The Bible tells us that in heaven, the street of the city is pure clear, gold - like glass. No one is ever sick there. No one ever dies. There is no night there. Every person in heaven will be perfectly happy -- always. The most wonderful thing about heaven is that God the Father and His Son, the Lord Jesus are there. If you know about God, you know that He created everything. He created you and me as well and He loves us. Look at John 3:16.

There is one thing that can never be in heaven... that is SIN. Sin is anything we think, say or do tht does not please God. Sin has caused sorrow and sadness in our world. I'm sure you can think of things people do that are sin.

Examples could be stealing, lying, disobeying parents, saying bad or mean words. The Bible says "For all have sinned..." Look at Romans 3:23. All means everyone. We sin because we were born with a "want to" to do wrong things. God has said sin must be punished. The punishment for sin is death--to be separated from God forever. God know there was nothing you could do to get rid of your sin. He knew you could not be good enough to please Him. So, He made a way for your sin to be forgiven.

God loves us so much he sent His only Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to this world. Jesus was born as a baby. He grew up and became a man. He never did anything wrong--He is perfect. But one day wicked men put a crown of thorns on His head and nailed Him to a cross. When they nailed Him to the cross, blood came from His hands and feet. The Bible says that without giving of blood there could be no forgiveness. Look at Hebrews 9:22. The Lord Jesus took the punishment you and I deserved for our sins. The Bible says that "that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures." After the horrible ordeal on the cross, God raise Jesus from the dead! He came back to life and walked among the people; many people saw Him.

Now, because of what Jesus did you can have your sins forgiven.

He wants to forgive your sins, take them away, and make you His child. Read John 1:12 to see what He says to you. The WHITE shows how Jesus will cleanse us from our sin. According to the verse in the gospel of John Receive Him means you believe with all your heart Jesus died on the cross for your sins and He rose again. You need to be willing to turn away from your sin and believe that only the Lord Jesus can forgive you. He'll put His life in you and make you His own child -- God's child. That's what the rest of the verse means when it says, "to them He gave the right to become Children of God, to those who believe in His name." You can tell the Lord Jesus right now you have sinned and you believe He died for you.


PRAYER OF SALVATION

Lord Jesus, I know I'm a sinner, and I've done wrong things. I believe You died for me. Right now, I received You as my Savior and ask You to forgive my sins. Thank you. Amen.

ASSURANCE OF SALVATION

Read John 1:12 again - "But as many as received Him to them He gave the right to become children of God to those who believe in His name." When you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and receive Him, you become a child of God. Isn't that awesome!

Now read these verses: Hebrews 13:5-6 - For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." So we may boldly say: " The L ord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?"

 

The GREEN color reminds us of things which are growing, like leaves, grass, flowers, and trees. This page reminds me of the new life, the everlasting life, you have received from God. When you receive the Lord Jesus as your Savior from sin, you are like a newborn baby in God's family. God wants you to grow by learning more about Him. As you learn more about the Lord Jesus, you will learn how to please Him. You have His power and strength to do what is right. but when you do something that is sin, what can you do? Read 1 John 1:9.

God knows when you sin, but He wants you to confess your sin. Confess means to tell on yourself to God or to admit the wrong you have done. As soon as you realize you have done wrong, tell the Lord right away. He will cleanse you from that sin, because that is what He promised to do.

1. PRAY or talk to God every day. You can talk with Him anytime and anyplace. He is your Heavenly Father, and He wants you to tell Him everything.

2. READ and OBEY THE BIBLE, the book He has given us. That is another way you can get to know Him better. You can begin in the Book of John and read about five verses each day. John tells us in his gospel:

but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

Click here to read the Gospel of John online.
3. WITNESS. Tell others about what the Lord Jesus has done for you. They need to have their sins forgiven, too.
4. GO TO CHURCH or SUNDAY SCHOOL. You can learn more about God by attending church and or sunday school each week.