This is the first in a line of Christian T-Shirts that can be purchased for $20 a piece + shipping. $10 from each shirt sold will go to bible-believing missionaries via missions-specific donations to one of several independent local churches that independently support missionaries. The remainder of the sales price cover production and operation costs. For now you can order by emailing your size  (M, L, XL available)/ number requested to 3treehill.org@gmail.com and payment can be made through Paypal.

Each shirt has original artwork and contains scripture taken from the KJV lifting up Jesus Christ as the sole source of salvation for mankind. Hoping to get a dedicated site for shopping and ordering soon.

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Some have espoused that the Scriptures teach that God has already chosen who will and will not be “saved”.  There are numerous passages in the Scriptures that would seem to indicate this is the case (Proverbs 16:4, Romans 9:15-16, Romans 11:5-7, 1 Peter 1:2), one of the more famous being the following:

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.

– Romans 8:28- 30

However, if one “rightly divides the word” as we are instructed to do in 2 Timothy 2:15, the Scriptures clearly indicate that while there is “predestination” and “election” at work in God’s plan of salvation, there is also free will.

God certainly planned and elected who would be saved in the sense that the Scriptures describe Christ as “the lamb slain from the foundation of the world” (Revelations 13:8). God knew from the beginning what would constitute salvation and who would obtain it. As with Adam in the garden of Eden and throughout the scriptures, God gives man free will to choose his own fate. The following verses illustrate that, in actuality, God has “pre-ordained” salvation to be available exclusively through Jesus Christ and has “elected” to save all those who have freely chosen to receive what Christ did on the cross and in his resurrection.

Romans 10:8-13

But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9That 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. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 12For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

John 1:12-13

12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Revelation 22:17

17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

John 6:35-37

35And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. 36But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. 37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

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Tradition holds that there are 7 “deadly” sins, including Lust, Envy, Anger, Pride, Greed, Gluttony, and Sloth. However destructive these seven sins are, the scriptures speak of a particular “sin unto death”, for which there is no absolution…

In the Holy Scriptures, both Christ (Mark 3:29) and St. John the Apostle (1 John 5:16) spoke of a “sin unto death” for which there was no forgiveness …Christ described this act as “blasphemy against the Holy Ghost” (Mark 3:29). This might seem vague at first, but upon further study one will come to understand that the Holy Ghost is the Spirit of God that communicates with man (1 John 3:19; 24). It is the Spirit of Truth and the voice of all that falls within that realm (Truth is not fact or the sum of facts, but something that exists beyond the realm of fact); it is a voice that speaks deep within our hearts and instructs the soul. One might liken it to the tie that binds mother and child, man and nature…these are not facts that need to be proven, but things we “know” if we surrender to this voice, this Spirit that “bears witness” to that which is Holy and True. While understanding who the Holy Ghost is what He does explains part of what Christ meant, there still remains the issue of what exactly constitutes “blasphemy” against this Spirit…St. Paul, the apostle responsible for penning the bulk of Christian doctrine (under the divine inspiration of this same Spirit of Truth), sheds further light on what Christ was referring to. Looking into this further we find that what Christ was referring to was the essence of salvation.

Much like the popular TV game show Jeopardy, Christ’s statement concerning the unpardonable sin was an answer to something St. Paul would write later. St. Paul’s question was “How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation?“ (Hebrews 2:3). Christ’s answer was simple- we can’t. When a person is faced with the question of Christ – who He was (the Son of God) and what He did (offering Himself as the final sacrifice for human sin through His death on the cross and the promise of eternal life through His resurrection) – the Spirit of Truth, that voice deep within the heart will confirm the truth of Christ’s identity and our need for His salvation. To close your heart to this confirmation, to harden your heart against this conviction is to commit blasphemy against that Spirit that God has provided to every person regarding the question of Christ.

There are only 2 choices offered to men regarding Christ: acceptance and rejection. This is symbolized by the two thieves crucified alongside Christ. These two men were identical except for their response to Christ’s suffering… one refused to believe and hardened his heart; the other simply opened his heart and asked for salvation, to which Christ replied “this day shalt thou be with me in paradise.” There are only two choices offered to men regarding the voice of Truth: belief or blasphemy. Christ said that “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him” (John 3:36). As in the fashion previously described, St. Paul further clarified what Christ meant when he wrote; “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:10).

With all the stress and bustle of modern day life it is all too easy to neglect the salvation Christ offers. We need to take the opportunity to contemplate the events that took place on that mountain outside Jerusalem some 2000 years ago and soften our hearts to that voice of Truth and believe that Christ was who he claimed to be. We need to, in own words, confess our sins in prayer to Him and ask to partake of the salvation He freely offers to us. While we may, as humans, be guilty of the most unspeakable cruelties and errors, it will not be for these sins that God the Father sentences any one of us to eternal damnation; it will be for the unforgivable sin of rejecting his Son and the sacrifice He willingly made for each of us on the cross.