What can I do to be saved? You may have asked yourself that question before. We sometimes think that we have to do some work to inherit the kingdom of God. We are told so many places that Jesus paid the price for us so that all we have to do is believe. You might think that is too easy, that there must be some catch. Let's take a look at what God tells us about the kingdom of God.
[Believe And Be Saved]
John;1:12(But as many as receive Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:)
Jesus tells us that we must believe that he is the Christ, the Messiah.
John;8:24("Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.")
John;20:31(but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.)
Acts;16:30-31(And he brought them out and said, "Sirs what must I do to be saved?" So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.")
1John;5:13(These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.)
Romans;10:9(that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.)
These are just some of the Scriptures that tells us that we must believe to be saved. There is nothing that you can do to save yourself, Jesus did the work. I know that some people think that they can earn their way into Heaven, but the Scripture doesn't back that up. Our works are as filthy rags, they will not get you there. The Scriptures also tell us what will happen if we don't believe in Jesus.
[What If We Don't Believe]
2Thessalonians;2:11-12(For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.)
Hebrews;10:27(And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment,)
Romans;1:28(And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper,)
Revelation;20:15(And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of, hr was thrown into the lake of fire.)
Revelation;21:8("But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.")
If you choose not to believe, your name will not be in the Book of Life, and you will spend eternity in the lake of fire. God tells us that we all know He exist, so you won't be able to say you didn't know. Just remember that there is no second chance once you die. Scripture doesn't talk about any second chance, just judgment and either eternity in heaven with God, or eternity in hell with all who did not believe the truth.
God Bless You!
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