10 Things I Want You To Know

Some things are just too good to keep to yourself. We simply have to tell our friends, even strangers, about a favorite movie, a special book, or a great “bargain” store. Good news travels fast because we want to tell it. But there is other news we cannot help but tell our family and neighbors such as, “Have you heard about the tornado warning?” Those kinds of things may be upsetting, but good friends do not keep them to themselves. Some of the things I want you to know are heart warming things, and a few may be disturbing, but you need to know them. Please read them in the spirit of love with which they are written.

1. I want you to know that there is a true and living God who created heaven and earth. Gen. 1:1 says, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Perhaps the most convincing argument for the existence of God is the evidence of his creation. Did it get here by itself? Can there be an intelligent design without a designer? Hebrews 3:4 says, “For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.”
2. I want you to know that the same God who made us, gave us a book of laws to follow. I recently bought a new camera. It is a bit complex. Of course I needed some guidance on how to use it. God did not assemble us and then fail to give us an instruction book. David loved God’s law. He said, “Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way.” (Psalms 119:104)
3. I want you to know that though these laws may not always be to our liking, they are for our good. Deut. 6:24 says, “And the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day.”
4. I want you to know that all men are sinners and lost apart from God., in need of salvation. (Romans 3:23 says, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
5. I want you to know Jesus. God loved you so much he sent his Son, Jesus, to save you. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”The more you learn of Him, the more you will love Him.
6. I want you to know that you can be saved from your sins. There is no sin that is too big for God to forgive. Jesus showed God’s attitude when he was on the cross saying, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do."(Luke 23:34) If Jesus could forgive his own murderers, he can forgive you. To have your sins forgiven you must hear God’s word(Romans 10:17), believe in Jesus as God’s son(John 8:24), confess your faith in him(Romans 10:10), repent of(turn from) your sins (Acts 2:38), and be baptized into Christ(Mark 16:16).
7. I want you to know that there is a right way and a wrong way to live. Jesus himself said that there is a broad way that many go that leads to destruction, and a narrow way that few people find that leads to life(Matthew 7:13-14). There is one lifestyle for the Christian and another for the lost. (See 1 Corinthians 6:9-11).
8. I want you to know that God wants all men to worship Him. John 4:24 says, “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." Biblical worship includes singing(Eph. 5:19), praying(1 Thess. 5:17), giving(1 Cor. 16:1-2), preaching and taking the Lord’s Supper upon the first day of the week(Acts 20:7). If you are able, you should not fail to attend church services (Heb. 10:25).
9. I want you to know that Jesus died to establish a church that all of the saved are in. When those that Peter preached to were saved, they were added by God to his church. Acts 2:47 says, “praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.”
Jesus died for his church and he cherishes it(Ephesians 5:23-30). There is only one true church that we read of in the Bible
(See 1 Cor. 12:12-13).
10. I want you to know that I love you. Not only does God want you to be saved, but I do too. Please consider these things carefully. There is nothing more important than your soul. How can I help you in your obedience to the Lord? Please let me know.
Your Friend,
David Courington