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😱 There Are Sinners at Church! I’ve heard it a hundred times: “I don’t go to church because the people there are sinners.” At this point, that excuse has lost the tread on all four tires. Here’s the truth: there are no perfect people. Not outside the church, and not inside it either. Scripture is plain that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.  That should not shock anybody. Church was never designed to be a showroom for polished people. It was never meant to hand out “good person” ribbons to those who show up on Sunday. Church is meant to be a place where broken people hear the truth, receive counsel, grow in faith, and find encouragement as they seek redemption through Jesus Christ. Scripture even tells believers not to neglect gathering together, but to encourage one another.  Jesus Himself made that clear. He said the healthy do not need a doctor, but the sick do, and that He came to call sinners.  That is the point. Jesus came performing miracles, and one of the greatest miracles He still performs every single day is turning a sinful, stubborn heart into a willing one. When we truly surrender control to Him, something changes. We begin to want better. Better spiritually. Better mentally. Better emotionally. Not because we are instantly perfect, but because Christ begins to work on us from the inside out. But growth takes effort. A doctor does not undo decades of sickness in a single day. Healing takes cooperation. It takes discipline. It takes change. People know they should pursue health, but knowing and doing are not the same thing. Salvation is much the same in that regard. No, we are not saved by works. But people who truly belong to Jesus will not treat His grace like a decorative sticker on an unchanged life. They will grow. They will fight sin. They will stumble, repent, learn, and keep going. They will not become flawless overnight, but they will become different over time. ✝️ CONTINUED IN COMMENTS ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #God #Atheism

✨ Prophecy Fulfilled: The Life of Yeshua (Jesus) “Mary.” Peter and John had left. The linen wrappings remained. The tomb stood open. The morning air still carried confusion and awe. But Mary Magdalene stayed. John tells us simply: “But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb.” (John 20:11) She had seen the cross. She had watched Him die. She had come before sunrise to honor a body. Now even the body was gone. Through tears she stooped to look into the tomb, and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Yeshua had lain — one at the head, one at the feet (John 20:12). They asked her gently: “Woman, why are you weeping?” (John 20:13) Her answer was heartbreak itself: “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.” She turned. And saw Him. But she did not know it was Him. Resurrection stood before her, and grief blinded her eyes. Yeshua asked: “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” (John 20:15) Supposing Him to be the gardener, she pleaded for the body. Then He spoke one word. “Mary.” (John 20:16) Not a sermon. Not a proclamation. Her name. And in that instant, recognition shattered grief. “Rabboni!” — Teacher. The first person to see the risen Messiah was not a ruler. Not a priest. Not a Roman official. It was a woman once delivered from seven demons (Luke 8:2). A woman who stayed when others fled. A woman who wept when others went home. Resurrection was revealed to the faithful. Yeshua told her: “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to My brothers and say to them…” (John 20:17) Mary became the first witness. The first evangelist of the resurrection. She went and announced: “I have seen the Lord.” (John 20:18) ⸻ This moment changes everything. The resurrection is not merely an empty tomb. It is a personal call. He speaks names. ✝️ Continued in Comments ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #Jesus #Resurrection #Bible #Salvation #Help #Love #Atheism #Gnosticism

✨ Prophecy Fulfilled: The Resurrection of Yeshua (Jesus) The Empty Tomb The tomb had been sealed. A great stone stood where hope had been buried, and Roman guards—men trained to kill and die—kept watch through the long hours of the night. Death, it seemed, had won. But “after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week” (Matthew 28:1), the stillness broke. The women came early, carrying spices, not faith. They were not expecting resurrection. They were expecting to tend a body. As Mark records, “They were saying to one another, ‘Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?’” (Mark 16:3). They looked up. The stone was already gone. Not shattered. Not forced open. Simply moved. Matthew tells us the earth itself responded: “There was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and rolled back the stone and sat on it” (Matthew 28:2). The guards—armed, disciplined, accountable under penalty of death—“trembled and became like dead men” (Matthew 28:4). Inside the tomb, there was no body. Instead, there was order. John records the detail with quiet precision: “He saw the linen cloths lying there, and the face cloth… folded up in a place by itself” (John 20:6–7). Grave robbers do not fold linens. Panic does not leave behind calm. This was not theft. This was completion. The angel spoke words that still echo across centuries: “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said” (Matthew 28:5–6). Just as He said. This moment did not come without warning. Yeshua had told them plainly, “The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise” (Luke 24:7). Yet even those who loved Him most could not yet grasp what had happened. CONTINUED IN COMMENTS ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #Jesus #Redeemer #Resurrection #Bible #Love #Help #Gnosticism #Atheism