What If I Am Wrong?
Being human, of course I am often wrong. But what if I am wrong about Jesus Christ being the Messiah? What if I am wrong that He is the only way to gain salvation and to be with Him in Heaven forever? If I am wrong, or if all Christians are wrong about this key point, what have we lost in our life on this earth? Of course we have lost the wonderful promised life in Heaven, but what about life now? In searching my mind about the life I led before coming to a true faith in Christ, and my life now, I couldn’t come up with a single thing that has been lost. Those of us who have led lives where we valued money and possessions, entertainment and relationships more than valuing a personal relationship with Christ, may feel that they have lost something when they decide to give up some or all of these pursuits. I had a portion of this in my life. But so much is gained even in the present life through the feeling of peace, and having the Lord and the Holy Spirit helping with daily tasks and problems.
If we are right, what have all the true Christians who have a personal relationship with Jesus to gain? They will have a life of joy beyond measure after their time on earth has ended. They will go to Heaven to live with God forever and ever. Heaven is far, far more beautiful and joyful than any life on earth ever has been or ever will be. To me, this is a win-win situation. I really don’t feel that anything has been lost that I formerly valued more than a relationship with Christ. Now earthly possessions and money mean little to me. My life has changed in many ways. I no longer have any desire for better and better things. I don’t spend as much time on activities that I used to think important. I don’t think about nor miss anything of the past. Although I have been fortunate or blessed to have had a most happy life, now it is even better. I trust God. I trust Him not to keep us from problems although this does happen. I trust Him to be with us and help us to overcome our problems or gain strength to bear them.
I don’t look down on anyone, nor do I think I am better than those who so far have chosen not to accept Christ’s offer of salvation. I simply feel a deep sorrow for them. If beliefs that Christians have are correct, I know where those folks will spend eternity if they don’t finally accept Jesus. It will be a life of grief and torture for ever and ever with no escape. So what should a person choose? Should she or he take a chance that life is all over when they die? Should they believe that their true self is not their soul that lives forever, but is simply their earthly bodies? To me the choice is a no-brainer. It is easy to choose to be with Christ after leaving this earth. But the choice must be made.
The Bible tells us in many places about our soul and what we must do to attain Heaven. We have to believe that Jesus was sent to earth to teach by example how we should live. His final purpose was to die on the cross to redeem the sins of mankind. His resurrection that was witnessed by many and written about by his disciples is the basis for Christian faith. Jesus said: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.” John 14:6. We need to know that His sacrifice was for our sins. Then we must realize that we are not perfect, far from it, and that we have sinned if only in valuing something more than a relationship with Christ. After recalling our sins, we must confess them to Jesus Christ and ask for forgiveness. He will forgive sins, no matter how great. Then we must trust Jesus with our lives and learn to love Him. Each step is easy and rewarding. But we must take these steps; just being a good person will land us in the bad place. We must take the necessary steps and choose Heaven for our afterlife for an eternity. To not make this choice in this way, we are really choosing Satan and hell. Don’t wait another day to choose your salvation! We can’t be absolutely sure that we will be here even tomorrow, can we?
With the wish that the love of Christ will be with everyone. George Hagen