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THE BAD NEWS [NKJV]:

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(1) Romans 5.12 - "Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned..."

 

(2) Romans 5.16 "And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned. For the judgment which came from one offense resulted in

                          condemnation, but the free gift which came from many offenses resulted in justification."

 

(3) Psalms 51.5 - "Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me."

 

(4) Psalm 14.1-3 "The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, There is none who does good. The

                          Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek God. They have all turned

                          aside, they have together become corrupt; there is none who does good, no, not one."

 

(5) Isaiah 53.6 - "For we all, like sheep, have gone astray. Each of us has turned to his own way. And the Lord has layed on Him (Jesus Christ) the iniquity of

                         us all."

 

(6) Romans 3.23 - "For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God."

 

(7) Revelation 21.8 - "But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the

                                lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."

 

(8) Romans 1.18-32 - "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in

                                 unrighteousness, because what may be know of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the

                                 world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so

                                 that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile

                                 in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the

                                 incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man - and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things. Therefore God

                                 gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God

                                 for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. For this reason God gave

                                 them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving

                                 the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in

                                 themselves the penalty of their error which was due. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them

                                 over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness

                                 covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God,

                                 violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving,

                                 unmerciful; who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the

                                 same but also approve of those who practice them."

 

(9) Galatians 5.19-21 - "Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred,

                                  contentions, jealousies, ourbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders [including of babies], drunkenness,

                                  revelries, and the like; of which I told you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not

                                  inherit the kingdom of God."

 

(10) Romans 6.23a - "For the wages of sin is death..."

 

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GOOD NEWS [NKJV]

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(1) Acts 17.30 - "Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent..."

 

(2) Matthew 4.17 - "From that time on Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, for the kigdom of heaven is at hand."

 

(3) Mark 1.15 - "[John the Baptist] ... saying, 'The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.' "

 

(4) Acts 2.38 - "Then Peter said to them, 'Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall

                         receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.' "

 

(5) Joel 2.32, Acts 2.21, Romans 10.13 - "...whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved..."

 

(6) John 3.16-17 - For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son [Jesus Christ], that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have

                        everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. "

 

(7) John 1.1-2,14 - "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning...and the Word

                               became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth."

 

(8) John 1.34 - "And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God."

 

(9) Daniel 3.25 - " 'Look!' " he answered, 'I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the

                            Son of God.' "

 

(10) Matthew 8.29 - "And suddenly ... [the demons]... cried out, saying, 'What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have you come here to

                               torment us before the time?' "

 

(11) Matthew 26.63 - "But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, 'I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the

                                Christ, the Son of God!' Jesus said to him, 'It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting

                               at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven."

 

(12) Luke 22.70 - "Then they all said, 'Are You then the Son of God?' So He said to them, 'You rightly say that I AM.' "

 

(13) John 1.49 - Nathanael answered and said to Him, 'Rabbi, You are the son of God! You are the King of Israel!' "

 

(14) Romans 5.8 - But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."

 

(15) 1 Corinthians 15.1-8 - "Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you recieved and in which you stand, by

                                        which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached you - unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you

                                        first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins [on the cross] according to the Scriptures, and that He was

                                        buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the 12. After

                                        that He was seen by over 500 brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep.

                                        After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. Then last of all He was seen by me [Saul of Tarsus / Paul the apostle]

                                        oas by one born out of due time. For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I

                                        persecuted the church of God."

 

(16) Romans 6.23b - "...but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord."

 

(17) Romans 10.9-10 - "...that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be

                                  saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."

 

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ADDITIONAL ETERNAL REWARDS

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(1) Revelation 21.1 - Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea."

 

(2) Matthew 19.16, 29 ; Matthew 25.46 ; Mark 10.17, 30 ; Luke 10.25 ; Luke 18.18, 30 ; John 3.15 ; John 4.36 ; John 5.39 ; John 6.54, 68 - "...eternal life."

 

(3) Revelation 3.12 - " 'He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My

                               God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My

                               new name.' "

 

(4) Revelation 21.9-27 - the New Jerusalem is absolutely beautiful beyond compare. No evil will be in it.

 

(5) Revelation 2.7 - " 'To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.' "

 

(6) Revelation 2.10-11 - " 'Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life... He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.' "

 

(7) Revelation 2.17 - " 'To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name

        which no one knows except him who receives it.' "

 

(8) Revelation 2.26-28 - " 'And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations...as I also have received

        from My Father; and I will give him the morning star.' "

 

(9) Revelation 3.5 - " 'He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name

        before My Father and before His angels.' "

 

(10) Revelation 3.21 - " 'To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.' "

 

(11) Revelation 21.1-27 - All things will be made new and we will dwell together in the New Jerusalem city.

 

(12) 1 Corinthians 15.51-52 - "Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed - in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the

       last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." In other words, we get immortal bodies.

 

(13) Acts 26.18 - " '...to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness

         of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.' "

 

(14) Ephesians 1.13-14 - "In Him you also trusted, after you heard the Word of Truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were

          sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession [us], to the praise of

          His glory."