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Does this title startle you?

How?can anyone get so close and yet in the end hear the Lord ?say, "I never
knew you:  Depart from me"?  (MATTHEW 7:23).  However, this will be the
terrible result of many in our churches today who are professing Christians,
often with responsible positions, but who have had only a HEAD acceptance of
the Lord Jesus Christ.	Tragically enough, even teachers, preachers and
religious workers are not ?exempt from the possibility of this chilling
indictment.  The distance between the head and ?the heart is 18 inches.
Unfortunately, a head - intellectual - knowledge ?of ?the Lord Jesus Christ,
fully knowing and giving ?mental assent to the plan of salvation, without also
a HEART acceptance that brings the personal relationship that the Bible
demands, avails nothing to any man.  Listen to Paul's heart cry concerning
Israel as he spoke under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, "For I bear them
record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge." (Romans
10:2) He was speaking about misdirected efforts, energies expended ?in the
strength of the flesh but not under the direction of the Holy Spirit.  The lack
of power today in many of our churches as well as the lack of power today in
the lives of many professing Christians can be laid directly to this.  It is
only as we see ourselves in the mirror of God's Word as without excuse and
without hope, ?utterly lost and undone, ?that the ?truth of the Scriptures
convicts us, ?for the Bible clearly reveals that this is how God sees man.
(Romans 3:10-18,21-23).  Then, ?when the glorious ?truth ?of ?the ?Gospel
brings us to ?recognition ?of ?our ?own sinfulness, ?and in true repentance we
cry out to God asking forgiveness and ?help, ??asking ?Him to come into our
HEARTS, ?not ?our ?heads, ??we experience the new birth.  ?Jesus Christ said,
"I am the way the ?truth and the life; ?no man cometh unto the Father, ?but by
me." (John 14:6).

The Bible also tells us that "He that hath the Son hath [eternal] life; and he
that hath not the Son of God hath not life." ??(I ?John ?5:12).

Furthermore, ??the ?Bible promises "That if thou shalt confess with ?thy mouth
?the ?Lord ?Jesus, ?and shalt believe in thy heart that ?God ?hath raised him
from the dead, ?thou shalt be saved.  ?For with the HEART ?man believeth unto
righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." ?(Romans
10:9-10).  ?Christ wants your HEART, ?not just your head, ?because "The Lord
seeth not as man seeth; ?for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the
Lord looketh on the heart." (I Samuel 16:7).

It is vitally important that you make sure it is not just head knowledge and
mental assent you have given to Jesus Christ.  ?He needs the complete surrender
?of your heart and life so that you may truly be ?born ?again.

Eighteen?inches can mean an eternity with Christ or an eternity without
Christ.?Are you sure of your personal relationship to Him?  Why not settle the
question in your heart once and for all right now?  - Paul W.  Empet

If you believe with your heart that you are a lost sinner, ?and believe that
Jesus paid the price for your sins in His death on the cross.  ??If you believe
He was literally resurrected, ?and believe if you asked ?Him to save right now
that He would, I would suggest that you ask.  We use a simple prayer something
like this:

  Heavenly Father, ?I know I am a SINNER and on my way to hell.  I ?believe
Jesus died on the cross for my sins and was raised again from the ?dead.  I
?ask Jesus to come into my HEART, ?forgive me of my sins, ?and give me the gift
of eternal life.  In Jesus name I ask, Amen.

  Romans 10:13 tells us "For whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord SHALL
be saved."

  If you have received Christ as Saviour, ?please leave me a message, ?and
we can help you to grow as a Christian.