Three Points To Note

I always see such response to messages, "Noted" or "Noted with thanks". I think there are three important points we ought to note in life.

The first point to note is that death is not the end of consciousness.

What happens after death? Almost nobody has ever come back, except for one Jesus. So I have to based this point on the only One who had came back to life and also on the Bible who tells me that death is not the end of it all.

And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, (Hebrews 9:27 ESV)

The next point to note is that you cannot save yourself.

How can that be proven? Simple. Death is the ultimate proof. If anyone can save himself, the first thing he will do is to save himself from physical death. If we cannot overcome death, it is unlikely that we can overcome anything beyond it.

Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe. (Proverbs 28:26 NIV)

The last point to note is only Jesus can save and there is none else.

Almost every religion in the world requires you to do something to save yourself. Only one religion provides salvation because someone did something for you. Jesus saves by dying on the cross on all our behalf. He proved His victory over death by His resurrection. We know we will live because He lives.

so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him. (Hebrews 9:28 ESV)

Why did I spend so much time and effort, writing this three points for you to note?

Because there is a second death, an eternity in the fiery lake of burning sulphur. If death is just the end of conscious existence, I would not have bothered to write all these. You live your life and I live mine. And the good news of Jesus Christ is not good news at all and Jesus would have died in vain.

"But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars - their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." (Revelation 21:8 NLT)

Hopefully, you would do more than just responding with "Noted" or "Noted with thanks".

Then Agrippa said to Paul, "Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?" Paul replied, "Short time or long - I pray to God that not only you but all who are listening to me today may become what I am, except for these chains." (Acts 26:28-29 NIV)