफ्नो अनन्त नोक्सानी हुनु हो। मुक्ति पाउन तपाईंले पहिले सत्यको ज्ञानलाई ग्रहण गर्न आवश्यक छ। पहिलो, हामीलाई यो जान्न खाँचो छ — परमेश्वर को हुनुहुन्छ? परमेश्वको वचन बाइबलमा यसरी लेखिएको छ, सेनाहरूका परमप्रभु, पवित्र, पवित्र, पवित्र हुनुहुन्छ (यशैया ६:३)। जिउँदो परमेश्वर पवित्र हुनुहुन्छ। उहाँ सृष्टिकर्ता हुनुभएको हुनाले सृष्टि गरिएका सबै थोकदेखि उहाँ अलग हुनुहुन्छ। साथै उहाँ सबै पापदेखि पूर्ण रूपमा अलग हुनुहुन्छ। यसैकारण एकजना प्राचीन अगमवक्ताले यसरी घोषणा गरे, तर तिमीहरूका अधर्महरुले तिमीहरूलाई तिमीहरुका परमेश्वेरबाट अलग पारेका छन्, अनि तिमीहरूका पापहरुले उहाँको मुख तिमीहरूदेखि लुकाइदिएका छन्, र उहाँले सुन्नुहुन्न। (यशैया ५९:२)। साथै बाइबलले यो सिकाउँछ, मैले मुक्ति पाउन सकूँ र म सत्यको ज्ञानमा आउन सकूँ भनेर आफ्नो सिद्ध पवित्रतामा र अचूक कृपामा परमेश्वरले मेरो निम्ति सारा प्रबन्ध गर्नुभएको छ! परमेश्वरको पुत्र येशूले भन्नुभएको छ, बाटो सत्य र जीवन म नै हुँ; मद्वारा बाहेक कोही पनि पिताकहाँ आउँदैन (यूहन्ना १४:६)। बाइबलको अर्को ठाउँमा लेखिएको छ, सबै मानिसहरूले मुक्ति पाऊन्, र सत्यको ज्ञानमा आऊन् भन्ने इच्छा उहाँ गर्नुहुन्छ। किनभने परमेश्वर एउटै हुनुहुन्छ; अनि परमेश्वर र मानिसहरूका बीचमा एउटै मध्यस्त हुनुहुन्छ अर्थात् ख्रीष्ट येशू, ती मानिस – जसले सबैका लागि छुटकाराको दामको रूपमा आफैलाई दिहाल्नुभयो (१ तिमोथी २:४-६)। दोस्रो, हामीलाई यो जान्न खाँचो छ – म को हुँ? बाइबलमा मानिसको बयान यस्तो पाउँदछौं, मूर्खले मन-मनमा भनेको छ: “परमेश्वर छैन।” तिनीहरु भ्रष्ट भएका छन्, तिनीहरुले घिनलाग्दा कामहरु गरेका छन्; असल गर्न कोही छैन। बुझ्ने कोही छ कि? परमेश्वरलाई खोज्ने कोही छ कि? सो हेर्न परमप्रभुले स्वर्गबाट मानिसका सन्तानहरुलाई हेर्नुभयो। तिनीहरु सबै एकातिर लागेका छन्; तिनीहरु सबै एकसाथ फोहोरी भएका छन्; असल गर्ने कोही छैन; अहँ, एउटै पनि छैन। (भजनसंग्रग १४:१-३)। सबैले पाप गरेका छन् र परमेश्वरको महिमारहित हुनगएका छन्। धर्मी कोही छैन, एउटै पनि छैन (रोमी ३:२३,१०)। तसर्थ म एक बाटो बिराएको, हराएको पापी हुँ। त, म कसरी पापी बनें? बाइबलमा लेखिएको छ, हेर्नुहोस्, म अधर्ममा उत्पन्न भएँ, र पापमा मेरो आमाले मलाई गर्भधारण गरिन् (भजनसंग्रह ५१:५)। बाइबलले बताउँछ, मेरो हृदय दुष्ट छ… हृदय ता सबै कुराहरुभन्दा बढी छली हुन्छ, र त्यो असाध्य दुष्ट हुन्छ; कसले त्यो जान्न सक्छ र? हरेक मानिसलाई त्यसका चालअनुसार र त्यसका कामहरुको फलअनुसार प्रतिफल दिनलाई नै म परमप्रभु हृदयको खोजतलास गर्दछु, म अन्तस्करणलाई जाँच्दछु (यर्मिया १७:९-१०)। प्रभु येशू भन्नुहुन्छ, मेरो हृदय खराब छ… मानिसबाट जे बाहिर निस्कँदछ, त्यसैले मानिसलाई अशुद्ध पार्दछ। किनभने भित्रबाट नै अर्थात् मानिसहरूको हृदयबाट नै खराब विचार, परस्त्रीगमन, व्यभिचार, हत्या, चोरी, लोभ, दुष्टता, छल, कामुकता, कुदृष्टि, निन्दा, घमण्ड, मूर्खता निस्कँदछन्; यी सबै खराब कुराहरू भित्रबाट नै निस्कँदछन्, र मानिसलाई अशुद्ध पार्दछन् (मर्कूस ७:२०-२३)। तसर्थ, म सारा संसारको न्यायकर्ता परमेश्वरका सामु दोषी छु र पवित्र परमेश्वरको क्रोध र दण्डको आज्ञामुनि छु… हरेक मुख चुप रहोस् र सारा संसार परमेश्वरको सामु दोषी ठहरियोस् (रोमी ३:१९)। किनकि सत्यलाई अधर्ममा दबाइराख्ने मानिसहरूका सबै अभक्ति र अधर्मको विरोधमा स्वर्गबाट परमेश्वरको क्रोध प्रकट भएको छ… किनभने परमेश्वरलाई जानेर पनि तिनीहरूले उहाँलाई परमेश्वरलाई झैं महिमा दिएनन्, न धन्यवादी भए; तर तिनीहरू आफ्ना विचारहरूमा बेकम्मा भए, तिनीहरूको मूर्ख हृदय अँध्यारो भयो। बुद्धिमान् छौं भन्ने दाबी गर्दै तिनीहरू मूर्ख बने, र अविनाशी परमेश्वरको महिमालाई विनाश हुने मानिस, चराचुरुङ्गीहरू, चारखुट्टे जनावरहरू र घस्रिने जन्तुहरूको मूर्तिको रूपमा परिवर्तन गरे। तिनीहरूले परमेश्वरको सत्यतालाई झूटसँग साटे, र सृष्टिकर्ताको सट्टामा, जो साँच्चै सदासर्वदा धन्य हुनुहुन्छ, तिनीहरूले सृष्टिको पूजा र सेवा गरे (रोमी १:१८, २१,२२,२३,२५)। यसकारण हे न्याय गर्ने मानिस, तिमी जोसुकै भए तापनि तिम्रो कुनै बहाना छैन; किनभने जुन कुरामा तिमी अरूको न्याय गर्दछौ, त्यही कुरामा तिमीले आफैलाई दोषी ठहराउँदछौ; किनकि तिमी न्याय गर्ने आफैले ती कुराहरू गर्दछौ (रोमी २:१)। जसले उहाँमाथि विश्वास गर्दछ, ऊ दोषी ठहरिँदैन; तर जसले विश्वास गर्दैन, त्यो पहिल्यै दोषी ठहरिसकेको हुन्छ; किनकि त्यसले परमेश्वरका एक मात्र जन्माइएको पुत्रको नाममा विश्वास गरेको छैन। जसले पुत्रमाथि विश्वास गर्दछ, ऊसँग अनन्त जीवन हुन्छ; अनि जसले पुत्रलाई विश्वास गर्दैन, त्यसले जीवन देख्नेछैन, तर परमेश्वरको क्रोध त्यसमाथि रहन्छ (यूहन्ना ३:१८,३६)। तेस्रो, हामीलाई यो जान्न खाँचो छ – मैले पाउनुपर्ने दण्ड के हो? मेरो पापी र दुष्ट अवस्थाले मैले पाउनुपर्ने दण्ड मृत्यु-दण्ड हो। जुन मानिसले पाप गर्छ, त्यही मर्नेछ (इजिकिएल १८:४)। यस्ता-यस्ता काम [पाप] गर्नेहरू मृत्युदण्ड पाउन लायकका हुन्छन् भन्ने परमेश्वरको न्याय जानी-जानीकन पनि तिनीहरू ती काम नै गर्छन्। किनकि पापको ज्याला मृत्यु हो, तर परमेश्वरको अनुग्रहको वरदानचाहिँ हाम्रा प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्टमा अनन्त जीवन हो (रोमी १:३२,६:२३)। यस मृत्यु-दण्डको तात्पर्य यो हो – परमेश्वरको उपस्थितिदेखि सदाकालका लागि बञ्चित हुनु र शैतान र त्यसका दूतहरूका लागि तयार गरिएको अग्निकुण्डमा परमेश्वरबाटको अनन्त दण्ड भोग्नु। परमेश्वरलाई नचिन्नेहरू र हाम्रा प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्टको सुसमाचार पालन नगर्नेहरूलाई बदला दिनुहुनेछ; तिनीहरूले प्रभुको उपस्थितिबाट र उहाँको सामर्थ्यको महिमाबाट अनन्त विनाशको दण्ड पाउनेछन् (१ थेस्सलोनिकी १:८,९)। त्यसपछि उनले ती देब्रे हातपट्टि हुनेहरूलाई पनि भन्नेछन्: ‘हे श्रापिहरूहो, मदेखि त्यस अनन्त आगोभित्र जाइहाल, जोचाहिँ शैतान र त्यसका दूतहरूका निम्ति तयार पारिएको छ। अनि तिनीहरू अनन्त दण्डमा जानेछन् (मत्ती २५:४१, ४६)। तर डराउनेहरू, विश्वास नगर्नेहरू, घिनलाग्दाहरू, हत्याराहरू, व्यभिचारीहरू, टुनामुना गर्नेहरू, मूर्तिपूजा गर्नेहरू र सबै झूट बोल्नेहरूको भागचाहिँ आगो र गन्धकले जलिरहेको झीलभित्र हुनेछ; यो दोस्रो मृत्यु हो (प्रकाश २१:८)। चौथो, हामीलाई यो जान्न खाँचो छ – सुसमाचार के हो? उहाँको अचम्मको प्रेम र कृपाले परमेश्वरले आफ्नो प्रिय पुत्रलाई यस संसारमा पठाउनुभयो: किनभने संसारलाई दोषी ठहराउनका निम्ति होइन, तर उहाँद्वारा संसारले मुक्ति पाओस् भनेर परमेश्वरले आफ्ना पुत्रलाई संसारमा पठाउनुभयो (यूहन्ना ३:१७)। येशू ख्रीष्ट अद्भुत रूपमा एक कन्या स्त्रीद्वारा जन्मनुभई यस संसारमा आउनुहुने भविष्यवाणी यसरी दिइएको थियो, “अनि उनले पुत्र जन्माउनेछन्, र तिमीले उहाँको नाम ‘येशू’ राख्नू, किनभने उहाँले आफ्ना जनहरूलाई तिनीहरूका पापहरूबाट मुक्त गर्नुहुनेछ।” अब भविष्यवक्ताद्वारा प्रभुले भन्नुभएको कुरा पूरा होओस् भनेर यो सब भएको थियो: ‘हेर, कन्या गर्भवती हुनेछन् र एउटा पुत्र जन्माउनेछन्, अनि तिनीहरूले उहाँको नाम “इम्मानुएल” राख्नेछन्’ जसको अर्थ हो, ‘परमेश्वर हामीसित’ (मत्ती १:२१-२३)। किनभने मानिसका पुत्र हराएकोलाई खोज्न र मुक्त गर्न आएका हुन् (लूका १९:१०)। यो विश्वासयोग्य र हर प्रकारले ग्रहणयोग्य वचन हो — ख्रीष्ट येशू पापीहरूलाई मुक्ति दिनालाई संसारमा आउनुभयो (१ तिमोथी १:१५)। प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्ट, जो अनादिदेखिका परमेश्वर र सारा थोकका सृष्टिकर्ता हुनुहुन्छ, मेरोसट्टामा मेरो निम्ति क्रूसमा मर्नुभयो जुन मृत्युद्वारा उहाँले मैले भोग्नुपर्ने मृत्यु-दण्ड पूरै तिरिदिनुभयो। किनकि हामी कमजोर हुँदाखेरि नै, ठीक समयमा ख्रीष्ट भक्तिहीनहरूका निम्ति मर्नुभयो। किनकि धर्मी मानिसका निम्ति मुस्किलले कोही मर्ला; असल मानिसका निम्ति सायद कसैले मर्ने आँट गर्ला कि! तर परमेश्वरले हामीतर्फ आफ्नो प्रेम यसैमा प्रकट गर्नुहुन्छ – हामी पापी हुँदा-हुँदै ख्रीष्ट हाम्रा निम्ति मर्नुभयो (रोमी ५:६-८)। पवित्र-शास्त्रहरूमुताबिक ख्रीष्ट हाम्रा पापहरूका निम्ति मर्नुभयो (१ कोरिन्थी १५:३)। हामी पापहरूका निम्ति मरेर धार्मिकताका निम्ति बाँचौ भनेर उहाँ आफैले आफ्नो शरीरमा हाम्रा पापहरू क्रूसमाथि बोक्नुभयो; उहाँकै चोटहरूद्वारा तिमीहरू निको पारियौ (१ पत्रुस २:२४)। किनकि हामीलाई परमेश्वरकहाँ पुर्याउनलाई ख्रीष्टले पनि – धर्मीले अधर्मीहरूका निम्ति पापहरूका लागि एकपल्ट दुःख भोग्नुभयो र शरीरमा मारिनुभयो (१ पत्रुस ३:१८)। अनि उहाँ हाम्रा पापहरूका निम्ति प्रायश्चित हुनुहुन्छ; र हाम्रा निम्ति मात्र होइन, तर सारा संसारका पापहरूका निम्ति पनि (१ यूहन्ना २:२)। उहाँले हाम्रा निम्ति आफ्नो प्राण अर्पण गर्नुभएको छ; यसैबाट हामी परमेश्वरको प्रेम थाह पाउँछौं (१ यूहन्ना ३:१६)। प्रेम यसैमा छ – हामीले परमेश्वरलाई प्रेम गर्यौं भनेर होइन, तर उहाँले हामीलाई प्रेम गर्नुभयो र आफ्ना पुत्रलाई हाम्रा पापहरूका निम्ति प्रायश्चित हुनालाई पठाउनुभयो (१ यूहन्ना ४:१०)। तर, खुशीको कुरा, येशू मरेको मरै रहनु भएन! उहाँ मरेकाहरूबाट बौरेर उठ्नुभयो। यसबाट यो प्रमाणित हुन्छ, पुत्र-परमेश्वरको क्रूसको बलिदान पापीहरूको पापको मूल्य चुक्ता गर्न पर्याप्त छ भनी पिता-परमेश्वर सन्तुष्ट हुनुभयो। ख्रीष्ट हाम्रा पापहरूका निम्ति मर्नुभयो र गाडिनुभयो, अनि पवित्र-शास्त्रहरूमुताबिक उहाँ तेस्रो दिनमा बौराइनुभयो अनि उहाँ केफासकहाँ, त्यसपछि बाह्रजनाकहाँ देखा पर्नुभयो; त्यसपछि उहाँ एकैचोटि पाँच सयभन्दा बेसी भाइहरूकहाँ देखा पर्नुभयो जसमध्ये धेरैजसो अहिलेसम्म छँदै छन्, तर कतिचाहिँ सुतिसके। त्यसपछि उहाँ याकूबकहाँ देखा पर्नुभयो; त्यसपछि सबै प्रेरितहरूकहाँ अनि सबैभन्दा पछि मकहाँ (१ कोरिन्थी १५:३-८)। जुन प्रभु येशू हाम्रा अपराधहरूका निम्ति सुम्पिइनुभयो, र हाम्रा धार्मिकताका निम्ति बौराइनुभयो (रोमी ४:२५)। साथै उहाँको बौरिउठाइले यो पनि प्रमाणित गर्दछ, उहाँ (येशू ख्रीष्ट) ले आफू जो हुँ भन्नुभएको थियो त्यो सत्य सावित भयो, जसरी लेखिएको छ, पवित्रताको आत्माअनुसार उहाँ मरेकाहरूबाट बौरेर उठ्नुभएको कारणले सामर्थ्यसहित परमेश्वरका पुत्र ठहरिनुभयो (रोमी १:४)। यही नै हो हामी पापीहरूका निम्ति खुशीको खबर, अर्थात् सुसमाचार! मुक्ति पाउन मैले के गर्नुपर्छ? माथिका खण्डहरू अध्ययन गर्नुभई, येशू ख्रीष्ट को हुनुहुन्छ र उहाँले तपाईंको लागि क्रूसमा गरिदिनुभयो भनेर तपाईंले जानिसक्नुभयो भने अब तपाईंको जिम्मेवारी यो हो – प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्टमाथि विश्वास गर्नु। निम्न बाइबल पदहरूलाई विचार गर्नुहोस्: “मुक्ति पाउनालाई मैले के गर्नुपर्छ?” अनि उनीहरूले भने: “प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्टमाथि विश्वास गर्नुहोस्, र तपाईंले मुक्ति पाउनुहुनेछ” (प्रेरित १६:३०-३१)। किनभने परमेश्वरले संसारलाई यस्तो प्रेम गर्नुभयो, कि उहाँले आफ्नो एकमात्र जन्माइएको पुत्रलाई दिनुभयो – उहाँमाथि विश्वास गर्ने कोही पनि नष्ट नहोस्, तर उसले अनन्त जीवन पाओस् (यूहन्ना ३:१६)। जसले उहाँमाथि विश्वास गर्दछ, ऊ दोषी ठहरिँदैन; तर जसले विश्वास गर्दैन, त्यो पहिल्यै दोषी ठहरिसकेको हुन्छ; किनकि त्यसले परमेश्वरका एक मात्र जन्माइएको पुत्रको नाममा विश्वास गरेको छैन (यूहन्ना ३:१८)। जसले पुत्रमाथि विश्वास गर्दछ, ऊसँग अनन्त जीवन हुन्छ; अनि जसले पुत्रलाई विश्वास गर्दैन, त्यसले जीवन देख्नेछैन, तर परमेश्वरको क्रोध त्यसमाथि रहन्छ (यूहन्ना ३:३६)। विश्वास गर्नुको मतलब उहाँकहाँ आउनु हो: अनि येशूले तिनीहरूलाई भन्नुभयो: “जीवनको रोटी म नै हुँ। जो मकहाँ आउँछ, ऊ कहिल्यै भोकाउनेछैन; अनि जसले ममाथि विश्वास गर्छ, ऊ कहिल्यै तिर्खाउनेछैन…अनि जो मकहाँ आउँछ, उसलाई म कुनै रीतिले अफाल्नेछैनँ” (यूहन्ना ६:३५,३७)। विश्वास गर्नुको मतलब उहाँलाई आफ्नो व्यक्तिगत मुक्तिदाता र प्रभुको रूपमा लिनु अथवा ग्रहण गर्नु हो: जतिले उहाँलाई ग्रहण गरे तिनीहरूलाई उहाँले परमेश्वरको सन्तान हुने अधिकार दिनुभयो अर्थात् तिनीहरूलाई जसले उहाँको नाममा विश्वास गर्दछन् (यूहन्ना १:१२)। पापको ज्याला मृत्यु हो तर परमेश्वरको अनुग्रहको वरदानचाहिँ हाम्रा प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्टमा अनन्त जीवन हो (रोमी ६:२३)। साँचो गरी विश्वास गर्नेले निम्न कुराहरू महसुस र विश्वास गरेकै हुन्छ १) प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्ट नै एक मात्र मुक्तिदाता हुनुहुन्छ। उहाँबिना अरू कसैमा पनि मुक्ति छैन: न ता अरू कसैमा मुक्ति छ; किनभने स्वर्गमनि मानिसहरूको बीचमा अरू कुनै नाम दिइएको छैन, जसद्वारा हामीले मुक्ति पाउनुपर्दछ (प्रेरित ४:१२)। ढोका म नै हुँ; कोही मबाट भित्र पस्यो भने उसले मुक्ति पाउनेछ (यूहन्ना १०:९)। बाटो, सत्य र जीवन म नै हुँ; मद्वारा बाहेक कोही पनि पिताकहाँ आउँदैन (यूहन्ना १०:९)। (२) प्रभु येशू मेरो मुक्तिका निम्ति मर्नुभयो र बौरेर उठ्नुभयो: यदि तिमीले आफ्नो मुखले प्रभु येशूलाई स्वीकार गर्यौ भने, र परमेश्वरले उहाँलाई मरेकाहरूबाट बौराएर उठाउनुभयो भनी आफ्नो हृदयमा विश्वास गर्यौ भने तिमीले मुक्ति पाउनेछौ (रोमी १०:९)। (३) प्रभु येशू मलाई बचाउन सक्नुहुन्छ (हिब्रू ७:२५; यशैया ५९:१; मत्ती १९:२४-२६)। (४) प्रभु येशू मलाई बचाउन चाहनुहुन्छ (यूहन्ना ६:३७; १ तिमोथी २:४) (५) यदि मैले प्रभु येशूलाई, केवल उहाँलाई आफ्नो मुक्तिदाताको रूपमा भरोसा गरें भने उहाँले मलाई अहिले नै बचाउनुहुनेछ (यूहन्ना ३:१६)। साथै मैले यो पनि महसुस गर्नुपर्छ कि मुक्ति निम्न तरिकाले पाइन्न - असल कामले पाइन्न - आज्ञाहरू पालन गर्ने प्रयासले पाइन्न - पानीको बप्तिस्माले पाइन्न किनकि विश्वासद्वारा अनुग्रहले तिमीहरूले मुक्ति पाएका छौ; अनि यो तिमीहरू आफैबाटको होइन, यो परमेश्वरको दान हो; कामहरूबाट होइन, नत्र ता कसैले घमण्ड गर्नेछ (एफेसी २:८-९)। मुक्ति पूर्ण रूपमा परमेश्वरको अनुग्रह र कृपाले विश्वासद्वारा पाइने कुरा हो। विश्वास गर्नु भनेको आफ्नो पूरै भरोसा येशू ख्रीष्टमा राख्नु हो (उहाँ जो हुनुहुन्छ, उहाँले जे गरिदिनुभयो र उहाँले जे भन्नुभएको छ)। यो दिमागले स्वीकार गर्ने कुरा मात्र नभई हृदयदेखि गर्ने कुरा हो। मैले मुक्ति पाएँ भनेर कसरी जान्ने? परमेश्वरले झूट बोल्न नसक्ने भएको हुनाले (तीतस १:२) र येशू ख्रीष्ट सदा विश्वासयोग्य हुनुभएको हुनाले (हिब्रू १३:८), मुक्ति सम्बन्धी उहाँ प्रतिज्ञाहरूलाई म पक्कासाथ र खुशीसाथ दाबी गर्दछु र तिनमा भरोसा गर्दछु: मत्ती ११:२८; यूहन्ना १:१२; ३:१६;३:१८; ३:३६; ५:२४; ६:३५; ६:३७; ६:४७; १०:९; ११:२५; प्रेरित १०:४३; १६:३१; रोमी १०:९; १०:१३; १ यूहन्ना ५:११-१२। मैले मुक्ति पाइसकें! अब मैले के गर्नुपर्छ? ख्रीष्टमा म विश्वासी भएको हुनाले मेरो प्रभु र मुक्तिदाता येशू ख्रीष्टको अनुग्रह र ज्ञानमा बढ्दै जानु मेरो जिम्मेवारी हो (२ पत्रुस ३:१८)। एउटा स्वस्थ र बढ्ने विश्वासी हुनलाई मैले – - पानीको बप्तिस्मा लिनुपर्छ किनकि यो ख्रीष्टको आज्ञा हो (मत्ती २८:१९-२०; प्रेरित १०:४८; २:३८)। बप्तिस्मा, ख्रीष्टमा मैले पाएको नयाँ जीवनको सार्वजनिक गवाही हो (२ कोरिन्थी ५:१४-१७; रोमी ६:३-११; गलाती २:२०)। (यस बारेमा राम्ररी बुझ्न, पढ्नुहोस्: बप्तिस्माको अर्थ) - दिनहुँ मेरो बाइबल पढ्दै परमेश्वरको वचनरूपी आत्मिक भोजन खानुपर्छ (१ पत्रुस २:२; मत्ती ४:४; भजनसंग्रह ११९:९७)। - दिनहुँ परमेश्वरसित प्रार्थनामा समय बिताउनुपर्छ (हिब्रू ४:१६; १ थेस्सलोनिकी ५:१७; लूका १८:१)। - नियमित रूपमा बाइबल विश्वास गर्ने र बाइबल सिकाउने मण्डली (चर्च) सित सहभागी हुनुपर्छ (प्रेरित २:४२; हिब्रू १०:२५)। - दिनहुँ परमेश्वरसित आफ्ना पापहरू स्वीकार गर्नुपर्छ। मेरा विचार, काम, जीवनमा जुन कुरा उहाँको पवित्रतासित मेल खाँदैन, ती कुराहरूको बारेमा म परमेश्वरसित सहमत हुनुपर्छ अर्थात् आफूले गरेको उक्त काम उहाँको दृष्टिमा पापपूर्ण छ भनेर स्वीकार गर्नुपर्छ (१ यूहन्ना १:८-२:२ विशेष गरी १ यूहन्ना १:९; भजनसंग्रह ५१:३-६; भजनसंग्रह ३२:२-६; हितोपदेश २८:१३)। - अरूहरूका सामु ख्रीष्टलाई स्वीकार गर्नुपर्छ (भजनसंग्रह १०७:२; मत्ती १०:३२; रोमी १०:९-१०)। उहाँलाई आफ्नो मुक्तिदाताको रूपमा स्वीकार गर्न खुशी हुनुहोस्। - मौखिक रूपमा र व्यावहारिक रूपमा एउटा असल गवाही हुनुपर्छ (प्रेरित १:८; यशैया ४३:१०-१२)। दुवै जीवन शैलीको गवाही र मुखको गवाहीद्वारा मैले अरूहरूलाई ख्रीष्टप्रति आकर्षित गर्नुपर्छ (फिलिप्पी २:१५-१६; कलस्सी ३:१७; १ पत्रुस ३:१५; कलस्सी ४:५-६)।