THINK HARD ! Jesus or ? this Present Evil "World?"

Glory be to God! Welcome everyone to Episode #677, Season 7. ** 🙋🏾‍♀️ STAY TUNED UNTIL THE VERY END OF THIS EPISODE! ** 🚩TUNE IN EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS FOR NEW EPISODES! Visit me on Facebook under AuntCynthia Whitaker. 😊 💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I exhort: What do you think would happen to the one who chooses the "world" over Jesus Christ? Your answer will determine your eternal future!! Are you willing 🤔 to ENDURE anything and FORSAKE all to follow Jesus? 💥 Mark 8:36-37: "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" 💥 For me, this may just be one of Christ Jesus' most sobering and frightening statements! This absolutely should keep us all reminded that if we want this pagan, satanic, hedonistic "world" and all the things in it: "the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life" (study 1John 2:15 -17), and reject Jesus as Lord and Savior, we will ALL PERISH! We ought not to forfeit what Christ has done for us: paying our sin debt in full through His atoning sacrifice on the cross (suffering a torturous, painful, and humiliating crucifixion), whereby, incurring God's wrath in our stead! He has saved us from the wrath to come that was deservingly headed our way! So what does it mean to gain the whole world, but lose your soul? To gain the whole world, is to receive all the world has to offer—money, fame, pleasure, power, prestige, etc. To lose one’s soul, is to die without a right relationship with Christ and spend eternity in the Lake of Fire! Lord Jesus says that in order to truly become His disciple, one must be willing to “deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me” (Matthew 16:24). To take up one’s cross, is a reference to being condemned to die. Jesus’ statement is symbolic of a total, final commitment! His call to “take up your cross and follow Me” serves to screen out the disingenuous, double-minded, and the counterfeiting pretender! He requires that we count th