Because I
care what happens to you now, and I care what
happens to you eternally. That's why I ask you
to read this as if your life depended on
it.
Listen to
how specifically Jesus spoke of what will be
required of us:
He said, "Unless
one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of
God," He
said. "I am the truth, and the life, no one
comes to the Father,
but through Me."
He said, "Whosoever believes in Him is not
condemned, but whosoever does not believe
stands condemned already because he has not
believed in the name of God's one and only
Son."
Here are some of the
things He did not say:
He did not say that
being a nice person is all that is really
neccessary.
If
that were true, we wouldn't need a Savior.
But God say's, "All have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God." All of us have
failed to live up to God's law and
therefore stand guilty before
Him.
He did not say
being religious and going to the right
church is what really
counts.
The need to be
"born again" was originally presented not
to a criminal off the street, but to
Nicodemus, a sincere respected religious
leader of his day. A man who prayed and
kept the commandments. To such a man
Jesus said, "You must be born again." And
He says the same to you and
me.
He did not say if
you just live by the golden rule, you will
make it to heaven.
God does not expect us to live by
the golden rule, but good works can never
be the basis of salvation. The Bible says
of the born again Christians, "You have
been saved through faith;........not as a
result of works."
He did not
say a loving God would never condemn
anyone to
hell.
God is
perfect love. But He is also perfectly
just. And that justice makes it
impossible for Him to allow our
sinfulness to go unpunished. "The wages
of sin is death, but the free gift of
God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord." When Christ died on the cross,
He paid the penalty for the sins of
people like you and me in order to
forgive us.
The
Bible says, "God demonstrates His own
love towards us, in that while we
were yet sinners, Christ died for
us."
"What we
need to do to be born again is to
turn from our sins and
wholeheartedly put our faith and
trust in Jesus. If we refuse His
offer of forgiveness, then we must
suffer the penalty for our own
sins.
I am not talking about a
religion nor a denomination but a
personal relationship with the
Living God who "so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whosoever believes in Him
shall not perish, but have eternal
life."
In
Revelation 3:20, Jesus says,
"Behold I stand at the door and
knock; if anyone hears My voice
and opens the door, I will come
into him." He is offering you
that opportunity right now. If
you would like to open the door
of your life to Jesus here's what
to do.
Honestly tell Him that you
realize you need forgiveness and
that you want to turn away from
your sins to Him. Tell Him that
from this moment on, you will
trust Him as your Savior who died
for you, and as your Lord whom
you will obey. Then thank Him for
forgiving you and giving you
eternal life. In Jesus' name,
Amen.
I
have no idea what is going on in
your heart right now. I only
know that this message is
important enough for me to risk
offending you. I care enough
about you to tell you that God
loves you, and that you are
special to Him. I don't know you,
but God does. He will never leave
you nor forsake you. My hope and
prayer is that you will make this
commitment if you haven't already
done so and that God will do for
you what He is doing for me.
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