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Heaven Or Hell...
Our eternity and where we spend it is not dependant upon "how good we are" or "how often we attend church". Our salvation is depbendant upon one thing... its who you know!
This "person" you have to know now only has to have the power to save us, but has to be able to meet a few requirements. First of all, because we were born of a natural birth, we have to realize that we are sinners. A person who sins is someone who simply is not perfect. Romans 3:23 says, "For ALL have sinned and comes short of the Glory of God". So this "savior" has to be sinless.
Because we sin, there is a debt to paid... our sin-debt. We are not able to do anything to remove or pay for this debt on our own. And, unfortunately, there are consequences to be paid for if we cannot pay this debt. Romans 6:23 tells us, "For the wages (consequences) of sin is DEATH! But... the gift of God is eternal life THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD!" According to this verse, there are only two ways out of that sin-debt we owe... either we pay the price (death) or we turn to the One who already paid that price for us... Jesus Christ.
Just so you fully understand that there is no other way of salvation, John 14:6 tells us, "Jesus said, I am THE WAY, THE TRUTH, and THE LIFE. NO man commeth unto the Father but by me". There is no misunderstanding. The only way of eternal life is through Jesus Christ.
What makes Jesus Christ able to pay for your sin-debt and save you from an eternity in hell? Only one thing... He willing died so that you wouldn't have to! Why would He do that? Today, we have very close relatives and friends that we love and would do anything for. And most probably, they would do anything for us... but would they give up their lives so that we wouldn't have to? Jesus did! John 3:16 tells us, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son (Jesus) that whosoever believeth on Him, WOULD NOT PERISH (die)! But have everlasting life!" Jesus died on the cross of Calvary so that He could pay the sin-debt that you ran up and were unable to pay on your own. Acts 16:31 tells us, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved"!
Friend, we need to see that on our own, we are lost with Jesus. That we are damned to Hell because of our sin. And there is nothing that we can do to change that. We need to realize that we are sinners. And come before God and confess our sin to Him. 1 John 1:9 says, "For if we confess our sin, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sin and to cleans us from all unrightousness". Once we've asked forgivesness for our sin, and we believe in our hearts that Jesus Christ died for us and rose again according to Acts 16:31, He promises to save us. To assure us 100% that when we leave this earth, it will be to join Him forever in Glory!
Please don't put this off any longer. IF you have not asked Jesus Christ to save you from your sinful state, and to come into your life... to change you into who He wants you to be through reading His Word (the Bible) and prayer (asking the Lord to teach you through His word) please do so today. It is our prayer that each one of you comes to accept Jesus Christ as the Lord and Savior He wants to be.
If you have never done this and want to, you may bow your head right now and simply talk to Him. He will hear your prayer and change your life. If this is something you've never done before but have just done now, would you email us and let us know? We have a book we would love to send you, perfectly free.... just like salvation..... to help you with this very important decision you've just made.
Simply email us your address, and we'll get it write out to you. You will never receive anything further from us... unless you ask. Our email is: homechurchhomepage@yahoo.com
Again, thank you for allowing us to share our closest and dearest friend, Jesus Christ, with you. If you have any other prayer requests or questions, please feel free to write us any time.
In Jesus Name We Ask All Things,
Mountain View Bible Fellowship
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