| First the bad news.
Without special
intervention, we are ineligible for
Heaven. This applies to the entire human race. You
are not alone.
Romans 3:23 says,
"For
all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"
Romans 3:10 says,
"As
it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:"
Romans 6:23a
"For
the wages of sin is death;"
Revelation 21:8
"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers,
and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have
their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone:"
There is no amount of good works we can
do to save ourselves from being eternally separated from God.
Ephesians 2:8-9 say,
"For
by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the
gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."
To be separated from God forever, simply do
nothing. To ignore or reject God's son is the only sin that can keep
a person out of Heaven and the only alternative to Heaven is eternal
torment in the Lake of Fire (Revelation 20:15, 2 Thes. 1:7-9).
John 3:18
"He that believeth on him is not
condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath
not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
But there is good news!
There is a simple
and free way to be reconciled with God
made possible by God's only son Jesus. A blood sacrifice was needed to pay
for your sins and Jesus was sent to become that sacrifice. He was
nailed to a Roman cross to shed His blood in payment for your sin.
Then three days after His death, He rose from the dead, validating once
and for all His qualification to be our only Savior.
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Placing
your complete trust in Jesus' death, burial and resurrection is God's
one and only means of reaching Heaven. |
Jesus said (John
14:6), "I
am the Way, the Truth, and the Life:, no man cometh unto
the Father, but by me."
John 3:16 & 17 are clear.
"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. For
God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the
world through him might be saved."
The Bible clearly
tells us how to be saved:
Romans 10:9-10
"That
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. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with
the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
This is a free gift from God because He
loves you.
Romans 6:23b
"but
the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Romans 10:13 "Whosoever
shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
Are you ready to believe right now?
If so, simply tell God what he asked you to confess. You might use a
prayer similar to this one:
"God, I admit to you that I am a
sinner and I know I cannot do anything to earn my way to Heaven. I truly believe that Jesus died on the cross, was buried and rose
from the grave. I put my faith in His sacrifice to
pay for my sin in full."
What did you decide?
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