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Also, in the
Gospel of John Chapter 3 and Verse 18, “He who believes in
Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is
condemned already, because he has not believed in the name
of the only begotten Son of God”.
From these Scriptures it is very clear that if you do not have Christ in you, you stand condemned by God. The condemnation is the everlasting judgment of God. This is also called: Hell, which God has prepared for the Devil and his angels (Matt. 25:41). One you get into hell, you can never get out of it; it for ever and ever (Mark 9:48). Therefore, it is extremely important for you to get out of this condemnation without any delay.
On the other hand, God has made a wonderful way for you not only to escape hell, but also to live with Him for eternity and to inherit all that He has prepared for His people (Heb. 10:34; I Peter 1:4). That’s why the salvation that Christ gives us is called: Great Salvation (Heb. 2:3). Read on with an open heart !
You should know that all are sinners (Rom. 3:23) – in the sight of God, all are spiritually dead (Eph. 2:1); all are in spiritual darkness (2 Cor. 4:4); and all are condemned to eternal judgment of God– to hell (John 3:18).
You should note that the loving God has made a provision for sinners to be saved from this condemnation. This provision of God is clearly declared in the Bible:
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. Christ came down from his glory in heaven, in the form of a man, humbled Himself, and laid down his life on the cross (Phi. 2:6-8). In Him was no sin, but in His body He bore all our sins and died on the cross for us. Another great truth is that Christ rose again from the grave triumphantly. Bible says, Christ died for our sins and rose again for our justification (Rom. 4:25).
• Acknowledge your sin before God and with true repentance, ask Him to forgive you. Your sins will be forgiven and the blood of Lord Jesus Christ will cleanse you from all sin (I John 1:9), and the Holy Spirit will come into your heart as promised in the Bible (John 7:39; 14:17; I Cor. 3:16; Acts 2:38).
• You are then a new creation in Christ
Jesus (II Cor. 5:17), and as you walk with the Lord, He will give you victory over sin (I John 4:4).
• According to the Word of God, you are
then born again (John 3:3-6; I Peter 1: 23); you are saved;
you are a child of God (John 1:12); you are a new creation
in Christ (II Cor. 5:17); and you are a Christian (Acts 11:26).
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