It is very important! Don't you want to go to Heaven when you die? With a sincere heart pray to God .....Heavenly Father, forgive me of my sins. Jesus come into my life. Lord I give myself to you. Help me to live for you. Thank you. In the name of Jesus, Amen. It doesnt have to be word for word...I will pray for everyone. Jesus loves you all. God bless.
2006-07-24 12:05:28 · 11 answers · asked by Kellkat 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Pilgrim, then why does the Bible state many times that Jesus wants everyone to be saved.
For example 1 Timothy 2:3-4: This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
2006-07-25 08:47:21 · answer #1 · answered by adsfasdfasf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you sound like you really believe in god. so you might be able to help me. everybody that does believe in jesus/god never can answer this. where is there definite proof that there is a god. i mean actual phsical evidence. if you find some then e-mail me and let me know. also if u can answer this it would be great since no1 else has been able to. if god is all powerful than why did he have to come to earth to die. why couldnt he just do whatever he wants. and if god is all knowing than why would he create the being that one day will become the devil. if he loved humans so much why create the ultimate evil. and also all the religions that i know believe judas to be evil. but if he didnt betray jesus then he would never have been able to sacrifice himself. so he had to have made judas do this. and one last question. no religion accepts the theory of evolution. they believed that god created all things as they are now. then why have there been species of animals that have evolved into a new species never before seen. the evolution was documented to back it up so people do not think that we just never saw the species it before. any of these that you can help me with would be great.
2006-07-24 19:19:29 · answer #2 · answered by joker222798 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear ILuvJesus,
I believe that you are very sincere when you wrote your question here in Yahoo Answers but, you are sincerely wrong. I do not wnat to hurt you but to simply show you the truth. In order to come to truth one must see if their conclusion does not contradict anything else in the Bible. That is why the Lord tells us to compare spiritual things with spiritual things (1 Corinthians 2:13). Many people quote John 3:16 and say that Christ died for the whole world but the Bible does not support that. If Christ paid for the sins of the whole world then not one person could go to hell! But the Bible tells us that hell will be very heavily populated. God also tells that only a remnant will be saved! If you have a remnant of a garment, say a shirt, that remnant may be a sleeve of the shirt or a pocket or just a small piece of the material. So a remnant of mankind will be saved. This may include a small number of people of every nationality, language, and sex. These "saved" are referred to as the "elect" or "chosen". They are also referred to as His sheep or His people.
One can do nothing to merit salvation--it is ALL the mercy of God (Ephesians 2:8,9; Titus 3:5). You see every single human being is born dead in sins and trespasses (Ephesians 2:1-3). We cannot hear God's commands, let alsone obey them! That is why one must be born again (born from above). As in your physical birth, you did not determine what sex you would be, or what your hair or eye color would be, or your height or weight would be. The Lord did all of that. And so it is with spiritual birth. It is completely a miracle of the Lord. Incidently, God chose whom He was going to save before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:1-5), and only the Lord knows who these elect ones are. The Bible says, "So then, faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God." Faith is a synonym for the Lord Jesus Christ (He is Faithful and True). So the best environment to be in if one is unsaved is under the hearing of God's word. This does not ensure that you will be saved but you will be in the right environment if God is going to save you. Also you have the blessing of crying out to the Lord to let Him know of your desire. If you would like further info type www.familyradio.com into your web browser. Scroll down to the title, "What Must I Do To Become Saved?" Everything here is free and you can download it or call Family Radio and ask them to send it to you.
The Lord warns us in Galatians 1 of "other gospels". These are false gospels that may have some Bible verses in them but promote a man-made salvation plan.
2006-07-24 20:05:52 · answer #3 · answered by pilgrim_153 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who in the world would come onto Y! Answers that hasn't already been exposed to the beliefs of christianity and see this and decide that because of this question they are going to make the decision to follow the teachings of the church. This whole concept of "being saved" is not going to jump out at anyone. God is not gonna love you anymore because of this question; no one is going to be truly impressed by this. Did you do this for yourself to feel better or because you really thought someone was going to find it and you were gonna change their life?
2006-07-24 19:11:40 · answer #4 · answered by bf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stress on the sincerity.
2006-07-24 19:09:45 · answer #5 · answered by mithril 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please! Save me from these Christians who are trying to destroy the world in order to fulfill their Bible's Armageddon! They created Israel so they could play out their erroneous biblical war game, and they are constantly attacking any philosophy that is newer than 2000 years old... please, save me and the planet from these ignorant destructive menaces....
2006-07-24 19:12:49 · answer #6 · answered by Heather L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im already saved, but it's nice of u to ask!
2006-07-24 19:08:47 · answer #7 · answered by Raq 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop with your filth. Christianity is a lie. Go to hell!
2006-07-24 19:09:23 · answer #8 · answered by Jeremiah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bugger Off!
2006-07-24 19:08:02 · answer #9 · answered by Kenny ♣ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
and along those lines, I recommend the tract Quest for Joy
http://www.desiringgod.org/library/what_we_believe/quest4joy.html
Quest for Joy
Six Biblical Truths
Did you know that God commands us to be glad?
"Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart." (Psalm 37:4)
1) God created us for his glory
"Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth,... whom I created for my glory" (Isaiah 43:6-7)
God made us to magnify his greatness - the way telescopes magnify stars. He created us to put his goodness and truth and beauty and wisdom and justice on display. The greatest display of God's glory comes from deep delight in all that he is. This means that God gets the praise and we get the pleasure. God created us so that he is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.
2) Every human should live for God's glory
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31).
If God made us for his glory, it is clear that we should live for his glory. Our duty comes from his design. So our first obligation is to show God's value by being satisfied with all that he is for us. This is the essence of loving God (Matthew 22:37) and trusting him (1 John 5:3-4) and being thankful to him (Psalm 100:2-4) It is the root of all true obedience, especially loving others (Colossians 1:4-5).
3) All of us have failed to glorify God as we should
"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).
What does it mean to "fall short of the glory of God?" It means that none of us has trusted and treasured God the way we should. We have not been satisfied with his greatness and walked in his ways. We have sought our satisfaction in other things, and treated them as more valuable than God, which is the essence of idolatry (Romans 1:21-23). Since sin came into the world we have all been deeply resistant to having God as our all-satisfying treasure (Ephesians 2:3). This is an appalling offense to the greatness of God (Jeremiah 2:12-13).
4) All of us are subject to God's just condemnation
"The wages of sin is death..." (Romans 6:23).
We have all belittled the glory of God. How? By preferring other things above him. By our ingratitude, distrust and disobedience. So God is just in shutting us out from the enjoyment of his glory forever. "They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction and exclusion from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might" (2 Thessalonians 1:9).
The word "hell" is used in the New Testament twelve times - eleven times by Jesus himself. It is not a myth created by dismal and angry preachers. It is a solemn warning from the Son of God who died to deliver sinners from its curse. We ignore it at great risk.
If the Bible stopped here in its analysis of the human condition, we would be doomed to a hopeless future. However, this is not where it stops...
5) God sent his only son Jesus to provide eternal life and joy
"Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners..." (1 Timothy 1:15)
The good news is that Christ died for sinners like us. And he rose physically from the dead to validate the saving power of his death and to open the gates of eternal life and joy (1 Corinthians 15:20). This means God can acquit guilty sinners and still be just (Romans 3:25-26). "For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring us to God" (1 Peter 3:18). Coming home to God is where all deep and lasting satisfaction is found.
6) The benefits purchased by the death of Christ belong to those who repent and trust him
"Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out" (Acts 3:19). "Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved" (Acts 16:31).
"Repent" means to turn from all the deceitful promises of sin. "Faith" means being satisfied with all that God promises to be for us in Jesus. "He who believes in me," Jesus says, "shall never thirst" (John 6:35). We do not earn our salvation. We cannot merit it (Romans 4:4-5). It is by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9). It is a free gift (Romans 3:24). We will have it if we cherish it above all things (Matthew 13:44). When we do that, God's aim in creation is accomplished: He is glorified in us and we are satisfied in him - forever.
Does this make sense to you?
Do you desire the kind of gladness that comes from being satisfied with all that God is for you in Jesus? If so, then God is at work in your life.
What should you do?
Turn from the deceitful promises of sin. Call upon Jesus to save you from the guilt and punishment and bondage. "All who call upon the name of the Lord will be saved" (Romans 10:13). Start banking your hope on all that God is for you in Jesus. Break the power of sin's promises by faith in the superior satisfaction of God's promises. Begin reading the Bible to find his precious and very great promises, which can set you free (2 Peter 1:3-4). Find a Bible-believing church and begin to worship and grow together with other people who treasure Christ above all things (Philippians 3:7).
The best news in the world is that there is no necessary conflict between our happiness and God's holiness. Being satisfied with all that God is for us in Jesus magnifies him as a great Treasure.
"You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand." (Psalm 16:11)
2006-07-24 19:09:25 · answer #10 · answered by whirlingmerc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋