From Prison to Heaven

Narrator: Chris Genthree
 •  1 min. read  •  grade level: 6
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A GREEK Christian living at Corfu used to visit the prison and speak to the inmates. During one visit, he had a two hours’ talk with a condemned man whose hands had more than once been stained with human blood. After a long talk the man asked in despair, “Is it possible for me to be saved?”
“Yes,” answered the Christian, “for Christ is the Saviour of sinners.”
“Oh,” said the prisoner, “I do want to be saved.” A most solemn conversation followed, and the Christian left a New Testament with him, with several gospel verses marked.
The execution took place three days after the conversation, and the Christian was among the crowd. The prisoner was quite calm, and when asked if he had anything to say, he replied, “As soon as I die, I will be with Christ.”
The law could not forgive him for his crimes called for the death penalty. But God could forgive one who trusted in Jesus, for Jesus had died for his sins, and heaven opened to welcome the redeemed sinner. What a Saviour Jesus is! Now no one is too bad to be saved if he will only believe in Him, for He came into the world to save sinners.
“I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Luke 5:3232I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. (Luke 5:32).
Memory Verse “ALL WE LIKE SHEEP HAVE GONE ASTRAY: WE HAVE TURNED EVERY ONE TO HIS OWN WAY: AND THE LORD HATH LAID ON HIM THE INIITY OF US ALL.” Isa. 53:66All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:6).
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