There has
been a lot of press coverage about Ebola and it seems to have
whipped up a
lot of fear and uncertainty.
So let’s
have a look at five main reasons why
this would be so.
Five main reasons why people fear Ebola:
1. Dreadful pain
Perhaps
this is worthy of consideration? People are hearing that it is a very
complicated and gruesome finish to one’s life with your internal organs
dissolving and so on.
However,
you don’t need to worry if you do catch it, as hospitals are well
equipped to
deal with pain relief and this is the comforting thought here.
In the
unlikely event of you catching Ebola, you needn’t fear the pain because
you
won’t be in any.
They’ll
simply numb you into the grave.
But, Dear
Reader, look on the bright side, there is a probability that you will
survive.
2. “Dying with the music in you”
Now, we’ve
all heard this phrase. It has something to do with having regrets about
something you didn’t do in this life.
But hey, I
say, what will it matter if you’re six foot under?
What does
it matter if you just curl up your toes and go to the grave? You won’t
have any
regrets! They reckon that dead is dead and you don’t have any conscious
thought. What do you think?
3. Not achieving your potential
Well then,
you’d better get cracking because time is running out! Enroll in that
Degree
Course! Climb Mt Everest! Swim around Australia! Cross the Arctic
wastes! Eliminate
world poverty!
Look my
friend, science has proven beyond all doubt that 10/10 people will die.
Yes,
that’s right, one day we will all eventually gasp our last breath. So
what does
it matter if it’s this weekend or in forty years’ time?
4. The world will be robbed of the next great
Astronaut, Scientist or Musician
Now we’ve
had Bird flu, Cow Disease and SARS and numerous other plagues sweeping
the
world from time to time. London, a couple of centuries ago, was nearly
wiped
out with the Bubonic Plague.
Look, when
it’s all boiled down, there are several million Engineers, Doctors and
Scientists graduating each year, from the Universities in China and
India
alone.
Now, if
one of them can’t find the next great cure or get to the moon, who can?
5. Leaving your bereaving loved ones
Look
folks, that’s what happens when anyone dies and it can be very
distressing for
those left. But as has been stated, they reckon when you’re dead, you
won’t be
aware of all this. And as they say “Well death is just part of living!”
What if Tony Abbot should say …
Now
imagine if Tony Abbot would get on TV one night and mumble the
following:
“er … ah …
look people … ah … to all my fellow Australians … ahm … I just want to
say that
… errr … the real reason for fearing the … aaahhh … er … Ebola epidemic
… um …
should be as follows … ahhh … and I take this direct from the … ahhh …
should I
say … ahmmm … the Bible … er … the Christian Bible … and … ahh … it
goes like
this … er … and I read directly from Romans
chapter 4 verse 5 … and it reads …
er… like this … and if you have your
Bibles at home you can all follow me ….
“But to him that worketh not, but believeth
on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for
righteousness.”
and … ar …
furthermore, ladies and gentlemen, I
will read from … err … Romans chapter 3 verse 23 … ahh … and it says … “For all have sinned, and come short of the
glory of God”.
Now … ahhh
… look people … the reason I am ahhh … saying this is that … because …
aaah …
and I quote again from the errr … ahmm …Bible … which says … and this
is Jesus
himself speaking … and he says … “I said
therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe
not that
I am he, ye shall die in your sins.” (John
8:24).
Now look my fellow Australians … err… a truckload of
goodness can’t get
you into heaven … ahhh … but one sin will keep you out. In fact … for
just one
sin … of which we have millions … err … ahh … it will see you burn in
hell for
eternity.
Er… to get into heaven … you have to be … ahhh … perfect
with no sin …
just like ahh… God is. So you must have your sins washed away by
the blood
of Jesus. Ahh … that’s from the book of Revelation chapter 1 verse
5. (Revelation 1:5)
Now people
… errr… once you are born again …
that’s the words of Jesus himself … you can never be lost. Now this is
just the
greatest news you’ll ever hear from me or anyone.
This is the real reason we must all fear
Ebola because … we … don’t want to die in our sins.”
(Yeah
right! That’ll happen)
The REAL five facts to fear death by Ebola
1. You are born a sinner
Did you
know that when you were born, you weren’t taught how to sin, it just
came
naturally. That’s right, you’re a natural – yep! A natural born sinner
and you
can’t help but sin. You were not born pure and spotless. You sin
because you
are born with a sin nature. The Bible declares we are sinners by our
very
nature.
2. You are living as a sinner
This is
the problem, you just keep on sinning as you grow up. In fact, although you hate it, there’s a part of you
that just loves
the hate, anger, murder, lust, fornication, lying and cheating you go
on with
every day.
And here’s
the thing, there’s no counseling, drugs, meditation, religion or
‘mountain-top’
experience, that can free you from your prison. Of course we can all
turn off
the tap for a little while to get a bit of relief.
3. You will die in your sins
Now here’s
when the shutter comes down – it’s all too late to start making peace
with God.
No amount of works is able to wash away one sin. Dear Friend, unless
your sins
are taken away, you’ll burn and cry like a tormented cat for all
eternity in
the lake of fire.
4. You will be condemned as a sinner
If you
haven’t got saved before you die, then it’s too late when you stand
before God
to be judged. The Bible says “…it is
appointed unto men once to die,
but after this the judgment” (Heb 9:27
5. You will spend eternity, physically
burning in the lake of fire
“Ah!” you
say “there’s no physical body when you die. It just rots in the grave.”
My Dearest
Friend, when Jesus walked through the wall after he was resurrected,
didn’t he
have a physical body that could be touched?” Look it up in John in John
chapter
20 verse 27. (John 20:27)
If God is
God, and he is, he’ll see to it that you burn physically in the lake of
fire
for eternity whether you believe it or not.
After
being thrown into hell, you will then spend your after life, (yes you
will live
forever) with the “… the devil that
deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the
beast and
the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for
ever and
ever.” (Revelation 20:10)
Jesus Christ is your only salvation
The Bible
lovingly and gently reminds us “But God
commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners,
Christ died
for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be
saved
from wrath through him. (Romans 5:8-9)
Jesus has
already paid for your way to enter into heaven. If you receive the Lord
Jesus
Christ as your one and only Saviour, you will receive God’s only means
of
salvation for you.
Are you
willing to give up your good works, religion and your way of thinking,
and come
to Jesus and be washed from all your sin and start life again? And
that’s what
you want, right? To start life again. Well you can. Be born again.
That’s’ what
the phrase means.
Why not ask Jesus Christ to save you right
now and wash away all your sins. He will save you … and that’s a fact!
By Harley Hitchcock
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