The Truth
“You take the blue pill the story ends; you wake in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.” – Morpheus
“Welcome to the Real World!” – Morpheus
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Aren’t there days in your life that you feel like you’re living in a dream of some kind? Some days it just doesn’t seem real. You wonder what it’s all about. You wonder if you’re living in the real world or if this is all just a dream. “Where am I going?” … you wonder to yourself. “What happens after this life?” you ask.
In the story (The Matrix), the key character is presented with a choice. Salvation was obtained by making the right choice. The situation as presented in the story is not unlike the situation today. In the real “Matrix” what choice will you make? There are only two.
The Blue Pill (The Big LIE)
- Believe whatever (pick any) your priest/bishop/pastor/church, science or religion tells you to believe.
- Be a good person. Do good works! WWJD!
- Go to church.
- Do Penance.
- Sing in the Choir.
- Confess your sins.
- Have a religious worship “experience”
- Ask (Accept) Jesus into your heart and make him the "Lord of Your Life"
- Give money to the church / charity.
- Get Water Baptized.
The Red Pill (The Truth)
Let’s see what God’s Word (The Bible) says about this.
- Contrary to popular opinion (since when is popular opinion valid reason to believe anything?) you can know that you have eternal life. (1 Jn 5:13)
- There are no righteous people. In other words no works you can do will justify you before a righteous God. (Rom 3:10, Rom 3:23)
- Those not justified before God will be dealt with at the White Throne Judgment and condemned to an eternity of punishment. (Rom 6:23, Rev 20:15, 2Ths 1:8-
9 ) - Justification before God is obtained only by what he has already done. It has absolutely nothing to do with anything you can do. (Rom 5:8-
11, Eph 2:8- )9, Tit 3:5- 6, Rom 4:5, 1 Cor 15:1- 4, Phil 3:8- 9 - We obtain salvation simply by trusting in what God has already done. In the present day this information comes through the Apostle Paul. (Rom 11:13, Rom 2:16, Rom 16:25-
26, 2 Tim 2:8 ). - Salvation is obtained today only by placing your trust in the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Cor 15:1-
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Summary
The blue pill may seem easier to swallow because, quite frankly, this is just about all you have probably heard. This is the world’s way. It requires little in the way of independent thought. Just check your brain at the door and let religion tell you what to do and how to believe. It is, however, a deadly pill. It is based on lies and deception. It may look good, but anything leading to ultimate disaster can’t be good, can it?
The red pill, however, is the truth. To live eternally (in heaven) you need to do only this: Simply trust in what God has already done for you. The moment you do that you have eternal life as a present possession. That’s it! No religion. No tradition. No water ceremony. No religious acts of any kind.
God’s path to salvation is perfect. It’s also very simple. He stepped into his creation himself to secure that for you. He even left a written record and instructions so we can read it. When you think about it, would you want it any other way?
One way or the other you will live eternally; either in the lake of fire or in heaven. Blue pill or Red. The choice is all yours. Where you are 100 years from now will depend on this choice. Choose wisely based on the written Word of God, not what anything man has to say.