God From Beginning To End
When you read the Holy Bible, you see God from beginning to end. This shouldn’t be surprising since the Bible is God’s word. 2 Timothy 3:16 says: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. All Scripture, the entire Bible is inspired by God, not just the red letters. Our Father God wrote the Bible through the Holy Spirit that gave men the words God wanted them to write.
God from beginning to end. God from the beginning. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth (Genesis 1:1). The Bible literally starts out with God, in the very first verse. In the beginning, God… Genesis starts out with God at the very first. What did God do? He created the heaven and the earth.
No Evolution
There is no such thing as evolution from one species to another. No matter how much God haters run around claiming they have scientific proof of evolution, they are lying. They have none. Zero. Not one single animal that morphed into another animal. There is no species to species evolution.
God’s word says: And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good (Genesis 1:21). And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good (Genesis 1:24-25).
Not only did God make all the animals after their kind, He also made us! We didn’t evolve from monkeys, we are individually made by God in His image. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them (Genesis 1:26-27).
God Made Us In His Image
Did you catch that? God made each and every one of us after His image. We are all different. We all have different finger prints. We are uniquely made by God. Listen to Jeremiah 1:4-5: Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
David says: For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
We Messed Things Up
It’s God from beginning to end. God made us, made the world and all the creatures. But not long after the beginning, man messed up. Adam and Eve sinned in the garden of Eden. This is relayed to us in Genesis 3 God created all the wonders of the world and mankind messed it up nearly from the very beginning. Only three chapters into the Bible and man is already rebelling against God.
Guess what? Men are still rebelling against God today. You see, the rest of the Bible points to God through Jesus Christ. The Son of God is the only Savior of mankind. Moses told the Israelites that God would raise up a Savior, a great Prophet. The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken (Deuteronomy 18:15). Then the Israelites looked to the brazen serpent that was lifted high when they were bitten by deadly snakes because of their rebellion against God. Jesus said: And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life (John 3:14-15).
Mankind Needs A Savior
The Psalms and the Prophets tell about the coming Messiah, the Savior. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, David wrote about the suffering of Christ that was to come. He prophesied that Jesus would be crucified. Isaiah 53 describes the suffering servant and clearly talks about Jesus suffering and dying for transgressors. That’s you and me by the way. We have all transgressed against God’s Law. For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
We’ve all lied, most of us have stolen, all of us have coveted and lusted and not a single one of us has loved God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength every day of our lives. We’ve all rebelled against God.
But amazingly, God still loves us so much that he sent His only begotten Son to live a perfect life. Jesus never sinned one time, yet He suffered, bled and died in our place. He bore God’s wrath over our sins as He hung on the cross. The Lord died on the cross, was buried and rose victoriously three days later. Jesus defeated death, Hell, Satan and sin.
You Can Be Saved
You can be saved if you repent and put your trust in Jesus. Admit that you are a sinner. Confess and forsake your sins. Cry out for Jesus to save you and surrender your life fully to Him. Submit yourself to Jesus Christ our Lord and receive everlasting life.
But if you reject the only way of salvation through Christ alone, you will be banished from the eternal garden – from Heaven. You will not make it to Heaven as an unrepentant, rebellious sinner. Instead of worshiping God for all of eternity in Heaven, all unbelievers will have their part in the lake of fire and brimstone which burns forever. All unbelievers will suffer God’s righteous anger forever and ever.
Jesus Is The Only Savior
The New Testament specifically tells about Jesus Christ the Lord. The Book of Matthew tells us that Jesus was born of the virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit. Matthew 1:21 states: And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins. The Gospels tell us about the miracles that Jesus performed. He healed the sick, lame, blind and raised the dead.
Jesus also preached the Gospel. Mark 1:14-15 says: Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
In The Beginning Was The Word
In John 1:1-5 we read: says In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
In John 14:6 we learn that there is no other way of salvation. Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. The Lord is the only Way. We all need a savior because just like Adam and Eve, we have all sinned against God. Each and every one of us. None of us are without sin. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23). But Jesus is the only Savior for sinful mankind.
Repent!
But we must come to God the way He commands and that’s through Jesus. And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead (Acts 17:30-31). Acts 3:19 says: Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.
We are to have repentance toward God and faith in Jesus Christ. The apostle Paul said And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house, Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 20:20-21).
Repent and be converted. Repent and believe the Gospel. Turn from your sin and put your faith in Jesus. The Bible is very clear that a person must repent and trust Jesus. This isn’t something you can do on your own. God is the one who convicts you over your sins and reveals His holiness to you. He is the one that draws you to Himself. No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day (John 6:44).
Salvation Is A Free Gift From God
But you must hear the Gospel before you can receive the gift of salvation. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast (Ephesians 2:8-9). If Jesus is calling you today, do not resist the Spirit. Confess and forsake your sins. Put your trust in Jesus Christ like you’ve never trusted anything before. Submit to His Lordship. Surrender your life to Him. Go where He tells you to go. Do what He tells you do. Say what He tells you to say.
The Bible reveals God from beginning to end. Revelation 20:11-15 states: And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation 21:8 says: But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Oh don’t miss this today. Those who die in their sins will suffer God’s wrath forever and ever. It will still be God from beginning to end (the wrath of God), but the suffering and torment never ends.
The End Of The Bible
But for those who repent and trust Jesus, the Bible ends with God. Revelation 22:1 states: And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. Revelation 22:13 says: I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last and the Bible ends with Revelation 22:20-21: He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. God from beginning to end. Do you know Him? Have you repented and surrendered your life to Jesus Christ our Lord?
(A basic version of this message was presented at Planned Parenthood on January 11, 2017)