" Heaven is Real, Are YOU Going There ? "

 

Heaven is a place that is "the perfection of beauty" with "gates. . .of. . .pearl" and a "street of. . .pure gold."

In Heaven "there shall be no more night. . ." it is a place where there is "fullness of joy" and "pleasures forevermore."

The LORD JESUS "came down from Heaven" to tell us that;  "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."

YOU are loved.

GOD wants you to knw that you are loved. The LORD JESUS said, "For GOD so loved the world. . ." You are a part of this world, and GOD loves you. HE gave HIS SON for you, and HE wants you ". . .to know the love of CHRIST. . ." (Ephesians 3:19).

YOU are of worth.

The LORD also wants you to know that you are of worth. You are so dear to GOD ". . .that HE gave HIS only begotten SON. . ." 

The Bible teaches us that we are all sinners. "For ALL have sinned, and come short of the glory of GOD" (Romans 3:23). And sin must be for, "For the wages of sin is death. . ." (Romans 6:23). 

But the Bible also teaches us that ". . .CHRIST died for our sins according to the Scriptures" (1st.Corinthians 15:3). GOD demonstrated HIS love for us and your worth to HIM when HE sent HIS son to die in your place.

The Good News is that the LORD JESUS paid your sin debt in full when HE died on the cross. "For HE hath made HIM to be sin for us. . ." (2nd.Corinthians 5:21). CHRIST loves you and gave HIMSELF for you as payment for your sin. CHRIST's payment for your sin was accepted by GOD. It satisfied GOD's requirement for forgiveness. You may ask, "How can GOD forgive my sin ?" HE can because of what JESUS did. ". . .While we were yet sinners, CHRIST died for us" (Romans 5:8).

YOU can have hope.

GOD wants you to know that you can have hope. HE said, ". . .that whosoever believeth in HIM should not perish. . ." HE rose from the dead, and HE said, "Because I live, ye shall live also" (John 14:19).

YOU can have purpose.

GOD wants you to know that you can have purpose in life. HE desires that you ". . .should not perish, but have everlasting life." Everlasting life is ours when we turn to GOD in repentance and faith, and receive the LORD JESUS CHRIST as our personal SAVIOR.

You may ask, "How can I receive GOD's promise of eternal life ?"

Acknowledge that you are a sinner, "for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of GOD" (Romans 3:23).

Believe that the LORD JESUS died for you, for "CHRIST died for our sins according to the Scriptures" (1st.Corinthians 15:3).

Call upon the LORD to save you. "for whosever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved" (Romans 10:13).

If you would like to know that you will go to Heaven when you die, pray this simple prayer or one like it and receive CHRIST today:

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.

Everlasting life begins when you receive CHRIST as your personal SAVIOR. The LORD JESUS said, ". . .I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish. . ." (John 10:28).

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

GULF COAST BAPTIST CHURCH

Pastor Tom Sexton

312 SE 24th. Ave. 

Cape Coral, FL 33990

(239) 574-1000

GulfCoastBaptist@aol.com

www.gulfcoastbaptistchurch.com

" Eternal Life is a FREE Gift ! "

 

     The LORD JESUS CHRIST paid the full price for the salvation of your soul. HE "gave HIMSELF for our sins," (Galatians 1:4a) JESUS, the SON of GOD, "loved me, and gave HIMSELF for me." (Galatians 2:20b) Now because "by HIS OWN blood HE entered in once into the Holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us." there remains no price for us to pay ! (Hebrews 9:12b) We are "justified freely by HIS grace." (Romans 3:24a) "It is finished:" JESUS said on the cross (John 19:30b)

Doing good works cannot save you.

     Salvation is "Not of works, lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2:9) GOD "hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to HIS OWN purpose and grace, which was given us in CHRIST JESUS before the world began." (2nd.Timothy 1:9b)

     The Bible, GOD's Holy WORD, says, "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:" (Romans 3:10) "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of GOD;" (Romans 3:23) Sin is the problem, and even belonging to a church will not take it away. JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF said, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of GOD." (John 3:3b) As the Bible says, "Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the Law." (Romans 3:28) "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of GOD:" (Ephesians 2:8)

You cannot take chances.

     The Bible says, "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" (Hebrews 9:27) You really don't know for sure how much time is left of your life. No one is promised any more time than the moment they are in. "Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away." (James 4:14)

You cannot save yourself.

     The Bible says, "Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law," (Galatians 2:16a) It also says, "we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousenesses are as filthy rags;" (Isaiah 64:6a)

Salvation is free to all.

     The Bible says, "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye 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:" (1st.Corinthians 15:1-2a,3-4) "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved. (Romans 10:13) The Bible says, "CHRIST JESUS came into the world to save sinner;" (1st.Timothy 1:15b) "For CHRIST also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that HE might bring us to GOD," (1st.Peter 3:18a)

If you do not get saved . . . 

     The Bible says, "And the smoke of their torment ascends up forever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night," (Revelation 14:11a) "For the wages of sin is death;" (Romans 6:23a) This death is more than just a physical death. It is an "eternal burning" ! The Bible says, "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the Lake which burns with fire and brimstone which is the second death." (Revelation 21:8)

How you can be saved . . .

     The Bible calls for "repentance toward GOD," (Acts 20:21b) Repentance is a change of heart which causes you to turn to GOD from your sin. Accept the Bible truth that you are guilty as a sinner before HIM, and you are unable to deliver yourself from the punishment of a Devil's Hell, which is due you because of your sin.

     The Bible also calls for "faith toward our LORD JESUS CHRIST." (Acts 20:21b) Faith is putting complete trust in JESUS CHRIST as your only means of clearing your guilt and delivering your soul from the punishment of Hell. The Bible says, ". . .Believe on the LORD JESUS CHIRST, and thou shalt be saved," (Acts 16:31a) If you will receive JESUS CHRIST into your heart, by trusting HIM to save your soul, you will become a son of GOD and spend eternity in Heaven. "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:" (John 1:12)

     GOD promises HE will save you if you will trust JESUS CHRIST as your SAVIOR. "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." (Romans 10:9) PLEASE accept the "free gift" of eternal life GOD is offering you.

     JESUS CHRIST said, "Come unto ME, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take MY yoke upon you, and learn of ME; for I AM meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For MY yoke is easy, and MY burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-30) If you will accept JESUS CHRIST as your LORD and SAVIOR, please pray this simple prayer with all your heart:

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.

     JESUS said, "Verily, verily, I say unto you. He that hears MY WORD, and believes on HIM that sent ME, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life."  (John 5:24) PLEASE don't refuse the "FREE GIFT" that GOD is offering you at this very moment.

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

" MESSIAH "

 

     The holiest day in the year is Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). It is known as "the Sabbath of Sabbaths." This is the day that Jews ask the LORD to forgive them of their sins of the past year.

     However, what does the LORD want from us for the forgiveness of sins ? The answer can be found in the Bible, GOD's Holy WORD. "For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD." (Leviticus 16:30). "And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people." (Leviticus 16:24). "For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes an atonement for the soul." (Leviticus 17:11) A sacrifice is needed for our transgressions (sins), and it was instituted to cover our sin.

     The Bible spoke of lambs, rams, turtledoves, pigeons, goats, or cattle being given for a sacrifice. In more recent times, the only form of animal sacrifice has been a chicken, even though the Bible never speaks of chicken as a sacrifice.

     We must now ask ourselves, "Why don't we sacrifice today ?" Is it possible that a perfect sacrifice has already been offered for the atonement of our sins. . .once and for all ? If this is the case, where does the Bible speak of such things ? In the book of Isaiah, the Bible states, "But HE was wounded for our transgressions, HE was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon HIM; and by HIS stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD has laid on HIM the iniquity of us all. . .Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise HIM; HE has put HIM to grief: when THOU shall make HIS soul an offering for sin, HE shall see HIS seed, HE shall prolong HIS days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in HIS hand." (Isaiah 53:5-6,10)

     WHO is the LORD our GOD speaking about ? It is the MESSIAH ! "Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship HIM . GOD is a SPIRIT: and they that worship HIM must worship HIM in SPIRIT and TRUTH. The woman said unto HIM, I know that MESSIAH is coming, which is called CHRIST: when HE is come, HE will tell us all things. JESUS said unto her, I that speak unto you AM HE." (John 4:22-26) Therefore if JESUS CHRIST were the perfect sacrifice for our sins, there is no need for the sacrificial system today.

     What must you do to have this sacrifice applied to your heart, thereby cleansing you from ALL your sins (past, present & future) forever by the MESSIAH's blood ? First, the Bible says that you must repent (turning to GOD from your sin) of your sins. "Therefore I will JUDGE you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, says the LORD GOD. Repent and turn yourselves from all your transgressions (sins); so iniquity shall not be your ruin. Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel ? For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dies, says the LORD GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye." (Ezekiel 18:30-32)

     Secondly, you must believe, "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye 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:" (1st.Corinthians 15:1-2a, 3-4). "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the LORD JESUS, and shalt believe in thine heart that GOD has raised HIM from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, Whosoever believes on HIM shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek (Gentile): for the same LORD over all is rich unto all that call upon HIM." (Romans 10:9-12) "For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to GOD by the death of HIS SON, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by HIS life. And not only so, but we also joy in GOD through our LORD JESUS CHRIST, by WHOM we have now received the atonement." (Romans 5:10-11)

     Thirdly, you must pray and ask the MESSIAH, JESUS CHRIST, into your heart, to forgive your sins, once and for all with a simple prayer like this one:

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 !

GOD's WORD says, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved." (Romans 10:13) JESUS said, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that hears MY WORD, and believes on HIM that sent ME, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life." (John 5:24)    Your servant in CHRIST,   Julie                                               

" The Romans Road to Heaven "

It was said during the Roman Empire "All roads lead to Rome." Some say that about Heaven today. "ALL Religious roads lead to Heaven." Is that really true or is there just "ONE WAY" to Heaven ?

WHY CAN'T WE GO TO HEAVEN ?

Because we are ALL sinners !

"For ALL have sinned, and come short of the glory of GOD;" Romans 3:23

"As it is written, There is NONE righteous, no, not one:" Romans 3:10

We must then conclude that in our natural state, GOD views us as lost sinners that are headed to some place of rewards.

WHERE WILL WE GO ?

"For the wages of sin is death (in a Devil's Hell); but the gift of GOD is eternal life through JESUS CHRIST our LORD." Romans 6:23

Since the Bible terms the Second Death, the "Lake of Fire," death in this verse means when we sin now, we pay later, first in a Devil's Hell then in the Lake of Fire. "And Death and Hell were cast into the Lake of Fire. This is the second death." Revelation 20:14.

HOW CAN WE GO TO HEAVEN 

WHEN WE PHYSICALLY DIE ?

"But GOD commended HIS love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, CHRIST died for us." Romans 5:8

"Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye 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:" 1st.Corinthians 15:1-2a,3-4.

Realize your state before GOD as a sinner, condemned to pay your debt to HIM by going to a Devil's Hell. See that GOD, WHO loves you in spite of your sins (while we were yet sinners), sent JESUS CHRIST to take the punishment for your sin on HIMSELF. After you acknowledge these things in your heart, please read on.

"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the LORD JESUS, and shalt believe in thine heart that GOD has raised HIM from the dead (JESUS is not dead, but alive by the power of HIS resurrection, showing that HE was and is GOD), thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. . .For whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved." Romans 10:9-10,13.

GOD calls accepting CHRIST being saved. It is trusting what HE said in HIS WORD and then doing something about it.

WHAT EXACTLY DO I DO NOW ?

Realize you are lost. Realize CHRIST died & rose again to pay your sin debt in full. Ask HIM to forgive you and save you. Will you please pray this simple prayer or one like it with all your heart:

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.

Everlasting life begins when we receive CHRIST as our personal SAVIOR. The LORD JESUS said, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that hears MY WORD, and believes on HIM that sent ME, has everlasting life, and shall not come unto condemnation; but is passed from death unto life." John 5:24

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

 

" Satan ~ The god of this world ! "

 

SATAN CONTROLS THE LOST IMMORAL.

     I have talked to men and women behind prison bars and on skid row, with the ugly scars of sin showing in their faces and broken bodies. Most of them not realizing that Satan is the god of sin, and what power he has had over their lives. It is so very sad to see men and women with broken lives under the dominion of Satan.

SATAN CONTROLS THE LOST MORAL.

     My Friend, we see on the other hand though, men and women that are good parents, first class citizens, fine moral leaders, and church members that are also under the dominion of Satan. It is hard to understand how these two classes of people could be under the dominion of the same person, Satan. The answer comes from GOD's WORD.

     "He that believes on HIM is not condemned: but he that believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten SON of GOD (JESUS)." John 3:18

     "In whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious Gospel of CHRIST, WHO is the image of GOD, should shine unto them." 2nd. Corinthians 4:4

SATAN CONTROLS FALSE TEACHERS.

     Satan has influence and power enough to keep a man from looking into the Bible and seeing GOD's SON giving HIS life for a sin cursed world.

     "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of CHRIST. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light." 2nd. Corinthians 11:13-14

     In this Scripture GOD reveals Satan as a deceiver, even working in religious fields, and that certain men have joined Satan to help in his work.

     You may ask, "How can I tell false teachers from the true ones ?" The false teachers never mention the fact that JESUS CHRIST paid ALL their sin debt with HIS OWN precious blood.

     "without [the] shedding of blood [there] is no remission." Hebrews 9:22b

     "Unto HIM that loved us, and washed us from our sins in HIS OWN blood," Revelation 1:5b

     "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye 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:" 1st. Corinthians 15:1-2a,3-4

     They teach good works (water baptism) and church membership to be saved, but never tell you that you need to turn to GOD from your sin and trust in the finished work JESUS did to save you.

     "I tell you, Nay: but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." Luke 13:3

     "CHRIST died for our sins according to the Scriptures;" 1st. Corinthians 15:3b

     They laugh at sin, and the present and eternal damage that it does.

     "Fools make a mock at sin:" Proverbs 14:9a

     "For the wages of sin is death;" Romans 6:23a

In a sense, you can measure men's love for GOD by how much they hate sin.

JESUS HAS POWER OVER SATAN !

     You may ask, "How can I be saved ?" Only by GOD's power ! Let us read.

     "But thanks be to GOD, which gives us the victory through our LORD JESUS CHRIST." 1st. Corinthians 15:57

     "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:" John 1:12

     The Bible reveals the true work of JESUS CHRIST, that of dying for a sin cursed world. HIS DEATH, IN OUR PLACE, to COMPLETELY pay for our sin, escape the burning Hell and have eternal life in Heaven with HIM !

THE DECISION IS YOURS !

     If you really believe JESUS can save you, pray this simple prayer or one like with all your heart:

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.

Everlasting life begins when we receive CHRIST as our SAVIOR. The LORD JESUS said in John 5:24, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that hears MY WORD, and believes on HIM that sent ME, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life."

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

" From a PRISONER to a PREACHER "

A Prosperous Boy.

My life started in 1928, one cold day on December 28th. That was a year of prosperity in America just before the '29 crash. I grew up in a poor family financially, but a family of high morals with no drinking, dancing, or anything unclean. My Daddy was a hard worker who had some small produce trucks. Every summer I was on one of them learning how to sell produce and make money. The desire to work and make money always had me. When I was eleven years old, I had a horse and wagon, and was peddling from house to house in Houston. I saved every dime, and when I was seventeen, I left home with a good truck that was paid for. Two years later I got my second truck. THEN my trouble started.

A Prisoner of the Devil.

Since the age of seventeen, I had smoked marijuana, but not to excess. At eighteen, I took a few shots of dope, but this didn't satisfy me. I wanted some trucks, a pocketful of money, and a gang of hoodlum friends. Never did I want to be chained to some habit. At the age of twenty, heroin took her awful hold, and all I could do was not enough to shake it. I quit, left town, prayed, and asked preachers to pray for me, but I was chained by the Devil.

     The years from twenty to twenty-five were the most horrible years of existence I had ever known or read about. My family was gone, the trucks were gone, and friends were gone. What was once a good kid was now a hopeless drug addict. After being in jail for vagrancy, theft, felony theft, burglary, and possession of heroin, I decided to take "a cure." I spent forty days in a hospital; however, two days after I was out, I had a needle in my arm. There was no cure. The federal man said, "Lady, forget this boy. There is no hope for him. Once a drug addict, always a drug addict. He is chained !"

A Problem to Everyone.

The city I lived in never wanted me. Many times some policeman would say, "Jack, go somewhere else." I was often in trouble or in jail for robbing, stealing, and writing bad checks. I was a real problem to everyone. One day my daughter came into the house and told my Mother that the little girl next door could not play with her anymore because her Daddy was a dope fiend. Yes, no man lives to himself or dies to himself.

     I decided that maybe the U.S. Army could help me. After nearly one year, with only eighty-three good days spent in service, I was discharged with an undesirable discharge. Written across the bottom of the discharge were the words: "Reason for discharge-Narcotic." The Army took me in handcuffs to a J.C. Penney store, bought me a suit of clothes, gave me a train ticket, and sent me back to Texas.

Pardoned by JESUS CHRIST.

When I was in jail and the Army stockade, I would read the Bible. Many times I went to a Chaplain or Preacher for help. I attended a Catholic church and later joined a Baptist church. I tried everything I knew. I prayed every day for GOD to help me be free from this habit. When I moved from Texas to California, my Mother wrote a letter to me telling of a friend who had been saved and was now Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Cypress, California. Out of curiosity, I went to this church. This Pastor told me what GOD had done for him. I went regularly for a month to see if GOD could do the same for me.

     On October 12th. 1953, I went down to the altar, and on my knees I asked CHRIST to save me from drugs, death, and Hell. I was not made perfect, but that day my load of sin was lifted, and a desire was put in my heart to live for JESUS always.

A Preacher of the Gospel.

I had only been saved about three weeks, when I knew that GOD wanted me to preach. I walked down the same aisle where I was saved and surrendered my life to JESUS for service. For twenty-two years I've tried to preach and live for HIM. It has not been a bed of roses, nor has it been glamorous. The rocks in my way have been many, but GOD has brought me on. This same thing can happen to you if you are willing to let JESUS CHRIST take over your life which you have wrecked.  J.W.

GOD'S SIMPLE PLAN OF SALVATION

"For ALL have sinned, and come short of the glory of GOD;" (Romans 3:23)

"For GOD so loved the world, that HE gave HIS only begotten SON, that whosoever believes in HIM should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

"Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye 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:" (1st.Corinthians 15:1-2a,3-4)

"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to HIS mercy HE saved us. . ." (Titus 3:5a)

". . .except ye repent (turn to GOD from your sin), ye shall all likewise perish." (Luke 13:3)

"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. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. . .For whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved." (Romans 10:9-10,13)

". . .Believe on the LORD JESUS CHRIST, and thou shalt be saved. . ." (Acts 16:31)

"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:" (John 1:12)

"Therefore if any man be in CHRIST, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." (2nd.Corinthians 5:17)

The Bible says that "the goodness of GOD leads thee to repentance" (Romans 2:4). If you would be willing to turn to GOD in repentance and faith, and receive CHRIST as your personal SAVIOR, pray this simple prayer or one like it with all your heart:

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.

Everlasting life begins when we receive CHRIST as our SAVIOR. The LORD JESUS said, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that hears MY WORD, and believes on HIM that sent me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life." (John 5:24).

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

 

" The ONLY Doorway "

 

JESUS IS THE DOOR TO HEAVEN.

JESUS is the door. . . HE said in John 10:9, "I AM the door: by ME if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture." JESUS is the way. . . "I AM the WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIFE: no man comes unto the FATHER, but by ME." (John 14:6).

JESUS IS THE ONLY DOORWAY TO HEAVEN.

My Friend, let me ask you a most important question. Are you trying to enter Heaven some other way than through the way JESUS provided ? If you are, JESUS said you are a thief and a robber. "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that enters not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber." (John 10:1).

There is no other way to get to Heaven. Religion is not the way ! The preacher or priest is not the way ! Water baptism is not the way ! Church membership is not the way ! Being born to Christian parents is not the way ! Being a moral person is not the way ! Doing good works is not the way !

The Bible states in Acts 4:12, "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under Heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." There is nothing you can do to earn salvation or your way into Heaven. "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags;" (Isaiah 64:6a). Only by receiving JESUS CHRIST as your personal SAVIOR can you enter into Heaven.

"Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received and wherein ye stand; by which also ye 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:" (1st.Corinthians 15:1-2a,3-4).

JESUS said in Mark 1:15, ". . .repent ye, and believe the Gospel." Believing the Gospel is believing ". . .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:" (1st.Corinthians 15:3,4). JESUS died on the cross, was buried, and was resurrected by the power of GOD for our salvation. "For GOD so loved the world, that HE gave HIS only begotten SON, that whosoever believes in HIM should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16).

HOW CAN YOU ENTER THE DOOR ?

You enter the door by asking JESUS to come into your heart and save you. "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:" (John 1:12). The Bible states, "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. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. . .For whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved." (Romans 10:9-10,13).

Don't let the Devil deceive you by making you believe there is some other way. The Bible says that the Devil ". . .is a liar, and the father of it." (John 8:44b). Eternal salvation is a free gift to all who will simply receive JESUS CHRIST into their heart. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of GOD: Now of works, lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2:8,9).

My Friend, if you want to be sure that you are saved and Heaven will be your home, pray this simple prayer or one like it, with all your heart:

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.

The Bible says in John 3:36, "He that believes on the SON has everlasting life: and he that believes not the SON shall not see life; but the wrath of GOD abides on him." PLEASE don't reject the Gospel ! TRUST CHRIST today !

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie