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Heaven
If you died today, are you sure of heaven;
have you experienced God's forgiveness and new Life?
| Bible Verses |
Thoughts to consider |
| (Rom
3:23 NASB) for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, |
Have you ever considered
that you're not perfect?...that's right. Even you (and me) have
made some wrong choices in life and actually, as the Bible calls
it, have sinned. Guess what...we're not the only ones. The Bible
says "all have sinned". |
| (Gen
2:17 NASB) but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you
shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely
die." |
In fact, Adam and
Eve started the whole thing...when they sinned not only did they
gain "sin" and pass it to the rest of us but they lost
"Life". We not only need forgiveness for sin but we need
Life (cause we're all actually "dead" or separated from
Life in our spirit). |
| (Rom
6:23 NASB) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God
is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. |
It even gets worse
(but it gets even better fast...keep reading). How could we, as
sinful creatures, hope to live in a perfect heaven with a perfect,
holy God? Not likely on our own merit...God's standard is a 10...perfect...no
sin and as we learned above, we all have sinned. Unfortunately,
sin has a price which must be paid (the end result is separation
from God...i.e. hell). |
| (Rom
5:8-9 NASB) But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that
while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having
now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath
of God through Him. |
God, in His love
for you and me, chose to pay the penalty for sin (a perfect, holy
God couldn't just look the other way, but He could choose to pay
it on our behalf)...Jesus Christ (God Who manifested His Life in
human history) died on a cross paying for sin and was resurrected
the third day offering forgiveness and Life to those who will receive
it. |
(Rom
10:13 NASB) for "WHOEVER WILL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD
WILL BE SAVED."
(John 3:16 NASB) "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but
have eternal life". |
Will you take the
time right now to receive God's forgiveness and offer of Life in
Jesus Christ. This is a one time decision...it's not a commitment
to do something for God but simply an acknowledgement of your need
for Him and receiving His forgiveness and offer of eternal life.
Pray the following prayer below (no need to be perfect here, God
knows your heart). He wants to make you a part of His family...it
cost God everything to offer you, by His grace, this free gift of
salvation. Choose to receive it...now. |
Prayer
Lord Jesus,
today I acknowledge the fact that I have sinned and apart from You have
no hope for eternal life. I believe that You are the one true God Who
died on the cross for my sin and rose again. Right now I receive Your
forgiveness and accept Your free gift of eternal life.
Thank-You for loving
me and making me Your child.
Did you pray the above prayer to receive Christ? Please
let me know so I can pray and rejoice with you:
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