“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life,“For God did not send the Son into the world to Judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.” (John 3:16-17)
On the cross, Jesus Christ paid for the penalty of your sins, along with the sins of the whole world. However, to have eternal life, an individual must appropriate the value of Christ’s saving work. God has made His Son the issue in salvation. Whoever believes the testimony of God about the identity of His Son instantly receives the free gift of God’s righteousness unto salvation.
Yes, it is that that simple! God has made it very easy to be saved. In fact, you can look at it this way: God has actually made it hard NOT to be saved! All one must do is believe that Jesus Christ is the Person God has claimed He is.
…but these things have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name. (John 20:31)
Many people think that going to heaven depends on the kind of life they have led, how good they have been, or the works they have done. However, none of this is relevant.
Therefore they said to Him, “What shall we do, so that we may do the Works of God?”
Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.” (John 6-28-29)
But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness. (Romans 4:5)
If you are not sure of your eternal destiny, God is inviting you to believe in His Son Jesus Christ so that you may receive the free gift of eternal life.
Scripture quotations taken from the NASB. www.lockman.org
