Hi there, I'd like to ask you a very important question. If you died today, are you 100% sure that you'd go to heaven?
There's a lot of people out there in the world that would claim that their
Reformation is gonna save them or that by turning over a new leaf and trusting in Christ that they're gonna go to heaven
But a lot of people today just haven't really understood the gospel
They haven't understood the message the crystal clear message that Christ preached when he was on this earth
And that the Apostles gave and that's the message that I want to share with you right now
And so if you're not a hundred percent sure that you're going to heaven when you die
I would encourage you to listen to this video from start to finish and simply receive Christ as your Savior
The first thing that you need to understand about the gospel is that it's simple the Bible says
But I fear lest by any means as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety
So your mind should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ
and so the Bible clearly tells us that there is simplicity in the Lord Jesus Christ and that there is simplicity in salvation and
So anybody that would tell you that salvation is complicated or it's hard to get to heaven
They're not understanding the simple message the Bible says it's simple and easy
Because Jesus made it easy because he did the hard part
And so the first thing that you need to understand in order to be saved is that not only is the gospel simple
But that we're all sinners the Bible says for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God
And so God's glory is up here, and we've all fallen short
We are down here and in order to be restored and have a right relationship with God
we have to have our sins forgiven and
The reason that we die is actually because of sin the Bible says that the wages of sin is death and so
Because we're sinners one day. We're gonna have to die
But the Bible takes it a step further
the Bible says but the fearful and unbelieving in the abominable and murderers and
Whoremongers and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone
Which is the second death and so that's what we deserve for our sin is the second death
And notice how it says all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone
Which is the second death?
I've lied before
You've lied before and if you say that you haven't lied before you're lying to yourself. You're lying right now
And so everybody's committed sin and look we've all done stuff worse than lying
And so according to God's word we would deserve hell for our sin
That's God's standard of righteousness, but because God loves us and because he doesn't want anybody to go to hell when they die
He sent his son Jesus Christ to take our place and to take our sin debt
See it required a perfect lamb a perfect substitute in order to take away the sin of the world and the sins of you
And I see when Jesus was on this earth. He went about doing many miracles
Jesus raised people from the dead and
Jesus would always tell the truth and sometimes whenever you tell the truth people get really offended and
sometimes the truth is simply hate to those who hate the truth and
they hated Jesus so much that they actually took and nailed him to the cross and
While Jesus was on the cross the Bible says that who his own self bear our sins in his own body on
The tree and so every sin that I've ever done and every sin that you've ever done
It was as if Jesus had done it himself
He was being punished in our place
For our sins and so like I said, he was the substitute lamb
he was the one who came and took your sins and my sins upon his own shoulders on that cross and
bear them in his own body as the Bible says and
The Bible even simply says that God commendeth his love toward us in that while we were yet sinners
Christ died for us
and so even though we were sinners even though we didn't deserve the gift of
salvation and the opportunity to go to heaven
Jesus Christ came and took our place as a substitute and so the Bible says that he died not for our sins only
but for the sins of the whole world and so anybody can be saved by simply
Receiving the gift of salvation
Now in order to be saved you have to understand that you are a sinner
That your sin condemns you before God that you will not only die but have to face the second death without the Savior and
that number three
that Jesus
Simply paid for your sins because he loved you and wanted to take your place and die for you
Even though you were his enemy. That's how much he loved you and I
He decided to give his life not for a friend
But for an enemy the people that spit on him people that whipped him the people that drove the nails in his hands
The Bible says that he died for them
That is some amazing love, you know, I might lay down my life for somebody that I love my wife or my kids
But I can't imagine laying down my life for my enemy
Jesus loved us
So much that he decided to lay down his life while we were sinners
the Bible even says that Christ died for us and so even though we didn't deserve the gift of
salvation and a substitute lamb
God decided to provide that to us through the Lord Jesus Christ. And so
Obviously, they took Jesus's body down and buried it but three days later. He rose again from the dead and
That's the gospel is simply believing that Jesus died for your sins and was buried and rose again
the Bible even simply just says
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved
Now notice how it says thou shalt be saved not thou might be saved or thou could be saved if you continue in the faith
No, the Bible says that if you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ thou shalt be saved
It's a done deal. Once you receive Christ as your Savior
Jesus says that whoso cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out
He also says that you're in his hand and he's in the Father's hand and he says that no man
Shall be able to pluck you from his hand and so you can't lose your salvation
There's a crowd out there today that says that if you don't do the works that you're not really saved
But the Bible simply says but to him that worketh not but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly
His faith is counted for righteousness. And so salvation is not by works
Salvation is all a free gift. You simply receive it by faith
It's not about turning over a new leaf or repenting of your sins
You simply repent or turn from whatever you're trusting in to trusting in Christ and Christ alone
remember all the glory goes to God for salvation if
It was half my works and half the works that Christ did when he was paying for my sins
Then he wouldn't be
Truly the Savior I would be a co-savior with the Lord in order to be saved
You have to put all of your faith all of your trust all of your confidence in what Jesus did to get you to heaven
Jesus said I have the power to lay down my life and I have the power to take it again into myself
And so Jesus is God Jesus said in John 5 24
Verily verily I say unto you he that heareth my word and believeth on him that sent me half
everlasting life
So if you trust Christ right now in this moment as your Savior the Bible says that you have
Everlasting life that's life that goes forever
That cannot be terminated people say well. What if I stop believing well
What if I stop believing that my earthly father was my father it wouldn't change the fact that I'm his son
And the Bible says that when you trust Christ as your Savior that you're born again
Into the family of God Jesus told Nicodemus the Pharisee Marvel not that I say unto thee you must be born again
To go to heaven you simply have to trust Christ as your Savior and the moment that you do that
you're born into God's family and just as a child will disobey his parents and
Will receive punishment the Bible says that God will punish us when we commit sin as his children
But he will never cast us out the Bible says for whom the Lord loveth
He chasteneth and scourges every son whom he receiveth and so if you receive Christ as your Savior
The Bible says that he will chase it and scourge you of your sins, but you will not be condemned no matter what because
Whosoever liveth and believeth in Christ shall never die
so salvation is either eternal or it's not and
If you're not saved you need to simply ask Jesus to give you the gift of
Everlasting life life that lasts forever Jesus said in John 6 35
I am the bread of life he that cometh to me shall never hunger and he that believeth on me shall never thirst
So salvation is a one-time thing a one-time event where you come to Jesus Christ
You either the bread of life that he gives you
Think about it. How hard is it to eat bread not very hard, right?
It's you know salvation is as simple as eating a piece of bread or taking a sip of water
Opening a door and walking through it Jesus says I am the door if any man enter in by me. He shall be saved
And so it's a promise that if you trust Christ you will be saved the Bible says and this is the promise that he hath promised us
even eternal life and
So in order to receive that gift all you simply have to do is ask Jesus to save you
The Bible says in Romans 10 9 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth
The Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead
Thou shalt be saved
The Bible says a few verses later for whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord
Shall be saved whosoever that's you. That's me. That's everybody
Anybody who trusts Christ as their Savior
Can experience the gift of salvation and be saved from their sin and that salvation only comes
By simply trusting Christ and what he did on the cross
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