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GOD Is Still In The Miracle Business, Nothing Is Too Late For You Claim It!

 

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Isaiah 5:20, "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"

Romans 12:2, "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."

 

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Revelation 22:11-14, "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city."

 

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Isaiah 8:20, "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."

1 John 4:1-3, "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world."

2 John 7,9, "For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son."

 

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Biblically we know that Satan does not want us to read the gospels because they prove who Jesus is. He does not want us to worship Jesus who is God because he wants to be God himself which is impossible.

Islam takes the focus away from Jesus who is Saviour and paid the penalty for our sins so we don't have to, to Muhammed who is a created being, cannot save anyone and is dead.

 

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Matthew 9:10-13, "Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

In this passage, Jesus made it clear that He ate with sinners, not to tolerate their sin but to call them to repentance. Jesus' mission was to save and heal, not to ignore or condone wrongdoing.

The Pharisees criticized Him for associating with sinners, but Jesus rebuked them by quoting Hosea 6:6, "For I desire mercy and not sacrifice", meaning that God values compassion and transformation over empty religious rituals.

Jesus came to offer grace, but His grace isn't meant to be abused or misunderstood as approval of sinful behaviour. He came for the lost and broken, to lead them to repentance and a new life.

Luke 5:32 says, "I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

Repentance is a key part of Jesus' ministry, it involves turning away from sin and toward God.

In our generation today, many misunderstand God's love as tolerance of sin. But the Bible is clear: God's love calls us to holiness.

In Revelation 3:19, Jesus says, "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent."

True love doesn't leave people in their sin; it calls them to a transformed life.

In these end times, as we wait for Christ’s return, we must remember 2 Peter 3:9, which says, "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance."

In these last days, we must not tolerate sin in the name of love but show the world the true love of Christ calling people to repentance and pointing them to the hope of salvation through Jesus Christ alone.

Romans 2:4 says, "Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?"

The kindness of God is meant to lead us away from sin, not to enable it.

Jesus ate with sinners to offer them a chance to change, to repent, and to find new life. And today, as His followers, we are called to do the same not to tolerate sin, but to share the message of hope, mercy, and repentance.

This message reminds us that the ultimate goal of God's love is not tolerance, but transformation, especially as we live in the end times, eagerly awaiting Christ’s return.