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My Friend: I am
asking you the most important question of life. Your joy or your sorrow
for all eternity depends upon it.
The question is:
Are you saved? I mean...are you sure you will go to Heaven when you die?
It is not: Are
you a member of some church?.....but, are you saved?
No one can enjoy the blessings of God, nor go to Heaven without being
saved.
Jesus said to Nicodemus in John 3:7 "Ye must be born again" God gives us
in
His word the only plan for Salvation. The plan is simple! You can be
saved today.
First, my friend, you must realize you are a sinner. "there is none
righteous, no,
not one." "For there is no difference: for all have sinned. and come
short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:10,22,23), There is no chance to be
saved unless you come to realize you are a sinner.
Because you are a sinner, you are condemned to die. "For the wages of
sin is
death" (Romans 6:23). "Sin ...bringeth forth death" (James 1:15).
This means separation from God, in Hell forever. How terrible! Yes my
friend,
but it is true. But God loved you so much that he gave His only begotten
Son,
Jesus Christ, as your substitute, who bore your sin and died in your
place.
"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).
"Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we,
being
dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were
healed"
(1Peter 2:24).
Jesus had to die. He had to shed His blood. "For the life of the flesh
is in the blood"(Leviticus 17:11). "Without the shedding of blood there
is no remission" (Hebrews 9:22)
Now we cannot understand how our sin was laid upon Jesus, but God says
in His Word that it was. So your sin, my friend, was laid upon Jesus and
He died in your place. It is true. God cannot lie.
The Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas: What must I do to be saved?
"And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be
saved, and thy house" (Acts 16:31).
Simply believe on Him as the one who bore your sin, died in your place,
was buried and raised for your justification. Now call upon Him.
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved"
(Romans 10:13).
Now you are a sinner and surely you are sorry because of it. Right now,
wherever you are. lift your heart to God in prayer. It does not take
long, loud prayer, for God is anxious to save you. Just say: "Oh, God, I
am a sinner, I am sorry, I repent; have mercy upon me, and save me for
Jesus sake." Now just take Him at his word.
" For whosoever (that includes you) shall call upon the name of the Lord
shall be saved." (Romans 10:13) Whosoever...shall be saved(not might nor
can) but shall be saved.
Just take God at his word. When you have done what He has asked, claim
salvation by faith, according to His word. Believe and you shall
be saved. No
church, no lodge. no good works, no one but Jesus only can save you.
The simple plan of salvation is: You are a sinner, and because you are a
sinner, you must die or else believe on Christ. who was your substitute,
who died in your place, and who was buried and raised again. Just call
upon God, realizing you are a sinner and ask Him to have mercy upon you
and save you for Jesus' sake. Then just take Him at His word and by
faith claim salvation. You say, "Surely that is not all that is
necessary to do to be saved." Yes it is, absolutely all. Thank God many
have been won to Christ by this simple plan. It is scriptural. It is
God's plan. My friend, believe it and follow it today. Now is the time -
today is the day.
"Behold, now is the accepted time: behold, now is the day of
salvation"(2 Corinthians 6:2).
"Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may
bring forth" (Proverbs 27:1).
If it not perfectly clear, read it over and over until you understand
it. Your soul is worth more than all the world.
"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and
lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his
soul?"(Mark 8:36, 37).
Be sure you are saved. You need salvation above everything else. if you
lose your soul, you miss Heaven and lose all. God help you to be saved
today.
He will save and also keep you!
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but
God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are
able: but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye
may be able to bear it"
(1 Corinthians 10:13).
Do not trust your feelings. They change. Stand on God's promises. They
never change.
After you are saved, there are three things to practice daily for
spiritual growth:
Pray- you talk to God. Read your Bible-God talks to you. Witness-you
talk for God. Then you should be baptized and unite with a
Bible-believing church.
"Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess
also before my Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 10:32).
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