07/06/2023 - CONVERT ONLY TO GOD

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And you return to the LORD your God and obey His voice, according to all that I command you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul Deuteronomy 30.2

Conversion to religion, whichever it may be, will not free man from eternal punishment. Many will not go up with Jesus at His return because they misunderstand the plan of salvation. Those who consider themselves kind, honest, and giving, think that by giving charity to the needy, they will gain divine favor and not be condemned to the lake of fire and brimstone. These people need to hear about the simplicity of the act that will make them receive the invitation to enter the Kingdom of God: conversion only to Christ.

Our churches are packed with people who are only concerned about the healing of the body and the other blessings, which are indeed the rights of God’s children. However, they forget the need to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. No church or preacher can guarantee salvation for anyone. Only those who give themselves to the Lord and persevere in biblical faith, walking according to the Word, are redeemed.

This verse written by Moses deals with the need to turn to the Lord and not to religion. The next act is to listen to God’s voice. Only those who pay attention to the teachings of the Holy Book can hear this voice. Those who wish to have assurance of salvation must meditate on the Scriptures; thus, they will obtain the testimony – given by the Holy Spirit to their hearts – that they are children of God. With the Father, you have life!

The devil will use his wiles so that no one will convert. Otherwise, you will be a danger to his evil plans. The enemy is the cause of the sufferings in the world and strives to prevent people from hearing the Good News. We must draw near to the Lord; otherwise, we will be equal to the lost in their religious rites and practices. The Most High warns that conversion is the only way to be justified.

Christians need to be concerned about the way of life of their descendants, so that salvation will reach them as well. If those who have tasted God’s love do nothing, their family will never be saved. The testimony of the patriarch has a positive effect on those who came after him. Therefore, we must warn brothers and sisters in the faith in Christ to make an effort to proclaim the Good News to their family members before it’s too late.

Convert to the Lord and hearing His voice are acts that produce a complete change in those who say yes to the Gospel. At Jesus’ return, in the twinkling of an eye, God’s angels will separate people into two groups: the redeemed that are saved will go to Heaven, and the lost will go to Hell. On that day, cries of pain, despair and lamentation will be heard.

There will be no chance of error, for the born-again will bear the mark of circumcision in their hearts and be placed at the right hand of the Most High. Those on the Lord’s left will be sent to the lake of fire and brimstone. Those who have rejected salvation in Christ will be in eternal punishment. The conversion that gives access to Heaven must be to Jesus, in which a person confesses with all their heart and soul that Christ is their only Savior.

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares