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THE GOSPEL May I ask you a question? Can you say without any doubt that you would spend eternity in heaven when you die? That may appear to be a question that is impossible for anyone to answer, but consider this verse from the Bible: “These things have I written unto you . . . that ye may know that ye have eternal life. . . .” (I John 5:13). What is eternal life? And how can one know if he has eternal life? John 3:16—“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.” John 14:6—“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” 3. Eternal life is a gift that must be received, not worked for.Ephesians 2:8–9—“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.” 4. Eternal life is received by turning from your sin of unbelief and trusting what God has said and asking Him to save you. You must understand and believe these four things that God has said is true of you: • You have sinned.Romans 3:23—“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” • Your sin must be punished and paid for. Romans 6:23—“For the wages of sin is death. . . .” • You cannot do anything to pay for your sins or save yourself. Galatians 2:16—“Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ . . . for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.” • Only the Lord Jesus Christ is able to save you from your sins. Acts 4:12—“Neither is there salvation in any other [person, religion, way, etc.]: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” John 3:36—“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” What should you do? Romans 10:9, 13—“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. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”Doctrinal Statement We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God and that He has preserved it for the English-speaking world in the Authorized King James Version. We believe that there is one God, the source, support, and end of all things, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ; in His Virgin Birth; in His sinless life; in His miracles; in His atoning death; in His shed blood; in His bodily resurrection; in His ascension to the Father's right hand; and in His personal, pretribulation return for His church and His premillennial return with His saints at the Revelation. We believe that man is totally depraved, a sinner (lost) by nature and by divine decree, therefore in need of the convicting and regenerating ministry of the Holy Spirit. We believe in the personality of Satan; in his power and kingdom; in His wiles; and in his judgment at the cross and his eternal destruction in Hell. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit; that He convicts the sinner; regenerates the one who believes; indwells, seals, instructs, reproves and guides the believer; that He fills and desires control in every life that is wholly yielded to Him. We believe that salvation is the gift of God offered to man by His grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the saved unto "life" and the unsaved unto "judgment" and everlasting damnation. |
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