Easter - The Ressurrected Christ

Pictures of Beloved Jesus Christ

On this Easter, we need to remind ourselves that Christ is ALIVE! We are all awaiting His return to claim those who believes in Him.

Easter is more important to Christians since the first Easter, than any Christmas - for Christmas is the day of Christ birth. But Christ had grown into a man and been crucified on the Cross! Jesus was RISEN on the third day!

This Easter, let's us all remember of His great sacrifice for the salvation of all mankind regardless of those who are rich (or poor), or who are good/kind (or bad). He came to Earth as a human baby to take on our sins as no other human being can due to our sinful nature.

Let all who believes in God, not be deceived by anyone that there are many ways to God.


This is NOT true for 'Jesus [had] answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 4:16 NIV)
For those who have yet to believe, THIS IS THE TRUE WAY.

God Bless!
Jennifer

Happy Easter! A Good Friday Exaltation.

The Story of Resurrection
(Adapted from Easter: The Day of 'Resurrection')

There is a Christian saying that says, "Prophets died, saints died, great men died - none of them ever returned to life. When Christ died some people remembered that He had foretold His resurrection..."

The reference of the Holy Bible
Behind the festive joys, feast, fun and family enjoyment, Easter reminds all of a significant event.

The event that Jesus Christ was resurrected, after having suffered and died. It reminds you that Christ, who was crucified on, what is now called, the Good Friday, showed Himself up on Easter. So, it is a time to celebrate. To celebrate - our Lord, who appeared on Earth for the good of mankind, is always with us.

The saying came as one of His prophecies where He (Jesus) would resurrect was foretold in the Holy Bible. And, with memories sharpened by hatred, his enemies were the first to remember his prophecy. Hardly had He been buried when they approached the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate with a request to guard the tomb. Pilate gave them soldiers and instructed them to secure the tomb. They went, sealed the stone that closed the entrance, and set the guards to keep watch day and night.

During the night of Friday, the day of his Crucifixion, through to Saturday, nothing had really happened. So did go the the whole of Saturday, the weekly rest day in Jerusalem then.

The things turned different on the early morning of the Sunday, the third day since Jesus was crucified. There was a great uproar and the guards of the tomb were all struck by lightning. for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. His face shining like lightning and his garments white as snow. At this sight, the soldiers trembled with fear and remained as dead men. When they came to their senses there was no point in watching over an empty tomb any longer.

They went to report the chief priest about the incident. In reply they were asked to distort the truth. And spread a story that the body of Jesus was stolen by his own disciples when the guards were asleep during the night.

Meanwhile, early on the following morning, that was Sunday morning, some holy women started for the tomb. They were surprised to see that the stone had been moved aside. They entered the tomb. And found it empty. As they wondered what all these meant, two angels appeared. The angels told them that Jesus had risen again, as he had already told.

Soon Peter, one of Jesus' twelve apostles got there along with John, his junior. They found only the linen and the piece of cloth used to wrap his body lied in the empty tomb. Puzzled, they left.

But Jesus was yet to appear in front of them. Instead, Jesus went farther. He turned up to join two of His disciples who were journeying from Jerusalem to a village called Emmaus. However, Jesus did not make Himself known to them. Jesus to them came to be known as a stranger who had real mastery over the holy Scriptures. Impressed they invited Jesus to stay with them and share their meal. Jesus agreed. But when at the table they recognized Jesus as He broke bread, he disappeared.

In no time the two disciples headed for Jerusalem. When they met the apostles and told them about everything happened, Jesus made his appearance. And Jesus convinced them all that he was alive and asked them if anything was there to eat. Then he ate in their presence as a living man does. With this everybody there became overwhelmed with joy that their master had returned to life. And life again had become meaningful to the apostles.

Jesus had eaten with them. Talked to them in a familiar manner. And finally he reminded them that he had come from heaven, sent by his Father to perform a task. Now, the task had been done by offering his life for the sins of mankind, it is time for the apostles to follow his suit. And Jesus gave the apostles the Holy Spirit: the power over sin. So one whose sins are forgiven by the apostles, would be forgiven by the heaven. After this Jesus left, as suddenly as he came in.

Jesus returned to the same place on the Sunday next, to make believe the unbelievers. And Jesus showed Himself now and then to teach His apostles the lessons and to teach them to live without Him. Jesus did this for a period of forty days.

On the fortieth day of His reappearance, when Jesus felt He had given the disciples all that He had to, He went back to the heaven. This same Jesus, our Lord, will come back just the same way He has left but the next time, He is not going to be a baby but as a fierce warrior to claim His own!

He had left His disciples to carry on His work and to reach His message of love and peace to all.

So, here I am, as one of His servant; proclaiming His Risen Glory to all who will believe and be saved from condemnation into eternal fire of hell... for JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY!!

How to believe and be saved?
1) Admit you are a sinner (Romans 3:23) and confess your sins for the penalty is eternal spiritual death (Romans 6:23)
2) Accept Jesus as your personal Savior (Romans 5:8) into your life,mind, heart and soul and be forgiven (Romans 10:13)
3) Actively pursue His Word (The Holy Bible - King James Version) and be baptized.

From your heart pray the following prayer:
Dear God, I know I am a sinner. Please forgive my sin. I believe that Jesus Christ died for my sin, was buried and arose again the third day. I acknowledge Jesus as the Lord of my life and promise to live an obedient life as taught in God's Word. I want Jesus to come into my heart right now and save me. I pray in Jesus' Name. Amen.

Easter - Receive A Free Gift - Be Saved & Celebrate! (Part 3)

Here's the rest - Part 3:
The GOOD NEWS is Jesus Christ - The Only Way! (John 14:6)

We need to constantly admit that we are sinners and seek His forgiveness.
In our current world, sins are always tempting you and I from becoming righteous. As Christians (new and old), we must constantly be cautious and not fall back into sin for the Bible mentioned that when we fall back to sin, we are back to belonging to the darkness. Christians must always keep a self-watching eye to stay on the righteous path.

We need to know that Jesus (alone) had taken all the world's sin upon His sinless self and died on the Cross of Calvary for us, and rose again (resurrected) 3 days later.
You need to acknowledge the fact that it was ONLY Jesus - God's Begotten Son - who had the authority and power to wash you of your sins with His Blood shed on Calvary. No other had and will ever be able to do so. Jesus took your place to pay for your sins! Christ's arms were nailed wide open to receive all who will come to God for forgiveness!

We need to repent, confess our sins. We need to seek forgiveness from God.
By now, you have realized that you are a sinner and that Jesus had paid for your sin.
What are you to do next?

You pray to God to confess all your sins and in your heart, be willing to repent and cut yourself completely from all sins and not commit them anymore from this minute on. Ask God for His Grace and Forgiveness.

We need to accept Jesus as our personal Savior.
Most importantly, you must trust in and accept Jesus into your heart and make Him your own personal Savior. He in turn will call upon the Holy Spirit to help you to live righteous in the sight of God.

This is a very serious decision in your life.
If God decides to take your life and declare death upon you the minute you click away from this page or this very night, will you still be sure you are going to Heaven or Hell?
Wait no longer... be VERY SURE!



From your heart, pray aloud this prayer:
Dear God, I know I am a sinner. Please forgive my sins. I believe that Jesus Christ died for my sins, was buried and arose again the third day. I acknowledge Jesus as the Lord of my life and promise to live an obedient life as taught in God's Word. I want Jesus to come into my heart right now and save me. I pray in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For new Christians, read the 10 Principles for new Christians.
Here's a bookmark of the Ten Commandments.

God Bless Your Soul!
Jennifer
http://www.my-personal-development-secrets.com/soul.html

Easter - Receive a Free Gift - Be Saved & Celebrate! (Part 2)

Welcome to Part 2:
However, I discovered that (even I already knew) that No One Will Enter Heaven because of our sinful nature. There's a standard of holiness - The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20) - which everyone cannot keep them all!

Let's us just look at 4 Commandments for instance:

1. "Thou shall not lie" - we all do that ... even when we are already Christian ... thinking since white lies don't hurt anyone, it's OK ... NO! It's not OK with God! A lie is a lie and we call this person a liar!

2. "Thou shall not steal" - we did that some point of time in our own lives - when we were very young and even when the value of the things we stole may be negligible ... it is still stealing. Such a person will be branded as a thief!

3. "Thou shall not commit adultery" - at some point of time we would at a woman (even a man) and in our stirred a desire for that person - such is lust and being an adulterer! The Bible said that even when we just look on her/him, we already committed adultery in our hearts (Matthew 5:28).

4. "Thou shall not take the name of your Lord in vain" - many people (including myself in the past) had use His Holy Name in our swearing. The Bible calls this blasphemy! When one does that, he/she is a blasphemer!

The Bible clearly stated in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 and Revelation 21:8 that such sinful people - liars, thieves, adulterers, blasphemers, and all other wickedness - will not inherit Eternal Heaven and instead be sent to Eternal Hell - the lake of fire which never ceases.

You and I are guilty of all these when Jesus comes again on Judgement Day. Hell is a real place! (Matthew 13:49-50)




More to come...
Jennifer
http://www.my-personal-development-secrets.com

Easter - Receive A Free Gift - Be Saved & Celebrate! (Part 1)

As you've learnt from my earlier post of what Easter is truly about, let me elaborate more...

Many people believe that they will be going to heaven after they die while others just acknowledge the fact that there's Heaven and Hell.

In this whole wide world of belief-systems, I couldn't find much consolation from many religions and their books. But only ONE - the HOLY BIBLE!

Upon a recent challenge from church members to write a script on how to witness to people, I began a journey of search, research and discovery:

Many who were witnessed to before would have realized by now that there are Heaven and Hell.



May God Bless Your Soul!
Jennifer
http://www.my-personal-development-secrets.com

The True Meaning Of Easter!

Dear Family and Friends

Do you know the true meaning behind Easter?

Well ... it's NOT about Easter Eggs and Easter Bunny!

It is the Day where Jesus Christ was risen from the Dead:

Good Friday is observed in remembrance of Jesus' execution by the occupying Roman army, and his burial in a cave-tomb.

Easter Sunday is the date when a group of his female followers first noticed the empty tomb, and concluded that he had been resurrected or "risen from the dead".

Here's an e-card from hallmark for your viewing:

http://www.hallmark.com/ECardWeb/ECV.jsp?a=1172992293075M000000N&product_id=

Enjoy!
Thejs-family