Notes of Faith June 14, 2024
The Escape
For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 2:5
The Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea is the world’s most fortified border, yet Kim Kang Yoo escaped across it. “For the first time in life,” he said, “I prayed for God’s mercy although I had never been to church.”1
1 Tim 2:1-7
First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 3 This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time. 7 For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
There’s one border no one can cross on their own, and that’s the gulf between a holy God and a sinful person. That’s why Jesus Christ came to be the Way. The Bible says, “God is on one side and all the people on the other side, and Christ Jesus, himself man, is between them to bring them together” (1 Timothy 2:5, TLB). The cross of Christ is the bridge over the eternal DMZ that gives us freedom. Through Jesus Christ we can “escape the snare of the devil” (2 Timothy 2:26).
The book of Hebrews warns, “How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation…?” (Hebrews 2:3) Have you made your escape? If not, come to salvation today by way of the cross. Pray for God’s mercy and trust Christ as your Savior.
All of heaven is interested in the Cross of Christ, all hell terribly afraid of it, while men are the only beings who more or less ignore its meaning.
Oswald Chambers
1. Hakyung Kate Lee, “3 North Korean Defectors Talk About What It Was Like Crossing the Demilitarized Zone,” ABC News, June 12, 2019.
Acts 4:12
there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.
Though some people think there are many ways to God, Jesus said there is only one way to God, and His is the way! The reality of the person of Jesus, the perfect God/man that lived our life, yet without sin, proved Himself to be God. He is the only God who gives life…eternal life, not just a dying, decaying life for perhaps 70, 80, or 90 years, but forever, and in perfect health, and without sin. What a glorious day! Believe in Christ and be saved FOREVER!
Pastor Dale