listen to this story<33
Imagine there was once a king, who was known to be the most loving and just king in the world. He judged everything fairly, and he was right in all he did.
But then, there came a time when he found out that someone was stealing the palace treasures. He had to find out who the thief was!
He ordered a sentence of ten lashes from a whip for the thief. But then time passed, and more treasures were being stolen. The punishment then changed to 40 lashes---and that already means death, so that means he ordered a death sentence.
Then, the thief was revealed. But, as it turned out, it was the king's very own children---the prince and princess---who were stealing the treasures!
What should he do now? If he punished his children, he wouldn't be loving. But if he didn't, he wouldn't be just.
He chose to punish his children. So there they were, about to get the 40 lashes...
...when all of a sudden---
"Stop!"
The king came down from his throne and wrapped his arms around his children.
"Now hit them," he said.
"But sir," the man with the whip protested, "I can't hit them without hitting you."
"Hit them," the king insisted.
So he did, hitting the king's back 40 times.
And there and then---he died.
Because he was just, he ordered the punishment.
But because he was loving, he took the punishment. He couldn't bear to see his children die.
That is what the Gospel is like. God is real, and He is the most loving and just King in the universe. But the people He loves sinned, and we had to be punished. Even one sin is enough for us to be punished... in hell.
But God didn't want that.
So He sent His Son, Jesus, to take our punishment on the cross.
Because He is loving and just.
But there is another thing! Jesus is NOT dead. Because He is the true God, He rose up back to life after 3 days and conquered death forever!!
I hope everyone understands the love He has for us
It's your choice now---to accept His love, or not
hola
ELLO