God's Gift To You

"And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish..."

Jesus Christ, God's Son has promised that you can have eternal life. This promise came from the Giver of life Himself. It would be foolish to refuse such a gift.

You will live for eternity. Your soul will never die. You will live eternally with God or eternally separated from God. Either way, you are an eternal being. But where will you be for eternity? God's Word makes it very clear that His desire is for you to be with Him.

The Bible says..."These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life,..." (First John 5:13). God wants us to know that we can have eternal life with Him, however, we must do it God's way.

First of all, we are all sinners. "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" (Romans 3:23). Because of our sin, we are under the penalty for sin. "For the wages of sin is death;..." (Romans 6:23). This penalty means eternal separation from God in an eternal Hell.

God does not want anyone to go to Hell, therefore, He sent His only Son to die and pay the penalty for our sins. "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). God's love is so great that He made a way for our sins to be forgiven. He offers His forgiveness and salvation freely.

"...the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23 ). God offers Heaven as a Gift, purchased with His blood on the cross of Calvary where Jesus Christ died for you. But like all gifts, it is not yours until you receive it.

Here is how you can receive Christ.

First, you must realize that...GOD IS OFFENDED BECAUSE OF YOUR SIN! - Christ made it very plain when He said, “...except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” (Luke 13:3) There can be no forgiveness without repentance. In Luke 18:10 we read of,“Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.” Verse 13 says, “And the publican...smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.” In verse 14 Christ said,“I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other:”

CHRIST WILL NOT FORGIVE ANYONE WHO HAS NOT FIRST REPENTED!

Having repented, the Bible says, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13 ).

Hebrews 3:15 says, “Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts,”

If we can help you in this important matter please contact us.

Pastor Bob Kirkland

“A Haven of Hope From The Storms of Life”