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My
Friend:
I am asking you the most important question of your
life.
Your joy or
your sorrow for all eternity depends upon your
answer.
The question is: Are
you saved? It is not a question of how good you
are, nor if you are a church member, but are you
saved? Are you sure you will go to
Heaven when you die? God says in order to
go to Heaven, you must be born again.
In John
3:7, Jesus said to Nicodemus, "Ye
must be born again." In the Bible God gives
us the plan of how to be born again which
means to be saved. His plan is simple! You
can be saved today. How? First, my friend,
you must realize you are a sinner.
"For all have sinned, and come
short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23)
Because
you are a sinner, you are condemned to
death. "For the
wages
[payment]of
sin is death" (Romans 6:23). This
includes eternal separation from God in Hell."...it
is appointed unto men once to die, but after this
the judgment"
(Hebrews 9:27).
But God loved you so much
He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, to
bear your sin and die in your place.
"...He hath made Him
[Jesus, Who knew no sin]
to be sin
for us...that
we might be made the righteousness of God in Him" (2
Corinthians 5:21).
Jesus had to shed His blood and die.
"For the life
of the flesh is in the blood" (Lev
17:11). "...without shedding of blood is no
remission
[pardon]"
(Hebrews 9:22)."...God
commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we
were yet sinners, Christ died for us"
(Romans 5:8).
Although we cannot understand how, God said
my sins and your sins were laid upon Jesus
and He died in our place. He
became our substitute. It is
true. God cannot lie.
My friend, "God...commandeth
all men everywhere to repent"
(Acts 17:30). This repentance
is a change of mind (and of heart) that agrees with
God that one is a sinner, and also agrees with what
Jesus did for us on the Cross.
In Acts 16:30-31, the Philippian jailer asked Paul
and Silas: "...'Sirs, what
must I do to be saved?' And they
said, 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and
thou shalt be saved..."
Simply believe
on Him as the one who bore your sin, died in
your place, was buried, and whom God
resurrected. His resurrection powerfully
assures that the believer can claim
everlasting life when Jesus is received as Savior. "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).
"For whosoever
shall call upon the name of the Lord shall
be saved."(Romans 10:13).
Whosoever includes you. Shall be saved
means not maybe, nor can, but shall be
saved.
Surely, you realize
you are a sinner. Right now, wherever you are,
repenting, lift your heart to God in prayer. In
Luke 18:13, the sinner prayed:
"God
be merciful to me a sinner."
Pray a prayer like this
one. Realize it's not the prayer that saves us, but
our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Dear Jesus, I know that I'm a sinner and need
forgiveness. I deserve to go to hell. I believe
that you shed your precious blood and died for my
sin. Please forgive me of my sins, come into my
heart and life, and save my soul from Hell. I'm now
trusting in You, and You alone, to take me to Heaven
when I die. Thank You for saving me Jesus. Amen.
Just take God
at His word and claim His salvation by
faith. Believe, and you will be saved.
No church, no lodge, no good works can save you.
Remember, God does the saving. All of it!
God's simple plan
of salvation is: You are a sinner.
Therefore, unless you believe on Jesus Who died in
your place, you will spend eternity in Hell. If you
believe on Him as your crucified, buried, and risen
Savior, you receive forgiveness for all of your sins
and His gift of eternal salvation by faith.
You say, "Surely, it
cannot be that simple." Yes, that simple! It is
scriptural. It is God's plan. My friend,
believe on Jesus and receive Him as Savior today.
If His plan is not
perfectly clear, read this message over and
over, without laying it down, until you understand
it. Your soul is worth more than all the
world. "For
what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the
whole world and lose his own soul?"
(Mark 8:36).
Be sure you are saved. If you lose your soul, you
miss Heaven and lose all. Please! Let God
save you this very moment.
God's power will
save you, keep you saved, and enable you
to live a victorious Christian life. "There
hath no temptation taken you but such as is common
to man: but God is faithful, Who will not suffer
you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will
with the temptation also make a way to escape that
ye may be able to bear it"
(1 Corinthians 10:13).
Do not trust your feelings. They change.
Stand on God's promises. They never change.
After you are saved, there are three things
to practice daily for spiritual growth: Pray
- you talk to God. Read your Bible-
God talks to you. Witness - you
talk for God.
You should be baptised in obedience
to the Lord Jesus Christ as a public
testimony of your salvation, and then unite
with a Bible-believing church without delay. "Be
not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our
Lord...." (2 Timothy 1:8)
"Whosoever therefore shall
confess
[testify of]
Me before men, him
will I confess also before My Father which is in
heaven"
(Matthew 10:32).
If you
trusted Jesus Christ as your Saviour, you have just
begun a wonderful new life with Him.
Now:
-
Read
your Bible every day to get to know Jesus
Christ better.
-
Talk to
God in prayer every day.
-
Be
baptized, worship, fellowship, and serve
with other Christians in a church where
Christ is preached and the Bible is the
final authority.
-
Tell
others about Jesus Christ.
If you prayed to receive Jesus Christ as your
Saviour, we would love to rejoice with you and send
you some free literature that can assist you in your
Christian growth.
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