{"product_id":"a-hard-question-answered","title":"A Hard Question, Answered","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOur tiny redheaded daughter Abigail Rebecca Thompson was born with special needs on January 17, 1993. A birth defect and daily seizures caused severe mental and physical handicaps. Abbie never spoke a word in her twenty-one years, but she did begin walking at age six! Abigail was like a baby and she needed our constant care. Kids’ music, food, car rides, long baths, simple baby toys, and hearing her Daddy calling “Abigail!” were her favorite things. We did not expect these difficulties, but God helped us to lovingly care for her. Abigail’s body just wore out, and one night, she suddenly left us for heaven, leaving a huge empty space in our lives. God says,\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(James 4:14)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbigail taught us so much: \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eto give love\u003c\/b\u003e expecting nothing in return, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eto be strong\u003c\/b\u003e during difficulties, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eto have courage\u003c\/b\u003e while fearful, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eto have faith\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eto trust God\u003c\/b\u003e! Oh, how we loved Abigail, but do we wish her back with us? No!!! She is in heaven with God—the absolute best place in the universe! How do we know she is there? Because of what God says about the power of the gospel. The gospel—“good news”—is that Jesus Christ died, was buried, and three days later arose from the dead, paying the full price of sin so that people can escape hell. In the Bible, God says, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“…Christ died for our sins…he was buried, … he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(1 Corinthians 15:3-4).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEven though she was a sinner by birth, on August 9, 2014, Abigail went immediately to heaven! Why? Because she was cute? No. Because of her Christian family? No. She went to heaven \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eonly because of what Jesus did for her\u003c\/b\u003e. We sang “Jesus Loves Me This I Know” over and over to Abbie, but she could not know Jesus’ love or that she had “broken” God’s rules, earning her eternal death in hell. Since Abigail never understood her sin\/her need of forgiveness, God did not hold her accountable for her sin. Romans 5:13 says that \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“…sin is not imputed when there is no law.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e When Abigail died not knowing about her sin, her destiny became heaven. Why? Because Jesus, the perfect Son of God, died on the cross, shedding His blood to pay for every sin committed—including Abigail’s. It is only because of \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGod’s mercy\u003c\/b\u003e that she is right now enjoying His love in heaven!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut what about you and your sin? Does your heart tell you that you have personally sinned against God? If so, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eyou are responsible to God for your sin\u003c\/b\u003e. Your conscience and the Bible—God’s Word—will tell you what sin against God is, and a holy God cannot let people into heaven whose sins are not forgiven. God wants to do this for you: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Jeremiah 31:34).\u003c\/i\u003e His mercy is yours if you will admit and turn from your sin, believing the gospel. God did not make “many ways” to get to heaven. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere is one way—Jesus!\u003c\/b\u003e 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“For he hath made him [Jesus] to be sin for us [sinners], who [\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJesus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e] knew no sin; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethat we might be made the righteousness of God in him\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Will you believe what the Bible says and have your sins forgiven?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGod wants you to be with Him forever—not separated from Him forever in hell! Did you think the hard question was “Why did have to Abigail die so young?” It wasn’t—sin brings death to all. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehard question\u003c\/b\u003e was “How do we \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eknow\u003c\/i\u003e she is in heaven?” \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe simple answer \u003c\/b\u003eis that Abigail is in heaven because God made it possible through Jesus Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile God doesn’t force His gift of salvation on anyone, He \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edoes\u003c\/i\u003e offer it to \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eall!\u003c\/i\u003e By faith, you can accept it. Just as Abigail could do nothing to \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eearn\u003c\/i\u003e her place in heaven, neither can you. Please, read and think on the following Bible verses and then talk to God about them. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou matter to God,\u003c\/i\u003e and today, you can have two things: the \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epeace\u003c\/i\u003e of knowing that all your sins are forgiven and a \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erelationship\u003c\/i\u003e with God—right now and forever.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(John 14:6).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“For \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eall have sinned\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and come short of the glory of God” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Romans 3:23).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“For the wages [payment] of sin is death; but the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egift of God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is eternal life [heaven] through Jesus Christ our Lord” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Romans 6:23).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“…Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel … \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erepent ye, and believe the gospel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Mark 1:14-15).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethat ye may know\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(1 John 5:13).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved” \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Romans 10:9).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you believe the gospel in your heart, you could say this to God:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eaccording unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out [remove] my transgressions [sins]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Psalm 51:1).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PrintMyTract.com","offers":[{"title":"Standard (up to 3 weeks) \/ 100","offer_id":67765955723424,"sku":"pwx1792657254083","price":34.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rush (1 week) \/ 100","offer_id":67765955756192,"sku":"ejm1792657254084","price":50.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard (up to 3 weeks) \/ 250","offer_id":67765955788960,"sku":"cnz1792657254085","price":52.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rush (1 week) \/ 250","offer_id":67765955821728,"sku":"qez1792657254086","price":91.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard (up to 3 weeks) \/ 500","offer_id":67765955854496,"sku":"cxr1792657254087","price":73.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rush (1 week) \/ 500","offer_id":67765955887264,"sku":"ykf1792657254088","price":98.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard (up to 3 weeks) \/ 1000","offer_id":67765955920032,"sku":"gjy1792657254089","price":91.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rush (1 week) \/ 1000","offer_id":67765955952800,"sku":"tmw1792657254090","price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard (up to 3 weeks) \/ 2500","offer_id":67765955985568,"sku":"zvc1792657254091","price":210.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rush (1 week) \/ 2500","offer_id":67765956018336,"sku":"hbk1792657254092","price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard (up to 3 weeks) \/ 5000","offer_id":67765956051104,"sku":"too1792657254093","price":343.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rush (1 week) \/ 5000","offer_id":67765956083872,"sku":"lue1792657254094","price":505.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard (up to 3 weeks) \/ 10000","offer_id":67765956116640,"sku":"ouc1792657254095","price":619.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rush (1 week) \/ 10000","offer_id":67765956149408,"sku":"fgd1792657254096","price":798.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1045\/5833\/0016\/files\/a-hard-question-answered_1.jpg?v=1792657260","url":"https:\/\/boardroomwear.shop\/products\/a-hard-question-answered","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}