1. First, the bad news - we’re all sinners in the eyes of God.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
2. More bad news - the result of sin is death.
Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin is death.
There are two parts to death. The first death is a physical death here on earth. The second death is the lake of fire (hell).
Revelation 21:8: 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 burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
That’s a pretty bad list, right? But, notice at the end of the list it said “all liars.” The Bible says, “let God be true, but every man a liar” (Romans 3:4). The point here is that we’re all sinners and we’re all condemned to hell - even if the only thing you have ever done wrong is tell a lie.
3. Now the Good news – God has a gift He wants to give you (eternal life).
Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
God has a gift He wants to give you and that gift is eternal life and it is through Jesus Christ. You don’t have to work for the gift and you don’t have to pay for the gift.
Ephesians 2:8-9: 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.
4. More Good News – Jesus paid the price for our sins.
John 3:16 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.
Just because the gift is free doesn’t mean that someone didn’t pay for it. Since God wants to give you a gift, He’s the giver and you’re the receiver, so He paid for the gift. Jesus paid for the gift by His death, burial and resurrection. Do you believe that Jesus died, was buried and was resurrected on the third day to pay for our sins?
John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
God says he wants to give you eternal life, that is life that will never end. This means that when you die the initial physical death, you will not die the second death of being cast into the lake of fire but instead you will go and live with God forever in heaven.
Titus 1:2: In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
Our hope for eternal life is that God cannot lie. So if God promises you life that will never end, then He will give you life that never ends. Salvation had nothing to do with you, remember it’s “not of yourselves” (Ephesians 2:8). When God forgives you of your sins; He forgives you of all your sins—past, present, future. That is how he can guarantee us eternal life.
5. All you have to do is accept God’s gift for you by faith.
Romans 10:9 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 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
If someone were to buy a gift, wrap it and write your name on it, it would not become yours until you accepted it. The gift from God is exactly the same. It’s already been paid for by Jesus Christ and God offers it to everyone but you need to accept it. You accept the gift of eternal life by confessing with your mouth while believing in your heart.
Do you want to accept Jesus Christ and be saved from your sins right now? Then just say this simple prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I’m a sinner and that I deserve to go to hell. I believe that you died on the cross, were buried and rose again to pay for my sins. I ask you to save me, forgive me of my sins and take me to heaven when I die. Thank you for giving me eternal life. Amen.
Congratulations, you are saved!
If you prayed that prayer and got saved, send me a message - it would make an old Canadian guy very happy to hear that you got saved. God bless.
I can do that too, proclaim my beliefs are the truth. Like this, did you know everything goes back to source. God is actually all of us. We are all one, we are creating everything everyday.
No matter what you do here, you go back to source. The only evidence I have is listening to hundreds of different NDE testimonies. I have concluded that Hell is a fabrication. And so is Jesus and all religions. In my belief, The only thing that is true is what's true to you, you can be a baby eating puppy kicker, and it doesn't matter, you can still go back to God's love. Your spirit can also be trapped, I guess that might be like hell. But I believe a trapped spirit eventually seeps back into the energy source of everything. if you believe it or not, doesn't matter. I choose to live a life of love and grace, on my terms, because I want the challenge. No bible told me so.
NDE = Near Death Experience. Jesus Christ is the only one with Actual Death Experience. You should listen to Him. There is far too much evidence of Christ's life, death, and resurrection to ignore. You are living in Original Sin: you want to create your own ideas of good and evil, you think your eyes are open and you are your own God. That's literally the first story in the Bible after creation.
You may not read the Bible, but it sure is reading you!
Check out Lee Strobel's books like the Case for Christ.
Wow, what a perfect way to word this thought.
And it's so true, for all the people who reject the Bible or don't truly understand it, who can't see or hear, the Bible truly understands them (and not just in an "of course they'd write that when fabricating the Bible" kind of way).
Ya bro, I know the gospel. Been there and I saw through it. I know it means I'm saying that you believe in a unprovable fairy tale, but in reality, there is no evidence, outside the bible, that Jesus was a real person. No historical records from any other human mentioning anything about a majic person walking on water, turning water into wine, etc. but keep putting stock in things you have to believe and I'll stick with my own version of what I believe
See, these kinds of views always just end up being veiled rebellion against God.
There is no justifiable claim to Jesus not existing. Him not being God is one thing, but He existed regardless.
Also, what about all the NDEs concerning Hell?
Also, also, NDEs are near for a reason. The person didn't die. There may be cases where the person truly died, went to heaven or hell, and then God returned them, but in most of these cases it's likely just tricks of the mind. Just because the body isn't all there is doesn't mean it doesn't have a profound impact on our perceptions.
You claimed my belief is a hidden rebellion against God, but did not offer how you formed this thought. Then you claimed that there is no justified claim that Jesus wasn't real. Which is dumb, any half ass can see it's a total bullshit claim because they could just do a search and find plenty of reasons why so many people are now convinced that Jesus and religion are basically just popular population management tools.
Believe is a funny thing, people don't know it's not real
When you question all the foundations of history, we get into a sticky territory, because there's usually no alternative.
Without history, we don't know where we came from. We don't know who we are. The cabal love this. The question is did they already corrupt history, or is that what they're trying to do now. I'd lean towards the latter, as I believe God preserved at least what is necessary to prove the Bible.
This, by the way, is partially why I read this as rebellion from God. Instead of believing that God preserved His word over the cabals attempts at corruption, you believe the opposite. The opposite belief is a rebellion from God because it posits that He either doesn't exist, or neglected to preserve His word.
Ultimately, it is impossible for us to come to any shared understand if one of us rejects all history and the other doesn't. By all historical metrics, Jesus Christ existed. I can't do much more than point that out, and if you reject history at its core, there's not really anywhere to go.
It’s doubly impossible to discuss anything when one side rejects objective reality as a thing that exists (which, by the way, is a new-age humanist cabal ideology based on Satan's first act in the Bible (as is everything the cabal pushes. It's all the opposite of what the Bible says is good. I wonder why?)).
Also, it's a shit population management tool (religion = population control = rebellion from God) if that's what it is. The entire New Testament is Jesus calling out the hypocritical Pharisees for their legalism. Christ summarizes the law in two rules, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments"
So as a population control tool its main purpose is to... checks notes... tell people to love each other?
Sounds like the opposite of the cabals division tactic, which is integral to its continued existence.
As for "love God", if God is real this isn't an unreasonable population control demand, it's just what we should do (once again my assertion that your belief is based in rebellion from God. You suspect that the reason the Bible tells us to do things is evil control schemes, not because God loves us and wants the best for us)
I'll finish by saying that, as you point out, some people choose to be evil, while you choose to be good. This is exactly the problem with self-worship, and why it's clearly the wrong way to operate a society. Even if God isn't real, it'd be better if everyone believed He was.
In that sense, the Bible absolutely seeks to control us. By telling us what to do. The question is: Is it God telling us or the cabal telling us? Seeing as the Bible itself presents God as giving us free will, and based on the unity aspect which the cabal hates, I'd say the former.
This is the ultimate basis for my assertion. The Bible is quite evidently the archetypal "loving but firm father", giving us firm guidance on what to do and how to live from a place of love. To call it some evil cabal control mechanism is, by definition, rebellion against that which is evidently good. It's a "do what thou wilt" attitude, which is the basis of Satanism and the evil cabal, the very thing we seek to destroy.
You are working with a lot of logical fallacy, thinking about debating before learning. Learning doesn't mean you have to adopt the ideal. It's for your entertainment. If something seeps in, so be it.
My testimony does smash religion, but it does not affect you personally, so try to chill. It's opinions and beliefs, no one is paying us to fight.
You didn't "point" out anything. This is a sign of brainwashing and a mantra of programming. Jesus isn't in history record. Please, show the source. Can't use bible though, logically. A dogmatic adherence to a single source is another cult think sign.
If something is true, it cant be untrue, it's true from every observation.
I tried faith in Jesus, and ever trough all my years, church leader, bible groups and camps, I always knew something didn't make sense. Its all bullshit, and it's totally obvious once you realize this isn't a planet in space, and what that really means for your understanding of reality.. Good luck.