THE FOUNDATION

Even though the Bible predicts apostasy in the Last Days, it also declares that the true gospel of Christ is ETERNAL (Revelation 14:6). It cannot be lost! After the fullness of the Gentiles has come in, when the desire to believe can no longer be found among them, God will turn again to the Jews and soften their hearts to the gospel of Christ. Then, as the Apostle Paul says... "All of Israel will be Saved." (Romans 11:25-27)(Revelation 7:1-7)

Now, for those of us who are Gentiles, and who still have eyes to see, and ears to hear... "The gate is wide, and the way broad that leads to destruction." (Matthew 7.13-14) The world is full of false "ways" to salvation. Despite their outward appearance, these other "ways" lead only to destruction. The Lord pleads with us to take the small and narrow gate, the only path that leads to life. "I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father, but through Me..." (John 14:6) Jesus leaves us absolutely no room for doubt. He is the only way of salvation. He alone is the embodiment of all truth. The power of life itself rests exclusively in only Jesus.

This is the foundation! Make no mistake, any other belief is death. The foundation of salvation must be built on this rock. "For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Christ Jesus." (1Corinthiam 3:11) The trumpet that sounds true and clear... sounds the gospel with Christ alone as its foundation.

"Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons, and in your name perform many miracles? And then I will declare to them, I never knew you, depart from me you who practice lawlessness." (Matthew 7:22-23) What can this frightening passage mean? It means that those of us who claim to be Christians, should search our hearts and souls for exactly what we believe, and in whom we are really trusting. Do we believe in God's mercy toward sinners, or in a process of transformation. Is our trust in Christ, or in our potential to be like Christ? The phrase "...in that day...", refers to the day when Christ returns to judge all who have rejected his offer of grace and mercy, whether they claim to be a Christian or not.

God's mercy requires us to do only one thing before we enter the small and narrow gate, the gate that leads to salvation. We must leave outside the gate, all hope in ourselves in our relationship to God, then, we must walk through and NEVER look back!