Which Side of the Cross Are You On?

There were two men that were hung the day that Jesus was crucified. On one side there was a man who mocked Jesus and said things like "If you be the son of God then save yourself" and on the other side a man was hanging who said "Lord, remember me when you enter into your Kingdom."Which side of the cross are you on? This is a question that everyone needs to ask themselves.

Neither of these men were good, they were both very bad men. The only difference between them was their response to Jesus. How have you responded to Jesus death, burial and resurrection? Are you the one who is mocking God and making fun? I had a guy tell me once "I've heard the Jesus story, some guy came down from heaven to save some Jews and nobody liked Him so they killed Him! He's dead now!" Wow, that's dangerous territory.

Did you know that not one of us are good? NOT One!

For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God's laws. James 2:10

So let me help you with this.
Ever stole anything?
How about tell a lie? I don't care how small it was, God said it's wrong!
Ever have lustful thoughts? Well, Jesus said that if you have, you have committed adultery! Well... that just threw a bunch of us in there, there ain't no one standing behind you, so just admit your not a good person and let's move on.

OK... So I'm not a good person, so now what? Well if we look at the story of these two men who were not good either we find something very interesting.

Both thieves were guilty.

Both were equally near to Christ.

Both saw and heard what happened during those fateful 6 hrs.

Both were suffering severely.

Both were dying and needed forgiveness.

But, One, recognized his need – and one didn't.

Do you recognize your need? One asked for worldly, "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us" the other for eternal "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." Many of us will spend our whole life asking for worldly things and never really get to what we really need and that is some Eternal Work.

The guy who asked to be remembered was saved, Jesus told him "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."  

Now this is what I find really awesome and it may make some people upset to hear it.

This guy was saved and he couldn't walk the straight and narrow, for his feet were bound.

He couldn't perform any good works, his hands were tied.

He couldn't turn over a new leaf, he was dying.

He couldn't join a church our give any offering, he was hanging on a cross.

The only thing he had was Forgiveness! When he could do nothing to save himself… couldn't turn over a new leaf, couldn't give any money—all he could do was trust Jesus.


Hey guess what? Good people don't go to heaven, forgiven people do.

So... I want to ask the question again. Which side of the cross are you on? 
Have you asked for eternal help? 

Now would be a great time to ask, since your goodness will not get you in.

If you would like help with this, hit me up in a private message on Facebook. Once I get the info I'll get in contact with you. We can pray together and ask God to remember us and take us into paradise with Him when we leave this life.

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