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I know that when I die, I will spend eternity in Heaven.
How do I know? Because God told me.
How did He tell me? Through His Word, the Bible.
If you would like to know how you could spend eternity in Heaven, then
read on.
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The Bible say's;
These things I have written to you who
believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have
eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the
Son of God. 1 John 5:13
The Bible clearly states that, "you may know that you have eternal
life".
Let me ask you another question. What if you were to die today and
stand before God and He were to said to you, "Why should I let you
into my Heaven?", what would you say?
If you ask a lot people this question, you would probably get a lot
of answers. But... the Bible has only ONE.
But let see what the Bible says about man.
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MAN
Man is a sinner.
...for all have sinned and fall short of the
glory of God, Romans 3:23
Man cannot save himself.
For by grace you have been saved through
faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of
works, lest anyone should boast.
Ephesians 2:8
So... we find out that the Bible says we are all sinners. Not just
some of us, but all of us. Also... the Bible tells us that we cannot
save ourselves. Let me give you an example; Lets say that you were in
the middle of a lake drowning and you could not swim. You see someone
that is capable of saving you standing on the shore. Would you call out
for help or would you reach up and grab your hair and try to save
yourself? I think you get the point! Now let’s look at what the Bible
says about, God.
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GOD
God is love.
He who does not love does not know God, for
God is love. 1 John 4:8
But... God is also just.
...keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving
iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty...
Exodus 34:7
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all
His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous
and upright is He. Deuteronomy 32:4
God is a merciful loving God and does not want to punish us. But He
is also just and must punish sin. As you see... we have a problem. God
loves us and does not want punish us but... he must punish our sin.
Hopeless? NO! God solves this problem through the person of Jesus
Christ! Who is this Person, Jesus?
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CHRIST
Jesus and God are one!
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God, and the Word was God... and the Word became flesh and
dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only
begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:1, 14
Christ died for you!
For God so loved the world that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but
have everlasting life. John 3:16
But God demonstrates His own love toward us,
in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8
Does this mean we are all going to Heaven? No! Christ died on the
cross to purchase a place for us in Heaven. This is a " Free Gift" and
He wants to give us this Gift. But... we must accept this "Free Gift"
before we can enter into Heaven. How do we accept this Gift? We accept
it by Faith. What is Faith?
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FAITH
Faith... First, let me explain what it is not. Faith is not believing
in Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Lincoln or many other great men. Sure
you believe they have existed and done great things but you are not
trusting that they can do anything for you now.
You believe that there is one God. You do
well. Even the demons believe--and tremble!
James 2:19
The Bible says that even the Devil believes is God, and surely he is
not going to Heaven.
Faith... What it is. Faith is totally trusting and relying on Christ
to save you. Let me give you another example; Lets say you see a chair
in front of you. It looks sturdy; you even believe that it will support
you. But why is it not supporting you? Because you are not sitting in
it. This is called "mere intellectual belief". You believe the chair
will hold you up, but you never sit in it. This is not the "belief" that
Bible is talking about. Now let say that you sat in that chair. You have
just taken "mere intellectual belief" to trusting and fully relying on
that chair to hold you up. This is the "Belief" that the Bible is
talking about.
...that if you confess with your mouth the
Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the
dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9
So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household."
Acts 16:31
Christ wants to save you but you must accept Him. You ask, "how do I
accept this gift of Heaven". Just ask... It's that simple. How? Though
prayer.
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PRAYER
Christ died on the cross for you and me. By shedding His
blood on the cross, He purchased a place in Heaven and offers it to you
as a free gift. All you need to do is accept His free gift (eternal life
in Heaven). I know it sounds to easy, but Jesus Christ has done the hard
part. He was beaten, spat on and hung on a cross to die a slow and very
painful death. Why did he do it? Because He loves us so much. He wants
us to live in Heaven with Him for eternity. But... it is up to you to
decide if you want this Gift. If you would like to accept His Gift of
eternal life, pray to Him right now and ask Him into your heart. Tell
Him that you are a sinner and that you believe that He died on the cross
for your sins. Tell Him you want the free gift of Heaven, (eternal
life). Then you must repent. Do not be intimidated by this word,
"repent". All it means is to change. Change from following your own
desires to what Jesus Christ wants for you. Pray Now! For God does not
promise you tomorrow!
If this is what you prayed and you believe in your heart
that Christ died for you and you are ready to follow Christ, then you
are saved. You have a place, right now, reserved for you in Heaven.
Important! If you have accepted to follows Jesus Christ,
it is most important to find a Bible believing church. One that teaches
the Bible. If you would like to E-mail me just click here, I would love
to here from you.
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