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Are You Sure?
There are big questions that haunt all of us. What happens when I
die? Where will I spend eternity? The single most important
question that you will ever answer is this - “If I were to die
today, would I spend eternity in Heaven with God?” Your
relationship to Jesus Christ is central to the answer to that
question.
The Bible tells us in I John 5:12, “These things have I written
unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may
know that ye have eternal life...”
The simple truth is God wants you to know where you're going!
• First, you must understand your need for a personal Saviour.
The Bible is very clear that we all have a huge problem called
sin. Romans 3:23 says it this way, “For all have sinned and come
short of the glory of God.” This verse simply means that none of
us are perfect. If you're willing to admit that, then you're ready
to read the rest of God's plan of salvation.
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The problem is this - sin has a high price tag.
Romans 6:23a says, “For the wages of sin is death...” In other
words, the price for sin is eternal death apart from God in a
place called Hell. Because of our sin, none of us can make it into
Heaven alone.
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Here's the good news - God sent help!
The rest of Romans 6:23 says, “...but the gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Again in Romans 5:8 God says,
“But God commendeth His love toward us in that while we were yet
sinners Christ died for us!” This leads us to the second step.
• You must believe that Jesus Christ wants to be your Saviour
- Jesus Christ came to earth as God in the flesh, lived a perfect
life, and then voluntarily died on a cross because He loves you.
On that cross, He literally paid for all of your sins. He took
your blame! He punished Himself for your wrong-doings. What a
great gift!
• John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life.”
God, in His awesome love, came to earth to make a way for you to
be forgiven of your sins and given eternal life!
• Finally, you must place your full trust in Jesus Christ as your
personal Saviour. Romans 10:13 says,
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be
saved.” In verse ten of that same chapter God says, “For with the
heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation.” He says it's as simple as
believing, asking, and receiving!
If you've never asked Jesus Christ to be your personal Saviour,
you could do that right now! With Him in your heart, life will
make a lot more sense. You could stop right now and sincerely pray
something like this:
Lord Jesus, I believe that You are God, that You died for my sin,
and that You rose again from the dead. I know that I am a sinner,
and I ask You now to be my personal Saviour. I'm placing my full
trust in You alone, and I now accept Your gift of eternal life.
Thank you for keeping Your promise! Amen.
You'll never regret that decision! If you have just trusted
Christ, we would love to know about your decision and help you
learn more about that new relationship! Give us a call and let us
know today!
Let's Celebrate Together!
Once you know Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour, we would
like to help you start off on the right foot in developing a
dynamic relationship with the Lord. Strong marriages and strong
friendships don't happen accidentally. They are a result of hard
work. The amount of time and effort you put towards a relationship
shows in the strength of the bond. This is also true regarding the
relationship with our Lord. He wants to be close to us and walk
with us every day, but sometimes we just don't know where to
start.
3120 Cleveland Heights Blvd
Lakeland, FL 33803
Phone (863) 646-9494
clevelandheightsbaptistchurch@gmail.com
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