Romans 10:14
King James Version
14 How then shall they call on him
in whom they have not believed?
and how shall they believe in him
of whom they have not heard?
and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Pretend you don't know a thing about JESUS.
That you live in the boondocks.
And honestly don't know a thing about the LORD.
Would that mean you can't be saved?
That you'll burn in the fires of hell?
What chance have you got?
So, I took this little exercise of finding out.
As always, I turn to SPIRIT, and Scripture.
Join me in my little trip to discovery.
Let's take this a step at a time.
GOD is a loving GOD.
A merciful GOD.
He sent JESUS for this primary purpose:
Luke 19:10
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10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save
that which was lost.
JESUS, the faithful shepherd, looks for that one, lost soul.
Luke 15:4-6
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4 What man of you,
having an hundred sheep,
if he lose one of them,
doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness,
and go after that which is lost,
until he find it?
5 And when he hath found it,
he layeth it on his shoulders,
rejoicing.
6 And when he cometh home,
he calleth together his friends and neighbours,
saying unto them,
Rejoice with me;
for I have found my sheep which was lost.
What does "lost" mean?
Romans 8:8
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8 So then they that are in the flesh
cannot please God.
Galatians 5:19-21
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19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest,
which are these;
Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance,
emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness,
revellings, and such like:
of the which I tell you before,
as I have also told you in time past,
that they which do such things
shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Yeah, but you're alone in the boondocks.
How can you possibly sin?
Romans 3:23
King James Version
23 For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of God;
Romans 3:10
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10 As it is written,
There is none righteous,
no, not one:
Isolated as you are, you're still part of the world, aren't you?
Why would GOD forget you?
John 3:16
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16 For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish,
but have everlasting life.
2 Peter 3:9
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9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise,
as some men count slackness;
but is longsuffering to us-ward,
not willing that any should perish,
but that all should come to repentance.
If you live in the boondocks, perhaps, you don't want to have anything to do with the world.
You want to live simply, quietly, peacefully.
Might it not be that GOD would eye you for all that?
Psalm 14:2
King James Version
2 The Lord looked down from heaven
upon the children of men,
to see if there were any that did understand,
and seek God.
You're probably not even aware you're seeking GOD.
But the fact you're seeking peace and quiet, means you've got the potential seeds for GOD to come into your life.
But what if you don't know GOD at all?
Well, HE knows you.
Jeremiah 1:5
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5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee;
and before thou camest forth out of the womb
I sanctified thee,
and I ordained thee a prophet
unto the nations.
Okay, okay, you're not a prophet.
But GOD did BREATHE life into you.
Genesis 2:7
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7 And the Lord God formed man
of the dust of the ground,
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life;
and man became a living soul.
You were created in His image, and likeness.
How can He not KNOW you?
Genesis 1:26-27
King James Version
26 And God said,
Let us make man in our image,
after our likeness:
and let them have dominion
over the fish of the sea,
and over the fowl of the air,
and over the cattle,
and over all the earth,
and over every creeping thing
that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God created he him;
male and female created he them.
GOD's got plans for you.
Jeremiah 29:11-13
King James Version
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,
saith the Lord,
thoughts of peace,
and not of evil,
to give you an expected end.
12 Then shall ye call upon me,
and ye shall go and pray unto me,
and I will hearken unto you.
13 And ye shall seek me,
and find me,
when ye shall search for me
with all your heart.
GOD knows who are HIS.
2 Timothy 2:19
King James Version
19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure,
having this seal,
The Lord knoweth them that are his.
And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ
depart from iniquity.
And once you are His, He gives you to His Son, JESUS:
John 6:37
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37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me;
and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
John 6:39
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39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me,
that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing,
but should raise it up again at the last day.
John 10:27-28
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27 My sheep hear my voice,
and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life;
and they shall never perish,
neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
You see, you can go up the boondocks, you can shun the world, but GOD won't shun you.
You can hide, but if GOD sets His eyes on you, forget it.
You're His.
Job 34:21
King James Version
21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man,
and he seeth all his goings.
Proverbs 15:3
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3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
beholding the evil and the good.
Proverbs 5:21
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21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord,
and he pondereth all his goings.
Ephesians 2:10
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10 For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good works,
which God hath before ordained
that we should walk in them.
Hebrews 4:13
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13 Neither is there any creature
that is not manifest in his sight:
but all things are naked and opened
unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Admit it.
You've run out of excuses not to love the LORD.
Much less to make an effort to know Him.
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