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| NIV John 14:3 - N. American Mission Board pamphlet |
Eternal Life:
Will you go to Heaven when you die?
We have eternal life. Even the demons have eternal life. But where will we go after our bodies die?
Hopefully, not where demons are.
If we learn to become righteous and blameless, by repenting of our Sins, we will be nowhere near demons.
But instead near God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 John 5:13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
"Our need is to understand our problem. We are all sinners by nature and or by choice." _ North American Mission Board
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
"We cannot save our selves"
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Romans 6:20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.
21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
"It is true that: God is holy and just and must punish sin, yet he loves us and has provided forgiveness for our sin."
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
God's provision is Jesus Christ
Jesus is God and became man.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
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14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
Hebrews 10:5 Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me.
6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure.
7 Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come— In the volume of the book it is written of Me— To do Your will, O God.’ ”
Jesus died for us on the cross.
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,
Jesus was resurected from the dead.
Romans 4:23 Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him,
24 but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead,
25 who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.
That is good news... but the only way Jesus can affect our lives is for us to receive Him.
John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:
Our response is to receive Jesus
We must repent of our sins
Acts 3:19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
Repentance is not just fealing sorry of our sins.
Repentance is turning to God through Jesus and away from our sins. It's like making a U-turn.
Acts 26:20 but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do works befitting repentance.
As we turn, We must place our faith in Jesus.
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Faith is not just believing facts about Jesus. Faith is trusting in Jesus. It's like taking a trip on an airplane. You will never make the trip until you trust the plane enough to board it.
James 2:19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!
Three important questions:
- Does what you have been reading make sense to you?
- Is there any reason you would not be willing to receive God's gift of eternal life?
- Are you willing to place your faith in Jesus right now and and turn from your sins?
Romans 10:13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
YOU NEED TO ASK THE LORD JESUS TO SAVE YOU.
Read this prayer and see if it says what you want to say to God.
Dear God, I know that Jesus is your Son, and that He died on the cross and was raised from the dead. I know I have sinned and need forgiveness. I am willing to turn from my sins and recieve Jesus as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for saving me.
In Jesus' name.
Amen
Call on the Lord in repentance and faith, using these or similar words of your own; and Jesus will become your Savior and Lord.
Welcome to the family of God. If you sincerely prayed this prayer, you have just made the most important decision of your life. You can be sure you are saved and have entered eternal life.
As you begin your new journey...
It is important to realize that Jesus wants you to do than just reside in your life. He wants to be Lord of your life.
Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Confessing Jesus as Lord is more than just words.
Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
Confessing Jesus as Lord means trusting him to direct our lives.
TRUSTING JESUS TO DIRECT our lives is like driving down the highway with another person. As long as you are driving, you are in charge. If you realize you don't know the way, but the other person does, you might say, "You take the wheel and drive." Then the other person is in charge and the two of you take the route he or she chooses.
(source: North American Mission Board pamphlet.)
A few good readings concerning Eternity and Eternal Life (as I differ from most teachings):
Matthew 22:32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
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