"Eternity Is Too Long To Be Wrong"
As we go through life with so many different background, teachings, beliefs, opinions, and so on, there is one truth that can be tragic beyond description for anyonewho fails to take it seriously. That is considering where we will spend eternity. Once we've slipped from this life into our eternal destiny, all decisions that have been made up to that point are ultimately final. There is no turning back. There is no 2nd chance. What is done is done at that point. We can't back up and take another shot at it. Once we "wake up dead" (for we have never-dying souls), the past life as we know it, today, will suddenly be yesterday. Once yesterday's gone, we can't afford to be wrong! So if you need to settle the direction of your eternal destiny, don't delay. Today may be the last day that you or I have on this earth. So, I'm posting the following simply so that anyone who might need help either finding the truth as outlined in God's Word, the Bible, or needing help in sharing with others, then you can find the basics of what is needed here:
In John 14:6, Jesus said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [New International Version]
So, for those who need to know how to accept Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, here are some very important Scriptures to guide you, for, as I so often say, "Eternity is too long to be wrong!":
SOUL-WINNING PLAN SUMMARIZED:
New Birth Necessary John 3:3,7. "[3] In reply, Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again"" ""[7] You should not be surprised at My saying, 'You must be born again.'"" [NIV]
All Have Sinned Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." and Galatians 3:22 "But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised , being given through faith in Jesus Christ , might be given to those who believe."
Consequences of Sin Romans 5:12 "Therefore just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned." and Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
God’s Great Desire 2 Peter 3:18 "For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit.
Sinner’s Responsibility:
REPENT - Acts 17:30 "In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now He commands all people everywhere to repent."
BELIEVE - John 3:36 "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him."
CONFESS - Romans 10:9-10 "[9] That if you confes with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. [10] For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved."
RECEIVE - John 1:12 "Yet to all who received Him, to those who velieved in His name, He gave the right to become children of God."
HOW TO RECEIVE - Rev. 3:20 "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with Me.
We are a new creation in Christ - 2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!"
NEW CONVERT’S RESPONSIBILITY:
BAPTISM - Romans 6:4 "We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life."
ATTENDANCE - Hebrews 10:25 "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching."
WITNESSING - Mark 5:19 "Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how He has had mercy on you.""
WIN YOUR FAMILY - John 1:41 "The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, "We have found the Messiah (that is, the Christ)."
STUDY THE WORD - 2 Timothy 2:15 "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth."
IMMEDIATE FOLLOW-UP:
PRAYER - 1 Thessalonians 5:17 "Pray continually"
READ THE BIBLE - 2 Timothy 2:15 "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth."
WITNESSING - Mark 5:19 [Again,] "Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how He has had mercy on you.""
CHURCH ATTENDANCE - Hebrews 10:25 [Again,] "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching."
PUBLIC CONFESSION - Matthew 10:32-33 "[32] Whoever acknowledges Me before men, I will also acknowledge him before My Father in heaven. [33] But whoever disowns Me before men, I will disown him before My Father in heaven."
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- posted by PastorDon
