The End: How close are we III

Welcome to another show of the series by Pastor Raymond Woodward called The End, How Close Are We? This is the final part of this series. Remember that this message was preached 2 years ago. Note how much worse things are now and how fast they are escalating. Nobody can deny that we must make sure that we are ready for the return of Jesus! We had some questions regarding what we believe is needed for a person to be saved. You need to get into the bible and pray for yourselves instead of looking for someone to share what your belief system is to be. We are warned to work out our salvation with fear and trembling. This is the same fear that is spoken of when it says the fear of GOD is the beginning of wisdom. Do not let your biggest decision be based on the opinion or the life of someone else. There are some basics in looking at salvation. The four gospels tell us of the life of Jesus and takes us to HIS opening of the understanding of the disciples before going up into the clouds in Luke 24. Why wait until now to do this? Because the new birth plan had not been completed. Jesus when asked about salvation said we have to be born again. Jesus then expanded this to tell them they had to be born again of the water and of the spirit. This is detailed in John 3. We read in Acts 2 of the birth of the new testiment church. Acts 2:38&39 provides us the details of how to be born of the water and the spirit and details that water baptisim in Jeus name is needed for the remission of sin. This scripture also fits the pattern in supplying the details of Matthew 28:19. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Jesus is the name that these titles are all attached to. Most churches try to leave out the book of Acts as it is written of the example of church histroy! Why?