Apologetics

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*** The Gold Phone Conversation *** (booklet)


SO - - WHAT MIGHT
HAPPEN IF YOU DID PHONE GOD?

Here is your chance... GO for it!
Ask Him your toughest questions,

Like...

If He is "really up there," how come all these bad things happen in the world?
Or...

If there "really is only one God"
why do we have all these different religions?

Read on

Find out how God has already responded to our toughest questions.

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What if someone gave you the option of a free call on the "Gold phone" and you were able to dial up God and say, "Excuse me, but what is all this stuff about religion, anyway? Are you "really" up there or is religion just a fabrication of those who need a crutch?"

Your conversation might go something like this:

"Hello God, is that you?, how are you?"

He answers, "I AM!"

"Ummm, I have some questions about all that I see in the world around me. There are so many religious faiths in the world; some seem good and some are very strange. Which one is right? I am a pretty good person, but the Christians tell me that I need a saviour, whatever that means. What have you got to say about that? And before you answer, I have to tell you that I cannot believe in a God that would let bad things happen in the world."

"Hello- - - are you still there?"

Then God says, "My child, let me explain the truth to you. A long, long time ago when I was busy building this galaxy, I enjoyed the company of my creation and good friend Lucifer. Lu and I used to walk together when I was working on the earth; he loved music so much that I created a wonderful instrument for him to play on. You can read about this in my book, by the way, in the chapter called Ezekiel 28.

He was my most beautiful and trusted angel and I gave Lucifer control of the earth. As you will read, when he was presiding as King of Tyre he began to become corrupt and eventually insisted that he wanted to be God! 'But,' I said, 'I have already made you god of this whole world.' But no, sadly, he wanted more. A great insurrection ensued, and finally, I had to expel him from my heavenly world along with a third of the angels that followed him.

I recorded this in Revelation 12:9. From that time onward I forbade him to return, and of course my old friend is now very, very angry with me! What happened then is most disturbing to me, because Lu, in retaliation, went after my most prized design. He spread his corruption to my Adam creation. You will be able to read about this also in the beginning of the chapter of my book called Genesis. I want you to understand that before that time your world was not like it is today. The world was pure; there were no lies, no crime and no anger or wars. Angels and people lived in the joy and peace of the creation I had designed for them. The corruption that Lucifer initiated was, however, the worst I had ever seen. It spread from human to human like a disease and I called it sin."

"You mentioned the bad things going on in the world, so let me explain why that happens. As a human, you can only see with your eyes but all around you the great insurrection that I mentioned continues in the spiritual realm. My servant Paul describes this in the chapter called Ephesians 6. He wrote that the fight is not against each other (flesh and blood) but the battle is actually with the officers of my fallen angels, called Principalities, Powers and Evil Rulers of the

Darkness. Now do you understand who is behind the horrible things that occur in the world? That is because Lucifer and his angry friends remain quarantined on the earth."

"But God," I said, "why do you let all this continue?"

"My child, I decided a long time ago to let this world continue until an appointed time, and at that time I will make everything right. Until the time of judgment, humans have a free will to do as they wish."

So I asked, "God, is it true, then, that all humans do actually need a saviour? I don't understand this."

"Yes", said God, "you do need a saviour. The reason for this is relatively simple. Remember me telling you about the disease of corruption which I called sin? I mentioned that it has spread even to the humans, as is written in my book in the chapter called Genesis. So you see, the humans are also quarantined there on the earth for the same reason that the angels cannot leave; because of the corruption. I won't change the penalty upon the angels who were cast down to the earth but I did devise a plan to help my Adam creation, the humans. You see, the only way to destroy sin is by fire. So, when my servant Paul wrote in the chapter called Romans 6:23, 'the punishment (result) of sin is death,' that is what I was talking about. My plan for the world will be soon be complete and at that time I will cause the world to burn, destroying all the corruption with it. Read about it in Revelation 20:12-14. So, when people say, 'I have no sin,' they deceive themselves and they do not understand what really happened. This is recorded in 1 John 1:8, 10."

"One of the laws that govern the universe to keep it pure is called 'the law of sin and death.' This law assures that all sin and corruption must be destroyed by fire. Your enemy (Satan) knew that the humans would not be able to escape once they had sinned, and would end up in the fire because of it. The only way for Me to set the people free, then, would be to satisfy this law in some other way. This is why I sent my only Son to the earth. When Jesus went to the cross, He voluntarily took upon Himself the sin of every human in the world (your personal sins) and died with that sin upon Him, effectively paying the death penalty for the sins of all mankind."

"Read about this in your Bible in I John 3:8, where I explain that the devil has sinned from the beginning. 'For this purpose the Son of God was manifested (revealed), that He might destroy the works of the devil.' "

"So that is what Jesus was all about!" I said. "Wasn't there any other way to buy us back?" I asked. "I mean, He was your Son --- your only Son!"

He was quiet for a minute and then began again. "My child, that sacrifice was my greatest gift to the Adam race. One man (My Son), gave his life a ransom for all mankind, as I wrote in 1 Timothy 2:6."

"God," I said, "that was an unimaginable gift! How could you do that for us? It would have been the most excruciating sacrifice for you! But, then, how can I earn my salvation; how can I receive it?"

"Just as I wrote to you in John 3:16," God replied. Jesus truly was my only Son and because of that, you could never afford to pay me back. That, My child, is what the god of this world cannot give you. It is called grace. I wrote in the chapter called Ephesians, 'It is only by grace that you can be saved; it is not of yourselves so that man cannot boast. It is the gift of God.' Grace is quite simply described as an unmerited favour."

"Ok, I think I understand," I said, "but wait, if we were all born with this disease, how could we be responsible for it?"

"As I mentioned," replied God, "all corruption will be burned. What makes you responsible, My child, is when you choose to act in sin when you could do otherwise. The sad thing is that all of Adam's race do sin and even enjoy it. It is for this reason I warned you about it in my book, in Romans 3:23. Now do you understand why you need a saviour so badly?"

"Yes," I said, "I think I do. Now, what do you want me to do?"

He replied, "As I have written clearly in Acts 3:19, 'Repent, stop deliberately sinning and ask Me to forgive you!' You see, My child, if you confess (meaning to acknowledge your sins), I will be faithful and just to forgive you your sins and cleanse you from all unrighteousness, just as I wrote in 1 John

1:9. Then, look to my Son and learn from Him. Do what He teaches you to do in Romans 10:9-10 and you will escape the fire."

"I promise you, as many as receive my Son Jesus, to them I will grant the power to become the children of God, even to those who believe in His name. Read John 1:12. You see, I wrote these things clearly in the book so that you will escape the fire and have eternal life with Me. Read 1 John 5:13. My Son's promise is that 'whatsoever you shall ask the Father in My name, He will give it to you. Until now, you have asked nothing in My name: ask and you shall receive, that your joy may be full! John 16: 23 -24.' "

"Thank you, My God and My Saviour!" I said, "I do believe that Jesus is your Son and that He did come to carry all my iniquities. I know that I have done many things to displease you and I ask you to please forgive all my sins. Please help me not to sin anymore but to be pleasing to you in all that I do and all that I say."

"LORD, I wonder, then, if this is the only way for man to be saved, may I ask you why there are all those other confusing religions in the world?"

God took a deep breath and said quietly, "Remember, your fight is not with flesh and blood (humans) but with the Devil in the spiritual realm. This is my old friend turned archenemy, Lucifer, or Satan, as he is sometimes known. He has made it as difficult as possible for Adam's race to escape the fire by creating all kinds of false diversions. The thing that you must never forget is what My Son Jesus told you. He said, 'I am the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except by Me, John 14:6.' You see, my child, I created the universe and the earth, therefore, I existed before all the other gods and religions. I also provided a record of my work and plan, which was written by forty of my prophets over four thousand years."

"All Scripture (in My Bible) is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the people of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work, as recorded in 2 Timothy 3:16."

"For I know the thoughts I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you shall call upon Me, and you shall go and pray to Me and I will hearken unto you. Jeremiah 29:11-12."

"And now, My child, you have asked enough questions to know where the rest of the answers can be found. May you abound in hope because of the truth that you have learned. Remember to cast all your care upon Me (Pray), for I care for you, as I told you in 1John 5:7."

"Now, don't forget, the Gold Phone is always a free call!"

"Thank you, LORD," I said, "for sorting out all my confusion and for showing me where the truth can be found."



THIS ARTICLE is produced as a booklet enabling you to reach out to people whom you might want to witness to. Not everyone is a proficient Evangelist, and each person we witness to requires a different approach. "The Gold Phone Conversation" and other booklets that I write are Evangelistic by design, in that they address specific concerns in a seeker's search for truth, and ultimately, God.

This outreach booklet is rated as one that you would give to someone who has yet to consider the reality of God and who may be handicapped by unanswered questions about spiritual things.

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