When we believers die, we do not really die or go anywhere. We just "wake up" in heaven, where we have been all along.

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We may find that God's grace will do far more for us than we now imagine. The key is to stay focused on the Lord and the help that will be given to us when we need it.

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The gospel of grace informs us that our acceptance with God hinges upon our Lord Jesus' perfect life and sacrifice, not on our own performance.

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Unless God himself affirms us, we will never know who we are. Sin broke our connection with the Creator, leaving us "unplugged" from our proper source of validation.

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The gospel is counterintuitive. Everything in us wants to cling to the attempt to be in control and strong. The gospel reveals that all this was but a deadly illusion. The only way to experience abundant life is by relinquishing control and embracing our weakness.

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The weak and paltry promise of being able to experience the fullness of God's blessings in this life will not carry the church through times of persecution. The real gospel keeps us focused on our promised heavenly reward.

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Jesus emphasized and “ordered” that his disciples tell everyone that he is coming back as the Judge! Jesus will judge us for how we lived our lives.

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We share the Gospel to help people come face to face with Jesus’ claim to absolute sovereignty over all creation and his magnanimous offer to pardon all rebels who will accept his rule in their lives. Surrender to Jesus is the desired response.

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The gospel proclamation of freedom becomes effective in our lives when we respond to it. A bold public gospel deserves an equally bold public response followed by a life of loving service.

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However, I warn those who are pondering whether or not to receive this experimental gene therapy that doing so is tinkering with God's creation and submitting to a trans-humanist agenda. I personally think it is another attempt at playing God and thinking that we know better than God. I predict no good will come from this.

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