Spammers for Jesus?

Published Tue, Jan 25 2005 12:30 | William

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Good News!

Do you know how simple it is to go to Heaven after this life has ended?

Some people believe that belonging to a local church, temple, mosque or
synagogue will get them to Heaven.

Others believe that water baptism, obeying the ten commandments or just
being a good person will get them to Heaven.

There are many other beliefs as well, but the good news about God's way
to Heaven is found in the Holy Bible.

The good news is that God came from Heaven to earth in the person of
Jesus Christ over 2000 years ago and died for our sins(misdeeds). He
was born in the land of Israel supernaturally to a virgin Jewish woman
named Mary. He lived a sinless life for thirty-three years and then
sacrificed His sinless blood and died on a cross to pay the death
penalty for our sins. After Jesus was placed in a tomb He rose from the
dead three days later as He said He would. The Holy Bible also tells us
that Jesus Christ ascended into Heaven and that all who accept Him as
their Lord and Saviour will live forever with Him in Heaven where there
is no more death, sorrow, sickness and pain.

The Bible says, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is
eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 6:23)

This verse in the Bible says, "For ALL HAVE SINNED, and come short of
the glory of God." (Romans 3:23)


This verse says, "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8)

In this passage the Bible clearly explains how simple it is to be saved
and on your way to Heaven, "For if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus
is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,
you WILL BE SAVED." (Romans 10:9)

You can be saved right now and on your way to Heaven if you will open
your heart to Jesus and pray the following prayer:

Dear Jesus Christ, I want to be saved so that I can have a home in
Heaven when I die. I agree with You that I am a sinner.
I believe You love me and want to save me. I believe that You bled and
died on the cross to pay the penalty for my sins. I believe that You
rose from the dead. Please forgive my sins and come into my heart and
be my Lord and Saviour. Thank You Lord Jesus Christ for forgiving me
and saving me through Your merciful grace. Amen.

You are now a Christian if you said the prayer and allowed God to save
you. Welcome to the family of God.

Salvation is not a reward but a gift. The Bible says it this way, "For
it is by GRACE you have been SAVED, through FAITH and this not from
yourselves, it is the GIFT of God." (Ephesians 2:8)

Nothing in the world is more important than your eternal destiny.

The Bible says, "In Him(Jesus) we have redemption through His blood,
the forgiveness of sins..." (Ephesians 1:7)

If you have not yet made a decision to be saved, please do so now
before it is too late. The reason why it is so important to be saved
now is because you do not know exactly when you will die. You may die
prematurely in a traffic accident, terrorist attack or some other way
before you get another chance to be saved.

The Bible tells us that we will spend eternity in Heaven or a place of
eternal torment called Hell. It would be terrible to die and go to Hell
when all you have to do is accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord
and Saviour.

Some people that have already made Jesus Christ their Lord and Saviour
worry about losing their salvation. The Bible teaches Christians that
we can never lose our salvation no matter what happens.

The Bible says it this way, "My dear children, I write this to you so
that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks
to the Father in our defense Jesus Christ, the Righteous One."

Yes my friend, Jesus Christ is able to save you and keep you saved.

Please tell your family and friends, thanks!

Have a great day!
Internet Evangelist R.L. Grossi





1. http://www.biblegateway.com << Free Online Bible
2. http://www.free-hoster.com/goodnews << Passion of the Christ
3. http://www.carm.org/cults/cultlist.htm << Beware Of Cults
4. http://www.equip.org/free/DH198.htm << About Hell
5. http://www.powertochange.com/questions/qna2.html << Is Jesus God?

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# William said on January 25, 2005 1:41 PM:

"He was born in the land of Israel supernaturally to a virgin Jewish woman named Mary."

Sounds like the origins of a comic book hero :)

With no disrespect to anyone - I'm intrigued with the link at the bottom to the webpage that identifies known 'cults'...isn't Catholicism a cult as well?

On the same website that lists the cults is their description of what a cult it http://www.carm.org/cults/cultic.htm
So what makes Catholicism NOT a cult?

Quoted from Wikipedia.org:

"Among the observances in the cult of a deity are ritual, which may involve spoken or sung prayers or hymns, and often sacrifice, or substitutes for sacrifice. Other manifestations of the cult of a deity are the preservation of relics or the creation of images, such as icons (usually connoting a flat painted image) or idols (usually connoting three-dimensional objects), and the identification of sacred places, hilltops and mountains, fissures and caves, springs and pools, or groves, which may be the seat of an oracle. The sacred places may be elaborated by construction of shrines and temples, on which are centered public attention at religious festivals (called "Feasts" in some Christian communities) and which may become the center for pilgrimages."

Sounds like all religions are cults to me.

# William said on January 25, 2005 1:47 PM:

Well Young Skicow = you're problem is that you have yet to find elightenment. We are not a cult - nor is BIll's Sycophant Cult even though it's called the "Sycophant Cult"

When you think about it, what's really the difference between a cult and a 'crew' or 'posse'? Not much.



Sycophant Cult links:
http://msmvps.com/williamryan/archive/2004/08/10/11589.aspx
http://msmvps.com/williamryan/archive/2004/06/01/7447.aspx

# William said on January 25, 2005 2:37 PM:

"When you think about it, what's really the difference between a cult and a 'crew' or 'posse'? Not much."

I think the main difference between a cult and a posse/crew (yo!) is that a cult worships someone, something, or a deity(s).

BTW I'm a proud member of the "Bill's Sycophant Cult" :)

# William said on January 25, 2005 2:41 PM:

Skicow, in solidarity with your esteemed http://www.brains-n-brawn.com leader - we are all to pretend to be really cold - and if you see a mailbox, knock it over.

Great leader appears to be freezing his b4lls off and I can not help but feel guilty b/c it's sunbathing weather down here and you appear to not be getting it too bad either.

# William said on January 25, 2005 3:23 PM:

this almost got me in trouble at a meeting. i've gotten the xtian spam before ... i'm thinking that earns the sender a straight ticket to hell. not that i believe in hell ... but just in case i'm wrong and he's right :)

# William said on January 25, 2005 3:25 PM:

lol - I don't need to pretend to be cold man, I'm just as cold if not colder than our leader KC ("na-na-na-na leader" - Homer). It's about 10 F here today and probably near 0 with the wind chill...as for the mailboxes, I will have to find a few on the way home tonight :)

# William said on January 26, 2005 3:17 PM:

Isn't spamming illegal? If it isn't I guess they're getting that one out before it is.

Spamming for Jesus is a lot like Stealing for Jesus or Murdering for Jesus. The saying "Hell is paved with good intentions" seems to fit in this situation too. I personally don't see how something wrong can somehow be okay because of the message. Luckily it isn't "Murder for Jesus" but I question the ethics of someone who uses something even borderline annoying/illegal for some positive gain (regardless of what the message is or if I believe in it or not).

Somehow I just don't think that was received the way it could have been, but who knows. Maybe it helped one person out but it seems like the wrong approach to me.

# William said on January 26, 2005 3:35 PM:

J - I'm with you man - spread the word - but the .NET General newsgroup probably isn't the best place to do it - nor is spamming people -I think this sort of stuff does more damage than good - but oh well.

# William said on January 26, 2005 3:36 PM:

J - I'm with you man - spread the word - but the .NET General newsgroup probably isn't the best place to do it - nor is spamming people -I think this sort of stuff does more damage than good - but oh well.

# William said on January 27, 2005 10:39 AM:

i'm with yall too ... not :)

# William said on January 27, 2005 10:41 AM:

i'm with yall too ... not :)

# William said on January 27, 2005 11:11 AM:

KC - Check out what Skicow just sent me http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/ptech/01/26/moan.tones.reut/index.html

# William said on April 4, 2005 6:51 AM:

Spamming is the way to heaven I agree...

# William said on April 4, 2005 1:07 PM:

i've been spamming a lot recently. i love spamming, especially for jesus, because jesus is my homeboy! so i encourage u, get out of ur seat, go outside, and spread some spam to your fellow brother and sister!

# William said on April 4, 2005 1:22 PM:

Shikamaru - What's a nice kid like you doing at St Mary's spamming people? Hey, can you spam my blog?

# William said on April 4, 2005 5:27 PM:

I see a non-spammer! Jesus! Smite him!.............................dont worry hes cooking something up!

# William said on April 5, 2005 1:17 PM:

Spamtastic Goodnes: If Spamming Is for Jesus Im his right hand man....

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