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"Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear." 1 Peter 3:15
No man is without sin. "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23).
All sinners are on the way to hell. "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23)
But Jesus Christ took man's sin with Him to the cross on which He died. "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8)
So that if we repent of our sin and believe that Jesus died on the cross for our sin and was raised from the dead, we will be saved. "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." (Romans 10:9)
Only those who have accepted Jesus Christ as the Lord and Savior of their lives will spend eternity in heaven. The Bible says today is the day of salvation. Jesus is knocking on the door of your heart right now. The Lord doesn't want anyone to spend eternity in hell, but wants all men to repent and be saved. Answer the door of your heart. Allow the Lord to come in to change you, heal you, restore you, and make you whole. Only through repentance will your conversion come. Jesus gave His life and in so doing, paid the price for your salvation. Yield to His spirit and pray this prayer in faith today:
Scripture on salvation:
"Jesus answered and said to him, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.' Nicodemus said to Him, 'How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born, can he?' "Jesus answered, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I said to you, "You must be born again.'" John 3:3-7
"The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved." Romans 10:13
"Behold I (Jesus) stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him and I will sup with him, and he with me." Revelations 3:20
"I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life." John 5:24
"He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved..." Acts 16:30-31
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." 1 John:1:9
"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." 2 Corinthians 5:17
"He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." 2 Corinthians 5:21
"You were dead in your trespasses and sins." Ephesians 2:1
"This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." 1 Timothy 2:3-4
"My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world." 1 John 2:1-2
"When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions." Colossians 2:13
"It is a trustworthy statement deserving full acceptance. For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers." 1 Timothy 4:9-10
"But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many." Romans 5:15
"But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior." Titus 3:4-6
Just about every possible sin is mentioned somewhere in the New Testament, and every one of them falls into the category of forgivable. Regardless of what you've done, God will forgive you if you just ask. There is just one thing God won't forgive, and that is unbelief. Salvation is by faith and faith alone...faith in the death of Christ for your sin. If you are unsaved, you can receive salvation this very moment by praying a simple prayer expressing your trust in Christ alone for the payment of your sin. Acknowledge that you sin, accept Christ's payment for your sin, receive His forgiveness, and thank Him for the gift of eternal life. Salvation is a gift, all you have to do is accept it.
Scripture on forgiveness:
"How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered! How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit!" Psalm 32:1-2
"You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin." Psalm 85:2
"As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us." Psalm 103:12
"'Come now, and let us reason together,' says the LORD, 'Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.'" Isaiah 1:18
"I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins." Isaiah 43:25
"Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the LORD, and He will have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon." Isaiah 55:7
"I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned against Me and by which they have transgressed against Me." Jeremiah 33:8
"Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions." Mark 11:25
"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." 2 Corinthians 5:17
"To the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace." Ephesians 1:6-7
"When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions." Colossians 2:13
"Bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you." Colossians 3:13
"For I will be merciful to their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more." Hebrews 8:12
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9
"My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous" 1 John 2:1
Thank God our feelings are not an assurance of our salvation. If you can answer yes to the following questions, you are saved.
The Bible says you can be sure you are saved if you love others. Yes, if you can love them in spite of what they've done to you, this is a true sign that you are a child of God. Do you love others with a Christ-like love?
The Bible says that those that believe in Him will have the witness in them. Do you share your testimony with others?
Before Christ, man lived under the law. Since Christ, we live by grace. But, if you're truly saved, you'll long to obey Christ's commandments. The Bible says if He is in us, we will keep His commandments. The saved should have a burning desire to be just like Jesus. Do you have a yearning to live according to God's word, to keep his commandments? Do you feel any shame when you fail the One who has given His life for you?
SUGGESTED READINGS:
Just Like Jesus by Max Lucado. This book is an eye-opening study of who we should be. "God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be..........Just Like Jesus." "What if for 24 hours Jesus wakes up in your bed, walks in your shoes, lives in your house, assumes your schedule?... What if for one day Jesus lives your life with his heart? Within these opening lines ly the premise of Max Lucado's book about the possibility of becoming "just like Jesus." In recounting the biblical stories of Jesus' life and deeds, Lucado then explains how Jesus' acts of compassion, forgiveness, honesty, and faith can be reflected in anyone's everyday life. Lucado's concrete analogy of "just like Jesus" helps many readers grasp the fundamentals of Christianity in a new and inspiring way. Furthermore, in taking on the values, heart and deeds of Jesus, Lucado believes, Christians can expect a richer, more accessible relationship with God. "Jesus had unbroken communion with his father," writes Lucado. "Do you suppose the Father desires the same for us? Absolutely ... God has the same abiding intimacy with you that he had with his son."
Hinds Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard. I loved this wonderfully exquisite allegory dramatizing the journey each of us must take before we can live in "high places". It is a awesome work that relates so well God's love for us. It assures us that He is always there and will always hear us when we cry to Him. It is an amazing story of the challenges Christians face and a Biblical account of how we are to proceed - that following Christ means dying to self to live for Him. This is one of the most beautifully written books I have ever read.
Scripture on the assurance of salvation:
"We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death." 1 John 3:14
"He that believeth on the Son of God has the witness in himself." 1 John 5:10
"And hereby we do know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth His word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in Him. He that saith he abideth in Him ought himself also so to walk, even as He walked. 1 John 2:3-6
"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love." 1 John 4:18
"Know that the LORD has set apart the godly man for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him." Psalm 4:3
"The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God." Romans 8:16
"For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39
"In whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him." Ephesians 3:12
"For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day." 2 Timothy 1:12
"We desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end....This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil. Hebrews 6:11,19
"Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe." Hebrews 12:28
"I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." John 10:28
"We have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end." Hebrews 3:14
"Let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water." Hebrews 10:22
"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1
"That their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ Himself." Colossians 2:2
"Our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake." 1 Thessalonians 1:5
"These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life." 1 John 5:13
"We will know by this that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart before Him." 1 John 3:19
"Remember this, and be assured; recall it to mind, you transgressors." Isaiah 46:8
"Being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform." Romans 4:21
"...That you may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God." Colossians 4:12
"He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe." Proverbs 28:26
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." Galations 5:22-23
The Bible is our guide for knowing God's will for our life. It reveals His wisdom and His ways. God also speaks to his children through the Holy Spirit who guides us according to the truth. The Holy Spirit lives within believers, and what he communicates to us is from the Father. We listen to the Holy Spirit with our hearts.
Scripture on seeking God's will:
"When He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come." John 16:13
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Psalm 119:105
"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him." James 1:5
"I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you." Psalm 32:8
"When you walk about, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk to you. For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; and reproofs for discipline are the way of life." Proverbs 6:22-23
"This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success." Joshua 1:8
"Your ears will hear a word behind you, 'This is the way, walk in it,' whenever you turn to the right or to the left." Isaiah 30:21
"For such is God, our God forever and ever; He will guide us until death." Psalm 48:14
"Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be established." Proverbs 16:3
"The steps of a man are established by the LORD, and He delights in his way." Psalm 37:23
"For You are my rock and my fortress; for Your name's sake You will lead me and guide me." Psalm 31:3
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6
"Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, 'I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go.'" Isaiah 48:17
"The LORD will continually guide you, and satisfy your desire in scorched places, and give strength to your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters do not fail." Isaiah 58:11