Are you sure???
The minutes are ticking...
If you were to die tonight, are you 100% sure you would go to heaven?
No?
Have you ever wondered why you were placed on this earth? Hasn't it ever bothered you that you've never been able to figure out what your purpose was in your life? You're not the first person to wonder these things. These questions have plagued mankind throughout the ages. Surely, it cannot be a coincidence! We cannot just appear on this earth and then suddenly disappear without rhyme nor reason. Well, you're right!
God created Adam and Eve to fellowship with Him. The Bible says that when Eve saw the fruit of the tree, she wanted to eat. The things of the world appealed to her and she ate. She convinced her husband to do so as well. Because they disobeyed God's command, their fellowship with God was broken. They were thrown out of the Garden of Eden and they had to deal with the world and its difficulties.
Since the beginning, man has been trying to restore this fellowship with God. This is the emptiness one feels inside one's heart. It is a void which cannot be filled until it is filled with the Holy Spirit of God. Sin has caused a great division between man and God.
The Old Testament is filled with instances of man offering sacrifices of lambs to cover his sins.
God told Moses that if the blood of a spotless lamb were painted on the doorposts during the 10th plague of Egypt, the angel of death would
"pass over" that house. Christ left His Heavenly Throne to come to earth to be our Passover Lamb. The blood of sacrifices in the Old Testament could never wash away sins.
It was merely a foreshadowing of what was to come. God saw how His people
could not keep the law. He had compassion upon His creation because even
with the law, they still could not be righteous enough to gain entrance into
Heaven. He had to send His Only Son to become that Perfect Sacrifice so
that His Blood would become the cleansing power to forgive our sin. The
sacrifices of the Old Testament only acted as a covering for sin. Christ's blood, however, washes our sins away. The Scriptures say in Hebrews 9:22 "And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission."
You've probably watched those television
evangelists as they said, "Just pray this simple prayer and you will be
saved!" It IS simple to call on the name of the Lord Jesus and ask Him to save you. However, Scriptures say in Luke 13:3"I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."
Therefore, just asking to be saved doesn't save you. You must REPENT! Repentance means to change your mind and change direction in your life. To put it in simple English, if you were a thief, you are no longer
going to be a thief. If you were heading down a highway and discovered you took a wrong turn, wouldn't you turn around and go the right way? Of course you would! A true born again believer is known for a changed
life. Scriptures say in 2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
You're probably saying that you've seen too many so-called Christians today who are really hypocrites.
I agree with you!! Our churches are filled with them. That is because they have not repented and have not had a changed life. Only the Holy Spirit can call you to salvation. If you are feeling the tugging of the Holy Spirit in your heart while reading this, please read the next few verses:
Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"
We are ALL sinners. Everyone of us. If you are thinking that you're not that bad, read on. It does not matter that you are a good person or a bad person. Adam and Eve's original sin in the Garden of Eden is the reason you need to be saved. It is because of this first sin that man's fellowship with God was broken. All people born after that original sin were born with sin. Therefore, you can say that you are a good person and it won't matter one bit in the eyes of God. The verse above says that we ALL come short of the glory of God.
Romans 3:10"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:"
None of us can say that we are good because the Bible says that none of us are righteous! If none of us are righteous, then how is it possible to even make it into heaven?
I can hear you saying now .... Wait a
minute!!! I'm a good person! I don't lie, I don't steal, I don't
cheat! If you are thinking this in your heart then you need to realize
that even if you never committed another sin for the rest of your life, you
would still be going to hell. Why? Romans 5:12 "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:"
Because of Adam and Eve's sin, we have been born with a sin nature. We
don't have a choice according to this verse. Sin and death are born with
us. So.... now that you know that it is your sin nature that will take you
to hell, read on.
Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
If you have ever held a job, you know that at the end of your pay period you receive a pay check (a wage) for your hard work. This was earned by you. The wages for your sins have been earned also. You have earned a place in hell to burn for an eternity ... and that's forever! Because God is Holy and Righteous, He cannot allow ANY sin into Heaven... not even one! Something had to be done so that we could get to Heaven.
We are all doomed to spend an eternity in hell if there's no way out! But,
God has a gift of eternal life (in Heaven) through Jesus Christ. How can you get this gift?
Romans 5:8 "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
God showed us just how much He loved us by sending His precious Son to die for us. We did not have to "clean up our act" before Christ did this act of love. Christ died for you while you were still a sinner! Would you die for someone you didn't even know? It would be difficult, wouldn't it?
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
I'm sure you've heard this famous Bible verse before. Don't you ever
wonder why in the world would God put a verse like this in the Bible?
Don't you question things like this? If not, you SHOULD! Why WOULD
God put this beautiful verse in the Bible? He wanted to show us a simple
way to Heaven. Not some complicated way like some religions teach
today. How did God show His love? God saw how impossible it was for the world to keep the law without committing one single sin. He saw that we were weak and that we would NEVER make it into heaven by our efforts of being good.
Even on our BEST day, we could not be good enough to get to Heaven. Isaiah 64:6
"But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."
He saw that He would have to provide a way. He would have to provide a perfect sacrifice that would cover ALL the sins of ALL men. He sent His only Son to die for YOU. Jesus did this willingly! The blood of the Israelites' spotless lambs would never wash away sin so God sent His perfect Lamb to shed His Blood. If we believe in Him (Jesus and His birth, His life, His death, His burial, His resurrection, and that He reigns in heaven still), we will receive everlasting life.
1 John 5:13 "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God."
God doesn't want His children to doubt or wonder if they're going to Heaven. You're thinking that no one can know for sure they are going to heaven, but you can because Scriptures say so. It says above "that ye may know" ... it doesn't say ye might know. Do your children wonder if you're going to feed them or dress them? Of course not! Then why should the Heavenly Father be any different than us? He created us! Can the created ones be MORE than the Creator? I think not!
To be saved, you must be "born
again" according to the Word of God. John 3:3 says "Jesus answered and said unto him,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of
God." When you are born, you are a brand new human
being. When you are born again spiritually, you become a new
creature. 2 Cor. 5:17 says, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old
things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." That means if you once stole, you will steal no
more. That means if you once were an adulterer, you will commit this sin
no more. That means if you are lying, you will lie no more. You
will have a new desire in your heart to serve God and to live a godly life.
How can you "get saved"? Romans
10:9 says "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."
If you believe in your heart that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, actually came
down from Heaven, died on the cross and shed His blood so your sins can be
forgiven, was buried, arose three days later from the dead and ascended into
heaven to sit at the right hand of the Father ... then the Bible says "thou
SHALT be saved." It doesn't say you MIGHT be saved ... but thou SHALT be
saved.
Now you must take that head knowledge and
apply it to your heart and mouth. Romans 10:10
says: " For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
Therefore, confess before God right now that you are a sinner in need of His
salvation. Acknowledge that Christ left His Heavenly throne and came to earth so
that He could die on the cross for YOUR sins. He took YOUR penalty on that
cross. Christ was buried and arose after three days and appeared to over 500. He
then ascended into heaven and now sits at the right Hand of God and awaits His
return to earth where He will reign for ever and ever. Ask Christ to save you
from the pits of Hell today! If you truly mean this, your life WILL change! You
won't want to live the same sinful way you were. You won't be sinless ... but
you WILL sin LESS.
Remember that you must REPENT from your old
ways. If you were a thief, you must steal no more. If you were a liar, you must
lie no more. If you were living in adultery, you must live in adultery no more.
To just believe that Jesus died for you isn't enough. The Bible says that the
devil believes in Jesus but he is certainly NOT going to heaven! 2 Corinthians
5:17
"Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
You are a new creature now. You have been born again like a new baby. You will
need the pure milk of the Word of God to grow on, just as a baby needs milk.
Go to Bible preaching, non compromising
church, and walk the aisle during the altar call. Don't be ashamed of what you
have just done! Be proud that you are now a member of the Body of Christ! Romans
10:11 says "For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed."
It is very important that you hook up with a good church quickly. Romans 10:14
says "How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?"
Hearing the Word of God preached will help
you to grow! It will also make your new Christian life easier. You will meet
people who believe the Bible and will help you in your new found life.
If you were saved by reading this message,
please email me to let me know! I pray God's Holy Spirit will not let you rest
until you have made a decision for Christ!
Remember, after you read this, you'll either
decide to get saved or you will put it off. If you put it off, you cannot
be 100% sure that you will not die in a car accident tonight! What if you do?
You will stand before Jesus Christ's throne and have to explain to Him why you
decided against getting saved today!
If you still say no to this invitation for
getting saved, then I pity your soul! What if you are required to give an
account before God tonight!!??
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