The
ABC’s are easy
for a child to even learn,
but did you know that going to Heaven is also as easy as ABC?
God shows us how in His Word!
Admit you are a sinner.
We
all like to be thought of in a good way in
this
life. Whether
at home, work or school, it is our desire to be loved and accepted for
the
things we do. So it is an easy thing to admit when we have done
something good or right, isn’t it? Questions such as, Who
planned this
great event?, or Who did such a good job?, are easy to answer with, I
did! Unfortunately, not all we have done in our lifetime has been good.
As humans, each of us have at one time or another failed to do what is
right. We all have said things, done things or thought things which
have not been right, but it
is not our nature to admit to wrong things. It is not easy to admit, I
have
done wrong. However, God knows each one of us as no one else does. He
not
only knows our wrong-doings, but He even knows every thought and motive
of
our heart. Whether big or small, God calls these wrong things sin. We
may
not like it, but if we are honest with God and ourselves, we know and
will
admit that we are sinners.
If we say that we have no
sin,
we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 John 1:8 For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of God;
Romans 3: 23
If
we look further into the Bible, we read
that God
will bring
a judgment upon us because of our sin. God says that this judgment will
not
only be physical death, but a spiritual death of eternity in Hell. This
again
goes against our thoughts, but we must believe the Bible rather than
our
own opinion.
For the wages of sin is
death;
Romans 6:23a Know ye not that the unrighteous
shall not inherit the kingdom of God?
1 Corinthians 6:9a And death and hell were cast
into the lake of fire.
This is the second death.
Revelation 20:14
You
may ask, If I have sinned and the penalty
for sin
is death
in Hell, then what hope is there for me? Well, there is good news in
spite
of our sin!
Believe that Christ died for you.
God’s good news is that Jesus loves you and
died for you!
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.
John 3:16
Jesus
was God’s only Son and equal
with God for He is
God. Yet, He loved us in spite of our sin. He came to this earth some
2,000 years ago with a mission that mission was death. He died for us
to pay for
our sin. Then He was buried, and three days later rose again as a
living Saviour!
But God commendeth his
love toward
us,
in that,
while we were yet sinners,
Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8
You
see, although the payment for sin is
death, we can
find out from the Bible that Jesus paid that death for us! He shed His
blood upon the cross of Calvary for your sin and mine because He loved
us that much Jesus took our death upon Himself that we might have life!
Although Christ has died for us, we must truly believe for it to mean
anything to us.
Do you believe that Jesus loved you so much that He died for you?
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.
Romans 10:9
Confess Christ as your Saviour.
Although you may admit that you are a sinner
and
believe that
Jesus Christ died for your sin, there must yet be one final step to be
saved.
That is to confess Him as your Saviour, and to desire for God to change
you
from a life of sin unto a life of trust and dependence upon Him. This
is
repentance.
God . . . commandeth all
men . . .
to repent:
Acts 17:30 The Lord is not . . .
willing that any should perish,
but that all should come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9
There
is salvation in the name of Jesus Christ if you
will
only trust Him and accept His love for you.
Jesus saith unto him,
I am the way,
the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father,
but by me.
John 14:6 For whosoever shall call upon the
name of the Lord shall be saved.
Romans 10:13
Will
you pray and ask God to save you right now?
Dear Lord, I know that I am
a sinner and
deserve to spend eternity in Hell. I believe that you sent your Son to
die for
my sins. I repent of sin and want you to change me. Lord, forgive me,
cleanse me and save me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
If you prayed that prayer and meant it, then God knows.
And this is the record,
that God
hath given to us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life;
and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
1 John 5:11-12
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