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Yet to all who received him [Jesus], to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12 yes, i placed my total trust in jesus to save me. send me more information about how I can grow in my faith. name address Oh, thanks for rescuing me! Our ship went down. I was treading water for hours. I wouldn’t have lasted much longer. Now you’ve got to save my brother! Your brother? Where is he? Ahoy! We’re here to save you! What did he say? I don’t want anyone to save me. I want to save myself. But you’ll drown! There is no land for over 1,000 miles. Yes, but I’ve basically lived a pretty good life. I mean, over the years I’ve done more good things than bad ... ... so I don’t think I need anyone to save me. Dear God, thank you for sending your son to die on the cross on my behalf. I now place my trust in him to save me for all eternity. © 2001 Ron Wheeler. Printed in the USA. What does how good you are have to do with this? You’re still going to drown unless we save you! You don’t understand. I’ve relied on myself all my life. I’ll not start accepting help now. But this is free! We WANT to help you. He’s out there swimming for his life. We’ll save him. No thanks. he said no thanks. Gasp! I’ve changed my mind. I need to be saved! See more of Ron Wheeler’s work at: www.cartoonworks.com • E-mail: [email protected] For helpful Christian literature please write to the address above or visit our website at www.goodnewspublishers.org. Bible references from the NIV ® . ... because cartoons work! Good News Publishers 1300 Crescent Street Wheaton, Illinois 60187

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Yet to all who received him[Jesus], to those who believedin his name, he gave the right

to become children of God.John 1:12

yes, i placed my total trust in jesus to saveme. send me more information about how I

can grow in my faith.

name

address

Oh, thanksfor

rescuingme!

Our ship went down. Iwas treading water

for hours. I wouldn’thave lasted much

longer.

Now you’ve gotto save mybrother!

Your brother?Where is he?

Ahoy! We’re here tosave you!

What didhe say?

I don’t wantanyone tosave me. Iwant to

savemyself.

But you’lldrown!

There is noland for

over 1,000miles.

Yes, but I’vebasically lived a

pretty good life. Imean, over the yearsI’ve done more goodthings than bad ...

... so I don’t thinkI need anyone to

save me.

Dear God, thank you forsending your son to die onthe cross on my behalf. I

now place my trust in him tosave me for all eternity.

© 2001 Ron W

heeler. Printed in the USA.

What does how good you arehave to do with this?

You’re stillgoing to

drownunless wesave you!

You don’tunderstand.

I’ve relied onmyself all my

life.

I’ll not startacceptinghelp now.

But this is free! We WANTto help you.

He’s out thereswimming for his

life.

We’ll savehim.

Nothanks.

he said nothanks.

Gasp!I’ve changed my mind.

I need to be saved!

See more of Ron Wheeler’s work at: www.cartoonworks.com • E-mail: [email protected] helpful Christian literature please write to the address above or visit our website at www.goodnewspublishers.org.Bible references from the NIV®.

... becausecartoons work!

Good News Publishers1300 Crescent StreetWheaton, Illinois 60187

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Without us,you’ll drown!

You make it sound like you’rethe only way I can be saved.

Isn’t that a bit tooexclusive?

There are noother boats

out here.

Yeah, well, what if I imaginedI were a boat, or I started

chanting, “I can save myself.I can save myself” ...

... then I’d be ableto save myself.

I think he’sdelirious.

Listen, Irespect yourbelief that Iwill drown. Ijust ask that

you respect mybelief that I

can savemyself.

But your belief willlead to certain death.

You arrogant %$#!@! Who doyou think you are pushingyour views on others? Whycan’t you accept my beliefs?

Youintolerant,bigoted ...

blub!

Sounds crazy,doesn’t it?

My brother!He’s gone!

Why would anyonereject a free gift

of being saved?

Wecouldhavesavedhim ifhe hadjust

let us.

It was free too!All he had to do

was take it.For the wages ofsin is death, butthe gift of Godis eternal lifein Christ Jesus

our Lord.Romans 6:23

It is a free gift. Wecannot earn it with ourgood behavior any morethan we can swim 1,000

miles in the ocean.

Yet hefoolishlywanted to

earn it, andnow he’s gone.

For it is by grace you have been saved, throughfaith-and this not from yourselves, it is the giftof God-not by works, so that no one can boast.

Ephesians 2:8,9

we’re all in the same spot as the guy in thewater ... drowning in our sins. and every

day lots of people are rejecting God’s free giftof salvation - God sent his son, Jesus, to earth

to die on the cross for our sins.

And the Biblesays there isonly one wayto be saved.

Hethoughtwe werebeingpushy.

Salvation is found in no one else, for thereis no other name [Jesus] under heaven given

to men by which we must be saved.Acts 4:12

God caresfor us and

wants to havean individualrelationshipwith each of

us.

But wetrulycared!

For God so loved the world that he gave hisone and only Son [Jesus], that whoever believesin him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16

We simply need torepent of doing

things our own wayand receive the

salvation God hasfor us through

Jesus’ sacrificialdeath and

resurrection.

If only hewouldhave

changedhis mindbefore itwas too

late.

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Help, Save Me!

A gripping allegory of God’s saving grace by cartoonist Ron Wheeler.