Ignorance is not Bliss!

There is an old saying that will start the thought process of this paper. “Ignorance is Bliss.” This statement has some truth, except when dealing with your Eternal destination! The Truth is simple, there is life after death and ignorance of this Truth does not change its reality. Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, came to offer Himself as a sacrifice for the sins of mankind. He did this to satisfy His Fathers Wrath concerning sinful man. Jesus is known as the Passover Lamb, holy, spotless and without defect (sin). He was offered up on the Alter of God’s Holy Throne as a sin offering. His Blood shed on the Cross satisfies His Fathers Holiness. God is offering a way for all of humanity to have their sins Washed away and declared Righteous before His Holiness if they Repent of their sins, that means turn away from your sins, and Trust what Jesus did on the Cross was payment for their sin debt! Hebrews 10:10 And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all 11 When Christ came as high priest of the good things that are already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not man-made, that is to say, not a part of this creation. 12 He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. 13 The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. 14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! 15 For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance-- now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.” If any human feels the weight of his own sin, feels the wrath of God upon them, grieves their sins, and even cry out, “I believe in Jesus”, can still end up in the Eternal Lake of Fire, why? REPENTANCE! Acts 3:19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, 20 and that he may send the Christ, who has been appointed for you-- even Jesus.” Without repentance there is no Salvation! Matthew 3:8 “Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.” Christ Jesus was Sacrificed for you on the Cross, so repent of your sins and believe in the Death, burial and Resurrection of Jesus! God does not except your ignorance, Master card, Visa or American express as a payment for your sin debt. Jesus is the Purpose of the Passover celebration! Let it never be forgotten that Jesus gives all that is needful for our salvation. It is highly important that all seekers after mercy should remember this. Faith is as much the gift of God as is the Savior upon whom that faith relies. Repentance of sin is as truly the work of grace as the making of an atonement by which sin is blotted out. Salvation, from first to last, is of grace alone. You will not misunderstand me. It is not the Holy Spirit who repents. He has never done anything for which He should repent. If He could repent, it would not meet the case; we must ourselves repent of our own sin, or we are not saved from its power. It is not the Lord Jesus Christ who repents. What should He repent of? We ourselves repent with the full consent of every faculty of our mind. The will, the affections, the emotions, all work together most heartily in the blessed act of repentance for sin; and yet at the back of all that is our personal act, there is a secret holy influence which melts the heart, gives contrition, and produces a complete change. The Spirit of God enlightens us to see what sin is, and thus makes it loathsome in our eyes. The Spirit of God also turns us toward holiness, makes us heartily to appreciate, love, and desire it, and thus gives us the impetus by which we are led onward from stage to stage of sanctification. The Spirit of God works in us to will and to do according to God’s good pleasure. To that good Spirit let us submit ourselves at once, that He may lead us to Jesus, who will freely give us the double benediction of repentance and remission, according to the riches of His grace. Have a Blessed and Christ centered Holy Week!