I hope you will read all
of this Bible study and
find hope and peace
with God the Father
in heaven.
Words in red are the
words of the Lord
Jesus Christ.
John
3:16 For God so loved
the world [that includes
you and me], that he
gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever
believeth in him
should not perish, but
have everlasting life.
3:17 For God sent not
his Son into the world
to condemn the world;
but that the world
through him might
be saved.
3:18 He that believeth
on him is not condemned:
but he that believeth not
is condemned already,
because he hath not
believed in the name
of the only begotten
Son of God.
Son or Daughter
In the following Bible
verses, Jesus taught
this proverb to show
us that God is extremely
merciful and forgiving
no matter how bad we
have been in the past.
And He is waiting for us
to turn to Him; and He
will welcome us with
open arms! He wants
us (like the son in
this story) to ask
forgiveness of our
sins and want to
turn away from them,
and to trust that
Jesus Christ, His
Sinless Son, died in
your place and mine
to pay for our sins
on the cross and rose
from the grave alive
and is now in heaven.
If we truly believe that,
we will be forgiven,
and will spend eternity
in heaven with Him.
This story always makes
me grateful that God is
so extremely forgiving,
merciful, patient, and
loving towards us
because I have sinned
terribly in my life! Keep
reading and you will see
how you can know you
will be going to heaven
when you die. This
good news is what gives
me hope, and joy and
peace because I no
longer have to fear
what comes after death.
Luke
Luke
15:11 And he said, A
certain man had two sons:
15:12 And the younger
of them said to his father,
Father, give me the
portion of goods that
falleth to me. And he
divided unto them his
living.
15:13 And not many
days after the younger
son gathered all together,
and took his journey into
a far country, and there
wasted his substance
with riotous living.
15:14 And when he had
spent all, there arose a
mighty famine in that
land; and he began to
be in want.
15:15 And he went and
joined himself to a
citizen of that country;
and he sent him into
his fields to feed swine.
15:16 And he would fain
have filled his belly with
the husks that the swine
did eat: and no man
gave unto him.
15:17 And when he
came to himself, he said,
How many hired servants
of my father's have bread
enough and to spare,
and I perish with hunger!
15:18 I will arise and go
to my father, and will say
unto him, Father, I have
sinned against heaven,
and before thee,
15:19 And am no more
worthy to be called thy
son: make me as one
of thy hired servants.
15:20 And he arose, and
came to his father. But
when he was yet a
great way off, his father
saw him, and had
compassion, and ran,
and fell on his neck,
and kissed him.
15:21 And the son said
unto him, Father, I have
sinned against heaven,
and in thy sight, and am
no more worthy to be
called thy son.
15:22 But the father said
to his servants, Bring
forth the best robe, and
put it on him; and put a
ring on his hand, and
shoes on his feet:
15:23 And bring hither
the fatted calf, and kill it;
and let us eat, and be
merry:
15:24 For this my son
was dead, and is alive
again; he was lost, and
is found. And they
began to be merry.
15:25 Now his elder son
was in the field: and as
he came and drew nigh
to the house, he heard
musick and dancing.
15:26 And he called
one of the servants, and
asked what these things
meant.
15:27 And he said unto
him, Thy brother is
come; and thy father
hath killed the fatted
calf, because he hath
received him safe and
sound.
15:28 And he was angry,
and would not go in:
therefore came his father
out, and intreated him.
15:29 And he answering
said to his father, Lo,
these many years do I
serve thee, neither
transgressed I at any
time thy commandment:
and yet thou never
gavest me a kid, that
I might make merry
with my friends:
15:30 But as soon as
this thy son was come,
which hath devoured
thy living with harlots,
thou hast killed for
him the fatted calf.
15:31 And he said
unto him, Son, thou
art ever with me, and
all that I have is thine.
15:32 It was meet [fitting]
that we should make
merry, and be glad: for
this thy brother was
dead, and is alive
again; and was lost,
and is found.
Jesus Christ was telling
us by this proverb that
God in heaven is that
loving and forgiving
and merciful to us who
are all sinners. What a
comfort to know that no
matter what God loves
us. And God made
THE WAY to have all our
sins forgiven and know
you will go to heaven
when you die.
How can you be
saved from your
sins and know that
you will go to
heaven when you
die? God's Holy
Word, the King
James Bible, tells
us how:
Agree with God in
heaven that you are
a sinner and need a
Saviour. GOD SAYS
WE ARE ALL
SINNERS. But keep
reading because
there is Good News
for you:
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned,
and come short of the
glory of God;
Believe that Jesus
Christ, the Sinless Son
of God, shed his blood
on the cross to pay
for your sins (and
mine). Three days later
He rose from the dead.
Romans 5:8
But God commendeth
his love toward us, in
that, while we were
yet sinners, Christ
died for us.
Repent of trusting in
anything or anyone
other than Jesus
Christ (i.e. baptism,
good works, money/tithes,
man-made church rules
or traditions, or religious
ceremonies) to save you.
Titus 3:5
Not by works of
righteousness which we
have done, but according
to his mercy he saved us,
by the washing of
regeneration, and
renewing of the Holy
Ghost;
Jesus said that we do
not get to heaven by our
good works (stuff we
have done). See verses
7:22 and 7:23 below!
Matthew
7:21 Not every one that
saith unto me, Lord,
Lord, shall enter into
the kingdom of heaven;
but he that doeth the
will of my Father which
is in heaven.
7:22 Many will say to
me in that day, Lord,
Lord, have we not
prophesied in thy
name? and in thy
name have cast
out devils? and in
thy name done
many wonderful
works?
7:23 And then will I
profess unto them,
I never knew you:
depart from me, ye
that work iniquity.
Accept God's Free
Gift of eternal life
through his Sinless
Son, the Lord Jesus
Christ. It is a free gift
to you, but it cost Jesus
Christ his life! You do
not have to work to
earn a Gift - It is free!
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is
death; but the gift of
God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ
our Lord.
God tells us that as
many as received
Jesus Christ as their
Saviour and believed
on his name (trusted
him as Saviour), he
gave them power to
become the sons
(and daughters) of
God the Father in
heaven!
John 1:12
But as many as received
him [trusted Jesus], to
them gave he power to
become the sons of God,
even to them that
believe on his name.
So, if you confessed to
God in heaven that you
are a sinner in need of
a Saviour, and you
believe that Jesus Christ
died for your sins and
that God raised him
from the dead, then
you shall be saved.
Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess
with thy mouth the Lord
Jesus, and shalt believe
in thine heart that God
hath raised him from
the dead, thou shalt
be saved.
And when you die, you
will go straight to heaven
to be with Jesus Christ
forever and ever! The
following Bible verse
is one of my favorites.
It gave me comfort when
I went through double
breast cancer surgery
for I knew that if I died
on the operating table
I would immediately be
in heaven with Jesus!
Knowing that is why I
no longer fear what
comes after death.
What freedom there is
in knowing that.
2 Corinthians 5:8
We are confident, I say,
and willing rather to be
absent from the body,
and to be present with
the Lord.
One note to all dear
Catholics: The Catholic
church says that it is
wrong to believe that
you can know you are
saved before you die.
Please think about
this: God is a God of
love. After all he sent
his Son to die for your
sins so you could be
with him in heaven for
eternity! That is love!
Why would a God of love
want you to worry all of
your life whether you will
go to heaven or hell when
you die? God in heaven
wants us to have peace
and joy in this life as we
live for him and draw
others to him as their
Saviour. Only a cruel
God would want us
worried and stressed
about what comes after
death. But GOD LOVES
YOU and wants you to
have peace knowing that
you are saved now and
can know now that you
are going to heaven when
you die! Please trust your
loving heavenly Father's
Holy Word (the King James
Bible) when God tells you
that you will be with Him
after death if you trusted
Jesus Christ as your
Saviour!
And now that you have
become a Christian, it
is important to learn how
to live a life that glorifies
God in heaven who gave
you the Gift of salvation.
Link here to my Bible
study on 'What Do I Do
Now That I Am Saved?'