Saying "I DO"!

Back in the 70's a Christian group from Minneapolis, known as "The Gamble Folk," recorded an album which included a song with this line: "Anybody here want to live forever, say, "I do". (Saying, "I do" to Jesus). I'd like to have us think about this sentence for a few minutes. Let's open our Bibles to John 1:12. There are three things about this statement: 1. It's simplicity, 2. It's profoundness, 3. Its permanence.

It's Simplicity

We become a child of God by receiving Christ for who he is. Becoming a Christian is not based upon age, social status, level of religious education, who your parent...