How To Be Sure

The Good News of Jesus Christ

John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

If You Are Not Certain:

More important than anything else is the issue of ETERNAL LIFE. Everyone will live eternally, the question is where? Heaven is real, Hell is real and all the pleasures of this life for a short season cannot compare with forever in Hell. The Bible promises eternal life in Heaven to anyone who finds and follows Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Jesus died on the cross and paid the penalty for your sins. If you choose to follow Christ, eternal life in Heaven becomes yours as a free gift. You cannot earn it, it is a gift. What is your choice today? Will you accept God's free gift to cleanse you of all your sins and to come into your life?

	Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
	Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
	Romans 10:8 But what does it say? The word is near [even] in your mouth, and in your heart: (that is, the word of faith which we preach)
	Romans 10:9 That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.
	Romans 10:10 For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

We need to realize that nothing we can do apart from Christ can make us good enough and righteous enough to be accepted by a holy God. We are born sinners and our lives when governed by ourselves have proven to be vain and a mess. It does not matter that a person goes to church, that he or she lives a good life, or lives a religious life as taught by a parent or other person. What matters is a one-on-one personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. (John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.)

A church can not save you, a pastor can not save you but, Christ, the living Son of God is the only way to salvation from sin and death. Imagine being able to go directly to the God that created the world with a word. He can be your closest friend, He cares about your problems. When you accept Christ as savior, you can go to God the Father totally blameless and washed by the blood of Jesus.

Receiving Christ involves turning to God from self (repentance) and trusting Christ to come into our lives to forgive our sins and to make us the kind of people He wants us to be. Just to agree intellectually that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He died on the cross for our sins is not enough. (James 2:19 You believe that there is one God; you do well: the devils also believe, and tremble.) Nor is it enough to have an emotional experience. We receive Christ as an act of will.

God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart. Pray this prayer right now, and Christ will come into your life, just as He promised .

Dear Jesus,

I believe that you are the Son of God. That you came to this earth as a man. You lived a perfect life on this earth and died as a sacrifice for my sins. Jesus, I believe that you rose from the dead and are now alive in heaven. Jesus, I confess that I am a sinner by nature, and nothing I could ever do on my own would be good enough to make be righteous and grant me acceptance with God.

I ask you to forgive me of my sins, I accept you now as my Savior and will now die to my own life and let you live your life in me. Lord Jesus, come into my heart, change and heal my life, and make me a new creation.

I thank you Lord for your free gift and your love. Amen

 

If you made a decision to accept Jesus Christ into your life, or if you need prayer or guidance, please e-mail us and let us know. We are all here to help you and love you with all of our hearts.

It is important that you read the Bible every day as much as possible (preferably start with the Gospel of John of the New Testament). This is where you will build up your faith and learn more about your new life and the God that loves you beyond measure. Pray to God often, He hears you now, you are one of His own and He wants to bless you. All you have to do is ask.

Find a good Christ centered Church that will feed you the Word of Life, of course, you're always welcome to visit ALC. Make sure they believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ as you have just read. You will know them by their fruit. Are they seeing others turn from sin and accepting Christ as Savior? Are they walking in love? Are they preaching directly from the Bible? These are all good things to look for in a church. Keep seeking God face to face and He will guide your paths in His ways.

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Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,