Salvation

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Are you interested in accepting Jesus as 
your personal Lord and Savior? 
I hope so! It will be the best 
decision you have ever made.
  
 
 If you have never accepted Christ...

...the good news is that you 
can make sure you will spend eternity with 
Jesus in Heaven. It doesn't 
matter who you are or what you've done. 
Jesus loves YOU personally 
very much. He even died so YOU can have 
eternal life, then He 
rose from the dead to prove it!

What do you treasure 
the most in your life? 
Your job, family, 
house, car, bank account, 
or how about...
your soul?
 Everyone's number one 
priority should be to see about 
our soul's salvation.

Matthew 16:26 says "for what 
is a man profited, if he 
shall gain the 
whole world, and lose his own soul? or 
what shall a man give in 
exchange for his soul?"

Hebrews 9:27 says "It 
is appointed unto men 
once to die, but 
after this the 
judgment." and 

Romans 14:10, 12 
says that we shall 
all stand before the 
judgment seat of Christ, 
and every tongue shall 
confess to God.
  
  
 Excuses you may give for not accepting Jesus:
 
  
 * I am a good person anyway, why do I need Jesus?.
* I am too bad to be saved
* There are too many hypocrites in the church
 
   
 * I can't live that kind of life
* I go to church, isn't that good enough?
* I need to get some things straightened out before I 
get saved. 
 
 
  
 

What does the Bible say about these excuses?

  * I am a good person anyway, why do I need Jesus? 
Romans 3:12 - "There is none that doeth good, no not 
one."
Romans 3:23 - "For all have sinned and come short 
of the glory of God"
Isaiah 64:6 - "We are all as an unclean thing, 
all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags,"

* I am too bad to be saved
Matthew 9:13 - "I am not come to call the 
righteous, but sinners to repentance,"
1 Timothy 1:15 - "Christ Jesus came into 
the world to save sinners,"

* There are too many hypocrites in the 
church
Romans 14:12 - "So then every one of us 
shall give account of himself to God,"

* I can't live that kind of life
Philippians 4:13 - "I can do all things 
through Christ which strengtheneth me,"

* I go to church, isn't that good enough?
Ephesians 2:8,9 - "For by grace are ye 
saved through faith... it is the gift of God; 
not of works, lest any man should boast."
Titus 3:5 - "Not by works of righteousness 
which we have done but according to His mercy 
he saved us."

* I need to get some things straightened 
out before I get saved.
Proverbs 27:1 - "Boast not thyself of tomorrow; 
for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth."
2 Corinthians 6:2 - "Now is the day of salvation,"
1 John 1:9 - "If we confess our sins, he is 
faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and 
to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
 
  
  
   
 2 Peter 3:9 - "The Lord is not willing that any 
should 
perish, but that ALL should come to repentance."

 
 
 
  
 So how do you get eternal life with Jesus? It is 
not difficult.
     
 The Bible teaches that you must:

1) Recognize we are sinners and need forgiveness

2) Then, admit our sins to Jesus, "If confess our 
sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our 
sins, and to cleanse us from all 
unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9)

3) John 1:12 says we must personally receive Him, 
"But as many as received Him, to them He gave 
the power to become the sons of God." 
This means your life is going to change! 
"He who has the son of God (Jesus) has 
the life; He who does not have the Son of God 
does not have the life." 

4) Romans 10:9-10 says "That if thou shalt 
confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and 
shalt believe in thine heart that God hath 
raiseth 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." 
 

Let's say a prayer

If you would like to be saved say this simple prayer...  
 
 Lord Jesus, I admit I am a 
sinner. I need forgiveness. 
I am sorry for my sins and 
I don't want to sin against You 
anymore. I believe You are the 
Son of God and You died on the cross 
for MY sins. I also believe that you 
rose from the dead so that I, too, may 
have victory over the grave. Please 
forgive me now Lord and cleanse me. 
Come into my heart and give me a new 
life. Thank You, Jesus, for shedding 
your blood for me and for hearing 
and answering my prayer. Amen 
  
 
 Luke 15:10 says: "Likewise, I say 
unto you, there is joy in the 
presence of the angels of God 
over one sinner that repenteth."
 

Now what?

"Ok, 
I've prayed the prayer and asked 
Jesus into my heart, so what do 
I do now?"

John 1:12 says "As many as received 
him (Jesus), to them gave he the 
power to become Sons of God, 
even to them that believe on his name."

Galatians 4:4-7 - "God sent forth His 
Son...that we might receive the adoption 
of sons...and if a son, then an heir of 
God through Christ."

Revelation 21:7 - "He that overcometh 
shall inherit all things; and I will 
be his God, and he shall be my son"

2 Corinthians 5:17 - "Therefore if any 
man be in Christ, he is a new creature; 
old things are passed away; behold all 
things are become new."

 
  
 
   
 
 WOW! To be a child of God...and you are! 
If you have accepted Jesus into your heart, 
you have been adopted as a son by Almighty God! 
You are a new creature in God's eyes! 
ALL things have passed away and ALL 
things have become as new. Jesus 
compared the new birth experience 
to the wind, which can be heard and 
felt, but not seen. We do not see 
God, nor do we see our sins being 
taken away and forgotten, but when 
we sincerely repent and confess 
our sins to Jesus and by faith 
believe that He has forgiven us, 
what a feeling of relief! 
 
 
   
 
 The next thing you need to do is 
tell someone you have asked Jesus into you heart!
 Romans 10:9 
says "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" Tell someone "I am saved!"
If you would like to tell me email 
AJBourg@gmail.cjb.net.
I'd love to hear it!
You can also tell a friend about GOD, here.