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Titanic
Poster and Postcard
Amazing
Coincidence
In 1898, 14 years before the Titanic made her maiden voyage, Morgan Robertson
published his book, Futility or the Wreck of the Titan. This was the story of an
"unsinkable" massive ocean liner, which like the Titanic, was on its
maiden voyage from Britain to New York in the month of April, with 2,000 people
on board. While it was also attempting to cross the Atlantic in record time, it
too struck an iceberg and sank. Not only were the ships' names very similar, but
most on board also perished simply because there was of a lack of lifeboats.
But
most remarkable of all, the story of the Titanic has incredibly close parallels
to the biblical plan of salvation. Just as the great pleasure ship struck an
iceberg and sank, this great world—with all its inhabitants, is slowly sinking
into the cold grip of death. As with the passengers of the Titanic, only those
who believed that they were in impending danger looked to the lifeboats, so only
those who believe that they are in mortal danger will look to the Lifeboat of
the Savior, Jesus Christ. The great "iceberg," which will take the
world to an icy grave is the Moral Law—the Ten Commandments.
Here
is the evidence that we are sinking: Jesus said that if we look with lust, we
commit adultery in our heart. No one who has had sex out of marriage, or any
liar, or any thief will enter Heaven. The Bible says that if we hate someone, we
are guilty of murder. We fail to put God first. We make a god in our image. We
break all the Commandments. If we stay with the "ship," we will perish
on the Day of Judgment, when all of our sins come out as evidence of our guilt.
God, however, is rich in mercy and doesn't want anyone to go the Hell. He made a
way for us to be saved. Jesus Christ, the One whom the Bible calls the
"Captain of our salvation" gave His life so that we could have a place
in the life boat. He took our punishment upon Himself—suffering on the cross
for us. We broke God's Law, but He paid our fine. Then He rose from the dead,
defeating death. The moment we repent and trust in Him alone for our eternal
salvation, God will forgive us and grant us the gift of eternal life.
Don't
hesitate. You may leave it too late! It was reported that some of the lifeboats
that left the ship early were only half full. This was because many on board
refused to believe that the —unsinkable— Titanic was sinking. They perished
because their faith was misguided. Don't be like them. Believe the gospel.
Repent and trust Jesus Christ today, read the Bible daily, obey what you read,
and God will never let you down.
More
of Matt Cullen's testimony:
"I wanted to show the tract to a friend of mine here at work, so I ran down
to the car to get a few of them. By the time I got up to his office I had given
them away! I ran into 2 ladies on the way into the building and I showed them,
saying, 'Check this out. It's a Titanic collectible.' One lady said, 'How much?'
I said, 'It's yours!' Then I gave one to the other lady and they thanked me
profusely."
Ray's
opinion of the tract:
I had some meetings recently in Oceanside (California) and did some open-airs
with a church on the Saturday. Afterward, I wandered around and gave out Titanic
tracts. I don't think that I have ever had such a good response to any tract. It
is such a blessing to see non-Christians smile and say things like "This is
wonderful. Thank you very much." I gave out between 70-80 without even one
rejection. If you have never used this tract, please give it a try.
Here
is my approach: "Did you get one of these? It's a "Titanic
collectible." As people take it, their faces light up with gratitude, and
often they say, "I saw the movie" Then I say, "That will be worth
a lot of money in about a hundred years." Often they say, "I won't be
around in one hundred years…" and I answer, "Well read the back
then, it will tell you what to do."
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