"You were DEAD because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you ALIVE with Christ, for He forgave all of your sins!"
There is a popular movie called, "Dead Man Walking". The theme of the movie is that although sometimes men are alive and walking they are going to die and they just do not know it! Their death is imminent and inevitable because of the poison they have all ready consumed. They may be oblivious to the fact but their demise is going to occur in just a matter of time. The One Truth Today explains that we are all spiritually dead because of our sins and we can only escape certain death and be made alive again, by Jesus Christ. We can be born again and avoid the second death by accepting the free gift of eternal life when we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. We are all dead because of our sinful nature, but when Christ forgives us of all of our sins we are made ALIVE and not DEAD! ARE YOU ALIVE OR DEAD?
You may be alive physically, in this world at this moment, but you may be spiritually dead and that may lead to eternal separation from God and your not being born again to new and eternal life. You are in essence, a "dead man walking". One thing will happen to all of us, we will all die and then the judgement. You have a body of flesh that will die, but you also have a spiritual component that will live forever. The question is where will it exist. Where will you spend eternity, in Heaven or in Hell? If you have not been forgiven of your sins and given your life to Jesus Christ then you will not live an eternal life with Him. You will remain dead in your sin and you will be subject to eternal damnation. ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE?
The "Good News" is that we have a Saviour who will give us new and eternal life, and save us from the second death. Christ will forgive you of all of your sins and change your nature. He will make you alive and not allow you to die. The choice is always yours. You can accept the free gift of eternal life or you can reject the Lord and be condemned by yourself to damnation.
The only way you can change your carnal and sinful nature is to ask Jesus Christ into your life!
You can make that choice that leads to life or leads to death. You can be alive as a new creature in Christ Jesus, or you can remain a "Dead Man Walking". ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE?
