Letter to a Jehovah Witness

Thank you for the warm welcome. I am not really new to Waldorf. My family has lived in the area for 8 years, but prior to moving to Waldorf, we lived in Bowie. When we first bought our home 8 years ago, I can say that no one has sent us a letter welcoming us to the neighborhood. It was only after we have purchased this home that people have sought to invite. It is good to see other like myself interested in people. However there are reasons why people tend to reach out. My feeling is the sense of lostness and the lack of community. The lostness is great throughout southern MD. Your probably questioning what I mean by lostness? Well the fact of the matter is, all mankind is lost because of sin. We are lost and without hope . Sin has condemned humanity to death. We are all going to die as the scripture says in Hebrews 9:27 that “it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgement” Death was the consequence of sin coming into the world through one man (Romans 5:12), therefore making all men sinful. We know that no one is perfect, but why do we strive to be perfect. When the word of God in Romans says that no one is good no not even one(Romans 3:12). For we all have fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). The wages of sin is death (Rom 6:23). Not only physical death but also a spiritual death as seen in Rev 20:14. When death and hell will be thrown into the lake of fire. Therefore no can stand before a Holy God. The lostness is not being able to stand before the wrath of God and be judged by the works of our unrighteousness. Yet the good news is that Christ having been offered once to bear the sins of many, wil appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him (Hebrews 9:28). Jesus being the scapegoat as seen in the Hebrew scriptures in how the atonement for sins were to be cleansed temporarily every year. That is the works but we are free from works and by faith in Christ Jesus. The Bible is clear as to what we need to do to be saved Romans 10:9 says “ If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. It is so emphatic that it reiterated Romans 10:13 “for everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Why do we call on the Lord because we will die and have to stand before God and give an account of our lives. It isn’t based on a Church but on the finished work of Christ John 19:30 no blood of bulls or goats but the blood of Jesus. By placing faith in Jesus you will be saved as it is written John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, whoever does no obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. The words of Jesus are clear he says as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness so must the Son of Man be lifted up that whoever believes in him may have eternal life (John 3:14-15). Jesus says that he is the bread that comes down John 6:41. He is the good shepherd he lays his life down for his sheep John 10:14. Jesus says that he is the resurrection and the life. “Whoever believe in me though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die” Do you believe this? If you do not believe these things you do not have a promise of eternal life you are without hop and the wrath of God remains on you. It is simple as believing and placing your trust hope and faith in the free gift of God, but it is not of works so that anyone should boast. Ephesians 2:8,9 It is of importance that you well intention letter does not go without mention. However the bible is clear as Matthew 7:21-23 “ Not everyone who says to me ‘Lord, Lord’, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” The works that they have done they think it will get them into his heaven no it is not works or well intention letters of evangelism, but those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ will be saved. Acts 17:31. That is the will of the Father to believe on the Jesus. Again it is of true importance Titus 3:4-7 “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Do you believe? or are you going to believe what is false? Grace and Peace and hope to speak with you soon. Lamar