Does It Work?

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An atheist said: "The Bible is an immoral Book."
The reply was: "If that were so, I would expect the immoral people to enjoy reading it. However, I find it is the moral, godly people who take pleasure in that Book."
The Bible is vindicated by its own proverb: "By their fruits ye shall know them." Matthew 7:2020Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. (Matthew 7:20). It states a plain fact: "Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit." Matthew 7:1717Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. (Matthew 7:17).
Does the Bible bear good fruit? Was Dr. Bernardo, who founded the Bernardo Homes in Stepney, England, a Christian or an atheist? Was George Mueller, who started the Mueller's Homes in Bristol, a Christian or an atheist? Was Quarrier, who founded the Quarrier's Homes in Scotland, a Christian or an atheist? They were ALL Christians. Not one was an atheist!
When they swept religion from France and enthroned the "Goddess of Reason" in Noter Dame Cathedral, Paris, what followed? The bloody French Revolution, the Reign of Terror, the ascendancy of such monsters as Robespierre, Danton, and the like-men, human tigers, who thirsted for blood, and who kept the guillotine busy, filling its baskets with human heads!
More recently Russian Communists have sought to drive religion from their land. They have boasted that "if there is a God, they will banish Him from heaven, if there is a heaven." What has followed? Unspeakable horrors and atrocities!
Today, God is being denied on every hand. We beg you by all that you hold dear, to believe the gospel of the grace of God. It is your only hope for peace and stability. It is still "the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth." Romans 1:1616For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. (Romans 1:16). The gospel is the only power that can deliver from sin.
One who works for God in a home for alcoholics testified that over many years he saw, only one power, the power of God, which could really deliver the victim of drink. The pledge was tried, expensive drugs used, change of environment attempted, strengthening of will-power and self-respect urged; all these things were insufficient.
Only one way was effective to meet the power of sin. Only the Lord Jesus Christ, who died on Calvary's cross, could deliver. "He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him." Hebrews 7:2525Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. (Hebrews 7:25).
Dear unsaved one, you need this Savior and the gospel of His grace. You cannot live a happy life without Him, and you cannot enter heaven un-cleansed by His precious blood.