The Bible says...

"I have written this to you who believe in the Son of God so that you may KNOW you have eternal life" (I John 5:13).

Notice 3 things...

1. The Bible (Old and New Testaments) was written so that you might place your faith and trust in the Son of God (Jesus).

2. The Bible was written so that you would KNOW that you have eternal life.  You can know that right here and now.  It is too late to find out after you have passed from this life.

3.  Eternal life can and should be your present possession.
"...so that you may know you HAVE (present tense) eternal life."

Notice the previous verse:  "So whoever has God's Son has life; whoever does not have his Son does not have life" (I John 5:12).		 

          Some years ago I sat in a church service, and during the sermon heard the rector say, "Those terms 'born again and saved' do not appear anywhere in the Bible."  I don't know what Bible he was reading, but my Bible, and all English translations, use those words often.

          Jesus was speaking to one of the most influential religious leaders of His day.  He told Nicodemus, a member of the ruling Sanhedrin, "With all the earnestness I possess I tell you this: Unless you are born again, you can never get into the Kingdom of God" (John 3:3 LB).  Jesus went on to explain, "For God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son so that anyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.  God did not send His Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it.  There is no eternal doom awaiting those who trust Him to save them.  But those who don't trust Him have already been tried and condemned for not believing in the only Son of God" (John 3:16-18 LB).

          There are many books in the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, which outline the way to be "born again" or "saved."  Consider these passages from the Book of Romans in the New Testament:

* "For there is none righteous, no not one" (Romans 3:10 NKJV).

* "For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23 NKJV).

* "But God demonstrates His own love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8 NKJV).

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

* "If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God rasied Him from the dead you shall be saved" (Romans 10:9 NKJV).

* "For all who call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Romans 10:13 NKJV).

          The question is: "Have you been born again; have you been saved?"  The answer to that question will determine your destiny for all eternity.  It is the most important question you will ever face during this lifetime; and putting off the decision could be an eternal disaster.
 

 
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