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Salvation Through BORN AGAIN and I will not take My word back” – this is the Word of God, the consuming fire CHAPTER 54 The Man of God saves his parents ONEDAY early in the morning, the man of God was preparing for ministry activities. He was on his knees to study the Bible. Then God, the consuming fire, spoke to him with a gentle voice. 2 He heard the voice of the Lord saying ‘If anyone does not save his own he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbelie- ver 1 ’. 3 The man of God prayed ‘Oh Wise, who has the depth of the riches of the wisdom and know- ledge 2 , what is the meaning of this word? Show your grace to your servant’. 4 When God, the consuming fire, asked him - Who will save your father and mother? Will you leave them to go to fire (lake of acid)? Then his heart was broken. 5 When he realized the danger his father and mother were in, his body started to tremble. 6 ‘Oh Savior who tends the 1 1Tim 5:8; 2 Rom 11:33; The Salvation Is The GIFT Of GOD 178 3 wheat, my father and mother were baptized during in my school days. Aren’t they saved? 7 They are making prayers in Jesus name, is it not you who answers their prayers?” 8 The Prince of peace said - He is kind towards those who are grateful and wicked 3 . 9 The evil pastors (those who are not born again) baptized them for photos and led them astray. 10 Since your father and mother are not saved, their sins are writ- ten in My book. I did forgive them. 11 Your mother and father are ready for destruction along with the devil’s servants. 12 He said that - you will save your father and mother like David 4 if you are eager or else you will lose them. 13 The man of God decided to save his mother and father first and not to do any work until the- y are saved. He went to meet his parents when the Lord per- mitted him. 14 One day, he shared the gos- pel with his father when he went into the field work. Lk 6:35; 4 1 Sam 22:3. Salvation Through BORN AGAIN 179 15 His father responded to the gospel. When he observed that the Holy Spirit gave his father a strong conviction 1 of sin, he sha- red the gospel in an understan- dable way. 16 His father said that -I had a doubt. He asked it and that is – 17 ‘Does God forgive 2 all my childhood and secret sins (he sta- rted to share some of his sins with the man of God)? 18 He was quite surprised for what his father asked him. He said that the Lord will forgive certainly. That’swhy God avoi- ded you from death and he shall give to you His salvation. 19 This is the reason the Lord sent me to you and he shared the, gospel to his father, after that they both knelt in the field. He showed his father a scripture about forgiveness which the Lord showed him. 20 They both knelt. He made his father to make a forgiveness prayer 3 and he confessed like this – 21 Our father who is in heaven, Lord, and the awesome God who has majesty. You are the one who remembers your grace 1 Jh 16:8; 2 Isa 1:18; 3 Neh 1:4-7; The Salvation Is The GIFT Of GOD towards those who live accor- ding to your commands. 22 I am the one who did not live according to your comm- ands. I was against your word and did evil things as a sinner. 23 Oh Lord, You only are the Most holy and Most righteous. But I am rebelled and ashamed. 24The only begotten Son whom you sent died for my sins accor- ding to the scriptures. He was buried and rose 4 again on the third day according to the scrip- tures, to make me righteous and blameless. 25 In order to make me as wor- thy for your forgiveness through your word and to show your great mercy towards me, please cleanse my every pubic and secret, childhood, youth and old sins as hyssop. 26 True God, I deserve the sh- ame for sins, trespasses and tra- nsgressions I committed against you. There is no one like You who has mercy, loving kindness, grace and forgiveness. 27 God, please forgive my sins. I was brought in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me. 28-29 Please listen to this con- 4 1 Cor15:3,4.