A Relationship with God Begins with Getting Saved . . .
FIRST, you must realize that what keeps you from going to Heaven
are your sins, because: "...Your iniquities [sins] have
SEPARATED between you and your God." (Isaiah 59:2)In fact, in God's eyes YOU ARE A SINNER: "For ALL HAVE
SINNED, and come short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23)And Jesus, referring to sinners, said that He: "Shall send forth his
angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that
offend, and them which DO INIQUITY [sinners]; And shall CAST
THEM into a furnace of FIRE: there shall be wailing and
gnashing of teeth." (Matthew 13:41-42)SECONDLY, you must realize that there is NOTHING you can do
to save yourself and earn Heaven: "For by grace are ye saved
through faith; and that NOT OF YOURSELVES: it is the gift of
God: NOT OF WORKS, lest any man should boast." (Eph. 2:8-9)Baptism, good deeds, church membership, and self-righteousness are
all examples of good works that CANNOT save you, because: "NOT
BY WORKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS which we have done, but
according to his mercy HE [Christ] SAVED US." (Titus 3:5)THE ONLY WAY you can get saved is through Jesus Christ. He said:
"I AM THE WAY, the truth, and the life: NO MAN COMETH unto
the Father, BUT BY ME" (John 14:6). That's why: "...While we
were yet sinners, CHRIST DIED FOR US." (Romans 5:8- 9)THEREFORE, You must REPENT of your sins, (change your mind); admit that you
are a hell-deserving sinner that cannot save yourself. And call upon Christ, Him
alone, and ask Him to save you."If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus [REPENT],
and shalt believe in thine heart [TRUST] that God hath raised him
from the dead, thou shalt be SAVED." (Romans 10:9)
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