"What If YOU Had Been HERE September 11th.2001 ?"

A Day That Began Like Any Other Day !

     What if you had been in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 ? What would have happened to you ? You could have died, and you would have had to face GOD. "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" (Hebrews 9:27). You would have gone to Heaven or to a Devil's Hell forever. (Luke 16:22-23). If you had died on September 11th., do you know for sure that you would have gone to Heaven ? You can know ! To be sure you are on your way to Heaven, you must know four things.

     First of all, you must know that you are a sinner. "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of GOD;" (Romans 3:23). Sin is breaking GOD's law. It is doing something GOD said not to do, or not doing something GOD said to do. Sin is an offense against GOD. We are all in trouble with GOD, because we are all sinners.

     Secondly, you must know that the penalty for sin is death in a Devil's Hell. "For the wages of sin is death;" (Romans 6:23a). Many people feel that they will go to Heaven because they do more good than bad. Others believe that because they have been baptized, they will go to Heaven when they die. Still others are trusting in their church membership for eternal life. The Bible does not say that the wages of sin is good works, water baptism, or church membership. The Bible says that the wages of sin is death.

     Thirdly, you must know that the LORD JESUS CHRIST paid the full penalty for our sin. "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel . . . by which also yea are saved, . . . For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that CHRIST died for our sins according to the Scriptures; and that HE was buried, and that HE rose again the third day according to the Scriptures: and that HE was seen of Cephas (Peter), then of the twelve:" (1st.Corinthians 15:1a,2a,3-5). Also, Scripture tells us, "But GOD declared HIS love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, CHRIST died for us." (Romans 5:8). JESUS CHRIST is the SON of GOD (John 3:16), GOD in the flesh (John 1:14). HE is as much GOD as if HE had never become man and as much man as if HE had never been GOD. After living a sinless life on this earth, the LORD JESUS went to the cross where HE bled and died for our sins. After 3 days and 3 nights in the grave, HE arose, proving that HE is GOD and that HE has power over sin, Satan, and death. The wages of sin is death, JESUS paid the wages of sin for us, for you.

     The fourth thing that you must know is that you need to accept HIS payment for your sin. "For the wages of sin is death; BUT the gift of GOD is eternal life through JESUS CHRIST our LORD." (Romans 6:23). A gift is free. Eternal life is not anything we can earn, it is something we accept. Romans 6:23 gives us 2 choices. We can pay for our sin ourselves by dying and going to a Devil's Hell for all eternity, or we can accept GOD's free gift of eternal life and go to Heaven when we die. Romans 10:13 tells us how to accept GOD's wonderful gift of eternal life. "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved." To be saved, a person must be saved from something. If you were drowning, and someone threw you a rope, you would say that he had saved you from drowning. When you pray and trust the LORD JESUS CHRIST to forgive your sin and be your personal LORD and SAVIOR, HE saves you from the penalty of sin and an eternal death in a Devil's Hell.

     Will you trust the LORD JESUS CHRIST to be your personal LORD and SAVIOR ? Will you rely on HIM alone to forgive your sin and give you everlasting life in Heaven ? If so, say the following prayer with all your heart or one like it, placing your trust in HIM:

LORD, I know that I am a sinner, and I believe YOU died and rose again for me. I am trusting YOU to forgive me, come into my heart and save me. Help me to live for YOU always. In JESUS' name I pray, AMEN.

Remember, GOD's promise of eternal life is for all who come to JESUS by faith, "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the SON of GOD; that ye may KNOW that ye HAVE eternal life, and that ye may believe in the name of the SON of GOD." (1st.John 5:13).

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

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