Why I'm making this page on Salvation (How to be sure you are a Christian)
I'm making this page on Salvation (How to be sure you are a Christian) because there is a lot of confusion on this subject today both in the world in many Churches. Some say we cannot know in this life whether or not we are saved. Yet the Bible clearly says in I John 5:13 "These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, THAT YOU MAY KNOW that you have eternal live, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the son of God. Why, then is there so much uncertainty?
POINTS TO CONSIDER: (Which one is true of you?):
Yes, I am definitely a Christian
No, I am absolutely not a Christian
I don't know what a Christian is
I think so, but I'm not sure.
The Big one: "Am I going to heaven when I die?"
What is a Christian?
Is it someone who...
Goes to Church?
Was raised in a Christian family?
Lives in a Christian country?
"Examine yourselves whether you are in the faith..." (IICor.13:5)
The #1 reason why people believe they are going to heaven: "I'm a good person."
Books on Christianity
Heaven is God's gift to you
You cannot earn it. "...It is the gift of God..." (Ephesians 2:8b)All you have to do is accept it.
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 6:23)
God's Gift to Me: Eternal Life Through Salvation
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Sin separates us from God
"All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned every one to his own way." (Isaiah 53:6)"For All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23) The word for "sin" in the original Greek is an archery term, meaning literally to "miss the mark". No matter how good we think we are (how close we may think we come to hitting the bulls eye of God's glory), we still miss it, because we were born sinners.
"There is no one righteous, not even one" (Romans 3:10)
"All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags" (Isaiah 64:6) Our best efforts to measure up fall short. All wrongdoing is sin "For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point is guilty of all" (James 2:10)
Read more on what sin is.
God loves us unconditionally
"For God so loved the world the world that he gave his only begotten son,That whosover believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)"...keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgressions and sin..." (Exodus 34:7)
The word for "love" in the first verse means to be totally given over to. (See: The Greatest Love)
Find more on the love of God:
Jesus has opened heaven's door
WHO IS JESUS?"In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (John1:1)
"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." (John 1:14)
"And Thomas answered and said unto Him, "My Lord and my God." (John 20:28)
"..looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Chrit (Titus 2:13)
"But who do you say that I am?" (Matthew 16:15)
WHAT HE DID
Paid for my sins and purchased a place for me in heaven
"But He was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities: The chastisement for our peace was upon Him." (Isaiah 53:5)
"For this is the blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins." (Matthew 6:28)
"It is finished." (John 19:30)
(Check out this lense: The 7 last words of Jesus)
View his life
Jesus
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FAITH is the only way to heaven
"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved," (Acts 16:31)"But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." (Hebrews 11:6)
"For by grace you are saved through faith and that not of yourselves; It is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)
"I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6)
Books on saving faith
For more resources on Biblical topics, check out these links
- Amazing Bible
- Resorces on all Biblical topics
- Hermeneutics (How to Interpret the Bible)
- Principles of Bible interpritation with links to some necessary tools
OR CHECK THESE Lenses
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The trial of faith
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I'm making this lense about the trial of faith first of all as a follow up lense to my lense on faith for living, but mainly because in life the faith that we have is often put to the test either by Satan, as with Job, or circumstances which come to...
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Faith For Dying
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I'm making this page about faith for dying because a recent death in my own family has driven home the reality of the subject and caused me to be even more concerned than I was before that many people don't have faith for dying. I know that de...
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The seven last words of Jesus on the cross
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I'm making this page about the seven last words of Jesus on the cross, first of all because the last words of a dying person usually are counted as important, but more than that, because these seven last words (and by-the-way the number 7 is the...
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What is The Baptism with the Holy Spirit?
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I'm making this lense on the Baptism with the Holy Spirit because there is a lot of confusion on the subject in chiristondem today and yet it is one of the most important subjects, as it is the greatest need of the Church today. I myself wa...
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