How to be Ready - You Must Be Born Again
John 3:3
Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, unless one be born again, he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven."
Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, unless one be born again, he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven."
The Good News is that God did something so that we don't have to fear the future, fear punishment, or even death. We can be confident that we will experience eternal life with Him, and our believing loved ones. God did His part, now we have to do ours.
The ONE thing keeping us from that hope right now is sin (failure to keep God's Commandments). We have ALL sinned, and there is no way any one of us could stand before God in our sins, as perfect and holy as He is. God cannot be joined with sin. It is also impossible to ever work hard enough or to be good enough to enter the Kingdom of God on our own merits. We cannot get rid of or cover up our sins, therefore we cannot save ourselves. There is only One Who can (see: Are You A Good Person film below, or keep reading).
The ONE thing keeping us from that hope right now is sin (failure to keep God's Commandments). We have ALL sinned, and there is no way any one of us could stand before God in our sins, as perfect and holy as He is. God cannot be joined with sin. It is also impossible to ever work hard enough or to be good enough to enter the Kingdom of God on our own merits. We cannot get rid of or cover up our sins, therefore we cannot save ourselves. There is only One Who can (see: Are You A Good Person film below, or keep reading).
Note: Brackets with explanations were added to some of the Scriptures to help first time readers understand.
Romans 3:23
For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 5:8
But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die [see A Physician's View of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ] for us while we were still sinners [Jesus paid the penalty for our sins so we don't have to, if we will believe in Him and ask Him to be our Lord and Savior].
John 3:16-18
For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent His Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through Him. There is no judgment against anyone who believes in Him. But anyone who does not believe in Him has already been judged for not believing in God's one and only Son.
Acts 13:38
"Brothers [and sisters], listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins
[If you think you are beyond God's forgiveness, mercy, grace, or unconditional love, see David's Testimony].
Romans 10:13
For "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
John 14:6
Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me."
Acts 4:12
"There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved."
Romans 10:9-10
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.
For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 5:8
But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die [see A Physician's View of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ] for us while we were still sinners [Jesus paid the penalty for our sins so we don't have to, if we will believe in Him and ask Him to be our Lord and Savior].
John 3:16-18
For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent His Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through Him. There is no judgment against anyone who believes in Him. But anyone who does not believe in Him has already been judged for not believing in God's one and only Son.
Acts 13:38
"Brothers [and sisters], listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins
[If you think you are beyond God's forgiveness, mercy, grace, or unconditional love, see David's Testimony].
Romans 10:13
For "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
John 14:6
Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me."
Acts 4:12
"There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved."
Romans 10:9-10
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.
Friends, it really is that simple! You can ask God right now to forgive you for your sins. Tell Him that you believe in your heart that He sent His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to die on the cross to pay the penalty for your sins. Tell Him that you believe in your heart that He raised Jesus from the dead. Then ask Jesus to come into your life and to be your Lord and Savior from this day forward. God WILL forgive you, Jesus would LOVE to be a part of your life, and You WILL be saved!
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