I would like to answer a question.
Do you know for sure that if you die today, you will go to heaven?
Could you say "I don't know for sure if I will go to heaven"?
Or maybe you will never think about this.
But the Bible says that you can be 100% sure that you will go to heaven.
According to the Bible, you have to understand a few things to be able to receive salvation.
The first thing is this.
The Bible says in Romans, chapter 3, verse 23,
"For all have sinned, and have not reached the glory of God."
The Bible tells us that sin is breaking the law.
When we break the law of God, it means that we have sinned.
And according to this verse, we all sinned.
I am a sinner, you are a sinner, and from sin we must pay for our sins.
Romans, chapter 6, verse 23 says,
"For the bread of sin is death."
"Bread" means what you earn.
When I go to work, I receive money, this is my bread.
But because of my sin, my bread is death.
What I earn is death, because the bread of sin is death.
Most people, when they think of death, think of physical death.
But Revelation, chapter 20, verses 14 and 15 says,
"And death and hell were thrown into the lake of fire."
This is the second death.
"And the one who was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire."
In the Bible, the bread of sin is not only physical death, but also the second death.
You may ask, what is the second death?
Throwing into the lake of fire, this is the second death.
What we have earned because of our sin is death, physical death,
and a second death, i.e. throwing into the lake of fire.
Revelation, chapter 21, verse 8 says,
"But the fearful and those who do not believe, and the scourge, and the murderers, and the crooks, and the traitors, and the idolaters"
All these are alive, aren't they?
Murderers, crooks, traitors, the majority would agree.
A criminal will certainly end up in hell.
But note that it says, "But the fearful and those who do not believe, and the scourge, and the murderers, and the crooks, and the traitors, and the idolaters"
And at the end of the list it says this,
"And all the liars will have their share in the lake that burns with fire and is ferocious, which is the second death."
God adds the sin of lies at the end of the list to highlight an idea.
And the idea is this, we are all sinful.
I lied at one point.
I want to say that no one is right.
We all sinned, we all deserve to end up in hell.
This is the bad news.
I am a sinner, you are a sinner, and we are all initially condemned to hell, but Scripture is the good news.
Romans, chapter 6, verse 23 says,
"For the reward of sin is death."
I understand what this means now.
But the second part of the verse says, "But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
The Bible says that God has a gift for us, and that gift is eternal life.
In Ephesians, chapter 2, verses 8 and 9, the Bible says,
"For through grace you are saved, through faith."
The word "grace" means to receive something you do not deserve.
You did not pay for it.
"You are saved" refers to being saved from hell.
Because I do not want to get there, and I am sure you do not want to either.
The word "grace" means to believe.
It says, "For through grace you are saved, through faith."
And this is not from you or me.
It has nothing to do with you.
Here's why.
What is the gift of God is not through deeds, so that no one is deceived.
A gift is not something you work for.
A gift is something that has been given to you.
Someone pays for it, but you do not pay for it.
If I gave you a gift, but I asked you for money for it, it would not be a gift anymore.
If I gave you a gift, but I asked you to do something in return, it would not be a gift anymore.
A gift does not cost you anything.
The person who makes the gift pays for it.
Likewise with the gift of God.
Jesus had to pay for the gift.
Romans 5, verse 8 says,
"But God shows His love to us, so that when we were still sinful, Christ died for us."
John chapter 3, verse 16,
the best known verse from the Bible says,
"For so much God loved the world,
that He gave His only Son to be born,
that anyone who believes in Him should not lose, but have an eternal life."
The scripture says this.
Jesus Christ was born from the womb.
He lived a life without sin.
He never did anything wrong.
He died on the cross. He was buried.
The Bible says that His soul was buried for three days and three nights.
And He rose from the tomb.
Not to pay for His sins, because He had no sin.
He died to pay for our sins.
And you see, He already paid for our sins.
He already paid for our gift.
You have to understand something about this gift.
John chapter 3, verse 16 says,
"Eternal life. The gift is eternal life."
Eternal means that it will last forever, because it is eternal.
John chapter 3, verse 15 says,
"Eternal life. Eternal means that it will never end."
John chapter 3, verse 36 says,
"Eternal life."
Romans chapter 6, verse 23 says,
"Eternal life."
Everything in the Bible gives this concept.
Eternal life. Eternal life.
Life that will last forever.
Life that will not end.
According to John chapter 3, verse 36,
you will receive the gift when you believe.
The one who believes in the Son has eternal life.
Some people think they can receive salvation,
and if they do something very bad,
such as committing adultery, crime or suicide,
then the Lord will take their salvation.
But if He takes it, that means it is not forever.
We have to understand that salvation is not something we have won.
And once we have it, it is not something we keep.
The Bible says in Titus chapter 1, verse 2,
"In the hope of eternal life, which the Lord, who cannot lie,
promised before the beginning of the world."
Our hope for eternal life is this.
God cannot lie.
God promised me eternal life, then I will receive that.
He promised me eternal life, then it will last forever.
Maybe you are wondering, but what if I do something very bad?
Well, it does not concern us, it has nothing to do with me.
It is a gift that will last forever.
Here is the only thing you have to do.
Just like a real gift, you have to choose if you accept it or not.
You will ask, "How do I accept God's gift?"
In Romans chapter 10, verse 9, it says,
"If," it says "if" because you have to choose.
It says, "If you confess with your mouth to the Lord Jesus,"
the word "to confess" means to admit.
What does it mean to admit?
To admit that you are a sinner, to admit that you deserve to go to hell,
but ask for forgiveness.
It says, "If you confess with your mouth to the Lord Jesus,"
but it is more than just saying the word because it says it.
"And you will believe in your heart that God came from the dead."
Do you believe that Jesus died on the cross,
that he was buried and rose from the grave as a payment for our sins?
It says, "If you confess with your mouth to the Lord Jesus,"
and you believe in your heart that God came from the dead,
the Bible says you will be saved.
It doesn't say that you could be saved.
It doesn't say that you hope to be saved.
God says, "I will save you if you confess with your mouth and believe in your heart."
Notice that it doesn't say that you have to go to church.
It doesn't say that you have to be baptized.
It doesn't say that you have to pray.
It doesn't say that you have to do something.
Just believe and try to save yourself.
If you believe this in your heart,
if you believe that Jesus died on the cross for your sins,
was buried and rose from the grave,
He wants to give you a gift, eternal life.
Then why don't you confess with your mouth now with me?
I want to help you with a prayer.
If you believe all this, pray with me now.
Jesus, I know that I am a sinner.
I know that I deserve to go to hell.
Forgive me for all my sins and give me eternal life.
I don't believe in my deeds.
I don't believe in my religion.
I believe only in you.
I thank you that you saved me. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer and believed in your heart,
the comfort of the Bible is now saved.
You have eternal life. Congratulations!