What would you say to God if you stood before Him right now? If you were to die today, would you enter the Kingdom of God? 2 simple questions yet so deep and profound. Neither should be taken lightly and I pray and encourage you to gain the wisdom in knowing that being a nice or good person who never murdered anyone does not guarantee a place in heaven. Were you raised to believe that if you were a good person who did nice things for others and did not break any major laws, that you were favored by God and as long as no major sin was committed, your after life was good to go? I was raised that way until I learned as a grown adult that unless I confessed my sins to the Lord and committed my life to Jesus Christ that I would not have everlasting life but instead would perish in to hell, otherwise described multiple times in the bible," as a lake of fire". The bible goes on to teach us that although our God is a loving God, He is in fact a just God and will judge us on the things we have done when we face Him on our judgement day and it clearly states that if we have broken any of His commandments, known as the moral law, without repentance, we will not enter into heaven. Did you know that? I didn't and now that I shared it with you, how does it make you feel? Does it scare you at all? Or do you think it is just my faith beliefs and I can't possibly be anymore right than your beliefs? I do believe that the bible is true and all its contents and when the Lord speaks to us about doing right and leaving the consequences to Him, I believe. He tells us not to lie, steal, commit adultery, take His name in vain, and yet so many have and think they are still okay to enter heaven because they haven't committed murder. Did you know that if you or I have ever had hatred in your heart, that God views us as a murderer and He goes on to say that murderers shall not have eternal life in him? 1 John 3:15 The good news is God did something to solve this problem and His name is Jesus and He can be your Savior and Lord right where you are right now. If you confess your sins today and believe that Jesus died to save you from your sins and you give your life to Jesus, you will have everlasting life in Him. And it as simple as ABCD.
Admit you are a sinner
Believe God did something about it in the person of Jesus Christ
Commit your life to God
Do it today for no one is guaranteed tomorrow
John 3:16
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