For God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten son, that whoever believes in Him should not Perish but have ever lasting life.”
John 3:16
God has made the method of salvation so simple that everyone can obtain it. If you choose to believe in Jesus, God will be your Father and you will become His beloved child and be part of His heavenly and everlasting kingdom. The sacrifice of Jesus was the only way for God to bring us back to Him, because our sin separates us. But Jesus was willing to take our sin, to serve our sentences and He died for that on the cross. Everyone that chooses to believe in Him are thereby justified, saved and become true Christians. God then sees you through Jesus and you are without any sin or guilt from His point of view. It is a free gift from God to each of us. This is the amazing Grace, the innocent one was sacrificed to justify the guilty ones.
” But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.”
John 1: 12
Every person has the right to know the consequence of turning away from God. It has to be told that God is a beloved Father for all those who receive Jesus as the saviour, but it also has to be told that the one that turns away from Him, will one day meet Him as the judge. At that point there will be no second chance, no possibility for repenting. The Gospels in the Bible speaks about two alternative outcomes after death, God’s kingdom or a place of hopelessness and suffering.
Jesus said, ” Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”
Matthew 10 : 28
The time you spend on this earth is not even the blink of an eye compared to eternity, yet what you choose to believe in this life determines your everlasting destiny. It is your choice that determines where you will spend eternity. This is the most important decision you will ever have to make, so please consider it carefully.
” For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul.”
Matthew 16 : 26
What does it take to become a Christian ? Becoming a Christian is not about what you will do or what you shall achieve, but about what God has done and achieved for you. It is neither about how good or how bad you have been, what you have done in the past or how well you are feeling on the inside. You should come to Jesus just as you are. It is a simple choice and a matter of sticking to that choice no matter what.
” That whoever calls on the name of the Lord (Jesus) shall be saved.”
The Acts 2 : 21
Jesus said, ” Come to me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11 : 28
And, ” I have come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
Luke 19 : 10
Prayer
” Dear Jesus ! We are sorry for the things we have done wrong in our lives. We ask your forgiveness. Thank you for dying on the cross for us to set us free from our sins. Please come into our lives and fill us with your Holy Spirit and be with us forever. Thank you, Jesus, Amen.”
Sol. Dr. Mohan Parmar