Do You Know For Sure.....
........that
you are going to be with God
in heaven?
If God were to ask you,
What
would you say? If
you are uncertain or hesitate for a moment
to answer that question, this booklet has the ...
BEST NEWS you could ever hear!
The
few minutes it will take you to read the following pages may be the most
important time you will ever spend!
Did
you know that the Bible tells how you can KNOW FOR SURE
that you have eternal life and will go to be with God in heaven?
These things I have
written to you ...
that
you may know that you have eternal life. 1 John 5:13
Here's how you can
KNOW FOR SURE...

1.
HEAVEN
(Eternal Life with God)
IS A FREE GIFT.
The Bible says, . . . the GIFT of God is eternal life in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23
And
because heaven is a gift like any other genuine gift......
IT IS NOT EARNED or
DESERVED
Therefore, no amount of personal
effort, good works, or religious deeds can earn a place in heaven for you.
By grace you have been 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
WHY is it that no one can earn his way
to heaven? Because
...

2.
MAN IS A SINNER.
All have sinned and
fall short of the glory, of God. Romans 3:23
Sin is transgressing God's law and
includes such things as lying, lust, cheating, deceit, anger, evil
thoughts. immoral behavior
and more.
And because
of this .....
MAN CANNOT SAVE HIMSELF.
If
you wanted to save yourself by good deeds, do you know how good you would
have to be?
The
Bible says you would have to be perfect.
Therefore you shall be perfect, just as
your Father in heaven is perfect.
Matthew 5:48
With
such a high standard, no one can save himself for God also says,
Whoever shall keep the whole law, and
yet stumble in one point,
he
is guilty of all.
James 2:10
In spite of
our sin, however ...

3.
GOD IS MERCIFUL,
and therefore
DOESN'T WANT TO PUNISH US.
This is because
...
God is love. . .
I John 4:8 
and He says,
I have loved you with an
everlasting love.
Jeremiah 31:3
But the same Bible that
tells us that God loves us also
tells us that . . .
GOD
IS JUST, and therefore
MUST PUNISH SIN.
He says ...
I will by no means clear the guilty
Exodus 34:7
The soul who sins shall die.
Ezekiel 18:4
We have a
problem; we have all
sinned. The penalty for sin is death.
We need
forgiveness so that we
can have a right relationship with God.
God solved this problem for
us in
the Person of ...

4.
JESUS CHRIST
Who exactly
would you say Jesus
Christ is?
The Bible tells us clearly that He is the infinite 
GOD-MAN.
In the beginning was the Word
(Jesus) ... and the
Word (Jesus) was with God ... and the Word (Jesus) became
flesh and
dwelt among us. . John 1:1,14
Jesus Christ came to earth and lived a sinless life,
but while on earth ...
WHAT
DID HE DO?
He died on the cross
to pay the penalty for our sins and rose
from the
grave to purchase a place for us in heaven.
All we like sheep have gone astray, we
have turned, every, one, to his own way, and the Lord has laid on Him
(Jesus) the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6
God hates our sins but because of His love for us, He has placed them all
on His Son. Christ bore our sin in His body on the cross.
Now Jesus Christ offers you eternal life (heaven) as a free gift.
This
gift is received by ...

5.
FAITH
Faith is the key that
opens the door to heaven.
Many people mistake two things for saving faith:
1.
Mere INTELLECTUAL ASSENT, that is, believing
certain historical facts. The
Bible says the devil believes in God, so believing in God is not saving
faith.
2. Mere TEMPORAL FAITH, that is, trusting God for temporary
crises such as financial, family, or physical needs.
Now these
are good, and you should trust Christ
for these, but they are not saving faith!
SAVING FAITH
is trusting in Jesus Christ alone for salvation. It means resting upon
Christ alone and what He has done
rather than upon what you or I have done to get us into heaven.
Believe (trust) on the
Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved. . .
Acts 16:31
Faith
is like the hand of a beggar receiving the gift of a King. We don't deserve
the gift of eternal life.
But
we can have it, if we will receive it by faith.
You have just read the
greatest story ever told about the greatest offer
ever made by the greatest Person who ever lived - Jesus Christ.
The
question that God is asking
you now is ...
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE THE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE?
Because this is
such an important matter ...
LET'S CLARIFY just what this involves.
It means, first of all, that you
TRANSFER
YOUR TRUST from what you
have been doing to what Christ
has done for you on the cross.
It means, next, that you
RECEIVE THE RESURRECTED, LIVING
CHRIST into your life as SAVIOR.
He says, Behold, I stand at the door and
knock [at the door of your life].
If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him.
Revelation 3:20

It means further that you RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST INTO YOUR LIFE
AS LORD .
He comes as Master and King. There is a throne room in your heart, and that
throne is rightly His. He made you. He bought you and He wants to take His
rightful place on the throne of your life. It means, finally, that you REPENT
OF YOUR SINS. That means that you are willing to turn from anything you
have been doing that is not pleasing to Him and to follow Him as He reveals
His will to you in His Word.
Now, if this is what you
really want ...
YOU CAN G0
TO GOD IN PRAYER
right where you are.
You can receive His gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ right now.

...with the heart one believes to
righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made to salvation ... for
whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Romans 10: 10, 13
If you want to receive the gift of eternal
life through Jesus Christ, then call on Him, asking Him for this gift right
now.

HERE iS A
SUGGESTED PRAYER:
Lord Jesus
Christ, I know I am a sinner and do not deserve eternal life.
But, I believe
You died and rose from the grave to purchase a place in heaven for me.
Lord Jesus, come into my life; take
control of my life; forgive my sins and save me.
I repent of my
sins and now place my trust in you for my salvation.
I accept the free gift of eternal
life.
If this
prayer is the sincere desire of your heart,
look at what Jesus promises to those who believe in Him.
Most assuredly, I say to you ... he who
believes in Me has everlasting life.
John 6:47
WELCOME to God's Family!
If
you have truly repented (forsaken, turned away) from your sins,
placed your trust in Jesus Christ's
sacrificial death,
and received the gift of eternal
life,
you are now
a child of God! Forever! Welcome to the Family of God!
But as many as received Him, to them He
gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His
name.
John 1:12
TODAY is your SPIRITUAL BIRTHDAY
a day that you will
always want to remember!
Who
were born, not of blood, nor of the Will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man, but of God. John 1:13
When
you were physically born, the day of your birth was attested by a birth
certificate.
And so today,
to help you recall what God had done in your life on this important day,
we invite you to sign and keep the
following
SPIRITUAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE
For whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be
saved. Romans 10:13
Knowing that I
have sinned and that I need the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior.
I now turn from
my sins and trust Jesus for my eternal life.
I
ask Jesus Christ to forgive me and to deliver me from sin's power and give
me eternal life.
I
_________________________________
now
give Jesus Christ control of my life
From
this time forward, as He gives me strength,
I
will seek to serve Him and obey Him in all areas of my life.
Date
_____________________
Signature:
__________________________
WHAT'S NEXT?
Just as a
newborn baby grows physically, so you will grow spiritually
by taking the following steps:
1Read. one chapter of the Book of John in
the BIBLE each day.
As
newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the Word (of God),
that
you may grow thereby. I Peter 2:2
2. Spend time each day in PRAYER
conversing with God. 
Be anxious for nothing, but in
everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests
be made known to God. ...
Philippians 4:6
3. WORSHIP regularly in a church
that teaches you
the Bible
and honors Jesus Christ.
I was glad when they said to me,
Let us go into the house of the Lord
Psalm 122:1
God is Spirit, and those who worship
Him
must worship
in spirit and truth.
John 4:24
4. FELLOWSHIP
with Christians who will help you grow in faith.
Those who gladly received his,
word ... continued steadfastly in
the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in
prayers. Acts 2:41,42

5.
Be a WITNESS by telling others what Jesus Christ means to you!
Jesus
said, Therefore whoever confesses Me before men,
him I will
also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies me be-
fore men, him I will also deny
before
My Father Who is in heaven.
Matthew 10:32,33
Remember
to attend regularly a Bible-teaching CHURCH
where Jesus Christ is
honored.
Confess
your faith in Christ to them and join it.
Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some...
Hebrews 10:25
If you have
appreciated the GOOD NEWS you have just read, please let us know.
We want to rejoice in what God has
done in your life and help you grow spiritually.
Please call or write us.

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including translations. Scripture quotations are from the New King James
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