How to get to heaven from Mumbai or anywhere else.
If you were to ask your friends how to get to Heaven, you would probably receive as many answers as the number of friends you have.But when you are dealing with something as important as eternal life and Heaven, you need more than just the opinions of friends. You need the truth of God's Word!
Who is good enough?
God's Word, in the first place, is very realistic. It teaches that no one can gain entrance into Heaven by good works or even religious practices. The Bible reveals our true condition:
"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one... For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God"
Romans 3:10,23.
Our personal experience also teaches us that we all have broken God's laws and have not even "done the best we can do."
What is our condition?
The Biblical diagnosis for our condition is clear. We, by nature, are
described as being
"[D]ead in trespasses and sins;" Ephesians 2:1 and as "having not life." Ephesians 4:18.
Just as a body without physical life is declared physically dead, so any person separated from the life of God is described in the Bible as spiritually dead. Separated from God, dead in
our trespasses and sins, we cannot hope to enter Heaven. We need new lives, cleansed from sin and its penalty. We need to be restored to fellowship with God. We must be born into a new life - we must be born again.
Jesus Christ came to bring us this new life. He said,
"I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly" John 10:10.
Receiving the life that Jesus can give is what being born again is all about. When we think about God's love for us, it is really more than we can comprehend. God sent His Son Jesus Christ from the glories of Heaven to
enter the human race and pay the penalty for our sins. This is the extent of God's love for us!
"God commendeth (demonstrated) His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" Romans 5:8.
On the cross of Calvary Jesus willingly bore all our sins and suffered the full force of God's righteous judgement. By His death Jesus provided for our salvation. By His resurrection from the dead, Jesus broke the power of death. Today, the risen Lord Jesus offers new life to all who will receive Him as Saviour. He promises,
"He that heareth My word and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation, but is passed from death unto life." John 5:24.
If you will respond to the Son of God by receiving Him as your Saviour, you can have everlasting life right
now. On the basis of God's Word you can have assurance that Jesus Christ has totally suffered the penalty of sin for you. And you can be born again
into the family of God,
knowing that one day you will live forever with your Lord in Heaven.
Are you willing to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour? Here's how:
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" Romans 10:13
Your part is to ask God to save you - His part is to save you from the punishment of sin and take you to Heaven when you die. If you will do your part, He promises to do His part. You can bow your head right now and sincerely ask Christ to forgive you and save your soul.
"Dear Lord, I know that I am a sinner and cannot save myself. Right now I turn from my sin and accept You alone for my salvation. Thank you for saving me. In Jesus Name, Amen."
If you prayed that prayer from your heart just now, I want to assure you from the Bible, that God will do what He said He will do!
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." I John 1:9.
If you meant business with God, He has heard your prayer and forgiven your sin - that's His promise.
Bibilography-www.gvbc.ca
Oscar Abraham Varghese.
Who is good enough?
God's Word, in the first place, is very realistic. It teaches that no one can gain entrance into Heaven by good works or even religious practices. The Bible reveals our true condition:
"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one... For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God"
Romans 3:10,23.
Our personal experience also teaches us that we all have broken God's laws and have not even "done the best we can do."
What is our condition?
The Biblical diagnosis for our condition is clear. We, by nature, are
described as being"[D]ead in trespasses and sins;" Ephesians 2:1 and as "having not life." Ephesians 4:18.
Just as a body without physical life is declared physically dead, so any person separated from the life of God is described in the Bible as spiritually dead. Separated from God, dead in
our trespasses and sins, we cannot hope to enter Heaven. We need new lives, cleansed from sin and its penalty. We need to be restored to fellowship with God. We must be born into a new life - we must be born again.Jesus Christ came to bring us this new life. He said,
"I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly" John 10:10.
Receiving the life that Jesus can give is what being born again is all about. When we think about God's love for us, it is really more than we can comprehend. God sent His Son Jesus Christ from the glories of Heaven to
enter the human race and pay the penalty for our sins. This is the extent of God's love for us!"God commendeth (demonstrated) His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" Romans 5:8.
On the cross of Calvary Jesus willingly bore all our sins and suffered the full force of God's righteous judgement. By His death Jesus provided for our salvation. By His resurrection from the dead, Jesus broke the power of death. Today, the risen Lord Jesus offers new life to all who will receive Him as Saviour. He promises,
"He that heareth My word and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation, but is passed from death unto life." John 5:24.
If you will respond to the Son of God by receiving Him as your Saviour, you can have everlasting life right
now. On the basis of God's Word you can have assurance that Jesus Christ has totally suffered the penalty of sin for you. And you can be born again into the family of God, knowing that one day you will live forever with your Lord in Heaven.Are you willing to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour? Here's how:
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" Romans 10:13
Your part is to ask God to save you - His part is to save you from the punishment of sin and take you to Heaven when you die. If you will do your part, He promises to do His part. You can bow your head right now and sincerely ask Christ to forgive you and save your soul.
"Dear Lord, I know that I am a sinner and cannot save myself. Right now I turn from my sin and accept You alone for my salvation. Thank you for saving me. In Jesus Name, Amen."
If you prayed that prayer from your heart just now, I want to assure you from the Bible, that God will do what He said He will do!
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." I John 1:9.
If you meant business with God, He has heard your prayer and forgiven your sin - that's His promise.
Bibilography-www.gvbc.ca
Oscar Abraham Varghese.
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