Denny answers:
Jesus promises that those who trust His death for their sins will have eternal life in Heaven.
Eternal life means living forever in heaven with God. But every person is a sinner; we do, say, and think wrong things that displease God. Because of our sin, we deserve to spend eternity without God. Because God loves us, He sent His only Son Jesus to make a path to eternal life in heaven.
Unlike anyone else, Jesus never did anything wrong. He never sinned. He was not only a man but was also God in human form. Jesus didn't deserve to die because death is the punishment for sin, and He had never sinned. But Jesus died on the cross to take the punishment that we deserve for sin. Because God accepted His death for sin, God brought Jesus back to life.
Jesus is the only way to have your sins forgiven. God gives forgiveness and eternal life in heaven to those who trust in Jesus. If you want to follow the path to Heaven, you can pray a prayer like the one below. Remember that praying isn't what gives you eternal life - only God can do that. The prayer is your way of placing your trust in Jesus as your Savior and asking God to give you eternal life.
"Dear God, I'm sorry for going my own way and sinning against You. I deserve to die for my sins and be separated forever from you. But I believe that You sent your perfect Son Jesus for me. I trust that He died on the cross to take the punishment I deserve for sin. I believe He became alive again after three days. I now trust in Jesus alone as my Savior. Thank you for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life! Amen."
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Bible Truth
- "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23).
- "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).
- "And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life" (1 John 5:11-12).
- Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life" (John 5:24).
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