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Dear Lord, I am a sinner and fall short of your glory.
I believe that Jesus shed his blood and died on the cross for my salvation.
I ask Jesus into my heart today so that I may serve you, and spend eternity in
heaven.
In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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My Friend: I am
asking you the most important question of life. Your joy or your sorrow
for all eternity depends upon your answer. The question is: 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,
it is that simple! It is scriptural. It is God’s plan. My friend,
believe in 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).
Copyright: Robert Ford Porter, 1991
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