3 Things You Cannot Do Without

[Luke 24:45-48 KJV] “Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, [46] And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: [47] And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. [48] And ye are witnesses of these things”.

The greatest problem facing all men is the problem of sin. Sin is man’s biggest problem and there is no way we can deal with the challenge of sin until these three things are in place. The three simple things no man can do without are;

1. The Christ and His sacrifice:

The Bible says, “it behoves on Christ to suffer and to rise on the third day, so that repentance may be preach in all nations beginning from Jerusalem”. We know that “where there is no shedding of blood, there is no remission of sins“. Jesus Christ suffered on the cross that we may believe and be saved. He suffered in our place that we might not suffer.

2. The preacher and His preaching:

The Bible tells us in 1 Corinthians 1:21-22¹, that God saw that the world in her wisdom did not know Him, God has therefore chosen that by the foolishness of preaching, He will save those who believe. We need the preacher and his preaching to be saved. The world cannot be saved except there are preachers and preaching (See Romans 10:13-17²). We know that, “the preaching of the gospel is the power of God to save the world”.

3. Your personal repentance and faith;

No man can be saved and changed until that person personally changes his mind and believes the truth. Anybody who feels too big to repent and believe for the remission of sin will go to hell and languish in the Lake of Fire when they die. The soul that sins shall die but those who trust Jesus to pay for their sins shall be pardoned and they shall live forever.

You can never deal with the problem of sin until your have these three things. As long as you believe there is nothing wrong with you, you cannot be changed. You must admit your wrong and need for Christ. You need the preacher and his preaching in order to deal with sin.

Stay blessed!

Noah Simpe Bediako

Referenced Scriptures

1. 1 Corinthians 1:21-22 (KJV): For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: ↩︎
2. Romans 10:13-17 (KJV): For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. ↩︎