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What Do
We All Have In Common?
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We All Would Like to Go to Heaven.
Each person is unique and
sees life from his own perspectives. However, we all know that one day our
lives on earth will end.
Is everyone going to heaven?
Can a person know his eternal destiny for sure?
1. If you were to die today
are you 100% sure that you would go to heaven?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No, I'm Not 100% sure
2. Suppose you were to stand
before Jesus Christ and He were to ask you, "Why should I let you into heaven?"
How would you respond?
[ ]
I've tried to live a good life.
[ ] I
am a church member or attendee
[ ]
I've been baptized
[ ] I
remember a day when I trusted Jesus Christ as my Savior.
The Bible is clear. You can know your eternal destiny for sure!
"These things have I
written unto you...that ye may know that ye have eternal life..."
(1 John 5:13)
Most people have never had
the opportunity to read or hear in a clear and concise form what the Bible says
about eternal life. The following truths are taken from the New Testament of the
Holy Bible.
We Are
All Sinners
 "For
all have sinned,
and come
short of the glory of God;"
(Romans 3:23)
We are sinners by birth. The Bible
says in the book of Romans that sin began with the first man, Adam.
"Wherefore, as by one man [Adam]
sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men,
for that all have sinned," (Romans 5:12)
Adam disobeyed God. The
sinful nature of Adam was then passed on to every person born thereafter. Every
one of us inherited the sinful nature of Adam.
We also are all sinners by
choice.
The Bible says in James
4:17, "Therefore to him that knoweth to
do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin." We sin by
choosing to do wrong. All of us are guilty of choosing occasionally to disobey
God in action, attitude, or thought.
Do you realize that you are a sinner?
The
Payment for Sin Is Death
 "For
the wages of sin is death..."
(Romans 6:23)
Death is a
reality that we all must face. We can face death with confidence if we have the
assurance that we will spend eternity with God in heaven. We need to understand
two things about death:
Physical
death
is when we cease to physically live on this
earth.
"And as it is appointed
unto men once to die, but after this the judgment."
(Hebrews 9:27)
Spiritual death
is referred to in the Bible as the "second death." If a person dies without
receiving God's gift of eternal life, he experiences the "second death."
The Bible reveals this in
Revelation 20:14-15, "And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire.
This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of
life was cast into the lake of fire."
Do you realize that if you do not receive God's gift of eternal life, you will
spend eternity in Hell?
Jesus
Christ, God the Son, Died for You
 "But
God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ
died for us." (Romans 5:8).
Jesus never
sinned, but He took your sin on Himself. He died in your place to pay the price
(wage) for your sin.
"For he hath
made him [Jesus] to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the
righteousness of God in him." (2 Corinthians 5:21)
Not only did Jesus Christ die
on the cross for you, but He was buried and rose again three days later.
“…Christ died for our sins
according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the
third day according to the scriptures." (1 Corinthians 15:3-5)
Do you believe Jesus Christ died for you on the cross and rose again the third
day?
You Must
Trust In Christ Alone, by Faith
 "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)
Jesus died on the cross to
pay for your sin, so that you could have eternal life (heaven). So, the logical
questions is...
What
must I do to receive the gift of eternal life?
First,
you must stop depending on your own effort, good works, baptism,
church membership,
sacraments, or any other "good work."
The Bible says that salvation
is received by faith in Jesus Christ alone and not by works!
"For by grace are ye saved
through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works,
lest any man should boast."
(Ephesians 2:8-9)
It is "not by works of
righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us"
(Titus 3:5).
What have you
been depending on to get you to heaven?
Second,
you must put your faith in Jesus Christ alone.
Believing on Jesus Christ is
transferring your trust from self-effort and good works to trusting Jesus Christ
alone for salvation.
"For with the heart man
believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto
salvation."
(Romans 10:10)
What do we all have in
common? We all would like to go to heaven.
Do you believe that faith in Jesus Christ alone
is the only way to heaven?
Would you like to trust in Jesus Christ alone
and receive Him as your Savior today?
Right now, wherever you are,
sincerely pray this simple prayer. Prayer is the way we express the desires of
our hearts to Jesus.
"Lord Jesus:
I recognize that I am a
sinner and deserve to go to hell.
I believe that you died on
the cross and paid the penalty for my sin. I believe that you arose from the
dead three days later.
Lord, I am no longer
depending on my good works to give me eternal life. Instead, I am placing my
faith in you alone to forgive me of my sin and to give me eternal life. Thank
you Lord. AMEN."
If you have just trusted
Jesus Christ as your Savior and if we can be of help in any way, please contact
us.
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