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Early Summer 2015
Plan of Salvation:
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever shall believe
in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.
Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that
God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved.
A Message From Good News Press
Is the California Drought a Warning?
By Connie Woods
California has been in a persistent
drought that has not let up for four
years. Governor Jerry Brown issued
mandatory water restrictions for all
California households, the first time in
California history. Other extreme
weather patterns have been occurring
in other parts of the country as well.
Is this a warning from God to America
to change courses?
still get back on track if it changed its
ways.
What could turn America around? In
what areas should Americans
change?
1. The Treatment of Israel. America
actively mounts pressure on Israel to
agree to a two-State solution. In this
plan Israel would turn over a portion of
its land to the Palestinians. The only
problem with this is that scripture says
that God is against the dividing up of
As the US economy gets worse, debt His land and that this land was promcontinues to escalate, crime rises,
ised to the Jews("... there will I deal
military threats continue, America can with and execute judgment upon
them for their treatment of My people and of My heritage Israel, whom
they have scattered among the nations and because they have divided My land”. - Joel 3:2). In John
McTernan's book, As America Has
Done to Israel, he documents natural
and financial disasters to America
based on our treatment of the nation
of Israel. When America really supported Israel America prospered.
2. Abortion. Since Roe v. Wade in
1973, over 57 million babies have
been aborted in America.
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An Overview of the Signs of the Times
The great variety of signs that
point to the Lord's soon return.
does not apply to believers: "But
you, brethren, are not in darkness,
that the day should overtake you
By David R. Reagan
like a thief. . ." He then proceeds to
explain why: "for you are all sons of
Many people believe there is noth- light and sons of day. We are not of
ing that can be known about the
night nor of darkness; so then let us
timing of the Lord's return because not sleep as others do, but let us be
Jesus said He would return like a
alert and sober." Paul is referring,
thief in the night (Matthew 24:42of course, to the light of the Holy
44).
Spirit who indwells all true believers and who can enlighten us
But Paul makes it clear in 1 Thessa- through our study of Scripture to
lonians 5:1-6 that Jesus' statement
know the season of the Lord's return (1 John 2:27).
God's Attitude
As a matter of fact, God is obligated by His character to warn the
world of the imminent return of His
Son. The reason is that Jesus is returning in great wrath to "judge and
wage war" (Revelation 19:11), and
God never pours out His wrath
without warning.
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The Christian message is often referred to as the "Gospel," which
means "good news." Specifically, it
is the good news about Jesus—who
He is, what He has done, and what
He offers. Essentially, the message
is that Jesus was God in the flesh,
that He came into the world to reconcile humanity to Himself, and
that his salvation is freely offered to
each person who will respond in
faith. The Gospel message explains
that salvation is only possible
through the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus. Through his sacrifice, Jesus paid the price for our sinfulness (rebellion against God), thus
offering us forgiveness. Then
through his Resurrection He conquered death, removing it as the
penalty for our sin and replacing it
with the offer of eternal life that is
only available from Him to all those
that place their faith in Him.