Jesus Christ...The Missing Piece Of A Life's Puzzle

I'd really like to accept responsibility for my general state of happiness, the songs I write and the gobs of blessings in my life, but the simple fact is that I can't.  It's all because of God - complete forgiveness of my sins through Jesus Christ, the living and only son of God - to be precise.  Life is just so unnecessarily difficult without a personal relationship with your creator.  Hey, He's the one that made you and I - who better to ask what's best for us.

The central theme of the Bible is that we can know for certain that, when death comes, we will live in the presence of God in Heaven. It's as simple as A-B-C: 

"A" = Admitting

You are a sinner: "For all have sinned; all fall short of God's glorious standard." Romans 3:23

"B" =Believing

Jesus Christ died for your sins: "When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners." Romans 5:6

"C" = Confessing

...Or receiving Him into your life by faith and trusting Him As Savior: "For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10:9

Pray and ask Jesus to be your Savior from your sins and Heaven will be your eternal home - GUARANTEED!  On top of that (as if that weren't enough), you'll have a 24/7 relationship with One that is greater than anything in this world.

It's Good To Keep An Open Mind...
Just Don't Let Your Brains Fall Out!

Most folks go through life trusting there past, present and future to warm fuzzy thoughts and subjective truths.  Unfortunately, the truth is not subjective and it's not our point of view.  Don't believe me?  The next time you see a speeding truck on the Interstate, step out in front of it and believe as hard as you can that it won't hurt you.  I think you get my point.

Life is like that too.  There are certain inescapable truths and the need to have your sins forgiven through Jesus Christ is one of them.  God is perfect and can't go near you until you're spiritually clean from your sins.  Jesus Christ washes away those sins.  Pretty neat, huh?

God gave us His word, the Bible, as sort of an owners manual - like the one in your car or truck.  Here's what it says about "this salvation stuff":

1. GOD LOVES YOU

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” - John 3:16

2. YOU ARE A SINNER

“For all have sinned; all fall short of God's glorious standard.” - Romans 3:23

3. SIN SEPARATES YOU FROM GOD

“For the wages of sin is death...” - Romans 6:23a

4. YOU CAN HAVE ETERNAL LIFE

“...but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.” - Romans 6:23b

5. ETERNAL LIFE COMES THROUGH CHRIST

“There is salvation in no one else! There is no other name in all of heaven for people to call on to save them.” - Acts 4:12

6. ETERNAL LIFE IS A GIFT

“God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.” - Eph. 2:8 & 9

7. ETERNAL LIFE CAN BE YOURS

“For "Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” - Romans 10:13

If you've recently asked God to to forgive you of your sins through Jesus Christ and have been spiritually "born again", drop me a note and let me know.  It's fun to meet those that I'm going to spend eternity with!

Cheers!

The Bible quotes above come from the New Living Translation (NLT) of the Bible.  The NLT is a highly accurate dynamic equivalence translation directly from the original Greek text (the language the New Testament books were initially written in).  For a text comparison, click here.