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The RMS Titanic
For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died [2 Corinthians 5:14].
The date was April 10, 1912. The location was Southhampton, England. The RMS Titanic took off on her maiden voyage across the north Atlantic to New York City.
On board were some of the richest, most influential personages of the times. Also on board were some of the salt of the earth, poor slobs who wanted to seek out a new life in America. Between crew and passengers, there were a grand total of 2,227 people aboard the Titanic.
The designer of the Titanic planned for it to hold 50 lifeboats. When all was said and done it was built to hold 42 of those rascals. Notwithstanding this fact, the Titanic set sail with only 20 lifeboats. Space was at a premium and mighty money ruled!
Several ships passed the Titanic on her maiden voyage. Each of them warned the captain of the danger of icebergs all along the way. Still, the Titanic kept traveling at nearly top speed, about 20.5 knots. The captain was a skeptic of even the possibility that an iceberg could sink the magificent ship of which he was in control.
On April 14 while all the passengers were indulging in the fun and festivities, the Titanic made the acquaintance of one of those icebergs. In a mere 2½ hours the Titanic had sunk to the bottom of the sea. The “unsinkable” had sunk. Man’s pride met its match…again.
But at how great a cost in human life? Of the 2,227 humans on board, 1,523 drowned or froze to death in the north Atlantic. A scant 705 escaped with their lives and not much more than that. Truly the pride of man is its own downfall.
In the verse quoted at the start of this study, the Apostle Paul taught that one Person died for all persons. Paul concluded that, as a consequence, all died. This information was so astounding and so foundational to the Christian faith, that Paul declared how the love of Christ constrained him to preach the Gospel.
How so? Well, God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son to die for all mankind. God’s love is at the core of the Gospel. Jesus Christ is equally God with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Ergo, God’s love is also Christ’s love, or the love of Christ. Paul was seized by the love of the Gospel, driving him to share it with the world, Jews and Gentiles alike.
The world may be likened unto the Titanic. The world is in a state of catastrophic upheaval. It will soon graze the iceberg of worldwide sin and sink precipitously, never to rise again from its sinful state. It might well be that the majority of the earth’s denizens will drown or freeze to death in the icy waters into which they will be plunged. Perhaps only a remnant will survive. Truly the pride of man is its own downfall.
May the love of God seize us and impel us to share the Gospel with others, even as it did the Apostle Paul. Unlike the Titanic where the lifeboats were much too few, the love of God is boundless. Everyone who will believe the Gospel and receive the Lord Jesus as his Savior will find room aboard for his salvation. Also unlike the Titanic only one Person needed to die for everyone else, viz., Jesus Christ.
Let’s go to our knees alone with the Lord Jesus, beseeching Him to stir our hearts and constrain us to proclaim the Good News. Today is the day of salvation, but today won’t last for eternity.
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Leviticus: Volume 3 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005PJ761C
https://sites.google.com/site/heavenl...
The date was April 10, 1912. The location was Southhampton, England. The RMS Titanic took off on her maiden voyage across the north Atlantic to New York City.
On board were some of the richest, most influential personages of the times. Also on board were some of the salt of the earth, poor slobs who wanted to seek out a new life in America. Between crew and passengers, there were a grand total of 2,227 people aboard the Titanic.
The designer of the Titanic planned for it to hold 50 lifeboats. When all was said and done it was built to hold 42 of those rascals. Notwithstanding this fact, the Titanic set sail with only 20 lifeboats. Space was at a premium and mighty money ruled!
Several ships passed the Titanic on her maiden voyage. Each of them warned the captain of the danger of icebergs all along the way. Still, the Titanic kept traveling at nearly top speed, about 20.5 knots. The captain was a skeptic of even the possibility that an iceberg could sink the magificent ship of which he was in control.
On April 14 while all the passengers were indulging in the fun and festivities, the Titanic made the acquaintance of one of those icebergs. In a mere 2½ hours the Titanic had sunk to the bottom of the sea. The “unsinkable” had sunk. Man’s pride met its match…again.
But at how great a cost in human life? Of the 2,227 humans on board, 1,523 drowned or froze to death in the north Atlantic. A scant 705 escaped with their lives and not much more than that. Truly the pride of man is its own downfall.
In the verse quoted at the start of this study, the Apostle Paul taught that one Person died for all persons. Paul concluded that, as a consequence, all died. This information was so astounding and so foundational to the Christian faith, that Paul declared how the love of Christ constrained him to preach the Gospel.
How so? Well, God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son to die for all mankind. God’s love is at the core of the Gospel. Jesus Christ is equally God with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Ergo, God’s love is also Christ’s love, or the love of Christ. Paul was seized by the love of the Gospel, driving him to share it with the world, Jews and Gentiles alike.
The world may be likened unto the Titanic. The world is in a state of catastrophic upheaval. It will soon graze the iceberg of worldwide sin and sink precipitously, never to rise again from its sinful state. It might well be that the majority of the earth’s denizens will drown or freeze to death in the icy waters into which they will be plunged. Perhaps only a remnant will survive. Truly the pride of man is its own downfall.
May the love of God seize us and impel us to share the Gospel with others, even as it did the Apostle Paul. Unlike the Titanic where the lifeboats were much too few, the love of God is boundless. Everyone who will believe the Gospel and receive the Lord Jesus as his Savior will find room aboard for his salvation. Also unlike the Titanic only one Person needed to die for everyone else, viz., Jesus Christ.
Let’s go to our knees alone with the Lord Jesus, beseeching Him to stir our hearts and constrain us to proclaim the Good News. Today is the day of salvation, but today won’t last for eternity.
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Leviticus: Volume 3 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005PJ761C
https://sites.google.com/site/heavenl...
The RMS Titanic
For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died [2 Corinthians 5:14].
The date was April 10, 1912. The location was Southampton, England. The RMS Titanic took off on her maiden voyage across the north Atlantic to New York City.
On board were some of the richest, most influential personages of the times. Also on board were some of the salt of the earth, poor slobs who wanted to seek out a new life in America. Between crew and passengers, there were a grand total of 2,227 people aboard the Titanic.
The designer of the Titanic planned for it to hold 50 lifeboats. When all was said and done it was built to hold 42 of those rascals. Notwithstanding this fact, the Titanic set sail with only 20 lifeboats. Space was at a premium and mighty money ruled!
Several ships passed the Titanic on her maiden voyage. Each of them warned the captain of the danger of icebergs all along the way. Still, the Titanic kept traveling at nearly top speed, about 20.5 knots. The captain was a skeptic of even the possibility that an iceberg could sink the magnificent ship of which he was in control.
On April 14 while all the passengers were indulging in the fun and festivities, the Titanic made the acquaintance of one of those icebergs. In a mere 2½ hours the Titanic had sunk to the bottom of the sea. The “unsinkable” had sunk. Man’s pride met its match…again.
But at how great a cost in human life? Of the 2,227 humans on board, 1,523 drowned or froze to death in the north Atlantic. A scant 705 escaped with their lives and not much more than that. Truly the pride of man is its own downfall.
In the verse quoted at the start of this study, the Apostle Paul taught that one Person died for all persons. Paul concluded that, as a consequence, all died. This information was so astounding and so foundational to the Christian faith, that Paul declared how the love of Christ constrained him to preach the Gospel.
How so? Well, God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son to die for all mankind. God’s love is at the core of the Gospel. Jesus Christ is equally God with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Ergo, God’s love is also Christ’s love, or the love of Christ. Paul was seized by the love of the Gospel, driving him to share it with the world, Jews and Gentiles alike.
The world may be likened unto the Titanic. The world is in a state of catastrophic upheaval. It will soon graze the iceberg of worldwide sin and sink precipitously, never to rise again from its sinful state. It might well be that the majority of the earth’s denizens will drown or freeze to death in the icy waters into which they will be plunged. Perhaps only a remnant will survive. Truly the pride of man is its own downfall.
May the love of God seize us and impel us to share the Gospel with others, even as it did the Apostle Paul. Unlike the Titanic where the lifeboats were much too few, the love of God is boundless. Everyone who will believe the Gospel and receive the Lord Jesus as his Savior will find room aboard for his salvation. Also unlike the Titanic only one Person needed to die for everyone else, viz., Jesus Christ.
Let’s go to our knees alone with the Lord Jesus, beseeching Him to stir our hearts and constrain us to proclaim the Good News. Today is the day of salvation, but today won’t last for eternity.
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Leviticus: Volume 3 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/Randy-Green/e/B...
The date was April 10, 1912. The location was Southampton, England. The RMS Titanic took off on her maiden voyage across the north Atlantic to New York City.
On board were some of the richest, most influential personages of the times. Also on board were some of the salt of the earth, poor slobs who wanted to seek out a new life in America. Between crew and passengers, there were a grand total of 2,227 people aboard the Titanic.
The designer of the Titanic planned for it to hold 50 lifeboats. When all was said and done it was built to hold 42 of those rascals. Notwithstanding this fact, the Titanic set sail with only 20 lifeboats. Space was at a premium and mighty money ruled!
Several ships passed the Titanic on her maiden voyage. Each of them warned the captain of the danger of icebergs all along the way. Still, the Titanic kept traveling at nearly top speed, about 20.5 knots. The captain was a skeptic of even the possibility that an iceberg could sink the magnificent ship of which he was in control.
On April 14 while all the passengers were indulging in the fun and festivities, the Titanic made the acquaintance of one of those icebergs. In a mere 2½ hours the Titanic had sunk to the bottom of the sea. The “unsinkable” had sunk. Man’s pride met its match…again.
But at how great a cost in human life? Of the 2,227 humans on board, 1,523 drowned or froze to death in the north Atlantic. A scant 705 escaped with their lives and not much more than that. Truly the pride of man is its own downfall.
In the verse quoted at the start of this study, the Apostle Paul taught that one Person died for all persons. Paul concluded that, as a consequence, all died. This information was so astounding and so foundational to the Christian faith, that Paul declared how the love of Christ constrained him to preach the Gospel.
How so? Well, God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son to die for all mankind. God’s love is at the core of the Gospel. Jesus Christ is equally God with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Ergo, God’s love is also Christ’s love, or the love of Christ. Paul was seized by the love of the Gospel, driving him to share it with the world, Jews and Gentiles alike.
The world may be likened unto the Titanic. The world is in a state of catastrophic upheaval. It will soon graze the iceberg of worldwide sin and sink precipitously, never to rise again from its sinful state. It might well be that the majority of the earth’s denizens will drown or freeze to death in the icy waters into which they will be plunged. Perhaps only a remnant will survive. Truly the pride of man is its own downfall.
May the love of God seize us and impel us to share the Gospel with others, even as it did the Apostle Paul. Unlike the Titanic where the lifeboats were much too few, the love of God is boundless. Everyone who will believe the Gospel and receive the Lord Jesus as his Savior will find room aboard for his salvation. Also unlike the Titanic only one Person needed to die for everyone else, viz., Jesus Christ.
Let’s go to our knees alone with the Lord Jesus, beseeching Him to stir our hearts and constrain us to proclaim the Good News. Today is the day of salvation, but today won’t last for eternity.
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Leviticus: Volume 3 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/Randy-Green/e/B...
The RMS Titanic
For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died [2 Corinthians 5:14].
The date was April 10, 1912. The location was Southampton, England. The RMS Titanic took off on her maiden voyage across the north Atlantic to New York City.
On board were some of the richest, most influential personages of the times. Also on board were some of the salt of the earth, poor slobs who wanted to seek out a new life in America. Between crew and passengers, there were a grand total of 2,227 people aboard the Titanic.
The designer of the Titanic planned for it to hold 50 lifeboats. When all was said and done it was built to hold 42 of those rascals. Notwithstanding this fact, the Titanic set sail with only 20 lifeboats. Space was at a premium and mighty money ruled!
Several ships passed the Titanic on her maiden voyage. Each of them warned the captain of the danger of icebergs all along the way. Still, the Titanic kept traveling at nearly top speed, about 20.5 knots. The captain was a skeptic of even the possibility that an iceberg could sink the magnificent ship of which he was in control.
On April 14 while all the passengers were indulging in the fun and festivities, the Titanic made the acquaintance of one of those icebergs. In a mere 2½ hours the Titanic had sunk to the bottom of the sea. The “unsinkable” had sunk. Man’s pride met its match…again.
But at how great a cost in human life? Of the 2,227 humans on board, 1,523 drowned or froze to death in the north Atlantic. A scant 705 escaped with their lives and not much more than that. Truly the pride of man is its own downfall.
In the verse quoted at the start of this study, the Apostle Paul taught that one Person died for all persons. Paul concluded that, as a consequence, all died. This information was so astounding and so foundational to the Christian faith, that Paul declared how the love of Christ constrained him to preach the Gospel.
How so? Well, God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son to die for all mankind. God’s love is at the core of the Gospel. Jesus Christ is equally God with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Ergo, God’s love is also Christ’s love, or the love of Christ. Paul was seized by the love of the Gospel, driving him to share it with the world, Jews and Gentiles alike.
The world may be likened unto the Titanic. The world is in a state of catastrophic upheaval. It will soon graze the iceberg of worldwide sin and sink precipitously, never to rise again from its sinful state. It might well be that the majority of the earth’s denizens will drown or freeze to death in the icy waters into which they will be plunged. Perhaps only a remnant will survive. Truly the pride of man is its own downfall.
May the love of God seize us and impel us to share the Gospel with others, even as it did the Apostle Paul. Unlike the Titanic where the lifeboats were much too few, the love of God is boundless. Everyone who will believe the Gospel and receive the Lord Jesus as his Savior will find room aboard for his salvation. Also unlike the Titanic only one Person needed to die for everyone else, viz., Jesus Christ.
Let’s go to our knees alone with the Lord Jesus, beseeching Him to stir our hearts and constrain us to proclaim the Good News. Today is the day of salvation, but today won’t last for eternity.
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Leviticus: Volume 3 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/Randy-Green/e/B...
The date was April 10, 1912. The location was Southampton, England. The RMS Titanic took off on her maiden voyage across the north Atlantic to New York City.
On board were some of the richest, most influential personages of the times. Also on board were some of the salt of the earth, poor slobs who wanted to seek out a new life in America. Between crew and passengers, there were a grand total of 2,227 people aboard the Titanic.
The designer of the Titanic planned for it to hold 50 lifeboats. When all was said and done it was built to hold 42 of those rascals. Notwithstanding this fact, the Titanic set sail with only 20 lifeboats. Space was at a premium and mighty money ruled!
Several ships passed the Titanic on her maiden voyage. Each of them warned the captain of the danger of icebergs all along the way. Still, the Titanic kept traveling at nearly top speed, about 20.5 knots. The captain was a skeptic of even the possibility that an iceberg could sink the magnificent ship of which he was in control.
On April 14 while all the passengers were indulging in the fun and festivities, the Titanic made the acquaintance of one of those icebergs. In a mere 2½ hours the Titanic had sunk to the bottom of the sea. The “unsinkable” had sunk. Man’s pride met its match…again.
But at how great a cost in human life? Of the 2,227 humans on board, 1,523 drowned or froze to death in the north Atlantic. A scant 705 escaped with their lives and not much more than that. Truly the pride of man is its own downfall.
In the verse quoted at the start of this study, the Apostle Paul taught that one Person died for all persons. Paul concluded that, as a consequence, all died. This information was so astounding and so foundational to the Christian faith, that Paul declared how the love of Christ constrained him to preach the Gospel.
How so? Well, God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son to die for all mankind. God’s love is at the core of the Gospel. Jesus Christ is equally God with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Ergo, God’s love is also Christ’s love, or the love of Christ. Paul was seized by the love of the Gospel, driving him to share it with the world, Jews and Gentiles alike.
The world may be likened unto the Titanic. The world is in a state of catastrophic upheaval. It will soon graze the iceberg of worldwide sin and sink precipitously, never to rise again from its sinful state. It might well be that the majority of the earth’s denizens will drown or freeze to death in the icy waters into which they will be plunged. Perhaps only a remnant will survive. Truly the pride of man is its own downfall.
May the love of God seize us and impel us to share the Gospel with others, even as it did the Apostle Paul. Unlike the Titanic where the lifeboats were much too few, the love of God is boundless. Everyone who will believe the Gospel and receive the Lord Jesus as his Savior will find room aboard for his salvation. Also unlike the Titanic only one Person needed to die for everyone else, viz., Jesus Christ.
Let’s go to our knees alone with the Lord Jesus, beseeching Him to stir our hearts and constrain us to proclaim the Good News. Today is the day of salvation, but today won’t last for eternity.
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Leviticus: Volume 3 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/Randy-Green/e/B...
