Words From The Bible

Why should you care?

Revelation 1:3 says... "Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near."

Peter 3:9 says... "The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance."

How does a person get to heaven?

John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."

Romans 10:9 - "That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved."

Ephesians 2:8-9 - "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; Not as a result of works, that no one should boast."

John 5:24 - "Truly truly I say to you, he who hears my word, and believes Him who sent me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life."

John 3:3 - "Jesus answered and said to him "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

Be ready

Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him. 1 Cor. 2:9

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God...
2 Peter 3:10-12

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. Rev 3:20

How are we saved?

There are not many ways to God as some people think.
There is only one way -- the way God has chosen: His own Son!

The Bible says:
" Jesus said, 'I am the way, the truth
and the life, no one comes to the Father
except by Me."' John 14:6

... Although Christ died for the whole world, this doesn't mean that everyone in the world is automatically saved. If we want to be children of God we must each be born individually into His family.

The Bible says:
" In reply Jesus declared, 'I tell you the truth,
unless a man is born again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:3

... Since our sin separates us from God, we must first repent of our sin. Repentance means not only feeling sorry for our sin, but also humbling ourselves before God and then turning from our sin.

The Bible says:
'Let the wicked forsake his way
and the evil man his thoughts.
Let him turn to the Lord,
and He will have mercy on him,
and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
Isaiah 55:7

...Then we must confess all our sins to God and ask Him to forgive them. Only God can forgive sins against Him.

The Bible says:
" If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and just and will forgive us our sins
and purify us from all unrighteousness.
I John 1:9

... Next we need to have faith. Faith is believing that God hears my prayer and forgives all my sins; that when I ask Jesus to come into my life as Lord and Savior, that He does; that when God says He will make me His child, He really does.

The Bible say:
" Yet to all who received Him,
to those who believed in His name,
He gave the right to become children of God.
I John 1:12

... We need to turn our whole lives over to Christ, making a complete commitment to Him and asking Him to be our Lord and Savior. At the same time, we need to renounce any connection from the past with evil spirits, magic, and witchcraft, claiming the cleansing and protecting power of Jesus' blood.

The Bible says:
" I know whom I have believed and am convinced
that He is able to guard what I have entrusted
to Him for that day." II Timothy 1:12