Losing Religion to Find Salvation

The story is told about a man that fell into a pit and could't get himself out .

A philosopher came along and reasoned with him why there are pits in our world .

A Psychologist came by and researched the procedures by which he landed in the pit , and tried to help him to accept his pit .

A religious man came by and told him to keep trying to pull himself up by his bootstraps to keep working at getting out that pit .

A Christian scientist came along and said , You only think you"re in a pit .

A televangelist came by to raise 50 million dollars to minister to his needs and told him that his lack of faith led him to be in this pit .

A politician came by and volunteered to start a National Pit Elimination Program

A county inspector said , Did you have a permit for that pit ?

An optimist said " Things could be worse .

A pessimist claimed , Things are gonna get much worse .

But Jesus Christ came and He lifted him out of his pit .

Outside of Christ , each of us are in a PIT we can't get ourselves out of , a PIT of sin , death , condemnation and judgment .

We are without strength and unable to save ourselves , and we each need a Savior .

Religion doesn't save anyone .

Only Christ saves , Rom 10: 9 and Paul says , That in ME , FIRST / PROTOS Christ Jesus might show forth all longsuffering for a PATTERN of the ones coming to believe on HIM unto everlasting life .

This is a message by Pastor Kevin sadler , of BBS .

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