Let me ask you the most important question of your life! Your
joy or your sorrow for all eternity depends upon your answer. The question
is simple: 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 absolutely 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 you ask?
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 Heaven and spending eternity 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" Leviticus 17:11. "...without shedding of blood
is no remission [pardon]" Hebrews 9:22.
"...God commandeth 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 at
Calvary. 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 that agrees with God that one is a sinner, and also
agrees with what Jesus did for us on the Cross at Calvary.
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 in 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."
Just pray: "Oh God, I know I am a sinner. I believe Jesus was my substitute when He died on the
Cross at Calvary. I believe
His shed blood, death, burial, and resurrection were for me. I now receive Him as my Savior.
I thank You
for the forgiveness of my sins, the gift of salvation and everlasting life, because of Your merciful
grace. 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 in
Jesus who died in your place, you will spend eternity in Hell! If you believe
in 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, friends its that simple!
It is scriptural and it is God's plan. My friend, believe in Jesus and receive Him as
your personal Savior today.
If His plan is not perfectly clear, read this page over and over, until you understand it. Your soul is worth more than all the
world and worldly goods.
"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 spend
eternity in Hell. Please! 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: