"For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God.".One may say that they are sincere, and that God will accept them because they are sincere. Was Hitler sincere? I think he was (but it didn't save him). You see, our own understanding of right and wrong may be different. Is God's standard going to change from one person to the next, because of sincerity? Let me quote Proverbs 14:12:
"There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.".
A person may then claim some great work, or multiple good works, or even church attendance to achieve eternal life. However the scripture is plain on this issue.
Ephesians 2:8-9 "For by grace are you saved through faith; and not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast."Titus 3:5 "He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy..."
In fact repenting from dead works is the first foundational principle of Christ, in Hebrews 6:1. Read Hebrews 5:12 through Hebrews 6:3. Dead works being and not limited to: believing and/or doing some work to achieve eternal life. We must remember, that down in the center of our self we are not good and that our standard of goodness isn't the same as the guy next door, let alone God. We all must turn away from the idea of pleasing God by doing traditions or rituals of men. However some of these things can be God's will, but they alone don't get you salvation, nor mixed with anything other than God's way. I'll quote Jesus in Mark 7:13:
"Thus you nullify the Word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.".
Another wrong thought or belief of having eternal life is that one may be saved because of their heritage, parents, or spouse.
John 1:12-13 "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God."
John 14:5 "Jesus said to him,'I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me."John 10:1,7,9 "Truly, Truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber... Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep...I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he shall be saved...".
It is simple to be saved, because Jesus did the work, we don't have to. Please don't let this issue keep you from eternal life. He did it! Here is the faith. Will you trust Him at His word?
Numbers 23:19 "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent; hath He said, and shall He not do it? Or hath He spoken, and shall He not make it good?"2 Timothy 3:16 "All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness."
Here is the way of salvation:
John 3:16 "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.".
Romans 10:9 "That 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."
If you want to go to heaven and be saved all you need to do is to pray and speak the following and believe it or mean it in your heart: "Dear Jesus, I confess and accept you as my Lord. I believe that you died for my sins. I also believe that God raised you from the dead. Therefore, I believe, I am now saved through faith in what you have done. Lord, I pray this in your holy name. Amen."
If you prayed this prayer or received Jesus as your savior through these pages, if you need help in your life, or even if you have any questions please feel free to email me at: servant137@hotmail.com
What do you need to do now? 3 important first things:
1. Read a BibleFor an immediate or very soon necessity click on the link below to learn about the autority and validity of the Bible.
2. Pray as much as possible every day
3. Find a church that believes in the whole Bible and believes in the practice of the whole New Testament-your not going to find a perfect church- (believes in the Biblical baptism of the Holy Spirit in a balanced view, no wacky stuff and neither denying it's existance)and go regularly-be led by the Spirit to find this. Stay away from: Mormons-the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Jehovah Witnesses, and the Church of Christian Scientists. These are cults or occults.
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