There Is No Other Way

Let's Get Real - Scripture Day 365
March 29, 2016 (one year of scripture posting)

The message has always been the same, repent of your sins and bear spiritual fruit (let your life show your repentance)...

"Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.  But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit in keeping with repentance."

Matthew 3:5-8 ESV

RANDY: This scripture is quoting John the Baptist, and took place shortly before he baptized Jesus.

The Bible is clear, John the Baptist had the "spirit of Elijah" (an Old Testament prophet who was predicted to return just before the Messiah). And John was quite literally just a few months older than Jesus.  Both their mothers spent time together during their pregnancies.

John proclaimed the exact same message of repentance of sins that every prophet before him had proclaimed. After Jesus was baptized by John, and the Holy Spirit came upon Him, Jesus proclaimed this exact same message in His public ministry too.

The world has one single problem, and that problem is sin. The only way to deal with it is through repentance (turning away from sin) and turning to God for forgiveness. The next step is living a life that reflects that forgiveness from God outward to the world.

There is no other way...