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Dear respected reader, 

Don’t wait until tomorrow — tomorrow is promised to no one. Today is the day of salvation (2 Corinthians 6:2). 

Read on and discover the good news of Jesus Christ, the hope of eternal life, and how you can be sure of your salvation.

0:00 What is the gospel and how do I know if l'm going to heaven? The gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ, can be explained very simply, but it can also run very deep. 

John 3:16 gives a very simple version. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 

But if you want to take it deeper, from the very beginning, God was always pointing to his son Jesus Christ and the sacrifice that he would make on our behalf. So, in the Garden of Eden, after Adam and Eve both sinned against God and ate the 'forbidden fruit,' ( Deeper biblical revelation, here)  

God performed the first sacrifice for mankind by shedding the blood of an animal to cover their shame. The blood was involved in the fall. That's found in Genesis 3:21.

 And just before that, in Genesis 3:15, God made the first mention of his saviour. He  said to the serpent, "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head and you will bruise his heel. 

 And what's really interesting about that is that a woman doesn't carry the seed. Only the man can do that. 

Yet, this points ahead to the virgin birth when Jesus would come as the seed of the woman. Not born of a man, but actually born of God. 

The angel said to Mary that the Holy Spirit would overshadow you and that you will conceive a son. And so Jesus wasn't born from the seed of Adam like you and I were, which is a good thing because everyone who comes from the seed of Adam is automatically born into sin because of his initial sin in the Garden of Eden. 

So fast forward from Genesis 3:15 to Abraham placing his son Isaac on the altar as a sacrifice to God. We see that as he was about to bring the knife down to kill his son that God intervenes Abraham at the last moment and provides a ram in Isaac's place which was a foreshadowing of how God himself would one day provide his own son as a living sacrifice for us. 

And then fast forward from there to the original Passover scene where every family of Israel had to apply the blood of a perfect spotless lamb on the doorpost of their home in order for God's judgment to pass them over. 

You see a beautiful foreshadowing of Jesus Christ, the perfect spotless lamb of God who was spotless because he was not born into sin, nor did he ever commit a sin, who would be slaughtered and offered as a perfect sacrifice for us. 

And so now it's his blood that covers over all of those who have placed their faith in him. 

These are just a few of the foreshadowings in the Old Testament that bring us to the simplicity of John 3:16.  For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life. 

 Of course, we can't just stop there. We have to continue with the following verses to get the full context of what God is saying. 

In verse 17, for God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. 

Verse 18, he who believes in Him is not condemned. 

 That's why it's called the good news for all of those who place their faith in Jesus Christ. 

But listen to the rest of  verse 18. 

But he who does not believe is condemned already 

because he has not believed in the name (i.e. Jesus Christ) of the only begotten son of God. 

And so whether you keep the gospel message simple or take a deep dive to Christ being revealed in the Old Testament, and again, I only mentioned a few. 

There is literally hundreds of examples throughout the Old Testament. 

The truth is this. Jesus carried the sins of the world on his shoulders and became the One and only perfect Sacrifice to rescue, redeem, and restore us back to God's original intent for us. 

His sacrifice rescues us from the judgment of God that will come to everyone who has sinned against Him. 

 Spoiler alert, that's everybody. You, me, your mom, your dad, your friends, everyone. 

Romans 3:23 makes that clear.  It says, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." That's why the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the son of God, was so vital. 

The only way we can escape God's judgment is through his blood that was shed for us. 

When we place our faith in him, his blood covers us and causes God's judgment to pass us by. That is the good news. 

Romans 6:23 says, "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." 

Jesus' sacrifice rescues you from God's judgment. It redeems you back to God and puts you in right standing with him just like Adam and Eve were in right standing before they sinned against God initially in the Garden of Eden. 

And his sacrifice restores you to God's original intent, which is that you would be with Him forever in paradise. 

Three days after Jesus Christ died from the crucifixion, he rose from  the dead. Shortly thereafter ascended into heaven. 

And we have the same promise that when our bodies die, our spirits will rise and leave our dead bodies and we will forever spend eternity in paradise, also known as heaven, with Him. 

But those who have not placed their faith in Jesus Christ, listen, they'Il spend eternity forever, separated from God in a place called hell, where there'll be weeping and gnashing nashing of teeth. 

And whether you like that concept or do not like it, whether you believe it or reject it, those are the words of Jesus Christ himself. 

Listen, God is the righteous God. Heis the holy God. And because of that, on one hand, he must punish those who sin against him. 

I mean, after all, he did kick Adam and Eve out of paradise. And so, he'll do that for anyone who sins against Him. 

 But yet on the other hand, he loves us so much that he provided his son as a living sacrifice for us. 

So that if we believe in him, we shall be saved from his wrath that will come. 

If you do not know Jesus Christ, today is the day of salvation. 

Don't wait until tomorrow because tomorrow is literally promised to no one. 

Surrender your life to Jesus today and become born again. How do you do that? 

First, you have to acknowledge that you have sinned against God.

1 John 1:9 says, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 

And then Romans 10:9 tells us that "if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord. And believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and 7:04 with the mouth one confesses and is saved. Which takes us right back to John 3:16. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting  life. 

That word 'believe' means to trust in, to adhere to, to rely on. 

So if we believe in Christ, that means that we  are placing our trust. We're adhering to and relying on Jesus Christ for our salvation. And when we do that, the Bible says that we become born again. 

 And the new nature of Christ or the Spirit of God comes and takes up residency within us. 

So to surrender your life to Christ, simply communicate with God out loud and mean what you say , because words without meaning are empty. 

 And empty words will never save you. 

And so if you are ready to commit your life to Jesus  Christ, communicate or pray out loud to God with me. Say these words and mean them from the bottom of your heart. 

"God, thank you for sending your son, Jesus Christ, to be a sacrifice for my sins. I believe that he is your son and that he was a living sacrifice for my sins. I believe that you raised him from the dead and that by placing my faith in Jesus Christ, that I'm saved and in right standing with you, Jesus, I surrender my life to you and make you my Lord. I renounce Satan and surrender completely to you. Give me strength and show me how to follow you with all my heart, all my  soul, all my mind, all my strength in Jesus' name. Amen."

 And listen, if you prayed that to God and meant it, then you are now a child of God and covered by the blood of Jesus Christ. 

And that is the best news you could ever receive. 

 Your Christian journey has just begun, but guess what? It's not over. 

If you don't have one, make sure that you get a Bible and start reading it every day and allow God to transform your mind, or as the Bible says, to renew your mind. 

And if you just had a genuine born-again   experience, guess what? 

You're going to immediately sense a tug-of-war between good and evil within you. 

Listen, that's the Holy Spirit already convicting you about some of your lifestyles and habits that contradicts his nature. 

Welcome to the kingdom of God if that's you. 

And when you yield to the Holy Spirit and stop participating in the activities that you know are not right, day by day, you'lI find yourself drawing closer to God and growing in your faith. 

  That's why reading his word is so important,    because it makes room for the Holy Spirit to teach you about God's ways, but also to reveal to you the tactics of the enemy, the devil, the very one that convinced Adam and Eve to sin against God in the first place. 

John 10:10 says, "The enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy." 

And if he was there in the Garden of Eden, want to destroy them,  he's certainly wanting to destroy you. 

 So listen, be sure to read the word of God on a regular basis. If you don't know where to start, a good rule of thumb is to start out with the book of Luke and then go into the book of Acts and continue reading through the rest of the whole New Testament. 

And then of course come back and read all of the Gospels when you make it all the way to the end of the New Testament. 

There's probably a lot of good reasons to speedread certain books, but reading the Bible is not one of them. 

Make sure you just read a few chapters every day and then spend time praying about what you read. In other words, if what you read challenges you, then pray about that. 

 Lord, your word says that uh to look lustfully after a woman is the same thing as committing adultery in my heart. So God, help me with that. 

Holy Spirit, I don't know how to handle this. 

To forgive people whoʻve sinned against me stuff. You're definitely going to have to help me with that. 

So, listen, read God's word and allow it to bring  conviction, healing, and to train you regarding spiritual warfare and how to live a godly life. 

And listen, always remember that what comes in us ends up coming out of us. So, when it comes to things like music, don't listen to garbage. 

Listen to worship music or other Christian music that focuses on God and encourages you to worship Him and not worship the things of this world. 

And of course, find a good Bible believing church that admonishes you to be a real follower of Jesus Christ. If you don't know which one to attend, pray to God to lead you to the right church if you don't already have good Christian friends that are attending a good  Bible believing church. 

Well, hey, if you made it this far, thank you so much for listening. If this message encouraged you, leave a comment(s). If you gave your life to  Jesus Christ, please let me know in the comments. 

 Be blessed, be encouraged, and stay in the truth.