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What if you died tonight?
If you died tonight, do you know for sure that you would go to heaven?
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither
fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous,
nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”
You might say, "Everyone is guilty of at least one of those things."
Galatians 5:19-21 “Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings,
and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit
the kingdom of God.
The truth is, we are all guilty of all those things.
James 2:10 “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.”
Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
You might say, "Well, God will forgive me for my sins, right? God cannot forgive sin. Romans 6:23 says the wages of sin is
death. God cannot go against His own law. There must be payment for your sin.
The Good News is that Matthew 18:11 says that Jesus came to save the lost. God sent Jesus to make the payment for our sin
so that we could go to heaven.
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.”
1 John 2:2 "And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world."
When we should have died and suffered in hell, God made us a way to become righteous through the sacrifice of Jesus. Jesus
became our sin and God killed Him with all the fierce anger and wrath that should have been poured out on us.
Isaiah 53:10 “Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin,
he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.”
John 3:16 “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.”
How do you receive salvation?
Humble yourself before the Lord.
In Isaiah 66:2 the Lord said, “To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.”
Psalm 34:18 “The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”
The bible does not tell you to ask Jesus into your heart to be saved, it tells you to repent.
In Mark 1:15 Jesus said, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel."
Romans 10:10 “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
But even then, how do you know whether or not you have truly believed? How do you know if you have been born again?
Jesus said in John 3:3 “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Those who are born again have their names written in the Book of Life and will be counted worthy to inherit the kingdom of God.
Revelation 20:15 "And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."
How can you be certain that your name is written in the Book of Life?
You must examine yourself.
Paul said in 2 Corinthians 13:5 “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own
selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
Paul is telling you to examine your life to see if Jesus lives inside of you. How? By comparing the Word of God to your life. Look
at what the bible says about a Christian and determine whether of not you are saved.
Test 1 - Living in righteousness
1 John 1:6 “If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:”
1 John 2:3-5 “And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth
not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God
perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.”
2 John 9 “Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of
Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.”
Romans 6:6-7 “Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we
should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin.”
Test 2 - Friendship with the world
James said in James 4:4, “Know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend
of the world is the enemy of God.”
1 John 2:15-16 “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not
in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of
the world.”
Test 3 - The love of God
Jesus said in John 13:35 “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”
1 John 4:7-8 “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He
that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”
I pray you have made a decision to examine yourself and determine whether or not Christ lives inside of you. This is something
that you can't afford to be wrong about
Hebrews 9:27 “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”
Millions of people are walking down the broad way to hell. Don't follow after their footsteps. Jesus said few shall enter heaven.
I love you and just want to make sure you're one of them. If you want to be saved
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither
fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous,
nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”
You might say, "Everyone is guilty of at least one of those things."
Galatians 5:19-21 “Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings,
and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit
the kingdom of God.
The truth is, we are all guilty of all those things.
James 2:10 “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.”
Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
You might say, "Well, God will forgive me for my sins, right? God cannot forgive sin. Romans 6:23 says the wages of sin is
death. God cannot go against His own law. There must be payment for your sin.
The Good News is that Matthew 18:11 says that Jesus came to save the lost. God sent Jesus to make the payment for our sin
so that we could go to heaven.
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.”
1 John 2:2 "And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world."
When we should have died and suffered in hell, God made us a way to become righteous through the sacrifice of Jesus. Jesus
became our sin and God killed Him with all the fierce anger and wrath that should have been poured out on us.
Isaiah 53:10 “Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin,
he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.”
John 3:16 “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.”
How do you receive salvation?
Humble yourself before the Lord.
In Isaiah 66:2 the Lord said, “To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.”
Psalm 34:18 “The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”
The bible does not tell you to ask Jesus into your heart to be saved, it tells you to repent.
In Mark 1:15 Jesus said, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel."
Romans 10:10 “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
But even then, how do you know whether or not you have truly believed? How do you know if you have been born again?
Jesus said in John 3:3 “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Those who are born again have their names written in the Book of Life and will be counted worthy to inherit the kingdom of God.
Revelation 20:15 "And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."
How can you be certain that your name is written in the Book of Life?
You must examine yourself.
Paul said in 2 Corinthians 13:5 “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own
selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
Paul is telling you to examine your life to see if Jesus lives inside of you. How? By comparing the Word of God to your life. Look
at what the bible says about a Christian and determine whether of not you are saved.
Test 1 - Living in righteousness
1 John 1:6 “If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:”
1 John 2:3-5 “And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth
not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God
perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.”
2 John 9 “Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of
Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.”
Romans 6:6-7 “Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we
should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin.”
Test 2 - Friendship with the world
James said in James 4:4, “Know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend
of the world is the enemy of God.”
1 John 2:15-16 “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not
in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of
the world.”
Test 3 - The love of God
Jesus said in John 13:35 “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”
1 John 4:7-8 “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He
that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”
I pray you have made a decision to examine yourself and determine whether or not Christ lives inside of you. This is something
that you can't afford to be wrong about
Hebrews 9:27 “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”
Millions of people are walking down the broad way to hell. Don't follow after their footsteps. Jesus said few shall enter heaven.
I love you and just want to make sure you're one of them. If you want to be saved