This document discusses the "five G.I.'s" of being a soldier of Jesus Christ: [1] The Great Invitation to accept Jesus, [2] recognizing our Great Iniquity or sinfulness, [3] the Great Imprisonment of death that results from sin, [4] the Great Impossibility of saving ourselves, and [5] the Grand Inheritance of eternal life for those who accept Christ. It encourages accepting Christ's invitation to salvation by admitting we are sinners, believing in His death for us, repenting of sin, and trusting in Him as Savior to avoid the second death of eternal separation from God.

1. God’s Soldiers
Dr. James E. Martin

2. “…Choose ye this day
whom ye will serve…”
Joshua 24:15

3. “Thou therefore endure
hardness, as a good soldier
of Jesus Christ.
No man that warreth
entangleth himself with the
affairs of this this life; that
he may please him who hath
chosen him to be a soldier.”
II Timothy 2:3,4

5. GI
 A well known
term in most
households today
Most young boys
play like they are
“G I Joe”
Term actually
stands for
“Government
Issue”

6. 1.Great Invitation
2.Great Iniquity
3.Great Imprisonment
4.Great Impossibility
5.Grand Inheritance

7. We all receive, and
respond regularly to
invitations of all types:
Birthday parties
Weddings
Anniversary parties
Retirements
Many more

8. In John 7:37-38, Jesus said:
“…if any man thirst, let him
come unto me and drink. He
that believeth on me, as the
scripture hath said, out of his
belly shall flow rivers of living
water.”
In Matthew 11:28 He said:
“Come unto me, all ye that
labour and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest.”

11. The Word of God declares:
“But your iniquities have
separated between you and
your God, and your sins have
hid his face from you, that He
will not hear.”
Isaiah 59:2
“Behold, I was shapen in
iniquity; and in sin did my
mother conceive me.”
Psalm 51:5

12. This iniquity, my friend, is
universal, and therefore:
IT INCLUDES YOU.
As you ponder the above statement
and possibly consider totally
rejecting it, please understand the
following texts from the Bible that
prove the statement to be accurate.

13. NOTICE WORDS LIKE
“ALL”, “EVERY ONE”
IN THE ABOVE
VERSES. THIS MEANS
THAT NONE ARE
EXEMPT!!!!

14. You may be thinking by
now, “O K, this iniquity
includes me. So what?”
Before you stop
reading, you should, in
all honesty, consider
the next “G. I.” It is
the end result of NOT
addressing these
previous “G. I.’s”.

16. “For the wages of sin is
death…”
Romans 6:23
Death is universal… It
affects all
“And as it is appointed
unto men once to die, but
after this the judgment:”
Hebrews 9:27
This verse indicates
physical death
There is a second death
mentioned in the Bible also:
“And death and hell were
cast into the lake of fire. This
is the second death.”
Revelation 20:14

17. The first death is that
which we all must face .
The second death means ,
“An eternal separation
from God.” The Bible
indicates that this place of
separation will be in a
place known as the “lake
of fire.”

18. As previously stated, the first
death is unavoidable.
The second death is
AVOIDABLE!!!
Yes, my friend, you heard (read) that
correctly. It is avoidable!!!!!!

19. How then can I save
myself from this
avoidable end?????
The simple truth
regarding this question is
that, “YOU CAN’T!!”

21. “Not by works of righteousness
which we have done, but
according to his mercy he
saved us…” Titus 3:5
This clearly shows,
my friend, THAT
YOU CANNOT
SAVE
YOURSELF!!

22. Since you cannot save
yourself, you should
consider looking to
One who, not only
CAN, but WILL do the
saving!!

24. “Neither is there salvation in
any other; for there is none
other name under heaven given
among men whereby we must
be saved.”
Acts 4:12
“But as many as received him,
to them gave he power to
become the sons of God, even to
them that believe on his name.”
John 1:12

26. “For when we were yet without
strength, in due time Christ died
for the ungodly.”
Romans 5:6
For you to respond to His
Great Invitation, you MUST:
1. Admit that you are a sinner.
2. Believe that Jesus Christ died for
you.
3. Repent (turn from) your sin.
4. Trust Him, by faith, to be your
Savior.

28. “And if I go and prepare a place for
you, I will come again, and receive
you unto myself; that where I am,
there ye may be also.”
John 14:3