What if you were to die today?
Say in a
car accident on your way home from work or school today. Or
on your way to the mall or grocery store.
What do you believe will
happen to you?
Have you ever wondered:
“What happens to me after I
die?”
“Is there really a heaven and hell?”
“If so, where will I go?”
Most of us have some sort of
spiritual belief as to what happens after we die. Unfortunately, many people
live their entire lives never really knowing for sure what will happen to them after
death. Many hope that their “kind heart” or their occasional good deed will
warrant entry into Heaven. Others just don’t want to worry about it, and believe
there is no real Heaven or Hell. They believe that they will just go to sleep forever.
Still others just resign themselves to a belief that they are destined for Hell,
no matter what they do.
For me, I cannot understand
why anyone would want to live that way. Not knowing what will happen to me for
the rest of eternity. How frightening! After all, the average human life span
is a small drop in the ocean compared to eternity. People save money for retirement
because they wisely know that they cannot continue to work in their old age. However,
many do not plan for their ultimate retirement. They are willing to risk
eternity on a vague knowledge of religion or just plan ignore it all together.
You don’t have to be one of
these people! You can know TODAY where you will be after your life on Earth ends.
God has given us the answer to these questions through His word, the Bible. And
has given us the promise of eternal life through His son Jesus Christ!
You may be thinking: “Oh no,
not more Christian non-sense! I am happy
with my life, and I don’t care what happens afterwards. I certainly don’t need
some punk on the Internet telling me how to lead my life.”
If you feel that
way, please at least read this before you leave:
God loves you unconditionally! Even if you don’t
believe in Him or worship Him, He still loves you. No matter what you do you cannot stop Him from
loving you, and He doesn’t want you to be lost and at risk of spending an
eternity suffering. He commands that all of those that do believe in Him to spread His word to those that don’t. Which is why I have written all of this. It doesn’t cost you
anything other than faith to take
God’s offer of salvation through Jesus Christ. I promise you that you have not
experienced true happiness in your life if you don’t know Jesus Christ
personally.
If you have read this far, then
you have some interest in what God offers us. Please continue to the bottom of
this page. It is not very long and will hopefully reveal to you God’s love for
you.
IMPORTANT: When reading the
following verses (bold print), please consider what each one means to you before reading my comments. My
comments are not as important as the verse itself.
"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."
Romans 3:23
Many
people believe they have led a “good” life. They have never murdered or
committed a violent crime, and feel genuine compassion for others. But, have
you ever hated someone or been angry with someone? Did you know that God says
anger is the same as murder? The point here is that no matter how good a life
we have led, none of us has led a life absolutely free of sin. Not me, not you,
not Billy Graham or Gandhi or Muhammad.
"The
wages of sin is death (hell), but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus
our Lord." Romans 6:23
Did
you notice that there is no s at the end of the word sin? To me
this says: If I commit just one sin, God will send me to hell. This may
seem intolerant and unloving, but its not. As I said before, God loves us
unconditionally. He doesn’t want anyone
to go to Hell. But because He wants us to have the freedom to choose to love
and obey Him, he gives us the choice to sin. Since He knows we will all fail, He
gave us salvation. He provided grace from the punishment for our sin through
the sacrifice of His own son, Jesus Christ.
"No
one can see the
A guy named Nicodemus once walked up to
Jesus Christ and asked him how to get into heaven. He was a religious guy, but
he knew that just going to church wasn’t enough. Jesus said to him "No one
can see the
Why did Jesus come to die? Jesus
Christ hung on the cross and He took upon Himself all of your sins, and all of
my sins, and all of the sins of the whole world. When He died on that cross, He
died for me, for my forgiveness. That forgiveness is a gift from God. It is
often referred to as Salvation.
Here is a crude example of how Salvation
works: Suppose I held out a bar of gold to you, and said "Here, this is a
free gift for you." What do you have to do to get it? To
own that bar of gold? You have to open your hand and take it. Right? That's the same thing you have to do with God’s gift
of Salvation. It doesn't become your gift until you accept it for
yourself.
Jesus
said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through Me." John 14:6
What does this say to you?
"If
you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that
God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that
you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and
are saved. As the Scripture says, 'Anyone who trusts
in Him will never be put to shame.'" Romans
10:9-11
Does the phrase "If you believe, you
will be saved" include murderers, child molesters, drug dealers, etc? If
He can save these types of people, don’t you think He can save you too?
“I stand at the door and knock. If anyone
hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and
eat with him, and he with Me.” Revelation 3:20
When we open the door of our lives to Jesus,
He will come in. Jesus is eager to enter into our lives. He longs for us to be
in a right relationship with Him.
Try to answer these yes or
no questions as honestly as possible:
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Are you a
sinner?
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Do you want
forgiveness for your sins?
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Do you believe
Jesus died on the cross for you and rose again?
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Are you willing
to surrender yourself to Christ?
-
Are you ready to
invite Jesus into your heart and into your life?
If your answer is YES to any
of these, you can receive His free gift of salvation right now by
praying a prayer like this:
“Father, thank You for the free gift of eternal
life. I know I am a sinner and need Your
forgiveness. I am sorry for my past sins, and I ask You
to forgive me. Jesus, I believe You died on the cross
for my sins and arose from the dead. I now open the door of my heart and invite
You to come into my life. I realize there is nothing I
can do to earn my salvation, and I place my complete trust in You alone for eternal life. I choose to follow You as my Lord. Please make me the person You
want me to be.”
For
The Skeptics
You may be thinking:
"How do you know the Bible is true?"
For
one thing, archeological data proves it. There are over 14,000 New Testament
manuscript copies in existence today. And when scholars compare them, they
can't find more than a paragraph's worth of difference, and most of those are
misspellings or alternate spellings. None of them affect basic doctrinal
issues. All the evidence points to the conclusion that we have an accurate
text. The first manuscript fragment of the gospel of John is dated only about
40 years from the time it was written.
“Other religions tell me that I need to work
my way into heaven and that Jesus was only a prophet.”
There are only two
types of religions in the world. One says that Jesus might be a prophet, a
teacher, or a good religious guy, but that He is not God. It also believes that
you can work your way to heaven--by a terrorist act, eating the right food,
performing religious rites, or living a good life. Christianity, however, makes
two opposite claims: The first is that
Jesus is God, and that God had to come to man, man couldn't go to God.
So we have opposing
views that can't both be right. The question now is: How do we know which is
true? If Jesus is not God, then he either lied or was demented. There is no
evidence that Jesus lied, and He certainly didn't have any of the symptoms of a
lunatic. Additionally, it is contradictory to believe He was both a liar and a
prophet or a good religious man. So that leaves only one logical conclusion: He
is who He claimed to be - God.
"How could God send anyone to hell?"
Do
you realize that God doesn't simply look around and say, "I'll send that
one and that one to hell"? God sent His Son into the world to save the whole
world, not some of it. “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be
saved.” Romans 10:13
“I’ve
always believed in God, I don’t need this.”
If you’ve answered
yes to all five of the questions above, then you won’t have any problem
accepting Christ. Pray a prayer to Him like the one above. Also, know this:
“The demons believe in God and shudder” James
“My
friends will think I’m crazy.”
Maybe, but the
issue now is: Are you ready? Ready to invite Jesus into your life?
"I'm not ready to make this kind of decision."
Think
about this, if you were to die right now, having not accepted Christ, where
would you go?
Still Not Sure?
If you are still unable to accept what is
written above, pray to God. Ask Him to reveal the truth to you. You don’t have
to take my word for it. Trust in God, He will not fail you! He loves you and
wants what is best for you.
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