The gift of God is eternal life in Heaven. He gives the gift of salvation freely to all who ask, no matter how late in their lives nor how sinful they have been. Nobody is so bad that they can't be saved and nobody is so good that they need not be saved.
My friend, I am asking you the most important question of life. Your joy or 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 that in order to go to Heaven, a place of complete and eternal happiness, we must be born again. In (John 3:7), Jesus said to Nicodemus, "You 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. But God loved you so much He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to bear your sin and die in your place. Although we cannot understand how, God said that our sins were laid upon Jesus and He died in our place. He became our substitute. It is true. God cannot lie. My friend, "God...now commandeth all men everywhere to repent" (Acts 17.30). This repentance is a change of mind that agrees with God that one is a sinner, and also agrees with what Jesus did for us on the Cross. Simply believe on Him as the one who bore your sin, died in your place, was buried, and whom God resurrected. "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. 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! Therefore, unless you believe in Jesus Christ Who died in your place, you will spend eternity in Hell. 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). If you believe in Jesus Christ as your crucified, buried, and risen saviour, you receive forgiveness for all of your sins(past, present and future) 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 in Jesus Christ and receive Him as your personal saviour today. Right now, wherever you are, if you say this prayer from your heart and really mean it, then by His Glorious Grace you will be saved and you will have God's peace. Something that no one can ever take away from you. Just silently pray from your heart the prayer below:
Dear God, I know that I am a sinner. I know that You love me and want to save me. Jesus, I believe You are the Son of God, who died on the cross to pay for my sins. I believe God raised You from the dead. I now ask you for forgiveness of all my sins. I now invite you into my heart and life. I now trust You as my Saviour and Lord. Thanks Lord Jesus for saving me. Amen.
If you said that prayer and meant it, God heard you and forgave you. You are now a born again Christian saved from Hell and your eternal destiny in Heaven is secure. Welcome to the family of God. The Bible says, "Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:1). The death of Jesus on the cross was the payment for our sins, the resurrection of Jesus from the grave is our receipt.
Our Sin Payment
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
Our Receipt
"For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living." Romans 14:9
Those of you who are still thinking about it, think about this. If you refuse to acknowledge what Jesus Christ did for you on that cross you will forever remain in your sins. Wouldn't it be terrible to die and go to Hell when all you have to do is accept Jesus Christ as your personal saviour. The choice of where we will spend eternity is before each of us, whether we will go to everlasting punishment in Hell or spend eternal life with Jesus Christ in Heaven. The Bible says in (John 14:6), Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
The Bible also says in (Acts 4:12), "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."
Even good people, who are respectful towards God still need to come to Jesus as their Lord and Saviour. This passage in the Bible says, "To him(Jesus) give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him(Jesus) shall receive remission of sins." (Acts 10:43)
Jesus rules out every other religious system. He isn't "a" way but "the" way to the Father(God) who is in Heaven.
If His plan is not perfectly clear, read this over and over again from the beginning, 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). Do not trust your feelings. They change. Stand on God's promises. They never change. Tomorrow may be too late.
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 baptized in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ as a public testimony of your salvation, and then unite with a 100% Bible-believing church.
ALL GLORY AND PRAISE BE TO
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST,
THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND
ALMIGHTY GOD, OUR FATHER.
GOD BLESS YOU,
Evangelist Ronald L. Grossi
Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Romans 4:7 |
