"... there is rejoicing in the presence of the
angels of God over one sinner who repents."
Luke 15:10
Do you know where you will spend eternity? Are you
going to make it into heaven or is there a chance you
might end up in hell?
God smiles on us when we
want to learn about Him and His ways. Ignoring Him is
not a good idea. Many people have their own beliefs
about God and how to get right with Him. God doesn't
change His ways to our beliefs any more than parents
change to their children's beliefs. Assuming and
wishful thinking are among the worst ways to conclude
anything about anyone, especially God. We need to
learn what God says about Himself. He has the final
say in everything. Look at what God has to tell those
who make incorrect assumptions about Him.
Job 38:1-4 Then the
LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
“Who is this
who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question
you, and you shall answer Me. “Where were you when
I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if
you have understanding.
1 Corinthians 2:14 The
natural person does not accept the things of the
Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is
not able to understand them because they are
spiritually discerned.
Because of the above
Bible verse it would be good for you to now pray this
short prayer: Father in Heaven, please have Your
Holy Spirit give me understanding of Your Bible
verses and to increase my faith in You. In Jesus'
name, thank You.
It is
unwise to not fear that we will be held accountable for our sins or that
they are insignificant in comparison to the sins of
criminals who make the news. People are not God's
standard for righteousness ... Jesus is.
God knows all our
sins
Matthew 10:26
"... for there is
nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden
that will not be known."
What is the result of our sin?
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death [hell]; but
the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ
our Lord.
Our Universal Dilemma
We don't need to go
too far down the list of the Ten Commandments to learn
we are guilty of sin. For example: You shall not use
the Lord's name in vain. Honor your mother and father.
You shall not commit adultery/fornication. You shall
not steal. You shall not lie. Sin separates us from a
perfect and Holy God. Lying to God about our innocence
is not an option to get into heaven.
If someone has the
cure for cancer and keeps it to them self, the world
would call them cruel. But humanity has a greater and
more universal problem than cancer. It is sin. Sin is
what keeps us out of God's sinless heaven and condemns
us to sinful hell. And more people are ending up in
hell than heaven:
Matthew 7: 13-14
"Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is
wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction
[hell], and there are many who enter through it.
For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads
to life [heaven], and there are few who find
it."
Many people think we
get into heaven by being a good person. But doing good
things does not erase the bad things we have done.
How we get sin removed from our record
Unlike cancer,
the cure for sin is accessible to all and is free!
Most people already know these three very important
facts:
1. Jesus died
on the cross for our sins.
2. Jesus shed
much blood when He was crucified.
3. Jesus
suffered this very painful death voluntarily for us (He did
not have to do this for Himself--He is sinless).
Therefore if we could
make it into heaven on our own by doing good things or
by some religious exercises, then Jesus was a fool …
He suffered voluntarily for nothing.
But Jesus is no fool! He paid the greatest price anyone paid for
anything and that is for our souls so we could make it
into heaven!
Ephesians 2:8-9
For it is by grace you have been saved, through
faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of
God—not by works, so that no one can boast.
Now you can understand why God is
angry
at those
who ignore this costly gift He is offering to us for
free. (Think of how you would feel toward
someone
who rejected your most
costly possession.)
The significance of the blood of Jesus
The Bible tells us
that the blood of Jesus washes our sins away from our
record. That means when true Christ followers are
called up to give account at the
Great White Throne
Judgment, their record will have no sin on it because
the blood of Jesus washed their sin clean off their
record. Jesus paid the price for our
sins because we are unable to pay the penalty.
That is HUGE!
Hebrews 13:12 And so Jesus also suffered ... to
make the people holy through his own blood.
Revelation 1:5 And
from Jesus Christ, … Him that loved us, and washed us
from our sins in His own blood,
John 14:6 "Jesus said ..., 'I am the way, and the
truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but
through Me.'"
John 3:18 [Jesus speaking] "He who believes in Him
is not judged; he
who does not believe has been judged already, because
he has not believed in the name of the only begotten
Son of God.
John 5:22-24 [Jesus speaking] "For not even the
Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to
the Son, so that all will honor the Son even as they
honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does
not honor the Father who sent Him. "Truly, truly, I
say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who
sent Me, has eternal life,
and does not
come into judgment, but has passed out of death
into life.
I hope you pray the following
prayer with deep sincerity. If you do, you too can
have confidence that you are in right standing with
your Creator and will make it into heaven.
1 John 5:13 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.
Prayer to get right
with God
Dear Father in heaven, I
confess that I am a sinner and my sins have separated
us. I want to be reconciled to You. I ask You to bring
my sins to remembrance so that I may repent of them
and come clean. I sincerely repent of my sins and ask
for Your mercy to forgive me of my sins. I accept
Jesus' crucifixion, His shed blood and resurrection as
His payment for my sins. Now I ask for Your Holy
Spirit to come into my heart to guide my thoughts and
actions. Thank You in the name of the Lord Jesus
Christ, Amen!
"... there is rejoicing in the presence of the
angels of God over one sinner who repents."
Luke 15:10
Now what?
Read the
Bible
often, pray to God daily and find a good Bible
teaching
church near you.
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