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JESUS THE ONLY WAY
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Many people believe they will go to heaven because they tried to live a good life. Here is the simple truth. Those who receive Jesus Christ's gift of salvation will spend eternity with God, whereas those who refuse the gift will not. The price for rejecting Christ is separation from God for all eternity.
When a person becomes a believer, he recognizes that he is not good enough in himself to deserve anything from God. Man's sinful nature, which is characterized by rebellion against God, has alienated him from his Creator. No matter how hard a person tries, he cannot avoid sinning again, because he still has his old sin nature. However at the moment of salvation, Christ forgives all his sins, declares him no longer guilty, and gives him a brand-new nature.
Therefore, if a person rejects the truth that salvation comes only through the atoning death of Jesus Christ, he has nowhere else to turn. His good works are not enough to get him into heaven, a place of sinless perfection, because his transgressions remain unforgiven. The penalty for sin is death; [Separation from God] if Christ's substitutionary sacrifice is rejected, the guilty party must pay the price himself.
These words are not meant to scare you into receiving salvation; they are a warning about what the future holds if you reject the Lord Jesus Christ. God has set before you a choice between eternal life and death: "Choose life in order that you may live....by loving the Lord your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him" [Deuteronomy 30:19-20].
JESUS THE ONLY WAY
Some people think it doesn't matter what you believe as long as you are sincere. But without a valid object your faith is useless. For example, if you take poison thinking it's medicine, all the faith in the world won't restore your life. In the same way, if Jesus is the only source of salvation, and you are trusting in anyone or anything else for your salvation, then your faith is useless.
Many people assume that there are many paths to God and that all religions represent an aspect of truth. But Jesus said, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me" (John 14:6). Notice! He didn't claim to be one of many equally legitimate ways to God, or the way to God for His day only. He clamed to be the only way to God; then and forever.
Contemporary thinking says man is the product of evolution. The Bible says we were created by a personal God. The Bible also says that we are to love, serve, and enjoy endless fellowship with Him. May I say, the New Testament reveals that it was Jesus Himself who created everything (John 1:3; Colossians 1:16). Therefore He owns and rules everything (Psalm 103:19). He has authority over our lives, and we owe Him absolute allegiance, obedience, and worship.
In Romans 10:9 we read, "If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved." Confessing Jesus as Lord means surrendering to His authority (Philippians 2:10-11), and believing that God raised Him from the dead involves trusting in the historical fact of His resurrection
How can a person have God’s forgiveness, heaven and eternal life, and Jesus as personal Savior and Lord? By trusting in Christ alone, and asking Him for forgiveness. Take the step of faith [Forsaking All I Trust Him]. Receive Christ NOW for the Bible says today is the day of salvation (you have no promise of a tomorrow). Tell someone, join a Bible believing Church, where the gospel is preached and the Bible is taught. Grow in your faith and enjoy the freedom that only Christ can give.
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