The Right to Enter Paradise
Death is inevitable. The thief on the cross knew when his would occur, but we can not predict our own. After his death, the crucified criminal went to live in paradise with Jesus. Some of us will also live eternally in God's presence. But others will experience everlasting torment, forever separated from Him.
If we receive Jesus as our Savior, our penalty for sin is paid. We are adopted into God's family, and Heaven is our eternal home. If we reject Jesus, we remain alienated from the Lord and under condemnation for our sin. We are destined to experience eternal judgment. God won't accept any of man's excuses because there is no acceptable defense for unbelief. (Acts 4:12)
Become part of God's family today. Acknowledge your sinfulness, and express your faith in these words:
"God, I have sinned against You. (Romans 3:23) I've followed my own way and refused to give You the right to rule in my life. (Romans 3:10-12) I recognize I am separated from You and cannot rescue myself. I do believe that Jesus Christ is Your Son. I accept the truth of the Scriptures? that His death on the cross paid my sin-debt in full. (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) And I ask You to forgive me of my sins. (1 John 1:9) By faith, I receive You, Lord Jesus, as my personal Savior from this moment on."
If you just spoke those words to God, then, like the thief on the cross, you have received salvation? a gift of God's grace. The heavenly Father welcomes every person who comes to Him through His Son, regardless of background, age, or current situation. Through Jesus, the right to enter paradise is yours!
2007-01-07 14:47:20
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answered by Freedom 7
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We are not Christ's disciples, and that commission of proclaiming the word is a recently finished prophecy (as stated in Jeremiah 31:34). Jesus said at the end of HIS ministry that we are no longer His servants, but rather His friends (John 15:14-15). So try not to think that you have an obligation to convert anyone. Albeit I can fully understand that you want your friends to have a relationship with God as you have. It's only natural. Worry about living your own life, Jesus gave a perfect analogy about worrying about your own problems instead of pointing out others (Matthew 7:3). And we should live by example, people should LOOK at you for an example of faith (matthew 7:20). Be yourself with your friend, don't try do what Jesus did. Take Abrahams story to heart. He gave up his child to God knowing that God would act righteously and mercifully completely unaware of how that would play out. Likewise you should act. Be yourself, no one else. And give your friend to God by prayer (hebrews 13:15-16). I have found the best way to win cases like this is to be uniquely ourselves, yet one with God through Christ. It ends up being a religious disaster when we start pretending to be Jesus ourselves.
2016-05-23 03:46:38
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answered by Anonymous
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That is very true. If there is an afterlife, the only people who can save our souls is the keeper of the soul. What kind of God would turn the afterlife into nothing more than a lottery to see who chooses the right religion, as a few of the major world religions teach.
2007-01-07 06:37:57
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answered by Anonymous
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I think your soul better be perfect by the "2nd life".
Sart living a perfect life now.
Gospel According to Saint Matthew
Chapter 6
33 Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 Be not therefore solicitous for tomorrow; for the morrow will be solicitous for itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.
2007-01-07 07:38:35
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answered by Anonymous
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No one can save your soul in the second life. That must be done by the individual in the first life while they are alive, and can willingly choose to invite Jesus into their heart, and accept Him as their personal Savior; repenting of their sins to Him, leaving their old sinful lifestyle behind them and living according to the word of God the best that they can.
Remebering to repent of your sins daily, and sincerely work at changing what it is about yourself that does the things you know God doesn't accept from you. when you become born again, you must work hard at .....
1 Corinthians 10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Hebrews 10:12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
God will not send another to cover our sins, so we are not to abuse the gift of forgivness through Salvation, by not taking it as serous as it is. The kingom of God is at hand today,among the living and not the dead.
Once you are dead and you died lost never accepting Jesus as your personal Savior, nothing you can say or do in the next life will get you Salvation.
Psalms 30:9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
Once you are dead and buried, no one shall hear your cries for salvation when you died a lost soul.
2007-01-07 06:46:01
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answered by Anonymous
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enough for you maybe, but not what the word of God says.
HOS 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.."
You Can't Save Yourself
When God judges this world, millions upon millions of people are going to be absolutely SHOCKED to find out that NO ONE--ABSOLUTELY NO ONE--was able to earn their way into Heaven. People have the false idea that they'll be permitted to enter Heaven as long as they "do more good works than bad." The word of God tells us just the opposite:
"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." Ephesians 2:8-9.
"But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." Romans 4:5.
"But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away." Isaiah 64:6.
The "good works" that you do are only good in YOUR eyes. In God's sight, you are a hopeless sinner, and your works are totally unacceptable. If you are counting on your own righteousness to save you, then you are setting yourself up for a very big disappointment.
"For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth." Romans 10:3-4.
The Bible clearly states that we are all cursed with sin, and that we are all totally incapable of earning our salvation by our own righteousness. Friend, unless your SINS are removed, God will NOT accept you. You are hopeless.
2007-01-07 06:41:10
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answered by K 5
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In your own opinion, Who can save your soul in the second life?
NO ONE..
"Once to die!"
2007-01-07 06:32:35
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answered by whynotaskdon 7
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I save my own soul, in this life and those to come.
2007-01-07 06:31:58
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answered by Anonymous
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Makes no sense. Besides, like Slim Shady says, you only get one chance...
2007-01-07 06:36:48
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answered by TheHomesandLoansPro 2
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There is only one soul which is given the body only once, so ther is only ONE life !!!
2007-01-07 06:35:59
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answered by Anonymous
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