Salvation
The following is shared and adapted from the site of our fellow believers at Blessed Hope Chapel, located in Simi Valley, California.
What does it mean to be “saved?” And what must a person do to be saved? These are important questions, and we commend you for taking the time to seek an answer. In the Old Testament, God says to all the earth:
“Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.” (Isaiah 45:22)
The need for salvation is assumed, literally, “for all the earth.” Looking around us, at the many wars, diseases, poverty and miseries that afflict both man and beast, it is not hard to imagine why salvation is necessary. The Bible teaches that we live in a fallen world, and that the whole of creation “groans and travails” awaiting a time of redemption (Romans 8:22). Since the beginning of the creation, God has promised “by the mouth of all His holy prophets” a time of the restoration of all things to a perfect order (Acts 3:21).
But the Scriptures also take on a very personal note, revealing that each individual is also in need of salvation:
“Be gracious to me, O Lord … rescue my soul: save me because of Your lovingkindness.” (Psalm 6:2, 4)
Above all else, the Bible assures every man that those who in sincerity and truth, cry out to God, shall be heard:
“This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.” (Psalm 34:6)
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:13)
The next logical question is: Who is the Lord? There are so many religions that are taught in society today; and as America teaches “tolerance” for all faiths, it is commonly given out that there are many paths to God. How can a person know which of these to trust? Are they all trustworthy? As one pastor puts it, if you dial any phone number will the same person answer?
In contrast to the many-paths view, we find the words of Christ Jesus in the New Testament:
“I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die—ever. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26)
The above verse contains, in our opinion, the most important question facing any person. Do you believe in Jesus? Do you have faith that He is the Son of God? Do you believe the things the Bible says about Him? Do you know that He died for your sins and that God has raised Him from the dead so that, if you believe in Him, you will not be condemned for your sins but will be passed from death unto life? If you do not believe these things, then you have much to be concerned about, for Jesus also said:
“…he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” (John 3:18)
Perhaps you are full of doubts and questions. Why Jesus? Why not Buddha, or Mohamed? Aren’t they all basically the same? This is a popular teaching, and because of it, many people who want to know the truth are confused. But what does the Bible say? Do the Scriptures teach that there are many ways to God? On the contrary, Jesus said:
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but through Me.” (John 14:6)
Some have argued that figures such as Buddha, Krishna or Zoroaster pre-date Christ Jesus and therefore should be equally accepted. But Jesus directly addressed the idea of other “messiahs” or would-be saviors that had come before Him:
“Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved…” (John 10:7-9)
In society today most people seem to hold the view there are many paths to God, and that each of the world’s religions is simply “another way” to get there. Jesus confronted this issue when He said:
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber.” (John 10:1)
Jesus warned that the path most people will take actually leads to destruction:
“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it.” (Matthew 7:13-14)
Jesus also gave us the true definition of how to gain eternal life. Even in the world, there is the saying, “It’s not what you know, but who you know that counts.” This is definitely the case when it comes to salvation. Jesus said:
“And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” (John 17:3)
After Jesus taught these things, He was crucified on Calvary. His life and death were actually the fulfillment of prophecies which God had given long before. As people are reminded every Christmas, the birth of Christ was foretold by the prophet Isaiah who declared this prophecy in the 8th century BC:
“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14)
Some people wonder why Jesus wasn’t named “Immanuel,” but this is because the name describes His character, which is explained in the Gospel of Matthew:
“Now all this took place in order that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying, 'Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,' which translated means, 'God with us.'” (Matthew 1:22-23)
“God with us” describes exactly who Jesus is, and what He represents. The Bible says that Jesus is “God … manifest in the flesh.” (1 Timothy 3:16) The beginning of the Gospel of John tells us:
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God … All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being … And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us …” (John 1:1,3,14)
Now, some have wondered if Jesus Himself ever claimed to be the Messiah. The answer is a resounding “YES.” While many Scriptures could be referenced, the clearest comes from the Gospel of Mark, when Jesus was on trial before His death:
“… the high priest was questioning Him and said to Him, 'Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?' And Jesus said, 'I am' …” (Mark 14:61-62)
Meanwhile, the prophet Daniel (Old Testament, 6th century B.C.) wrote in advance about the death of the Messiah, saying:
“... the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing …” (Daniel 9:26)
The phrase “cut off” in the Old Testament was used to indicate capital punishment or a death sentence of some sort. Daniel writes that the Messiah would be cut off … but have nothing. In fact, Jesus died for the sins of the world. He took the punishment that we deserve for our sins upon Himself. The prophet Isaiah (8th century B.C.) also wrote of the sufferings of Christ, saying:
“Surely our griefs He Himself bore, and our sorrows He carried; yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our peace fell upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed. All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; but the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him.” (Isaiah 53:4-6)
In another passage, God foretells (through Isaiah) of how the Messiah would be crucified among thieves:
“… He poured out His soul to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet He Himself bore the sin of many, and interceded for the transgressors.” (Isaiah 53:12)
In the Psalms, King David prophesied of the Messiah and how men would pierce His hands and feet, and divided His garments by casting lots:
“… A band of evildoers has encompassed me; they pierced my hands and my feet … They divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.” (Psalm 22:16,18)
And when Jesus cried out from the cross, He was actually quoting from Psalm 22:
“My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my groaning. O my God, I call by day, but You do not answer; and by night, but I have no rest. Yet You are holy, enthroned upon the praises of Israel. In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You rescued them. To You they cried out and were granted escape; in You they trusted and were not disappointed.” (Psalm 22:1-5)
Reading the above Psalm, one might wonder why Jesus suffered so much, and how He could have felt so far removed from God the Father. There are a number of clues as to why. The Bible teaches that Jesus is the great High Priest of our faith as believers (Hebrews 5:10), and that He suffered so that He might help us in our trials:
“For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to help those who are tempted.” (Hebrews 2:18)
“For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things like we are, yet without sin.” (Hebrews 4:15)
The concept of the “suffering Messiah” was known centuries before among the Jews, because He is so clearly defined in the writings of the prophets. Consider these other Scriptures that foretell, centuries beforehand, what Jesus would endure for our sake:
“He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.” (Isaiah 53:3)
“He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth; like a lamb that is led to slaughter, and like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, so He did not open His mouth. By oppression and judgment He was taken away; and as for His generation, who considered that He was cut off out of the land of the living, that for the transgression of my people, striking was due to Him?” (Isaiah 53:7-8)
“But the Lord was pleased to crush Him, putting Him to grief; if You would place His soul as a guilt offering ... By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, as He will bear their iniquities.” (Isaiah 53:10,11)
The fact these scriptures were written centuries before the birth of Christ Jesus is God’s assurance to mankind that the Gospel comes from Him. This is why in the New Testament, we read:
“But the things which God announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that His Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled.” (Acts 3:18)
And again we read, “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures …” (1Corinthians 15:3) Three days after He was crucified, Jesus was raised up from the dead to demonstrate the promise of God toward those who put faith in His Son. This is why the Scripture says God has “furnished proof to all by raising Him [Jesus] from the dead.” (Acts 17:31) Once He was raised from the dead, Jesus appeared to His disciples and said to them:
“These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled … Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.” (Luke 24:44,46-47)
Jesus commanded His disciples to “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations … teaching them to keep all that I commanded you …” (Matthew 28:19-20) As such, His disciples were careful to teach not only the forgiveness of God, but also that salvation comes through Jesus alone. When His disciples were questioned about healing a certain lame man, the Jewish leaders asked them, “By what power, or in what name, have you done this?” (Acts 4:7) The apostle Peter answered them, saying:
“let it be known to all of you ... that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by this name this man stands here before you in good health … there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:10,12)
Like Jesus and Peter, the apostle Paul taught the only communication men can have with God comes through His Son, Christ Jesus:
“For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all …” (1Timothy 2:5-6)
Paul also confirmed the severe consequence of rejecting Jesus and the message of the Gospel. He writes about the second coming of the Lord:
“… at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, executing vengeance on those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might …” (2Thessalonians 1:7-9)
Paul did not preach this of his own wisdom, but was only teaching what he learned from Jesus Himself (Galatians 1:11-12). While the compassionate, loving side of Christ is often portrayed in movies and on TV, Hollywood has a strange habit of omitting the Lord’s severe warnings. Jesus began His earthly ministry preaching repentance from sin (Matthew 4:17), and saying, “… unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” (Luke 13:5)
Many people do not realize Jesus spoke about hell more than anyone else in the Bible, about 16 times. And those are just the warnings that specifically use the word “hell.” There are other passages that speak of being “cast out” of God’s Kingdom (Luke 13:28), being “cut in pieces” (Matthew 24:51), being “slain” as an enemy (Luke 19:27), or being “thrown into outer darkness” where "there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (Matthew 22:13) To ancient Capernaum, Jesus spoke of the entire city being “brought down to hell.” (Luke 10:15)
When the Lord returns, He will divide the nations “as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.” (Matthew 25:32) The sheep on His right hand are blessed and enter into God’s Kingdom; but Jesus says to the goats on His left hand: “Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels…” (Matthew 25:41) There is also the Lord’s warning about the final judgment of the wicked in the lake of fire:
“But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” (Revelation 21:8)
Jesus warned that whatever might cause a man to sin, he should put away from him to avoid going to hell. Furthermore, He reveals that hell is an eternal punishment:
“And if your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life crippled, than, having your two hands, to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame, than, having your two feet, to be cast into hell. And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be cast into hell, where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.” (Mark 9:43-48)
Jesus warned those who outwardly appeared to be righteous, but inwardly were full of hypocrisy and wickedness. He said to them:
“You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?” (Matthew 23:33)
Jesus was speaking to the fact that while men judge by the outward appearance, God looks upon the heart (1 Samuel 16:7). The Bible also warns, “The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick …” (Jeremiah 17:9) Because of this, Jesus gave many teachings on the heart of man. For example, He said, “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false witness, slanders. These are the things which defile the man …” (Matthew 15:19-20) Along these same lines, Jesus said that “... everyone who looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” (Matthew 5:28)
If God were to judge you according to the thoughts of your heart, how would you be judged? Would you be found guilty of “evil thoughts” in the sight of God? Jesus said, “For nothing is hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light.” (Luke 8:17) The Scripture says, in the Day of Judgment, “God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.” (Romans 2:16) It also says God “will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and make manifest the motives of hearts.” (1 Corinthians 4:5) If you were judged tomorrow, would the thoughts of your heart send you to heaven or to hell?
Now, there are people who believe “hell” is something a person experiences on earth, a consequence for sin that only lasts for this lifetime. However, according to Jesus, hell is a place where sinners are sent after they die. He made this very clear when He told the story of Lazarus, who was a poor beggar, and a certain rich man:
“Now it happened that the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom, and the rich man also died and was buried. And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torment …” (Luke 16:22-23)
This contrast between those who are saved and those who are damned is one found throughout the Bible. Heaven and hell are the only options. There is no “Switzerland” or neutral ground in heaven. Jesus said, “he who is not with Me is against Me …” (Matthew 12:30) A person either believes in and serves the Lord or is counted as an enemy of the Lord. In the very last book of the Old Testament, the prophet Malachi wrote:
“So you will return and see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him” (Malachi 3:18)
Along these same lines, the apostle Paul wrote:
“God ... will repay to each according to his works: to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and anger. There will be affliction and turmoil for every soul of man who works out evil ..." (Romans 2:5-9)
To “obey the truth,” as Paul tells us, is to obey Jesus, who says, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.” (John 14:6) Furthermore, Jesus states:
“Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; and He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment." (John 5:25-29)
A few verses later, Jesus declares, “I say these things so that you may be saved.” (John 5:34) The purpose for the Lord Jesus’ warnings about hell is so a person might heed the warning of the coming danger, repent of their sins, and look to the Son of God for forgiveness. God’s purpose in sending His Son was not to condemn men but lead them to salvation through Him. (John 3:17)
Right now, you might be saying in yourself, “But don’t the other religions make similar claims? If men make good, moral choices, isn’t that enough? Won’t God allow all the good people to get into heaven, even if they don’t necessarily believe in Jesus?” This is a fair question. But then we have to ask, what does it mean to be good? Just how good does a person have to be in order to get into heaven? The Bible gives us an insight with this warning:
“There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” (Proverbs 14:12)
According to the Bible, there is no such thing as a “good” person – apart from God. The reason for this is because the heart of man is corrupt and full of evil. While the evil in men’s hearts might be worse for some and less for others, God’s standard is perfection. (Matthew 5:48) Man, by his very nature, is imperfect. This is why Jesus Himself taught:
“There is only One [God] who is good …” (Matthew 19:17)
Therefore, God requires us to submit to His idea of goodness, not our own. The apostle Paul confirmed this teaching and explains why, from God’s perspective, there is no such thing as a good person. He begins by referring to Psalm 14:1-3:
“... as it is written, there is none righteous, not even one; there is none who understands, there is none who seeks for good; all have turned aside, together they have become worthless; there is none who does good, there is not even one ... for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God ..." (Romans 3:10-12, 23)
The presence of sin in a person’s life negates the possibility of them being “good” in God’s sight. Paul later explains, because of sin, all men eventually die:
“… death spread to all men, because all sinned ...” (Romans 5:12)
God warns not only of a physical judgment for sin (i.e. the death of the body) but also the death of the soul. He makes it clear that ultimately all souls belong to Him and that He will judge them:
“Behold, all souls are mine … the soul who sins will die.” (Ezekiel 18:4)
The Bible teaches that the ultimate death of the soul takes place on the Day of Judgment, where all the dead, small and great, will stand before God. This is after the famous battle of Armageddon and after the Lord Jesus Christ returns. The Scripture says Jesus “will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom …” (2 Timothy 4:1) In the Book of Revelation, we read about the fate of those who refused to receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved:
"Then I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and hell gave up the dead which were in them, and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. Then death and hell were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire." (Revelation 20:12-15)
The “second death” mentioned above is the death of the soul. This is the fate of those who reject the Gospel. Notice the reason men are cast into the lake of fire in that final verse: “… if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life …” This same book is called “the book of life of the Lamb” (Revelation 13:8) and refers to the Lamb of God, Christ Jesus. (John 1:36)
While the dead are judged according to their works, or deeds, ultimately what matters is whether or not a person’s name is found written in the Lamb’s book of life. Having your name written in heaven keeps you from the lake of fire. This is the deciding factor and the difference between heaven and hell. Remember the story of Lazarus and the “rich man” we discussed earlier? Review the story, and notice how Jesus recalls the name of Lazarus, who went to heaven, but the name of the rich man, who went to hell, is not mentioned. (Luke 16:19-31)
The only way a person’s name will be found in the Lamb’s book of life is by trusting in Jesus Himself. Later, the Book of Revelation tells us, “And nothing defiled, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.” (Revelation 21:27) Notice how it does not say that people who “did good deeds” enter, or those who gave money to charity and committed no major crimes against humanity. While those who are trusting Jesus will certainly walk in love and faithfulness, they get into heaven because of the finished work of Christ Jesus upon the cross — not because of their good works. They enter God’s Kingdom because they “know” the only true God, and His Son Jesus Christ.
Those who enter God’s Kingdom “follow the Lamb” (Revelation 7:17, 14:4), and “their deeds will follow them” (Revelation 14:13). Notice their deeds do not precede them. Their deeds are not as a trumpet that goes before them, opening the gates of heaven. The Lamb of God is before them, not the good things they have done. This is an important principle because the Scripture says we are saved by God’s grace, a free gift, through faith (believing Jesus), not of works (good deeds, religious behavior), so that no one may boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9) As the apostle Paul wrote, “He saved us, not by works which we did in righteousness, but according to His mercy …” (Titus 3:5)
No man will be able to stand before the throne of heaven and tell God about his good deeds, expecting to be “justified” because of them. God will not excuse the evil acts of men and their guilt just because they have done some good. “For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.” (James 2:10) And so, a person’s good works or behavior cannot pay the debt for their sins. The only payment God will accept is the atonement of His Son, Jesus, upon the cross at Calvary; the death of the Just for the unjust. But in this, the Bible tells us, "God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8)
The Bible also tells us that beyond the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, there is no other forgiveness available for the sins of mankind (Hebrews 10:10-18). This is why the apostles taught, "And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12) Jesus is the only way, and nobody gets to heaven or avoids hell, but through Him.
Right now, you might be thinking, what should I do? If so, please know that you are not alone. Let’s look at some Scriptures where others have asked exactly that same question. In the book of Acts, we read about the Philippian jailer who was convicted by the power of God, and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved …” (Acts 16:30-31) This is, perhaps, the most straight-forward explanation of salvation. We get some further insight when we read, “… if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, leading to righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, leading to salvation … For whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:9-10,13)
When the Gospel was first preached by the apostle Peter, we read, “Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, 'Men, brothers, what should we do?' And Peter said to them, 'Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'” (Acts 2:37-38)
Notice the first thing Peter tells them they must do is “repent” of their sins. Repentance from sin is an important part of believing Jesus. This word from Peter is identical to the witness of Jesus who began by preaching repentance. (Matthew 4:17) The word “repent” means to turn, and signifies a change of mind and a change of heart. It does not mean you will obey God perfectly, but it does mean you will turn away from sin, love God, and seek to obey the commandments of Christ Jesus.
The second thing Peter told them was to be “baptized” in the name of Jesus. Christ Jesus told the apostles, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit …” (Matthew 28:19) It is important to consider baptisms usually take place in public, and result in an open confession of Christ Jesus. This is important because Jesus said, “Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 10:32) Nevertheless, please know you can repent of your sins and place your faith in Jesus even in private. The Lord says, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.” (Revelation 3:20)
While most teachers agree that “water” baptism is not necessary for salvation, receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit certainly is. Jesus said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3) And Paul wrote, “... flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God ...” (1 Corinthians 15:50) In other words, a person must be reborn of God’s Holy Spirit. The Scriptures tell us, “... if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.” (Romans 8:9)
When Jesus spoke about the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, one of the disciples asked Him, “Lord, what then has happened that You are going to disclose Yourself to us and not to the world?” Jesus answered and said to him, 'If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling with him.'” (John 14:22-23) And so the apostles taught, “And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God gave to those who obey Him.” (Acts 5:32)
Our heart desire towards those who discover our website is best defined by the apostle Paul who wrote, “To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill all your good pleasure for goodness and the work of faith with power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.” (2 Thessalonians 1:11-12)
May the Lord Jesus grant you wisdom and guidance. We close this page with the following Scripture:
“Therefore they said to Him, 'What should we do, so that we may work 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)