Top Ten List

Here are today's Top Ten reasons that you should become a Christian (or be grateful that you ARE one):

#10 - Hope - "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." - Isaiah 40:31

#9 - Love - "And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them." - 1 John 4:16

#8 - New family - "For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” - Matthew 12:50

#7 - Sins forgiven and forgotten - "As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us." - Psalm 103:12

#6 - The Holy Spirit - "And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." - Acts 2:38

#5 - Heaven - "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him." - John 3:36

#4 - Peace. No war - "He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore." - Isaiah 2:4

#3 - Glorified body - "The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body" - 1 Corinthians 15:42-44

#2 - No darkness - "This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all." - 1 John 1:5

And the #1 reason for becoming a Christian . . . Jesus!!

"If you declare 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

This was a fun little Bible study, but these are just ten reasons that I came up with. There are more. What are your top ten reasons to believe?