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ARE YOU 100% SURE IF YOU WERE TO DIE TODAY THAT YOU WOULD GO TO HEAVEN? |
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Dear Precious Friend,
This is an all-important question, for, all of us will step into eternity one day. And when that day comes, there will be a Creator with Whom we will come face to face, and Who will ask us for our “ticket,” if you will, into His kingdom, an eternity in heaven. You see, that “ticket” is none other than the Lord Jesus Christ, and according to His Word, there is no other way in. One man, named Thomas, asked Jesus the way—Jesus’ reply was:
“I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
Read it for yourself, it’s in John chapter 14, verse 6.
Please allow me to start at the beginning:
In the beginning was the Word (another name for Jesus), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1). He was from the beginning, from everlasting or eternity past, meaning, He always was. He created everything, including us (Genesis chap. 1). He made all things with perfect splendor. And He gave man one rule and one rule only: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die (Genesis 2:17). But when the deceiver came (the devil, Satan) and tempted with his subtlety and lies, mankind fell for the trap and committed one sin: disobedience. With this event the entire race of mankind, indeed- the entire creation, fell from the state of perfect splendor and was tainted with sin (Genesis 3; Romans 5:12; 8:22). Want proof that we are born with this stain of sin? Here it is: Do you ever have to teach a child to tell a lie? To disobey? To get angry? Of course not, it’s in man’s nature now, ever since Adam.
Unfortunately, sin carries with it a penalty, like breaking a law would. Except we cannot escape God’s penalty, or judgment. As God stated back in Genesis 2:17, the penalty for disobedience, sin, is death. Romans reminds us of this in chapter 6 verse 23: For the wages of sin is death. Now this “death” that the Bible talks about is not just simply death of the flesh, because as you know, we are all going to die one day. But that’s the problem, what about after death? Then there is spiritual death, an eternal separation from God in a place of torment, what the Bible calls hell. The terrifying (for the unsaved) book of Revelation gives this account of judgment day:
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Now the common question that the sinner is all too quick to ask, hardly ever waiting around to hear the answer: How can a “loving God” send someone to hell?
First, God is love, and He doesn’t send anyone to hell, remember, man sinned, not God. Second and most important, because God is love He sent His only begotten Son down to this filth (compared to the glory of heaven) to die a horrible, agonizing, drawn out death like a common criminal, naked and beaten bloody on a cross, nails holding Him up there through His hands and feet, in our place. Yes, He took the penalty for us. Because He is God (remember John 1:1?) and an infinite Being, and sinless, only He was able to suffer the punishment of death (as defined by the Bible) for all of us. Now to prove that He was God and that He could guarantee a ticket to heaven he did something that no one had ever done nor has done since: three days after He was buried He rose from the dead! By the way, He rose by His own power! (Matthew 28:5-6)
There is only one thing: you must accept that sacrifice!
You see, in order to get to heaven, we must be born again (John 3:3) and we can only be born again by accepting Jesus’ payment for our sin (remember John 14:6?). Remember Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death” ? That verse continues: but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. See that, eternal life, or heaven, is a GIFT! Now that you see what a loving God offers us as a free gift, wouldn’t you want to receive it right now, right here???
Here’s how the Bible says we receive it:
Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Notice it says shall be saved, not “might be” or “hopefully one day may be”, no, it says SHALL BE SAVED! Here’s how to call upon the Lord and be saved: Prayer.
You can receive this free love gift of heaven right now by bowing your head and praying to the Lord, believing with all your heart what He did for you, something like this in your own words:
Dear Lord, I know I’m a sinner, I’ve sinned against you and now I understand that I deserve to go to everlasting hell for my sin. But I believe You in Your Word, that Jesus Christ died for me to take away my sin, and that He rose again from the dead and is alive today to hear this prayer. Dear Jesus please forgive me, I humbly ask you to come into my heart, I accept you as my Lord and Saviour. I’m trusting you only, dear Jesus, to take me to heaven when I die. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Now, if you just prayed that as sincerely as you could, believing, then according to God’s Word, you are SAVED!!! Won’t you now just take a moment to thank Him for saving your soul from hell?
Now you can let Him turn your life around to live for Him by His power (Philippians 4:13).
GOD BLESS YOU SO MUCH!!! Welcome to the family!
Please let me know so that I can rejoice with you.
Also, if you just got saved, please email me, there are some important steps you need to take right away because the devil is going to try to lie to you and discourage you now like never before!
Your Brother in Christ,
Tony Tirse ----------------------------------
Some things you should do right away:
1. Pray every day (it’s how we talk to God).
2. Read your Bible (it’s how God talks to us). If you don’t have one, let me know, I’ll give you one FREE!
3. Find a local, Bible believing, New Testament church (I can help you).
4. Get baptized (it’s the Christian’s first step in obedience to God, Acts 2:41)
- If you let me know you got saved, I can pray for you. |
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With this in mind, please don’t order a Bible if you can buy one yourself. Only order one if you absolutely cannot afford one or do not have access to one.
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What we do ask for is your prayers, that God will bless this ministry so it will be a blessing to others.
Thank you and may God bless you as you seek Him.
TIRSE Ministries Servants of the Lord Jesus Christ |
