My Friend:
I am asking you the most important question of 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: (Roman 3:23).
Because you are a sinner, you are condemned to death.
“for the wages [payment] of the sin is death”
(Roman 6:23). This includes eternal life separation from
God in Hell.
“… it
is appointed unto men once to die, 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”
(Levities 17:11). “… without shedding of blood is no
remission [pardon]” (Hebrews 9:22).
“But
God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were
yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Roman 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 … now commendeth 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.
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” (Roman 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 player.
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. 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 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 the tract we
handout 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 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 baptized
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).
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