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On this busy highway of cyberspace, the most important reason for this web site is to give each one who visits the opportunity to stop and consider their eternal destiny. Every person must make a choice to spend eternity in Heaven OR Hell and the Lake of Fire. The Word of God does not teach a second chance after death. Please hear me out. If you choose to stop reading at this point, I have been a witness to you that there is a choice to be made. I am no longer responsible for your eternal destiny. Your blood will not be required of me at that Great Judgment Throne. I love you with the love of the Lord and want to see YOU in Heaven.
IF YOU SHOULD DIE TODAY, WHERE WILL YOU SPEND ETERNITY?
IF TODAY THE LORD SHOULD DESCEND FROM HEAVEN, WOULD YOU BE CAUGHT UP TO MEET HIM IN THE AIR? [I THESSALONIANS 4:13-18]
IF JESUS IS NOT IN YOUR LIFE AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HIM, PLEASE KEEP READING.
To come to God, YOU MUST HAVE FAITH. Hebrews 11:1 says "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Since we are creatures with 5 senses {sight, sound, smell, taste, touch} this is quite different for us.
[1] You must CHOOSE TO BELIEVE that God exists and that He rewards those who seek Him. Hebrews 11:6 says "But without FAITH it is impossible to please Him, for he that cometh to God must BELIEVE THAT HE IS and that HE IS A REWARDER OF THEM THAT DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM."
[2] You must also CHOOSE TO BELIEVE that the Bible is the inspired WORD OF GOD. II Timothy 3:16 says "All scripture is given by inspiration of God..."
IF YOU BELIEVE [1] AND [2] ABOVE, PLEASE CONTINUE TO READ.
After Jesus was crucified, buried, and then arose from the dead, we find in the Book of Acts in the New Testament that He appeared to his disciples and followers and taught them concerning the Kingdom of God for 40 days and then He ascended back to Heaven. He told His disciples and followers to preach and teach the things He had taught them and to baptize in His Name. On the Day of Pentecost when Jesus sent His Holy Ghost to earth to dwell in men, women, children and whosoever would believe on Him, Peter began to preach BOLDLY because he had received the Holy Spirit. The people who heard him said, "what shall we do?" Maybe that is what you are wondering right now as you are reading. What Peter told this crowd that day is still the same message to YOU today. Peter said in Acts 2:38, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."
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Turn away from your sin and turn to Jesus Christ. This is called repentance. "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23 "All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned everyone to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on himself the iniquity of us all." Isaiah 53.:6 "Repent ye therefore and be converted that your sins may be blotted out." Acts 3:19 Jesus's death on the cross is the provision for YOUR sin. He has forgiven YOU but you must receive this gift of salvation by FAITH. With this gift of love and forgiveness comes peace, strength and understanding. There is so much He wants you to know! "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved." Acts 16:31 Jesus said, "Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 "But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16 "Christ died for our sins...He was buried...He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures." I Corinthians 15:3-4 Maybe you believe all of the above but are not yet ready to make this choice. Remember, you can have "knowledge of" the Gift of Salvation and still die and go to hell and be forever lost. The choice is still YOURS. If you are ready to receive Jesus Christ into your life now, invite Him in. You may want to use the following prayer. Dear Lord Jesus, Now that you've received by FAITH the Gift of Salvation in your life, Acts 2:38 says to be baptized for the remission of sins. The scriptures in Acts teach water baptism (immersion in water)in the Name of Jesus. Find a minister or fellow believer in Jesus Christ who will SPEAK THE NAME OF JESUS OVER YOU IN WATER BAPTISM. The Gift of the Holy Ghost is the same Holy Ghost which came on the Day of Pentecost as recorded in Acts Chapter 2 of the New Testament. Jesus is the baptizer. Ask Him now to baptize you with the Holy Ghost and fire. You will speak in other tongues as the Holy Spirit gives utterance. The Holy Ghost will give you power to be an "overcomer" in this life. He will cause you to stand strong in your faith toward God and give you power over Satan's deceitfulness and attacks.
In Matthew 16:24-27, Jesus said these words to His disciples: "If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for My sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then He shall reward every man according to his works."
"For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23
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IF YOU BELIEVE WHAT I HAVE EXPLAINED TO YOU AND WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE THIS WONDERFUL GIFT OF SALVATION THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, WE NEED TO TALK TO HIM NOW.
I believe that you are real, that you are the one and only true God, Creator of heaven and earth and all that is. I believe your Word that says you reward those who seek you, and I am seeking you now. I repent of all sin in my life, all that is unrighteous in my life, all those things which would keep me from entering your Heaven some day. I am coming to you by faith, believing that You, Jesus, love me, because the Bible tells me so, that You Jesus came to earth to redeem me, to wash me clean of all sin by your blood. I confess with my mouth that You, Jesus Christ, are Lord and that God raised You from the dead and that You are alive forevermore. Satan's power has no place in my life from this moment on. I am the redeemed! I am a blood-bought child of God. Jesus is Lord of my Life!
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STUDY THE BIBLE DAILY,especially the New Testament. I suggest you start in the Book of John, then go back to Matthew, Mark, Luke and Acts, and then continue on throughout the New Testament. Read the Bible aloud because "Faith comes by hearing the Word of God." The New International Version (NIV) is easy to understand. I use it a lot, along with the King James. Each time you open the Word of God, ask the Lord to reveal Himself to you in the pages of the Bible. He will! It is one thing to have "head knowledge" and quite another to have "revelation knowledge." You want "revelation knowledge", or "heart understanding", that which is revealed by the Holy Spirit.
PRAY DAILY, get alone with Him and just talk to Him. When you receive the Lord into your life, He is as close as the mention of His name -- JESUS. You are never alone. He will never leave you nor forsake you. He does not change, He has never changed. Jesus Christ is the same Yesterday, Today and Forever. He loves you and longs to commune with you daily. You can pray anytime of the day or night and you do not have to be on your knees. Talking to Him should become a very natural thing as you walk with Him. The Bible has much to say about prayer. Look in your Bible's Concordance under "prayer", "pray", etc.
WORSHIP WITH OTHER BELIEVERS. The Bible tells us to associate with those of "like precious faith." It tells us not to "forsake the assembling of ourselves together, and that the more so as we see that day approaching (Christ's return to earth!) In the Book of Acts in the New Testament, we see the early church meeting in the temple and from house to house and helping one another.
SERVE HIM BY LOVING OTHERS AND HELPING THEM. As you read the Bible, you will understand what loving others and helping them really means. Of course, you will want to share this new found joy with others. Don't be surprised if everyone is not as excited about it as you are, but don't let that bother you. Keep telling folks about Jesus. Jesus said if we do not confess Him before men, He will not confess us before His Father. He has given us the commission to go into all the world and preach the gospel. Go back to the site index and click on "Mission Statement" and read scriptures to help you get started. You will soon find yourself serving Him by loving others and helping them!
AND BE CHANGED FROM GLORY TO GLORY ! !