Heaven
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" (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].
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 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." 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!
Gods 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 Gods plan. My friend, believe on Jesus and
receive Him as Savior today.
If His plan is not perfectly clear, read this tract 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.
Gods 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 Gods 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) (Hebrews" 9:22)
God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners,
christ died for us; (Romans5:8).
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 have prayed the sinners prayer and have received Christ as savior, please call or email us so that we may rejoice with you and offer our encouragement and support.
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Copyright:
Robert Ford Porter, 1991, reprinted by permission
