Are
YOU Saved?
It is not a question of how good you are, nor if
you are a church member, but are you saved? Are
you sure you will go to Heaven when you die?
God says in order to go to
Heaven, you must be born again. In John 3:7,
Jesus said to Nicodemus, "Ye must be born
again."
In the Bible God gives us the
plan of how to be born again which means
to be saved. His plan is simple! You can
be saved today. How?
First, my friend, you must
realize you are a sinner. "For all have
sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).
Because you are a sinner, you
are condemned to death. "For the wages [payment]
of sin is death"
(Romans 6:23). This includes eternal separation
from God in Hell.
"...it is
appointed unto men once to die, but after this
the judgment" (Hebrews
9:27).
But God loved you so much He
gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, to bear your
sin and die in your place. "...He hath made
Him [Jesus, Who knew no
sin]
to be sin for us...that we might be made the
righteousness of God in Him" (2 Corinthians 5:21).
Jesus had to shed His blood and
die. "For
the life of the flesh is in the blood" (Lev.
17:11). "...without
shedding of blood is no remission [pardon]" (Hebrews 9:22).
"...God
commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we
were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).
Although we cannot understand
how, God said my sins and your sins were laid
upon Jesus and He died in our place. He became
our substitute. It is true. God cannot lie.
My friend, "God...commandeth
all men everywhere to repent" (Acts 17:30). This repentance is a
change of mind that agrees with God that one is a
sinner, and also agrees with what Jesus did for
us on the Cross.
In Acts 16:30-31, the
Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas: "...'Sirs, what
must I do to be saved?' And they said, 'Believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be
saved... .' "
Simply believe on Him as the
one who bore your sin, died in your place, was
buried, and whom God resurrected. His
resurrection powerfully assures that the believer
can claim everlasting life when Jesus is received
as Savior.
"But as
many as received Him, to them gave He power to
become the sons of God, even to them
that believe on His name" (John 1:12).
"For
whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord
shall be saved." (Romans 10:13).
Whosoever includes
you. Shall be saved means not maybe, nor
can, but shall be saved.
Surely, you realize you are a
sinner. Right now, wherever you are, repenting,
lift your heart to God in prayer.
In Luke 18:13, the sinner
prayed: "God
be merciful to me a sinner." Just pray: "Oh God, I know I
am a sinner. I believe Jesus was my substitute
when He died on the Cross. I believe His shed
blood, death, burial, and resurrection were for
me. I now receive Him as my Savior. I thank You
for the forgiveness of my sins, the gift of
salvation and everlasting life, because of Your
merciful grace. Amen."
Just take God at His word and
claim His salvation by faith. Believe, and you
will be saved. No church, no lodge, no good works
can save you. Remember, God does the saving. All
of it!
God's simple plan of salvation
is: You are a sinner. Therefore, unless you
believe on Jesus Who died in your place, you will
spend eternity in Hell. If you believe on Him as
your crucified, buried, and risen Savior, you
receive forgiveness for all of your sins and His
gift of eternal salvation by faith.
You say, "Surely, it
cannot be that simple." Yes, that simple! It
is scriptural. It is God's plan. My friend,
believe on Jesus and receive Him as Savior today.
If His plan is not perfectly
clear, read this tract over and over, without
laying it down, until you understand it. Your
soul is worth more than all the world.
"For what
shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole
world and lose his own soul?" (Mark 8:36).
Be sure you are saved. If you
lose your soul, you miss Heaven and lose all.
Please! Let God save you this very moment.
God's power will save you, keep
you saved, and enable you to live a victorious
Christian life. "There hath no temptation taken you
but such as is common to man: but God is
faithful, Who will not suffer you to be tempted
above that ye are able; but will with the
temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may
be able to bear it" (1
Corinthians 10:13).
Do not trust your feelings.
They change. Stand on God's promises. They never
change. After you are saved, there are three
things to practice daily for spiritual growth:
- Pray -- you talk to God.
- Read your Bible -- God
talks to you.
- Witness -- you talk for
God.
You should be baptized in
obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ as a public
testimony of your salvation, and then unite with
a Bible-believing church without delay. "Be not thou
therefore ashamed of the testimony of our
Lord...." (2 Timothy
1:8)
"Whosoever
therefore shall confess [testify of] Me
before men, him will I confess also before My
Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 10:32).
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