Are you saved? It is not a question of how
good you are, nor if you are a church member, but are you saved? Are you sure you
will go to Heaven when you die?
God says in order to go to Heaven, you must
be born again. In John 3:7, Jesus said to Nicodemus, "Ye must be born
again."
In the Bible, God gives us the plan of how to
be born again which means to be saved. His plan is simple! You can be saved
today. How?
First, my friend, you must realise you are a
sinner. "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (Romans
3:23).
Because you are a sinner, you are condemned
to die. "For the wages [payment] of sin is death" (Romans
6:23). This includes eternal separation from God in Hell.
"... it is appointed
unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" (Hebrews
9:27).
But God loved you so much he gave his only
begotten Son, Jesus, to bear your sin and die in your place. "For he
hath made him [Jesus, who knew no sin] to be sin for us ... that we might be
made the righteousness of God in him" (2 Corinthians 5:21).
Jesus had to shed his blood and die. "For
the life of the flesh is in the blood" (Leviticus 17:11) "... without
shedding of blood is no remission [pardon]" (Hebrews 9:22).
"But God commendeth
his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for
us" (Romans 5:8).
Although we cannot understand how, God said
my sins and your sins were laid upon Jesus and he died in our place. He became
our substitute. It is true. God cannot lie.
My friend, "God ... now commandeth
all men every where to repent" (Acts 17:30).
This repentance is a change of mind that
agrees with God that one is a sinner, and also agrees with what Jesus did for
us on the cross.
In Acts 16:30-31, the Philippian jailer asked
Paul and Silas: "... Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said,
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved... ."
Simply believe on him as the one who bore
your sin, died in your place, was buried, and whom God resurrected.
His resurrection powerfully assures that the
believer can claim everlasting life when Jesus is received as Saviour.
"But as many as
received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them
that believe on his name" (John 1:12).
"For whosoever shall
call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved"
(Romans 10:13).
Whosoever includes you. Shall be saved means
not maybe, nor can, but shall be saved.
Surely, you realise you are a sinner. Right
now, wherever you are, repenting, lift your heart to God in prayer.
In Luke 18:13, a sinner prayed: "God
be merciful to me a sinner."
Just
pray:
"Oh, God, I know I am a sinner. I
believe Jesus was my substitute when he died on the cross. I believe his shed
blood, death, burial, and resurrection were for me. I now receive him as my
Saviour. I thank you for the forgiveness of my sins, the gift of salvation and
everlasting life, because of your merciful grace. Amen."
Just take God at his word and claim his
salvation by faith. Believe, and you will be saved. No church, no lodge, no
good works can save you. Remember, God does the saving. All of it!
God's simple plan of salvation is: You are a
sinner. Therefore, unless you believe on Jesus who died in your place, you will
spend eternity in Hell. If you believe on him as your crucified, buried, and
risen Saviour, you receive forgiveness for all of your sins and his gift of
eternal salvation by faith.
You say, "Surely, it cannot be that
simple." Yes, that simple! It is scriptural. It is God's plan. My friend,
believe on Jesus and receive him as Saviour today.
If his plan is not perfectly clear, read this
tract over and over, without laying it down 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?"
(Mark 8:36).
Be sure you are saved. If you lose your soul,
you miss Heaven and lose all. Please! Let God save you this very moment.
God's power will save you, keep you saved and
enable you to live a victorious Christian life. "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 practise daily for spiritual growth: Pray you talk to God. Read
your Bible God talks to you. Witness you talk for God.
You should be baptised in obedience to the
Lord Jesus Christ, as a public testimony of your salvation, and then unite with
a Bible-believing church without delay. "Be not thou therefore ashamed
of the testimony of our Lord ..." (2 Timothy 1:8).
"Whosoever therefore
shall confess [testify of] me before men, him will I confess also before my
Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 10:32).
Additional
Helpful Verses
- John 3:16, 1 Peter 2:24
- Isaiah 53:6, James 1:15, Romans 10:9-10
- Ephesians 2:8-9, Proverbs 27:1
- 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, John 10:27-31, 1 John 5:13
MAKE
THE DAY OF YOUR SINCERE SALVATION (NOW) WHEN YOU STILL HAVE THE BREATH IN YOU,
THE TIME IS COMING WHEN YOU SHALL WITH YOUR TEARS AND BLOOD SEARCH FOR
IT.....
