Do you know for sure if you were to die today
that you'd go to heaven?
The Bible actually says that we can know for sure.
In 1 John 5 13, it says,
"These things have I written unto you
"that believe on the name of the Son of God,
"that you may know that you have eternal life
"and that you may believe on the name of the Son of God."
So the Bible says we can know for sure,
and it's based on whether or not we believe on
the name of the Son of God.
Now, if we're based on how good we are,
we wouldn't know, are we good enough?
And the answer to that question is,
no, we're not good enough,
because the Bible says in Romans chapter three, verse 10,
as it is written, "There is none righteous, no not one."
The Bible says in Romans 3.23,
"For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God."
And then in Romans 6.23,
it tells us what the punishment for our sin is,
'cause we've all sinned, we all come short.
And the Bible says in Romans 6.23,
"For the wages of sin is death."
So we're all gonna die one day,
but not only are we gonna die physically,
but also the Bible talks about
what's called the second death.
It says in Revelation 21.8,
"But the fearful and unbelieving
and the abominable, murderers, form-mongers,
sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars
shall have their part in the lake
which burneth with fire and brimstone,"
which is the second death.
So it mentions some really bad sins
like murderers, sorcerers,
but then it also says all liars.
Now I know I've lied before,
and I believe everyone's lied before,
but not only that, we've done other things on that list.
So every single one of us is a sinner,
and according to the Bible,
every single one of us deserves to go to hell
because even all liars shall have their part
in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone.
But the good news is that God loves us.
So if God loves us,
of course he doesn't want us to go to hell.
So the Bible tells us in Romans 5:8,
"But God commended his love toward us,
in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
So when the Bible says that Jesus Christ died for us,
it's basically saying that he took our punishment for us.
So Jesus Christ is the Son of God,
and he lived a perfect life that no one else could live.
The Bible says he was tempted in all points,
like as we are, yet without sin.
So because he was God in the flesh,
he was totally without sin.
Of course, he preached the truth.
He did a lot of miracles.
And eventually, there were a lot of people
that didn't like what he had to say.
Of course, when you speak the truth,
you end up offending people.
So Jesus Christ was arrested, he was beaten,
he was spat upon, he was whipped.
And ultimately, he was nailed to the cross.
And the Bible says that he himself bear our sins
in his own body on the tree.
So when Jesus Christ was on that cross,
every sin that I've ever done,
and every sin that you've ever done,
it was as if he had done it.
So when Jesus Christ died on the cross,
they took his body and they buried it in the tomb.
And his soul went down to hell for three days and three nights.
And then three days later,
Jesus Christ rose again from the dead
and even showed the disciples the holes in his hands
and in his side just to prove that it was really him
and that he had bodily risen from the dead.
Now, Jesus Christ died for everybody,
but everybody's not automatically going to heaven
because there's one thing that we must do
in order to be saved.
The Bible asks the question one time,
"Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
and they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and thou shalt be saved and thy health."
So the one thing that we must do to be saved
is to believe on Jesus Christ.
The most famous verse in the Bible,
John 3.16 says, "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."
So it's not whosoever's good enough,
it's not whosoever goes to church,
it's not whosoever gets baptized
and puts money in the offering plate
and stops sinning or cleans up their life.
I mean, those are all good things to do,
but when it comes to being saved,
it's just one thing that we must do to be saved,
which is to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.
Because the Bible says,
"For by grace are you saved through faith,
and that not of yourselves it is the gift of God,
not of works, lest any man should boast."
So our salvation's not of works.
It's only by our faith in Jesus Christ that we're saved.
It's simply believing on Christ that saves us.
The Bible says, "He that believeth on him is not condemned,
but he that believeth not is condemned already,
because he hath not believed
in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
There are two kinds of people in this world.
Those who have believed on the Lord Jesus Christ
as their savior, and those who are condemned,
because they haven't.
Now, the greatest thing about being saved
is that once you're saved, God gives you eternal life.
Okay, now eternal means forever.
So once you're saved, you're saved forever, okay?
So let's say for example,
after I believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as my savior,
I were to go out and commit a really bad sin, okay?
And let's just get crazy
and say that I were to murder someone, okay?
Well, obviously God's gonna punish me for that, you know?
I'm gonna get probably arrested, put in prison.
I could get the death penalty.
Maybe someone will kill me or beat me up
or hurt me or my family or whatever.
But here's the thing,
God will certainly punish me for that on this earth.
Or let's say I went out and committed a horrible sin
like adultery.
That's another huge sin.
God could cause me to get a disease
or to lose my family or to lose my job or even to die.
So when we commit big sins,
we're gonna get a big punishment on this earth
in this lifetime.
If we commit a small sin, we'll get a small punishment.
But those punishments will come in this lifetime.
We will not lose our salvation.
Because Jesus Christ said,
"I will never leave you nor forsake you."
The Bible says nothing can separate us
from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
So once we're saved, we have eternal life.
We shall not come into condemnation.
Jesus said, "Whosoever liveth and believeth me
shall never die."
And look, after we're saved, we're still gonna sin.
Nobody's perfect.
Nobody on this earth is totally without sin.
The Bible says if we say that we have no sin,
we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
So it's just that after we're saved,
if we sin, God will punish us on this earth,
but he will not take our salvation away from us.
Because we have eternal life and nothing can change that.
It's sort of like my children.
The Bible says that if we believe on Jesus Christ,
we become a child of God.
The Bible says, "But as many as received him,
to them gave he power to become the sons of God,
even to them that believe on his name."
So I have rules for my children.
And if my children break the rules,
I'm gonna discipline them.
I'm gonna punish them,
but I'm not gonna throw them out of the family.
I'm not gonna look at them and say,
"Oh, that's it, you're not my son anymore."
They're still gonna be my child.
They're gonna be disciplined,
but I'm still gonna love them.
And it's the same thing with God.
Once you have believed on Jesus Christ as your savior,
you're his son, you're his daughter.
And if you commit sins in this world,
he'll punish you for those in this world,
just like a loving father disciplines his children,
but he will not throw you out of the family.
So again, salvation is by faith,
not of works, lest any man should boast.
The Bible says, "But to him that worketh not,
"but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly,
"his faith is counted for righteousness."
The Bible says that, "If thou shalt confess with thy mouth
"the Lord Jesus, shalt believe in thine heart
"that God has raised him from the dead,
"thou shalt be saved."
And then it goes on to say, "For whosoever shall call upon
"the name of the Lord shall be saved."
So if you're watching this video and you believe
what I've just shared with you from the scripture,
you believe that Jesus died for all your sins,
that he was buried, that he rose again,
and you believe that Jesus is the only way to heaven,
not by being a good person, not by turning from your sins
and turning over new leaves, not by joining the church
or going through religious rituals.
If you believe that salvation
is simply by believing in Christ,
and if you believe that salvation's a one-time thing,
you know, where you believe in Christ
and you're a child of God, you're born again,
and nothing can separate you from the love of God.
If you believe what I've shared with you here,
then I wanna help lead you in a prayer
to receive Jesus Christ as your savior right now.
And so just bow your head and pray this with me
if you're watching this video and you believe this,
because look, saying these words doesn't save you
unless you actually believe in your heart.
It's all about faith, saved by faith.
So let's pray this together.
Say, dear Jesus, know that I'm a sinner.
I know I deserve hell, but I believe you died on the cross
where all my sins rose again.
Please save me right now, give me eternal life,
only trusting you, Jesus.
Now look, if you believe that Jesus Christ
is the only way to heaven and that he died
and was buried and rose again,
and that you're going to heaven
because of his finished work on the cross,
his death, his burial, his resurrection.
Believe that and you just prayed that prayer
and you are saved and you're on your way to heaven.
And so now I encourage you to join a Baptist church
in your area, find a Baptist church
that preaches the King James Bible,
hopefully one that has a soul-winning program
so that you can grow more, read your Bible, et cetera,
and check out more videos on our channel,
which is S. Anderson 1611,
where you can learn more about the word of God
and grow more in your Christian life.
God bless you, have a great day.