I hope this web site has given you some insight into God's plan for the future.
But more importantly, it is my prayer that it
has been used by God's Holy Spirit to challenge you to
a life changing decision.
If you have already trusted Jesus
Christ as your Saviour, and have truly repented of your sins, and asked Jesus Christ to forgive your sins, and have submitted to His
Lordship and control of your life,
then I hope this web site has caused you to be excited that Jesus is returning very soon.
If that
is so, then we need to feel the urgency to tell others, and warn them of the consequences of neglecting, or rejecting God's
only solution for sin,
and His provision of the Saviour.
"how shall we [or they] escape if we [or they] neglect so great a salvation,"(Hebrews 2:3).
For those who have not understood before, or heard the message
of God's love and provision to redeem sinful people,
there are a few facts I need to make clear!
(1) We are all sinners in God's sight. Since our first parents (Adam & Eve) chose
to disobey God,
we have all been born with sinful natures. We sin by nature and by choice.
"for all have sinned and fall short of
the glory of God." (Romans 3:23).
"There is none who does good, no, not one,' Their throat is an open tomb, With their
tongues they have practiced deceit,' 'The poison of asps is under their lips,' 'Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness,' .
. . 'And the way of peace they have not known,' 'There is no fear of God before their eyes.' "
(Romans 3:12-14 + 17-18).
(2)
Our sin has separated us from the Holy God who Created us, "For the wages of sin is death,"
(Romans 6:23)
Sin is serious
in God's sight, and it will eternally separate us from God.
We will all live forever somewhere!
We can be separated from God eternally,
(forever), in a place
the Bible describes in many fearful ways.
That is the bad news! But read on, the good news is
coming!
Most people believe that if they do good things, and
live the best they can, that God will overlook
the "smaller sins" and somehow weigh the good against the bad,
and if the good outweighs
the bad, God will let them into heaven.
But God says, it's
"not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according
to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
whom He poured out on us abundantly
through Jesus Christ our Saviour . . . .
[and we have] been justified by His grace".
(Titus 3:5-7).
"For
by grace you have been 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)
The good news! (The word "Gospel", means Good News.)
Jesus is God who Created us: "He
was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him,
and without Him nothing was made that was made."
(John 1:2-3).
God
knew that the only way for us to be forgiven for our sins, was for a perfect man to be born,
live a perfect life,
without committing even one sin, then to pay the penalty of death for us all.
The only way possible was to send His Only Son,
to become a baby, by a miraculous birth,
(born to the virgin, Mary). Then after living a perfect, sinless life, to die and pay
the penalty of sin
for each of us. Then to defeat death, by being raised back to life.
"I declared to you the Gospel . . . that
Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the
Scriptures,"
(1 Corinthians 15:1-4).
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes
in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." (John 3:16).
Jesus Himself said "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born
again, he [or she] cannot see
the kingdom of God."
(John 3:3)
But what does it mean to be born again?
Jesus said: "That which
is born of the flesh is flesh,
and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." (John 3:6).
We were all born physically ("of
the flesh") as babies, but we are dead spiritually, because our sinful nature has made it impossible for us to have fellowship with
the God who Created us.
Our rebellion shows itself in different ways. Some people get angry if we talk about
God, some deny He exists, some just don't care, some find church or the Bible boring. Many ignore God, but blame Him for anything
that goes wrong in their lives, and only pray when they are in trouble.
The new birth immediately changes our attitude
towards God and makes us children of God.
"But as many as received Him, [Jesus] to them He gave the right to become children
of God,
to those who believe in His name:
who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of
God."
(John 1:12-13).
Jesus is the only way to forgiveness, there is no other way to have peace with God.
"Jesus said . . . 'I am the
way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me.' "
(John 14:6).
What you must do!
(1)
Repent of your sins (If you will admit them to God, and are sorry for them
and willing to let God help you change).
(2) Believe
Jesus is God's Only begotten Son, and that He died, and rose again
to pay the penalty for your sins.
(3) Ask God
to forgive all your sins.
(4) Receive Jesus Christ as your Saviour.
What does God do?
(1) He instantly forgives every sin
you ever committed, or will commit, (we are not perfect yet).
(2) God will give you His Holy Spirit to live within you.
Jesus said: "I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, (Comforter, KJV), that He may abide with you forever- the
Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive,
because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him,
for He dwells with you,and will be in you."
(John 14:16-17).
Jesus also said: "If you love Me, keep My commandments." (John 14:15).
But we
can't do that by ourselves!
That is why Jesus gives us His Spirit to live within us, to help us to do that.
If you are willing
to receive Jesus Christ as your Saviour, Your relationship with God will be changed instantly. Other changes in your life will be
a life long process. Christians are not perfect.
That is why we often get criticized by unbelievers. But you do need to be willing
to
turn away from sin, and ask God for help,
and let God change you.
Do you want to receive Christ today and be forgiven for
every sin?
Please pray this prayer.
Lord God, I am a sinner and want Your forgiveness.
I believe Jesus Christ is Your
Eternal Son who died for my sins, and rose from the dead.
I want to turn away from sin, and with the help of Your Holy Spirit
I want to live for You.
I receive Jesus Christ, and trust Him as my Saviour.
Thank You for forgiving me.
In Jesus name I pray,
Amen.
We receive God's gift of eternal life by faith, not feelings. Feelings are fickle and changing.
But we can trust
God's promises. He has promised eternal life through faith in His Son Jesus.
(John 3:16).
Now you need to read the Bible every
day to learn more about God and His will for your daily life.
(start by reading the Gospel of John).
You need to spend time each
day in prayer to God.
(read the Lord's prayer. It will help you to learn how to pray, and what to pray for. (Matthew 6:9-13).
Find
a good church that truly believes the Bible, and start attending. Find fellowship with other
Bible believing Christians.
(choose
a church carefully. You may need to visit a few before you find the right one.)
Please send me an email, so I
can pray for you.
I do not ask for, and will not accept donations or financial support. I will try to answer questions or inquiries,
but will not send unwanted emails.
May God Bless You.
Denis Dreves.
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