ETERNITY – Where will you be?
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Do you know if you were to die, where you would spend eternity?
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Do you believe what the Bible say’s about God? Jesus? Heaven and Hell?
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Can I tell you how you can “Know for Sure” that you will spend eternity
in Heaven with God when you leave this Earth?
If you don't know
whether you have been saved or not, listen very carefully to easy facts:
1. Heaven is a free gift.
Romans
2. You cannot earn your way to Heaven.
Ephesians 2: 8-9 " For by
grace are ye saved through faith and not of yourselves, it is the gift of
God. Not of works, lest any man should
boast."
Grace is getting
something good you don’t deserve.
GRACE: God’s Remedy
At Christ’s Expense
3. The reason is Man is a Sinner.
Romans
4. God is merciful but he must punish sin.
Ezekiel 18:4 "The soul who sins
must die"
Lucky for us,
1 John 4:8 "God is Love"
And has made a
way of escape through Jesus Christ. Who
exactly is Jesus?
5. Jesus
John 1:1-14 (excerpts)
In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was
God.. and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.
Jesus is God’s own Son and he gave
his life on the Cross and rose again the third day for the atonement of our
sins.
1 Peter 3:18
“For Christ also hath once suffered for us, the just of others unjust,
that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quicken by
the Spirit.”
1 Corinthians
15:4
“And that he was buried and that he rose again the third day according
to the scriptures.
How
do we go from knowing about Jesus to Knowing Him as our Savior?
6. Faith and asking
Romans 10: 10, 13
"For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness and with the
mouth confession is made unto salvation"
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be
saved"
Rev. 3:20
“Behold I stand at the door, and
knock; if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and
sup (fellowship) with him and he with Me.”
John 14:6
“Jesus saith unto them, I am the
way, the truth and the life; no man cometh unto the Father but by Me.”
You can receive the free gift of eternal life. But as with any other gift, it is not yours
until you accept it. You can accept His
gift of eternal life by going to him in prayer right now and asking him to save
you.
SAMPLE PRAYER:
Dear Lord
Jesus,
I
know I am a sinner and do not deserve eternal life. But, I believe you died and rose to purchase
a place for me in Heaven. Lord please
forgive me of my sins, come into my heart and save me and take control of my
life. I now place my trust in You for my
salvation. Thank you for the gift of
eternal life. AMEN.
Luke 15:10
Jesus said “Likewise I say unto
you there is joy in the presence of angels of God over one sinner that
repenteth.”
I,
_____________________________ accepted Christ as my savior, this day,
__________________ in the presence of ____________________ (Witness Signature)
and do hereby pledge to follow Him all the day of my life by professing Him as
savior, studying and following His Word, Praying, fellowshipping with other
believers and giving to His ministry as
He leads me.
Why the prayer of
salvation?
Similar to marriage, you can know the person and even
dedicate your life to them, but you’re not married until you make that verbal
commitment, usually in the presence of others.
Likewise, Salvation comes when you make that verbal commitment to the
Lord asking him to come into your heart, save you and be the Lord of your
live. By this, you enter into a covenant
(committed) relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
What happens if you
decide NOT to accept Christ as your Savior?
Luke
16:22-24
“And it came to pass that the
beggar (Lazarus) died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom; the
rich man also died, and was buried;
And in hell he lifted up his eyes,
being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
And he cried and said, Father
Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his
finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.”
A.
Death
Revelation 20:14-15
“And death and hell was cast into
the lake of fire. This is the second
death”
“And whosoever was not found
written in the Book of life was cast into the lake of fire”
B.
Rapture of Christians
1 Thess 4:16, 17
“For the Lord Himself shall
descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the arch-angel, and with
the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:”
“That we which are alive and
remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in
the air: and so shall we ever with the Lord.
What happens if you
decide to accept Christ as your Savior?
John 1:12
“But as many as received Him
(Christ), to them gave he the power to become the sons of God, even to them
that believe on His name.”
1 Cor 5:8
“We are confident, I say, and
willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”
Romans 8:16
“The
Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of
God.”
If you would like to accept Christ as your savior, have your name
written in the Book of Life and secure your place in Heaven, go back to point 6
above on page 2
As a new Christian, what should I do?
Matthew 10:32
“Whosoever, therefore, shall
confess me before men, him will I confess also before My Father, who is in
heaven.”
Romans 6:4
“Therefore we are buried with him
in baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the
glory of the Father, even so we should walk in newness of life.”
Philippians 4:6
“Be
careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication (humble
prayer) with thanksgiving let your request be made known unto God.”
Hebrews 10:25
“Not forsaking the assembling of
ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another; and so
much the more, as we see the day approaching”
Mark
“Howbeit Jesus suffered him not,
but said unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the
Lord hath done for thee and hath had compassion on thee.”
Matthew 28:19, 20
”Go ye therefore, and teach all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit”
“Teaching them to observe all
things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even
unto the end of the world.”
6. Study the Bible
2 Timothy
2:15
“Study to show thyself approved
unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word
of truth.”
7.
Tithe
Malachi 3:10a
“Bring ye all the tithes (tenth) into the storehouse (local church), that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing.”