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 I'm
convinced that I have some exceedingly
good news for you. This
news doesn't cost a penny, there are no strings attached and it could
inevitably change your life forever. If you want to
hear this good
news, all you have to do is answer
two brief but very important
questions. After you answer the questions, good news
will follow.
 Here's the first
question: Have
you
come to the place in your spiritual life where you know for
SURE,
beyond a shadow of a doubt,
that
you have eternal life? |
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You answered YES! The Bible tells us that we can know for sure that we're going to heaven! Take a look:
These things I have written to you that you may KNOW that you have eternal life. 1 John 5:13
Now here's the second and final question. It's a bit harder than the first. Just try to answer it as honestly as you possibly can.
Suppose you were to die tonight and stand before God... what would you say if He asked you
"Why should I let you into my heaven?"I'm without fault. I deserve to go to heaven.
I've been nearly perfect. God will overlook the few mistakes in my life.
I've always been very good. I tried to follow the 10 commandments.
I haven't really been that bad. I never hurt anyone and God will overlook the things I've done wrong because he's a loving God.
Your answer indicated that you aren't so sure about heaven. Now I KNOW you're going to like the news I have for you! But before I give you the good news, let me share with you something very interesting. The Bible tells us we can know for sure that we're going to heaven! That means YOU! Take a look:
These things I have written to you that you may KNOW that you have eternal life. 1 John 5:13
This means that we don't have to guess about life after death. If there's one thing you really want to be sure of in this life, it's where you'll be going after it's over. Fortunately, the Bible tells we can be certain about heaven!
Here's the second and final question. It's a bit harder than the first. Just try to answer it as honestly as you possibly can.
Suppose you were to die tonight and stand before God... what would you say if He asked you "Why should I let you into my heaven?"
I've been nearly perfect. God will overlook the few mistakes in my life.
I've always been very good. I tried to follow the 10 commandments.
I haven't really been that bad. I never hurt anyone and God will overlook the things I've done wrong because He's a loving God.
Now here's the good news that I promised. The good news is: Heaven is a completely FREE gift! All of your life you may have been under the impression that God is weighing your good deeds against your bad deeds and that in the end He will either welcome you into heaven or NOT based on the outcome. The good news is that our future does not have to hang in the balances depending on our performance. In a world full of constant pressure this really should help to relieve some of the heat! The Bible tells us:
... the GIFT of God is eternal life ... Romans 6:23
As we all know a genuine gift is completely free. That means you could never WORK for the gift of eternal life no more than you could work for a birthday gift or an anniversary gift, etc....
I want to stop here for just a minute and say something. The fact that you're reading this is NOT an accident. I believe that God has lots more good news for you. Please don't stop now.. Continue and find out WHY heaven is a free gift and find out how to receive it.
Here's what the Bible has to say about it:
By grace you have been saved through faith, and that NOT OF YOURSELVES; it is a GIFT of God,
NOT OF WORKS, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8,9There's that word again - GIFT. It's clear that heaven is a gift of God. But why can't we earn it?
Unfortunately, even if we wanted to earn our place in heaven, we couldn't because man is a sinner.. The Bible tells us:
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23
This rules out the possibility of us saving ourselves. The only way we could ever earn our way to heaven... is if we could be completely PERFECT for all time. Unfortunately, the Bible tells us:
Whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. James 2:10
And I'm sure, if you're honest with yourself, you've sinned at least once in your life. It doesn't matter how large or small the sin was. Sin IS sin, and sin will keep you out of heaven. But don't lose heart! Continue reading to see the brighter side.. remember heaven is a FREE gift..
Fortunately for us, God doesn't want to punish us because He is merciful and full of love.
God is love... 1 John 4:8b
BUT, there is another absolute truth about God. He is just, therefore it's His obligation to punish SIN.
I will by no means clear the guilty... Exodus 34:7b
I know by now you're wondering... where's the good news in all this? How can heaven be a free gift? How can I go to heaven?
If man's a sinner...
And he can't save himself...
And even though God loves us...
He must punish our sin...
Just hang on.. the answer to our problem is just one click away...
God sent his Son into the world to remedy this problem. To understand God's plan you must first understand who Jesus really is.
The Bible tells us that Jesus is in fact GOD in the flesh..
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word WAS God... and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.. John 1:1,14
God entered time and space in the form of Jesus Christ. He lived a sinless perfect life. When He died on the cross, he took our place and actually paid the penalty that was intended for US! Then he did something that no one else has ever done. He arose from the dead and now He offers US the privilege of eternal life as a GIFT. The trick is receiving that gift.
To receive this precious gift of eternal life you must have saving faith. Saving faith is NOT just believing certain historical facts about Jesus' life.
Saving faith is NOT even trusting God for all your needs (financial, physical, emotional, etc.)
Saving faith IS trusting in Jesus Christ alone for SALVATION. It means you're depending on Him alone, NOT on yourself, to get to heaven. This way, we don't get the credit for it, God does and rightly so.
Now the big question is... Do you want to receive this gift?
Would you like to receive this gift?
If you really want to receive God's gift of eternal life all you have to do is:
- Transfer your trust from what you've been doing all your life to what Jesus has done for you already by his death on the cross.
- Receive the RESURRECTED and LIVING Christ as SAVIOR and LORD.
- Repent of your sins. This means that you must be willing to turn from anything that is not pleasing to God. Eliminating sin from your life doesn't happen over night and in fact you'll never be perfect, but if you're genuinely willing to allow God to be Master and King, then He will change you over time.
Don't turn back now. God has brought you to this point and He's revealed His amazing plan to you.
You should feel privileged and honored. He really loves YOU. All you have to do is reach out and take His gift of eternal life.
God promises to save everyone who calls on his name. He won't turn anyone away.
For whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:10,13
Pray with me right now, right where you are. Don't delay. You may never get this opportunity again...
Lord Jesus Christ, I confess that I'm a sinner and I do not deserve to go to heaven. But, I believe that you died on the cross and arose from the dead to pay the penalty of MY sins and that you purchased a place in heaven just for me. Please forgive me of my sins and become the Lord of my life. I repent of my sins and I'm trusting in YOU for my salvation. I accept YOUR gift of eternal life. Thank You. In Jesus Name. Amen.
If
you accepted God's Gift - Congratulations!
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. John 6:47
Welcome to the family of God!
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name. John 1:12
Mark this day in your calendar. Your life will never be the same! There are a few things you should do in order to learn more about God.
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You're absolutely right! Nobody can get to heaven because of who they are or what they've done or how good they've been.
If you think that the only way to heaven is by trusting Jesus Christ then click here, otherwise, click here for a full explanation of how you can be sure of eternal security in heaven.
According to your answers it appears that you have an understanding of God's plan of salvation through Jesus Christ for mankind. BUT, for whatever reason, you don't know for SURE that you're going to heaven.
If you've heard God's plan before and you weren't ready yet to receive Jesus Christ as your Saviour, then I want to take a moment to remind you that you have no guarantee of tomorrow. You need to settle the issue of eternal life NOW before it's too late. Repeatedly rejecting Christ is not a wise decision. God brought you to this point. Please don't say no again. Click here to refresh your memory about what Christ has to offer you.
Maybe at one point in your life you did KNOW you were going to heaven, but now you think that for some reason you've lost your way or you've fallen out of favor with God. The Bible says:
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. - John 10:28
Please don't underestimate God's love for you. His grace and forgiveness extend beyond our comprehension and to the uttermost. Please click here to review the good news about Jesus Christ and rediscover the security you should be feeling because you're a child of God.
Jesus said there
is only one door
into heaven. There
are no side doors. There are no back doors. There is no trap door on
the bottom, and there is none on the top. There is only one door into
heaven - just one. The question is, have you ever entered that door?
"I
am the way, and the truth, and
the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me" (John
14:6). Jesus said, "I
am the door."
You may say:
"That's very narrow-minded." However,
being broad-minded
can be very foolish if what you are broad-minded about is not true.
Truth is very narrow. Two-times-two always equals four, in the 15th
century or the 20th century, in
any
language the truth is the same - pure language, in the western
hemisphere or the eastern hemisphere.
The issue is
the
truth - not what we
feel, not what we think, but what
God teaches in His
Word, His revealed truth
to mankind.
John 3:16 For
God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world;
but that the world through him might be saved.
The third chapter of the gospel
of John is the narrow beam of truth
regarding entering heaven's door. Even if you are a person who believes
that there are many ways to God, you should be intellectually honest
enough to read the truth of God's Word concerning His well-defined
road
of salvation.
"Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a
ruler of the
Jews; this man came to Him by night, and said to Him, 'Rabbi, we know
that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs
that You do unless God is with him.'"Jesus answered and said to him, 'Truly,
truly, I
say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.'
Nicodemus said to Him, 'How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot
enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born, can he?'"Jesus
answered, 'Truly, truly, I say to
you,
unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the
kingdom of God That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which
is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, "You
must be born again"'" (John 3:1-7).
You must be "born
again,"
said Jesus. If
you intend to get to heaven being a good man, doing good works (which
characterized Nicodemus, a Pharisee), you are going to miss heaven.
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There are many
people who have done commendable
things to prepare themselves for heaven. These people sit in church
pews week after week and make decisions to join a church or be
baptised. But despite their good intentions and good deeds, they will
die and be eternally separated from God because they never enter the
only door into heaven - Jesus
Christ.
"I
am the way, and the truth, and
the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me" (John
14:6).
Jesus didn't
say it was a good idea to be
born
again. It wasn't a
suggestion. He didn't say it was one of life's alternatives for
entering heaven. He said that if you intend to live in heaven after you
die you
must be born again. There is no exception.
What did Jesus mean when He said:
"Except a man
be born again..."? Good works may make you feel good. But if
they are not based upon a new
relationship with Jesus Christ, ultimately they are but a noble
extension of human pride.
He is not talking about baptism.
Some have been taught that baptism is
the door to heaven. Remember, Jesus was talking to a Jew who did
everything in his power to keep the law through rites of purification
and cleansing. Baptism alone is not enough.
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So why did Jesus
say, "You must
be born again"? Because mankind is sinful at heart. By nature,
those who have not been born again
are dead in their spirits to God,
blind in their minds to the things of God, have no love for God, cannot
communicate with God, are separated from God, and are aliens and
enemies of God. Good works or religious observances cannot change this
spiritual condition. The only thing that changes that condition is a
new life which the Holy Spirit gives to those who
are willing to
receive Him.
The new birth
is a spiritual experience. Man and woman are forgiven of
their sins, cleansed by Christ's blood, and given new life in Christ.
The new birth
experience is an instantaneous experience when you:
That is
called the new
birth experience. You must
be spiritually born again
because it is the only way you can be made
acceptable in the eyes of holy God. Everything else is human effort.
Jesus said, "I am the door. I
am it."
You may say, "Well, that
is narrow-minded." If that is narrow-mindedness,
would you not agree that an omniscient God must have a very specific,
clear, divine reason for making man's redemption possible through only
one person, Jesus Christ?
God is single-minded about the
way to heaven because there is only
one way.
"I
am the way, and the truth, and
the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me" (John
14:6).
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People talk
about believing in Jesus. But what does
it mean to believe in Jesus? Does it mean simply to give intellectual
assent to the fact that He was born in Bethlehem, grew up to become a
great teacher, performed miracles, and became the Savior of the world,
along with all the things your grandparents and parents taught you? Is
that what belief is all about?
No.
To believe in Jesus Christ is not mere intellectual assent to His
identity or work; belief is acknowledging in our spirit that He is
God's Son, confessing and repenting of our sins against Him, and
choosing
to follow Him as our Savior
and our Lord.
The sign of
this new birth and faith in Christ for forgiveness of sin
is the indwelling of the Spirit of God. If the Spirit of God
lives
within you, you are born again
and have God's Spirit and God's
life.
If you can sin against God and
not feel convicted, more than likely,
you are not indwelt by the Holy Spirit. You have not been born again.
You are going to hell, not heaven. Without the presence of the Spirit
of God, which is God's guarantee of the new birth, you will not enter
God's presence.
"I am the way, and the
truth, and
the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me" (John
14:6).
There is only
one door into heaven and Jesus said, "I
am the door." And
the way you enter is by
expressing faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Faith in Jesus Christ is not
simply a mental assent; it is a whole-hearted commitment. Faith in
Jesus Christ is a commitment to the One whose life becomes your life
and transforms you. It
does not mean you will not sin, but that you
will never sin again happily, undisturbed, or without conviction.
That
is the great gift of God's grace - the Holy Spirit regenerating us and
convicting us of our sins.
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Week after week
men and women ask me this question:
"How can I know for sure
that I am going to heaven? How could I
know for sure that I have this eternal life that I hear Christians
speak about almost every day?" Behind that question is really another
question: "What is my part in the equation? I know there is something
God does, but what do I do and what do I have to do to make sure that I
am going to heaven?"
That is a fair question because
we live in a very performance-oriented
world. All of us grow up thinking that there are no free
lunches, and
if we are going to get something then we have got to do something. But
salvation is different. It is not a contract where we have a part and
God has a part. It is not like a deal where there are certain criteria
we have to live up to or some standard we have to measure up to. The
Bible says that salvation is a free gift.
You see, if I were to offer you
a gift, you wouldn't expect to have to
do anything except receive it. That is exactly the picture of salvation
in the Bible. It is a gift, and our part is simply to receive that gift.
"Well, then,"
the question is, "how do I do that?
I
know how to receive a physical gift, but how do I receive a spiritual
gift?"
The Bible
says we receive that gift by faith or by trust. Let me
explain it this way. Salvation comes
when we put one hundred percent of
our trust in the historical fact that Christ died on the cross and the
theological truth that His death paid for our sin. God wants us to
simply put all our trust in Christ's death on the cross as the payment
for our sin.
In other words, salvation comes
when we realize that we do not have to
put our trust in anything other than Christ's death. We don't put our
trust in our church membership. We don't put our trust in our baptism.
We don't put our trust in our service, in our giving - none of these
things. Salvation comes when we put one hundred percent of our trust in
Christ's death on the cross as the payment for our sin.
"I am the way, and the
truth, and
the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me" (John
14:6).
You see, that is
good
news to people on both
sides of this issue. There
are a lot of you out there who have done a lot of good things, and your
tendency is to trust in your good works. There are others who may be
able to identify more closely with the thief on the cross - the man who
really had not done anything good; whose whole life had been a waste;
who, if he had to trust in good works, knew there was no hope for him.
But in salvation, because it is a gift, our deeds and our efforts don't
enter into the equation at all. And just as good works don't get us
into heaven, bad works don't keep us out because they are not the
issue. The
issue is who and what are we trusting in.
I want you to think about two
important things. What are you
trusting
in? And what is keeping you from
placing all of your trust in the fact
that Christ died on the cross for your sins and rose again to extend to
you the offer of eternal life? I
challenge you as you think carefully
about these two issues to pray this prayer, a prayer similar to the one
I prayed many years ago when someone first explained salvation to me:
| "God, I realize I need a Savior. I realize that my sin is enough to keep me out of heaven. And God, I realize there is not one single thing I can do to earn my way into Your heaven. And heavenly Father, right now I am placing all, one hundred percent of my trust, in Jesus Christ's death on the cross as payment for my sin because I believe it is not what I have done that matters. It is what You did two thousand years ago for me. I hereby receive Jesus Christ as my Savior and Lord, The Author and Finisher of my Faith, that now I found in Him. Thank You Father for receiving me, forgiveness of my sins by the Blood of The Lamb and The Word of Testimony of Jesus, Holy Spirit of prophecy, Faithful and True, in my new birth and Life in Christ Jesus Name. Amen" |
If you prayed this
prayer,
record today's date and rest in the blessed assurance of
spending
an eternity with God.
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| New
Life in Christ Through this simple act of believing God, the Holy Spirit has begotten a new life in your heart. You are as a child born into the family of God, & He loves you as He loves His Son. Now that you have given yourself to Jesus, do not draw back, do not take yourself away from Him, but day by day say, "I am Christ's; I have given myself to Him;" & ask Him to give you His Spirit & keep you by His grace. |
Steps to Finding
Personal Peace 1. Accept Gift by faith Rom 3:23; Rom 3:10 Rom 6:23 Acts 16:30,31 2. Believing John 3:16 Romans 10:9,10 Acts 16:31 3. Confess & Repent Acts 3:19; Luke 13:3 1 John 1:9 Isaiah 1:18 4. Decide Rev 3:20 1 John 5:12,13 5. Rejoice Phil 3:1;4:4 Romans 5:2 |
Create
in me a clean heart, O God... You cannot atone for your sins; you cannot change your heart & make yourself holy. But God promises to do all this for you through Christ. You believe His promise, you confess your sins and give yourself to God. You will to serve Him. Just as surely as you do this, God will fulfill His word to you. If you believe His promise,... believe that you are forgiven and cleansed,... God supplies the fact; you are made whole, It is so if you believe it. Do not wait to feel that you are made whole, but say: “I believe it; it is so, not because I feel it, but because God has promised.” |
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