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Wednesday, September 25, 1974
University Daily Kansan
HOW TO BE SURE ABOUT LIFE'S MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION.
Before walking into Allen Field House for our crusade, we want to make one point very clear. We don't consider ourselves good guys and many of the crusade listeners bad guys; everybody has sinned and is in need of God's forgiveness.
Only one Person can forgive sins, your sins and mine.
The only thing that matters is resurrection
he provided the way of forgiveness for all.
Jesus bought the gift, but it is still up to you and to accept this gift. The Lord's not going to say, "Look, I'm going to cram this down your throat." If you want to receive it, you can. But He's not going to force you to do it.
It's very important to be spiritually strong although this can be carried to an extreme.
That's the attitude we have in this crusade. We're saying that we have received the gift of God's salvation through Jesus Christ the Lord, and you can receive it just like we have come here to help you see how you can receive it.
A person can be out of balance in life. You can be physically and mentally strong, but if you aren't spiritually strong you're only half a person. The really mature person develops strength in all areas.
Again, I'm not talking about good guys when I mention spiritual development. A lot of people think they're right because their pile of goodness is bigger than their pile of badness.
You see, we're not talking about goodness. We are talking about coming to know a Person. The way one becomes spiritually strong is to realize that he needs to know Jesus Christ in a personal way. One must come to a point in life where it is clear that the person just can't hack it.
When I played football, it wasn't my job to be a moral policeman, spanking hands when someone talked naughty or acted badly. My job, then as now, is to introduce others to a Person who can change their lives.
Christianity isn't a good guy and not cussing when you're upset. Jesus didn't say to the thief on the cross: "Try to clean up your life and I might talk to you." That's not what he said,
The dying thief looked at Jesus and said: "Remember me when you come into your kingdom."
What if Jesus had said: "You join a church and I'll accept you." That's not what Jesus said.
He said to the thief: "This day you shall be with me in paradise."
The dying thief fulfilled every requirement. He recognized he was a sinner and only one Person could help him. He turned from trust in himself to trust in a Saviour. He did not know where he went, and he did it. That instant the man got right with God.
We must turn from our own goodness, our own thinking,
and turn to the only One who can possibly help us. You have to get right with God—God doesn't have to answer to you.
If what you believe isn't squared with what God says, then you're wrong.
In the second chapter of Romans, I find this: “You dummy, you. Do you really figure you’ve doped out a way to go up against God and get away with it?” You won’t find this in a regular translation, but the version is pretty good.
You don't have to come to the crusade to make Jesus Christ part of your life and if you have never invited Jesus Christ to make a difference in YOU you can say this prayer and He will come into your LIFE.
God. I know I have sinned and I'm sorry for my sin. I
bake with all of my heart that your Son, Jesus Christ,
dies for me.
Lord Jesus, come into my heart. Take away my sin and forgive me and help me to know I have eternal life.
In good faith I trust from my sin and give up my life to
control. Thank you for answering my prayer in
Jesus' time.
When you are eternally forgiven by God, you can have power, purpose and meaning in life. This is the message I'm bringing to Allen Field House. Please, if you can, come out and be part of this historic event Tonight.
INVESTIGATE BILL GLASS TONIGHT THRU SUNDAY NIGHT ALLEN FIELD HOUSE 7:30 p.m.