I have a friend whose name is Jesus, and I want to tell you about Him. You may have heard about Him but never got to know Him. Jesus wants to be your friend: He wants to know you. Jesus will be the greatest friend you have ever had, and He will be the greatest friend you will ever have.
Let me tell you who Jesus is: He is the son of God. Jesus was crucified on a cross, buried in a tomb; but after three days, He arose from the grave, conquering death and establishing the truth--that He is the Son of God.
He appeared to the apostles and many others then ascended to heaven, promising to return suddenly some day; to raise the dead, execute judgement, and deliver His Kingdom (Church) to God.
Jesus suffered, bled and died--crucified on a cross--so that everyone could have forgiveness of their sins. Everyone has sinned, and we all sin everyday. All who die in sin will go to hell: To everlasting damnation; suffering agony in the lake of fire, where the worm never dies and the fire is never quenched.
God wants all to be saved; none to perish, but all to have everlasting life. That is the reason He sent His Son to die on the cross as a one time sacrifice for all who believe and obey Him.
At the time of Moses, the old covenant that God made with His people, required priests to offer blood sacrifices of animals for sin. God's people followed laws and ordinances, but they did not have the love of God in their hearts. We must love God with all of our heart, all of our mind, and all of our soul, and love our neighbor as ourself.
Because the first covenant was repeatedly broken by God's people, God sent Jesus, His only begotten Son, with a new covenant; so that all who believed in Him and obeyed His Gospel would be saved, by inheriting eternal life as children of God.
So, you see, my friend Jesus is not only my best friend, He is my savior, and He can be yours also. All you have to do is believe that He is the Son of God, confess your belief before others, repent of all the sin in your life, and be baptized for the remission of all those sins.
If you do this you will be saved at that time, but you must understand that inheriting eternal life, to be with God in heaven, means following Jesus, loving Him, and obeying His commands-- the rest of your life. You will be guilty of committing sins, for no one is free from sin. It is human nature to sin, but you will have Jesus that you can turn to with penitent heart and ask forgiveness. He will forgive your sins if you have Godly sorrow and love in your heart, and you are committed to refrain from those sins.
So accept Jesus as your savior and friend: Obey His gospel and be saved today--tomorrow may be too late! Heaven or hell can be as close as your next heartbeat. Where do you want to go after you die? Right now what would your destination be?
Make the decision now to accept Jesus as your savior: Obey His gospel and be added to His church. Can anything be more important?
Bible References
"Ye are my friends if ye do whatsoever I command you" (John 15:14.) Christ died for the world's sins. "And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world." (1 John 2:2.) Christ arose and was seen by many. "And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures; And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that he was seen of James; then of all of the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time." (1 Corinthians 15:4-8.) God loved the world and gave His Son. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16.) Animal sacrifices could not take away sin. "For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins." (Hebrews 10:3.) We now have a better covenant. "By now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises." (Hebrews 8:6.) Christ shed His blood and obtained salvation for the obedient. "How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your concience from dead works to serve the living God?" (Hebrews 9:14.) "And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that hath endured to the end shall be saved." (Matt. 10:22.) "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord." (1Cor. 15:58.) " Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6.) "And he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." (Mark 16:16.)