This  may “ruffle some feathers.” However, this topic and what I believe God  has laid upon my heart has been on both my heart and mind…

I have attended and visited a variety of churches in my life time. Most recently  I have been visiting several different churches. Allow me to first  preface that I am not judging a church, church leader, nor any member of  any congregation. Besides, some ONE already has that job, and I surely  wouldn’t want it. There is no perfect church, as there is no perfect  human. We all fall short, and make mistakes. However, there has to be an  Authority, and Final Word, and that comes from the bible. I believe  when we over look this, the true life of Jesus, what He taught, how He  served, led, loved and lived, we are destined to steer off course and  can do more harm to the Kingdom than good.

Let’s  simply get to the basics. The salvation message is rather simple.  Humanity fell in the Garden of Eden by the free choice of disobedience  to God, and eating of the fruit. Since that time all humanity was on the  path to hell. God loved His creation so much that He provided His son  to take upon our sin, and sacrifice Himself on the death of the Cross.  Jesus died, was buried, and on the 3rd day He arose, visited with His  apostles and others witnessed Him. He then ascended unto to Father God  Almighty in Heaven making intercession for us. Salvation is a gift, and  to be saved you must believe in your heart, and confess with your mouth  this truth. Upon this acceptance, repentance of sin, and confession,  believers are provided a Comforter in the Holy Spirit, and to strive to  live a new life as a New Creation through Jesus Christ. To grow closer  to Him, to lead, serve, teach, love and live as Christ did for today’s times.