In 1880, George Wilson was tried by the U.S. court in Philadelphia for robbery and murder, and was sentenced to hang.

Andrew Jackson, President of the United States, granted him a presidential pardon. But Wilson refused the pardon, insisting that is was not a pardon unless he accepted it. The question was brought before the U.S. Supreme Court, and Chief Justice John Marshall wrote the following decision:"A pardon is a paper, the value of which depends upon its acceptance by the person implicated.It's hardly to be supposed that one under sentence of death would refuse to accept a pardon, but if it's refused, it is no pardon. George Wilson must hang". George Wilson was hanged!

We need to receive and accept the pardon that Jesus Christ offers us, resulting in the forgiveness of our sins, as an act of our will. If we refuse , we are not pardoned. Without pardon we will face eternal death, and eternal separation from the Living God

THE CHOICE IS IN YOUR VOICE

John 3:5-7
" I tell you the truth, no one can enter the Kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to the spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying. You must be reborn again"