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How Can I Be Saved?

On By Geri UngureanIn how to be saved, Salvation, Uncategorized21 Comments

The Simple Plan of Salvation

I am asking you the most important question of life. Your joy or your sorrow for all eternity depends upon your answer. The question is: Are you saved? It is not a question of how good you are, nor if you are a church member, but are you saved? Are you sure you will go to Heaven when you die?

God says in order to go to Heaven, you must be born again. In John 3:7, Jesus said to Nicodemus, “Ye must be born again.”

Born again

In the Bible God gives us the plan of how to be born again which means to be saved. His plan is simple! You can be saved today. How?

First, my friend, you must realize you are a sinner. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).

For all have sinned

Because you are a sinner, you are condemned to death. “For the wages [payment] of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). This includes eternal separation from God in Hell.

“ . . . it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27).

Judgment

But God loved you so much He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, to bear your sin and die in your place. “ . . . He hath made Him, Jesus, Who knew no sin to be sin for us . . . that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21).

He who had no sin

Jesus had to shed His blood and die. “For the life of the flesh is in the blood” (Lev. 17:11). “ . . . without shedding of blood is no remission [pardon]” (Hebrews 9:22).

Lamb

“ . . . God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).

Christ died for us

Although we cannot understand how, God said my sins and your sins were laid upon Jesus and He died in our place. He became our substitute. It is true. God cannot lie.

My friend, “God commandeth all men everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30). This repentance is a change of mind that agrees with God that one is a sinner, and also agrees with what Jesus did for us on the Cross.

In Acts 16:30-31, the Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas: “ . . . ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ And they said, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved ’ ”

Believe on the Lord

Simply believe on Him as the one who bore your sin, died in your place, was buried, and whom God resurrected. His resurrection powerfully assures that the believer can claim everlasting life when Jesus is received as Savior.

“But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name” (John 1:12).

“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).

Whosoever

Whosoever includes you. Shall be saved means not maybe, nor can, but shall be saved.

Surely, you realize you are a sinner. Right now, wherever you are, repenting, lift your heart to God in prayer.

In Luke 18:13, the sinner prayed:
“God be merciful to me a sinner.” Just pray: “Oh God, I know I am a sinner. I believe Jesus was my substitute when He died on the Cross. I believe His shed blood, death, burial, and resurrection were for me. I now receive Him as my Savior. I thank You for the forgiveness of my sins, the gift of salvation and everlasting life, because of Your merciful grace. Amen.”

Just take God at His word and claim His salvation by faith. Believe, and you will be saved. No church, no lodge, no good works can save you. Remember, God does the saving. All of it!

God’s simple plan of salvation is: You are a sinner. Therefore, unless you believe on Jesus Who died in your place, you will spend eternity in Hell. If you believe on Him as your crucified, buried, and risen Savior, you receive forgiveness for all of your sins and His gift of eternal salvation by faith.

You say, “Surely, it cannot be that simple.” Yes, that simple! It is scriptural. It is God’s plan. My friend, believe on Jesus and receive Him as Savior today.

If His plan is not perfectly clear, read this tract over and over, without laying it down, until you understand it. Your soul is worth more than all the world.

“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36).

Be sure you are saved. If you lose your soul, you miss Heaven and lose all. Please! Let God save you this very moment.
God’s power will save you, keep you saved, and enable you to live a victorious Christian life. “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, Who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it” (1 Corinthians 10:13).

Do not trust your feelings. They change. Stand on God’s promises. They never change. After you are saved, there are four things to practice daily for spiritual growth:

Pray — you talk to God.
Read your Bible — God talks to you.Witness — you talk for God.
Join a Bible Study — You will grow in your faith.
Develop relationships with other believers – Fellowship is so important!!

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WICCANS, PAGANS and HALLOWEEN: What Every Christian Should Know

On By Geri UngureanIn Uncategorized2 Comments

So, here we are again.

That dreaded holiday to born again believers – Halloween.  Should we, or should we not participate?

First, let’s look at the origins of Halloween:

Wiccans love Halloween. So, I thought I would go to a Wiccan website to get the real scoop on Halloween, or as the Wiccans call it – Samhain.

FROM PAGANWICCAN.ABOUT.COM  (Please don’t go to this website. It is so satanic. Just read what is posted in this article to be informed about Halloween and Wicca).

Paganism/Wicca Expert

What is Samhain?:

Samhain is known by most folks as Halloween, but for many modern Pagans it’s considered a Sabbat to honor the ancestors who came before us, marking the dark time of the year. It’s a good time to contact the spirit world with a seance, because it’s the time when the veil between this world and the next is at its thinnest.

So, the veil is thinnest between our world and the next? I guess that means that demonic activity is at its highest. 

Pagan Wheel of the Year

Religious scholars agree that the word Samhain (pronounced “sow-en”) comes from the Gaelic “Samhuin,” but they’re divided on whether it means the end or beginning of summer. After all, when summer is ending here on earth, it’s just beginning in the Underworld. Samhain actually refers to the daylight portion of the holiday, on November 1st.

 “After all, when summer is ending here on earth, it’s just beginning in the Underworld.”  That sounds demonic, doesn’t it?

Around the eighth century or so, the Catholic Church decided to use November 1st as All Saints Day. This was actually a pretty smart move on their part – the local pagans were already celebrating that day anyway, so it made sense to use it as a church holiday.

Oh, did it make sense for the Catholic Church to adopt this pagan holiday?  I suppose so, if the Catholic Church leaders are pagans.

All Saints’ became the festival to honor any saint who didn’t already have a day of his or her own. The mass which was said on All Saints’ was called Allhallowmas – the mass of all those who are hallowed. The night before naturally became known as All Hallows Eve, and eventually morphed into what we call Halloween.

Wouldn’t it be incredible if the Catholic leaders actually picked up a BIBLE and read it?

Honoring the Ancestors:

For some of us, Samhain is when we honor our ancestors who came before us. If you’ve ever done genealogy research, or if you’ve had a loved one die in the past year, this is the perfect night to celebrate their memory.

If we’re fortunate, they will return to communicate with us from beyond the veil, and offer advice, protection and guidance for the upcoming year.

“Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God” (Leviticus 19:31).

Samhain Rituals:

Try one — or all — of these rituals to celebrate Samhain and welcome the new year.    (DO NOT TRY THEM!!!)

Celebrating the End of the Harvest
Samhain Ritual for Animals
Honoring the Ancestors
Hold a Seance at Samhain
Host a Dumb Supper
Honor the God and Goddess at Samhain
Celebrating the Cycle of Life and Death
Ancestor Meditation

Oh, by the way, Halloween is the witches’ “New Year.”  And a Dumb Supper is one where they invite the dead to dine with them.

I think that most of us know that the little children going door to door, trick-or-treating, have absolutely no idea about the origins of this holiday. I would say that most of their parents probably do not know about the evils they are actually celebrating. But those of us who are born again believers in Jesus Christ, and read our Bibles, SHOULD know that Halloween is the most evil day of the year.

We should not be afraid of Halloween, nor fear the evil spirits which are most likely roaming about in droves upon the earth.  But should we give into our secular culture and actually celebrate it?  What does that say to our children about our beliefs?  What does it say to our neighbors who know that we are Christians?

“I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world”  (John 17:14-16).

What then should we do on Halloween?  I can only tell you what my husband and I have done.  We carve a large Cross into a pumpkin with a candle inside. When the children approach our door step, they immediately see the Cross. We have candy for them, but we also have Christian tracts for children.  The kids have come to expect them!

Here is a great source for the children’s tracts:

Living Waters store

We are in this world, but certainly we are not of it.  We are here to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  What an opportunity to share with people who come right up to your door!

For the past few years, Tim and I have kept the lights off in our home and have not given out candy and tracts on Halloween. We are very conflicted about this. We are praying that the Lord would show us what to do. I truly miss giving out the tracts. I wonder how many children and teens were impacted by the tracts when we did give them out.

I pray that the Lord would show us clearly what to do!

Here is another piece by Dale Vernon on this subject:

Dale Vernon expands on HALLOWEEN:

Blessings in Jesus

HOW TO BE SAVED

MARANATHA!