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DO YOU KNOW FOR CERTAIN
THAT YOU HAVE
ETERNAL LIFE
AND THAT YOU WILL GO TO
HEAVEN WHEN YOU DIE?
God wants you to be sure.
The Bible says, "I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that
you may know that you have eternal life" (1 John 5:13 NIV)
Another question to consider is:
Suppose you were standing before God right now and He asked you, "Why should I let you into
My heaven?" What do you think you would say?
You may not know what you would say. But ...
You can know, because God loves you and has a purpose for your life.
The Bible states it this way, "For God so loved the world that you gave his one and only Son, that
whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16 NIV)
GODS' PURPOSE
IS THAT WE HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.
We receive eternal life as a free gift.
"The gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Rom. 6:23 NIV).
We can live a full and meaningful life right now.
"I have come hat they may have life, and have it to the full" (John 10:10 NIV).
We will spend eternity with Jesus in heaven.
"I go to prepare a place for you. I will come back and take you to be with me that you also
may be where I am" (John 14:3 NIV).
Eternal life gives meaning to life.
Yet...
Our sinful nature keeps us from fulfilling God's purpose
for our lives.
OUR NEED
IS TO UNDERSTAND OUR PROBLEM.
We are all sinners by nature and by choice.
"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Rom. 3:23 NIV).
We cannot save ourselves.
"Not by works, so that no one can boast" (Eph. 2:9 NIV).
We deserve death and hell.
"The wages of sin is death" (Rom. 6:23 NIV).
It is true that:
God is holy and just and must punish sin, yet he loves us and has provided forgiveness for our sin.
Jesus said, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through
me" (John 14:6 NIV).
The Good News is that God has provided for the forgiveness of our sins.
GOD'S PROVISION
IS JESUS CHRIST.
Jesus is God and became man.
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The
Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us" (John 1:1,14 NIV).
Jesus died for us on the cross.
"For Christ died for sins for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He
was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit" (1 Peter 3:18 NIV).
Jesus was resurrected from the dead.
"He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification" (Rom.
4:25 NIV).
That is good news....
but the only way Jesus can affect our lives is for us to receive Him. The Bible says, "Yet to all
who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of
God" (John 1:12 NIV).
THE CHOICE IS OURS.
OUR RESPONSE
IS TO RECEIVE JESUS.
We must repent of our sin.
"Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out" (Acts 3:19 NIV).
Repentance is not just feeling sorry for your sin.
"They should repent and turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds" (Acts 26:20
NIV).
Repentance is turning to God through Jesus and away from our sin. It's like making a U-turn.
As we turn..
We must place our faith in Jesus.
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith --and this not from ourselves. It is the
gift of God" (Eph. 2:8 NIV).
Faith is not just believing facts about Jesus. "You believe that there is one God. Good! Even
the demons believe that-- and shudder" (James 2:19).
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.
To trust totally in Jesus means....
We must surrender to Jesus as Lord.
"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 with your heart that you believe and are justified, and
it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved" (Rom. 10:9-10 NIV).
Surrendering to Jesus as Lord is not just saying we give our lives to Jesus. "Not everyone who
says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my
Father who is in heaven" (Matt. 7:21 NIV).
Surrendering to Jesus as Lord means giving Jesus control of our lives.
TO GIVE JESUS CONTROL of our lives is like driving down the highway with another person.
As long as you are driving, you are in control. 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
control and the two of you take the route he chooses.
As EVIDENCE of giving Jesus control, you may want to IDENTIFY with Him. The New
Testament way is to confess Jesus publically (Matt. 10:32-33) and to follow Him in baptism and
church membership (Acts 2:41).
THREE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS:
Does what you have been reading make sense to you?
Is there any reason why 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 turn from your sin?
The Bible says, "For, 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved" (Rom. 10:13
NIV).
You need to ask the Lord 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 tun from my sins and receive
Jesus as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for saving me. In Jesus' name amen.
Call upon the Lord in repentance, faith, and surrender, using these or similar words of your
own; and Jesus will become your Savior and Lord.
WELCOME to the family of God. You have made the most important decision of your life.
You can be sure you are saved and have eternal life.
You can have Peace with God now!
Call the Paramount Baptist Church 24-hr prayer room at (806) 353-7729 [this is an
Amarillo, Texas phone number] oe e-mail PBC at
info@paramount.org if you have any questions or need additional clarification.
This material is from the tract developed by the Personal Evangelism Department, Home Mission
Board, Southern Baptist Convention, 1350 Spring Ln., NW, Atlanta, GA 30367-5601. Call 1-800
634-2462 to order materials or for general information.
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