RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH

RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH

Ephesians 1:7

"In whom (Jesus Christ) we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace."

FAITH ALONE

Ephesians 2:8,9

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yoursolves; it is the gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast."

HELL or HEAVEN???

If you had died yesterday, where would you be now? If heaven, why? The bible says in Romans 3:23 that we are all sinners: for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. This means that we have all come short of God's standard of perfection, in thought, word or deed, we fall short. In Romans 6:23 the bible says that penalty for sin is hell, eternal separation from God: For the wages of sin is death. This means we deserve to die and be separated from God forever.

Since there was no way we could come to God, the bible says in Romans 5:8 that God loves us so much that He gave His Son to die for our sins: But God demonstrates His love toward us, in that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

So Chris took the penalty that we deserve for sin, placed it upon Himself, and died in our place. Three days later Christ was resurrected to prove that sin and death have been conquered and that His claims to be God are true. Romans 10:9 tells you that you can be saved through faith in Christ: that if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved(complete in Christ).

So there's nothing more important than your need to believe in the finished work of Jesus Christ. Why not pray now and tell God you trust His Son? Example prayer: Dear God, I know I am a sinner. I know my sin deserves to be punished with eternal death. But I believe Christ died for me and rose from the grave. I trust Jesus Christ alone as my Saviour. Thank you for the forgiveness and everlasting life that I now have in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.