Everyone has sinned and needs God's forgiveness. His forgiveness is available in Jesus.
" All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."
" In Him we redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our sins according to the
riches of His grace."
A- is for AVAILABLE
God's forgiveness is available to all, but it is not automatic
"God loved the world in this way: He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who
believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life."
"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord Lord' will enter the kingdom of heaven"
I- is for IMPOSSIBLE
According to the Bible, it is impossible to get to heaven on our own.
" By grace you are saved through faith' and this is not from yourselves; it is God's gift."
So how can a sinful person have eternal life and enter heaven
T- is for turn
If you were going down the road and someone asked you to turn, what would he
or she be asking you to do? Change direction, go a different way. REPENT.
" Unless you repent you will all perish as well."
" I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the father except
through Me."
"If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart God
raised him from the dead, you will be saved. With the heart one believes, resulting
in righteousness, and with the mouth one confesses, resulting in salvation."
H- is for heaven
Heaven is a place where we will go to live with God forever.
"If I go away and prepare a place for you I will come back and receive you to
Myself, so that where I am you may also be."
Eternal life begins now with Jesus.
"I have come that they may have life and have it in abundance."
H- can also stand for How
How can a person have God's forgiveness, eternal life, and heaven? By trusting
Jesus as their personal Savior and Lord.
Example prayer
Dear God, I know that You love me. I confess my sin and am in need of salvation.
I believe that Jesus died on the cross for my sins and arose from the grave.
I turn away from my sin and place my faith in Jesus as my Lord and Savior.
I want to follow You with my life. AMEN
