John 1:12
My freind, are you saved? Saved is a bible word, not a term thought up by man. I have been a Christian for almost twenty years, and I find that most people still do not have an understanding of God's message of salvation.
- First you must believe that there is one true God.
- Secondly, you must believe that God can do something for you.
- Third, you must realize he has recorded His plan of redemption in the Bible.
The bible says in Acts 4:12: "Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given ammong men, whereby we must be saved".
A person is saved by putting their complete trust in Jesus Christ, not by doing something to earn heaven. Trusting is believing. Believing must come from the heart, not the head. Do you love and trust your spouse with your head or your heart?
Plato, Aristotle, or Einstein could only think as far as their finite minds were able. They could not even solve the problems of this life, such as sickness, disease, pain, hunger, and death, let alone know anything about eternity. God knew we needed aomething to go by, so He put everything there is to know about it in His bible.
The One Sinner
Have you ever sinned? Just once? One lie? One theft? Once is enough, for God
says in Romans 3:23- "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God;"
The very same bible also says in Romans 5:12- "Wherefore, as by one man (Adam)
sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men,
for all have sinned:" So you and I, like our father, Adam, are born sinners.
We have not obeyed all of God's commandments. Your guilt as a sinner is shown
by the fact that you will eventually die. The bible says "The soul that sins,
it shall die..." (Ezekiel 18:20).
A saved sinner has their sins forgiven by faith in Jesus. An unsaved sinner still bears their sins when they die. No one gets into heaven with their sins! Nothing unclean gets into heaven. This creates a problem for mankind! How do we get rid of our sins? Are your sins adding up day by day? Are they too much to even keep up with anymore? Are you saying "What's the use?" Jesus says in Mathew 11:28, "Come to me, all you that labor and are heavyladen, and I will give you rest." Could you say that to someone and mean it? Could anyone? No? Well Jesus Christ can!
The one solution
Jesus Christ was not conceived the same way you and I were. He was born of a
virgin. The bible says in Mathew 1:23, "Beheold, a virgin shall be with child,
and shall bring forth a son, and thay shall call his name Emmanuel, which
being interpreted is, God with us." Because Jesus is God, His blodd was
sinless, Jesus died on a cross to pay for your sins....
"...While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). "In whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins;" (Colossians 1:14).
The bible says "---without shedding of blood is no remission" (Hebrews 9:22). Our blood is polluted by sin, so it could not be shed to take away our sin. The blood of Jesus Christ can take away all of your sins, because He is sinless, and His blood is pure. His blood can remove your sins as far as the East is from the West. God said He would remember them no more! Isn't that good news? Wouldn't you want that?
The one sin
Please hear this. People do not go to hell for their sins. They go to hell for
rejecting Jesus Christ as their sin bearer, their Substitute, and the One who
died in their place for their sins. "He that believeth on Him is not condemned:
but he that hath believed not on Him is condemned already, because he hath
not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." (John 3:18). Jesus
knew how many sins you would commit, but He said he loved you and died for you.
Would you right now just pray to God and trust Jesus Christ as your Saviour?
Romans 10:19 states, "That if you shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou
shalt be saved." It's your descision to make, If you will accept Jesus Christ
as yourLord and Saviour, please pray with all your heart...
...Dear Lord
I now realize that I am a sinner and that you died for me. I repent of my
sin, and askYou to come into my heart, save me, and take me to heaven when
I die. Thank you Lord, for saving me. In Jesus' name... Amen
If you have decided to trust Jesus Christ as your Saviour after reading this, please write and let us know.