Get right with GOD! We ALL need a Saviour
It is very simple to be saved and takes only a
minute to explain. Please let me show you how to go to Heaven from the Bible, God's
Word...
We are all
sinners
Isaiah 53:6, "All we like sheep have gone
astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the
iniquity of us all."
John 3:3, "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."
Romans 3:10, "As it is written, There is
none righteous, no, not one."
Romans 3:23, "For all have sinned, and
come short of the glory of God."
There is a
price on our sin - eternal death in Hell
Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin is
death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
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."
2nd Thessalonians 1:8,
"In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the
gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ."
Revelation 20:15, "And whosoever was not
found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."
Revelation 21:8, "But the fearful, and
unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and
idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and
brimstone: which is the second death."
Jesus paid
that price by dying on the cross and shedding His blood
Romans 5:8, "But God commendeth his love
toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
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.
1st Timothy 1:15, "This is a faithful
saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save
sinners; of whom I am chief."
1st Peter 1:18-19,
"Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver
and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with
the precious blood of Christ..."
By faith in Jesus
Christ ALONE we can be saved
Salvation is NOT found in a
religion or good works, but in a Person... The
LORD JESUS CHRIST!
John 11:25, "Jesus said unto her, I am the
resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he
live."
John 14:6, "Jesus saith unto him, I am the
way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
John 6:40, "And this is the will of him
that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have
everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day."
Mark 1:15, "And saying,
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the
gospel."
Acts 26:18, "To
open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto
God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are
sanctified by faith that is in me."
Romans 10:13, "For whosoever shall call
upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
1st Corinthians 3:11,
"For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ."
Galatians 3:26, "For ye
are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus."
HERE IS HOW YOU CALL UPON THE
LORD
Do you admit that you are a GUILTY
sinner under the condemnation of God's LAW, deserving of
Hellfire?
Do you believe that Jesus
is the Son of God (God in the flesh) who died upon the
cross, sacrificing His precious blood to pay for your sins?
All you need to do to be saved
is to BELIEVE upon the Lord Jesus Christ.
Perhaps you'd feel comfortable
praying a sinner's prayer as did the publican in Luke 18:13... "And the publican,
standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his
breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner."
Dear Jesus,
I admit that I
am a sinner, deserving of Hell. Please forgive me of my
sins and take me to Heaven when I die. I now believe upon You alone, apart from all works and religion, as my
personal Saviour.
Thank you. Amen.
Just as you were born physically to your parents,
you were born spiritually into the Family of God when you believed on Jesus! (John 3:3). Please
understand that we are not saved because we pray a prayer; but because we believe upon the
Lord Jesus Christ. It is certainly appropriate to ask the Lord in prayer to forgive
and save us; but it is our faith which prompted us to pray the prayer. You could just
as easily believe in your heart upon the Lord to be saved, and not pray at all. Salvation
is of the heart, as we read in Romans 10:10, "For with the
heart man believeth unto righteousness..."
You do NOT have to be baptised
or doing anything to go to Heaven other than trust upon the Lord as your Saviour.
Romans 4:5 proclaims... "But to him that worketh not,
but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness."
The only sin which can prevent a person from being saved is UNBELIEF. Thus, unbelief
is the only sin which a person needs to repent of to be saved. What a wonderful
Saviour!
Who Is Jesus?
"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
There are many verses that explain to us who Jesus
is; but, I would like to direct your attention to one specific verse, John 14:6, which
explains to us four very important characteristic's concerning "who" Jesus is.
Many religions like to dethrone Jesus and either take His place, or attack His
character. These are false religions, guilty of blasphemy against the Holy
Spirit. By the grace of God, let us look closer into the matter and see
"who" Jesus Christ, our Saviour, really is. Now, Jesus said in John 14:6:
I AM THE WAY
"And she shall bring forth a son, and
thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins."
Matthew 1:21
Jesus Christ is the way. What on earth does that
mean? Jesus Christ is the ONLY way to Heaven. When Adam and Eve had sinned against
God, by eating of the forbidden fruit, they brought a curse upon themselves. Sin had
entered the world, and that sin nature has been passed down generation to generation to
all humanity.
"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:" -Romans 5:12
Since mankind was unable to redeem himself, man was
doomed to his own destruction (Isaiah 64:6). But God, being very merciful and loving
towards mankind, decided to pave a way for man to get to Heaven and escape eternal
damnation. So He sent His only begotten Son into the world, to pay for men's sins, to make
it possible for man to get saved. (John 3:16-18)
Jesus Christ was born, and lived, without sin. And
while He was on earth, His entire life, He NEVER sinned! (2nd Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews
4:15). Because Jesus never sinned He was the perfect Sacrifice, a Lamb without spot nor
blemish, to take man's sins away. He shed His precious blood to pay that price for our
sins! Some people, such as John MacArthur, claim that Jesus' blood isn't what saves
us--they are LYING! Jesus had to pay a price to take our sins away. A price that NO MAN
could pay. The price Jesus paid was the shedding of His own SINLESS blood! Remember, Jesus
was born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14), and had no earthly father. God's blood
flowed in Jesus' veins (Acts 20:28). That is why we can be saved without
having to pay a price--because Jesus paid it already, in full!
"For he hath
made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God
in him." 2nd Corinthians 5:21
"In whom we have
redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:" Colossians 1:14
"In whom we have
redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his
grace;" Ephesians 1:7
"Much more then, being
now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him." Romans 5:9
The way to Heaven is narrow...
"Enter ye in at the
strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and
many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way,
which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." Matthew 7:13,14
In fact, the way to Heaven is so narrow that 95% of
the religious people in this world won't make it. Why you ask? Because 95% of
the religious people in this world aren't trusting Jesus Christ alone for salvation.
One billion Catholics trust their good works, faithfulness to the Rosary, and the keeping
of the seven sacraments to save them. One billion Islamic Muslims don't even believe
that Jesus died on the cross. There are 183,000 cults in Japan alone. Then
there's the non-religious people of the world, all Hell bound without Jesus Christ.
Most of the 1.2 billion people in China are atheists. It is clear why Jesus said
that the WAY to Heaven is "narrow," for salvation can only be found by
faith alone in Jesus Christ--EXCLUDING any good works, commitments, forsaking of sins,
baptism, sacraments, church membership, etc. (Acts 4:12; Ephesians 2:8,9).
I AM THE TRUTH
So we now know why Jesus Christ is the ONLY
"way" to Heaven--because He paid the price for all our horrible sins, by
shedding His precious blood at Calvary.
Now let's find out what Jesus meant when He said,
"I am the truth." First we must understand what truth is. Simply
stated, there are two kinds of truth: counterfeit truth and genuine truth.
Counterfeit truth is truth perverted into a lie, which is no longer truth (Romans 1:25)!
Satan always starts with the truth when he wants to fabricate a lie, to make it appear as
truth to his ignorant victim. Using this deception, Satan is deceiving billions of
people to choose the tragic road to Hell, and to confuse immature Christians concerning
what is Biblical or not.
Jesus Christ is Genuine truth! Genuine truth is the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the absolute truth! This is the truth that most
people hate hearing, "And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not."
-Jesus (John 8:45). The absolute genuine truth doesn't sugar coat anything; but,
speaks the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15). This is what Jesus meant when He said that He
is the truth! You want truth, Jesus Christ is your answer (also see 1st John 5:6-7). Those
who are truly saved, have the Spirit of Truth, which is the Holy Spirit, dwelling
within them self (John 14:17).
Many people think they have to do good works to
obtain their salvation; but, Jesus said that the plain truth is you don't have to do
ANYTHING except call upon Him to get saved! (Romans 10:13). Anyone who tells you that you
have to work for your salvation, in order to go to Heaven when you die, is LYING TO YOU!
Jesus plainly stated the truth in 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."
We read in John 17:17 that the Word of God is
Truth. Jesus' name is called the Word of God in Revelation 19:13. John
1:1 declares, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God." John 1:14 reads, "And the Word was made flesh, and
dwelt among us." Jesus is the Living Word, and the Bible is the Written
Word. To learn the Word of God is to learn the
mind of God, "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus"
(Philippians 2:5). The Word of God and Jesus Christ are inseparable. You can't
have one without the Other. When popular influences like Oprah Winfrey, John Edward,
Sylvia Browne, Char Margolis, and so many others, teach about spirituality without ever
mentioning the Word of God--then you know they are false prophets! A faithful
minister of God will quote the Word of God extensively. Anyone who claims to know
the truth about spiritual matters, who doesn't quote the Bible, is an imposter.
I AM THE LIFE
We know that Jesus Christ is the ONLY way to Heaven, because
He paid the price for our sins. And we know we can trust Jesus Christ to save us from
going to Hell, because He is the truth, and cannot lie (Titus 1:2). Jesus said what
He meant, and meant what He said (John 14:2; Romans 10:11). We can also trust that
Jesus is going to give us a new life, a spiritual life--because He tells us in John 14:6
that He is also the Life! To understand this, let me remind you that there are two
lives in everybody: a physical life AND a spiritual life. Everyone on earth has a physical
life, which is the body, and a spiritual life, which is our inner being. We are all
born with a spirit; but, that spirit is DEAD, void of God. That is why, in order for
us to get to Heaven when we die, we MUST be born again SPIRITUALLY by the Spirit of God!
"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." John 3:3
"Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye
must be born again." John 3:7
How can we be born again spiritually? ONLY through
Jesus Christ! That is what Jesus meant when He said, "I am the Life." Jesus
wasn't talking about physical life; He was talking about spiritual life. The only way in
which our dead spirit can be revived (i.e., born again) is by having the Holy Spirit of
God, who is the Spirit of Christ. In order to be born again, and receive such
a wonderful hope, all you need to do is admit your sinful condition to God, and then
believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour, to forgive your sins (Acts
16:31; Colossians 1:14; Matthew 3:2,16). That is what Jesus meant when He told us
multiple times in His Word, that we may receive everlasting life! It does NOT mean
that we will live physically forever! (Romans 6:23; Hebrews 9:27).
"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
"He that believeth on
the Son hath everlasting life:
and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on
him." John 3:36
"Verily, verily, I say
unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into
condemnation; but is passed from death unto life" John 5:24
"Verily, verily, I say
unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life." John 6:47
4. NO MAN COMETH UNTO THE FATHER,
BUT BY ME
What did Jesus mean when he said, "No man
cometh unto the Father, but by me." He was simply declaring His deity, claiming
that He and God the Father are One. So if you believe in God the Father, you also believe
in God the Son (and vise versa). Colossians 2:9 reveals to us that Jesus Christ was the
physical manifestation of the Divine Godhead to the world, "For in him dwelleth
all the fulness of the Godhead bodily." God the Father and God the Holy
Spirit walked this earth in the flesh of God the Son. This is why Jesus said, "...he
that hath seen me hath seen the Father..." (John 14:9). Take a look at
these verses that further support this doctrine:
"I and my Father
are one." John 10:30
"For there are three that
bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are
one." 1st John 5:7
"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." 1st John 5:13
In Conclusion...
John 14:6 is telling us all, that Jesus Christ is
the ONLY way to Heaven, because of the price He paid for our sins--He is the way. He
is also the truth, which means His Spirit dwells within each and every Christian, teaching
them the truth. It also means that God never lies, and we are eternally secure in
the everlasting arms of Jesus Christ, "The eternal God is thy refuge, and
underneath are the everlasting arms..." (Deuteronomy 33:27). The ONLY way
in which ANYONE can get saved and enter into Heaven when they die, is by being born again
spiritually. In order to do that, we MUST trust in Jesus Christ, our Saviour, by asking
Him to forgive us of all our sins. You can assuredly trust Jesus to take you to Heaven
when you die, if you'll just believe on Him. Jesus won't lie to you. He is Life.
Jesus has promised to give unto us eternal life, spiritually, so we can escape the
damnation of Hell. All Jesus asks is that we rely completely upon Him, without
reservation, for the forgiveness of our sins, and for salvation. It is Jesus' blood
that takes our sins away! And lastly, Jesus is Almighty God (John 1:1,14; 8:58;
10:33; 1st Timothy 3:16; Revelation 1:8). If we put our faith in Jesus Christ, we are
putting our faith in the Father. This is why Jesus said that the way to the Father
is through Him, because the Father is in Jesus, and Jesus in His Father (John 14:20,23).
I urge you that if you aren't saved, get saved now before it's too
late!!!
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