The only way to have eternal life is to believe in Jesus Christ.
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
John 14:6
He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believes not the Son will not see life; but the wrath of God abides on him
John 3:36
Almost everyone knows the story of Jesus Christ, if you do not, please contact me and I will go through it with you in detail. Please read the context of each quotation I give, there are many, and many more I have not had space to include, and if you need anything whatsoever from me, please do contact me.
Jesus Christ is God, but he became human and lived a righteous, sinless life. He did good to all men, cast out devils, healed the sick, and did all manner of miracles. He was killed, not unwillingly, but out of his love for us. He died and rose from the grave three days later. Through all of this, he atoned for the sins of the world. After 40 days, he ascended up to heaven to sit on the right hand of God, where he now waits until the last day, when he will make war with the kingdoms of this earth, and establish an everlasting kingdom on the earth. All who believe in Him, His life, crucifixion, burial, resurrection and ascension will have their sins forgiven through his death; and they will be brought back to eternal life just like he was through His resurrection.
Did you know you can know for a fact that you’re going to heaven? You don’t have to change your life, you don’t have to go to church. You don’t have to turn from your sins. You don’t have to be baptised in water. We don’t have to do anything, any works at all. All you have to do is believe on Jesus Christ and you’re saved forever. It is true. God cannot lie and Jesus is God in the flesh. Jesus is the promised Messiah
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him who he hath sent.
John 6:29
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life
John 6:47
Hath means you HAVE everlasting life. You will already have everlasting life when you believe on Jesus Christ! These are the words of Jesus himself.
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved and thy house”
Acts 16:31
This in context was where the jailer of the apostles was about to kill himself due to them being freed, the word saved can mean being saved from hell or from anything else in this world, and in this case both meanings.
The Apostle Paul under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit of God said that we cannot lose our salvation, because it is a gift of everlasting life from our loving God. We never did anything to earn it, so we cannot do anything to lose it.
“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:38-39
God loves us all and he does not want any of us to see hell.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life
John 3:16:
But God is also just, and he cannot just ignore our sins that each of us, every single one of us, commit.The first step to being saved, is the recognition that we are all sinners who deserve death.
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"
Romans 3:23
"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."
Revelation 21:8
The glory of God is His perfection and His infinite, everlasting nature. When we sin, with our body or minds, what the Bible calls our flesh, we are no longer like God. We are no longer innocent. We are no longer like Jesus, the son of God. Everyone has told a lie, everyone has sinned and does sin, therefore everyone needs a saviour.
“O wretched man that I am! who will deliver me from the body of this death?”
Romans 7:24
In fact, if you have read the Bible, you will know that there are maybe two thousand commandments given concerning the Law, moral commandments from God covering all aspects of our lives, and if we break one of these, we cannot enter heaven and be with our perfect Lord Jesus Christ, without believing on Him as our saviour. We cannot “repent of our sins”, this concept of our flesh repenting of every single one of our sins is not from the Bible, we can repent of our sin of unbelief in our Saviour and so be saved.
“ Whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.” James 2:10
Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 27:26
The Lord says we are all sinners. If you remember the story of Adam & Eve, our sinful nature comes from our humanity. Adam and Eve chose to reject the commandment of God not to eat the fruit of the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, and they were cast out of Eden, this caused evil and sin to be sent out into the world when our ancestors fell from grace, they were previously innocent as Genesis 2:25 states, but were then condemned. And this corruption has carried on until today, until the Lord Jesus makes the world new again, better than it was in Eden.
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Romans 3:10-12
Satan deceived Adam and Eve into sinning, so God created hell for Satan and the other fallen angels, who are devils or commonly called demons. Hell is a place of everlasting fire and torment. There is no possible way out, there is no plan of salvation for devils. It is a place of final judgment. It is not for ‘bad’ or the ‘worst’ people only. It is for anyone who rebels against the Lord Jesus Christ and does not believe on Him. There will be people who are now considered to be ‘good’ and ‘religious’ in hell, since they do not believe on and know Christ. And they are not born again.
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
Matthew 7:21-26
“Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:”
Matthew 25:41
The Gospel
But do you believe that a good, merciful God would just allow all us to go to hell for our sins with no plan to save us?
God forbid, God loves His creation and there is no capriciousness or any kind of evil in Him at all. He wants all, every single man and woman, to be saved from hell, as we can read in 1 Timothy 2:4
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8
This means that God presents his perfect love for us by suffering and dying for us.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:23
Do you believe that you can earn a gift? Of course not, when we work for a gift, it is no longer a gift but a reward. Jesus’ gift is His blood which He shed for us on the cross. By His blood, we are justified in God’s eyes for our current flesh breaking His law, and we are saved from hell by Jesus’ life, and we will be raised in our new eternal glorified bodies, just like Jesus’ flesh, on account of HIs resurrection and ascension.
Ephesians 2:13
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
Romans 5:9-10
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Ephesians 2:1-10
Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
The Bible says 2 Corinthians 5:21 - For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. He lived a perfect sinless life and was crucified to pay for all of our sins, once and for all, if we believe on Him.
The Bible says Romans 10:9-10 - That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Do you believe in your heart that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead? This is the Gospel, and the Mystery of Godliness. That God became a man, and died for us, and rose again. How exactly this was achieved, is a mystery that only the Lord knows, but we have his testimony, and of many others, that this is true and there is no reason to think that God cannot do any of this. Ultimately, it is up to you to believe or not believe it.
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: after that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
1 Corinthians 15:1-8
In following posts, I will relate what the Holy Spirit communicates via the Bible on what it means to be born again, and the Lord’s further words on eternal life and what this means. Suffice to say, eternal life means it can never end once we receive it. You can be like the thief on the cross and be a criminal, cursed and crucified on a tree, as Galatians 3:13 Deuteronomy 21:2 state, with no works. even after mocking Christ, and no possibility of doing anything for God at all, and Jesus will still forgive you and save you. It is never to late to receive the gift of eternal life when you believe on Him.
And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.
Luke 23:32-43
And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,
And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
However after you are saved, you should do good works and deeds, simply because they are good and will help others, and glorify Jesus Christ.
“This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.”
Titus 3:8
The plan of salvation from hell and otherwise, was always the same, the Law was a shadow of the very image of salvation, Jesus Christ.
And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
Genesis 15:6
For I know that my redeemer liveth, And that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, Yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, And mine eyes shall behold, and not another; Though my reins be consumed within me.
Job 19:25-27
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
Psalm 121:7-8
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Micah 7:19
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:12
Jesus confirms this in the following passages: Matthew 5:17, where Jesus states, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil." Matthew 23:1-3 "Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not."
The Law, which everyone with an intact God-given conscience innately understands, cannot save however, it was a schoolmaster to bring forth and bring us to Jesus the Christ
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Galatians 3:24
Righteousness comes from believing in the LORD, revealed by His names ALMIGHTY GOD and JEHOVAH in the Old Testament and his highest name JESUS in the New Testament. There is no way to justify ourselves.
Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
Psalms 143:1-2
We can see the distinction the Lord makes between a righteous man and a wicked man clearly in His directions to Ezekiel below. The wicked man will die in his iniquities in the first and second deaths but the righteous man, while still sinning and still able to die in the first death, cannot die in the second death. We therefore see the two subjects of the term salvation used in Scripture. It can refer to either being saved from the first death, the physical death of the flesh that everyone will eventually go through, or being saved from the second death, a spiritual death that only the wicked go through.
Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul. And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.
Ezekiel 3:17-22
Jesus himself clarifies all this and confirms this in one interaction, in direct opposition to those who think in themselves that He cannot forgive sins:
And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner. And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.
Luke 7:36-50