Rest in peace

 


Rest in peace. 

Madalas natin itong sabihin sa mga namatayan upang ipatungkol sa kapahingahan ng namatay. Marahil bedridden for years and namatay at ang kamatayan ay kapahingahan sa kaniya. Marahil may sakit, may kapansanan o kaya ay hirap sa buhay ang namatay, and supposedly death is an escape from all of these. 

Gusto nating aluhin ang namatayan. Gusto natin silang i-comfort. So we say condolences to them and rest in peace to the departed. 

But.

I don't want to burst your bubbles. I don't want to remove any comfort. But the truth is, if you die without believing in Jesus Christ, you won't have peace on the other side of life. You'll be in eternal torment, day and night. 

Sin separated man from God and unfortunately all are sinners. The penalty for unpaid sin is the Lake of Fire. But in God's love, He sends His only begotten Son Jesus to die at the Cross for our sins. He removed sins as a barrier before God and man. All a person need to do to benefit from Christ's work on the Cross, to have eternal life, to have true peace, in other words to be saved, is to believe in Jesus, John 3:16

Not to join a religion. 

Not to give money. 

Not to buy indulgences. 

Not to work and serve faithfully, no matter how good these are. 

Just believe. 

In Jesus only. 

This is grace. 

Apart from merit or any works. 

If a person rejected Christ, the Bible is clear: that person is condemned already, John 3:18, 36. 

And one has to believe in this side of life, Heb 9:27, since there is no second chances. No purgatory. No post-mortem salvation. 

That is why as much as I want to say RIP to the departed, he won't have peace unless he believed in Jesus before he died. 

It takes only one act of faith to have eternal life. 

If you believe in Him you have eternal life. Right now. 

If you do, you'll have peace while still alive and will definitely have that peaceful rest when you die. 

So don't waste your time. Believe in Jesus for eternal life, Acts 16:31; John 3:16.

Manatiling nakapokus sa biyaya. Huwag ninyong hayaang nakawin ng mga huwad na guro ang inyong karapatang mag-isip ng doktrina. 

(Kung gusto ninyo ng karagdagang impormasyon, bisitahin ninyo kami. May pagtitipon kami sa Dahat, kada Linggo, kada 1:00-3:00 pm. Sana manampalataya kayo at kita-kita tayo.

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