Continued from this morning's: How Near?

Before you read this, make sure you read the beginning of this Post earlier this morning.

We know that the Jews did not obey God’s call here through His servant Moses, with the exception of only a few. Dear friends in Aruba, the Antilles, and throughout the world; no matter your age, sometimes when we read a portion like this one in Deuteronomy we will say, "If I had been living at that time I would have obeyed God’s word!" Today we have One greater (Jesus) than Moses who tells us very clearly in the New Testament that "I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father but through Me." (John 14:6). In another Scripture He says, "I am the resurrection and the life, He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die." (John 11:25,26 and John 14:6) Do you believe this?
It is quite possible that you have already heard and are aware of these Scripture verses, but have you obeyed them? Are you living by faith in the Son of God, Who is our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave Himself for our sins that He might bring us to God? After all themost important thing for us in this world is in Christ. It is Christ that divides humanity in two. There are those in Christ and those not in Christ.

The most important question then is how can I be in Christ? The answer to this is in the Sacred Scriptures. Only God Himself can do something like this. And that is why He sent His only begotten Son to this earth. That is why the Lord suffered and died on the cross. He died for sins, not for His sins, but for the sins of all mankind including all of us that are living today and for all such who will yet be born. The only way for you and I to be IN CHRIST is to repent of our sins, confess and accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior.

Without repentance there is no forgiveness. How NEAR are we? How NEAR are you? The answer is in the Scriptures. If a person is not IN CHRIST he is OUTSIDE. No one can be both. It is one or the other: We are either in Christ or not in Him.