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from the dead, you shall be saved; for result of works that no one should boast.”
with the heart man believes, resulting in (NAS) In the New Living Translation (NLT),
righteousness, and with the mouth he it says: “God saved you by His special
confesses, resulting in salvation. favor when you believed. And you can’t
take credit for this; it is a gift from God.
SALVATION OF OUR SOULS IS NOW: Salvation is not a reward for the good
things we have done, so none of us can
(2 CORINTHIANS 6:2) For he says; boast about it.”
“At the acceptable time I listen to you
and on the day of salvation I help you”; Jesus died on the cross to redeem us,
Behold, NOW is the day of salvation.” to pay our debt in full for our sins. What
we have to do is just accept the free
The devil has deceived people by believing gift from God by accepting Jesus Christ
the doctrine of purgatory. There is no into our hearts. Salvation is free and to
purgatory in the Bible. Once a man dies, be born again is just as simple as that.
there is no hope. Prayers for the dead and
purgatory are doctrines that come from (1 PETER 1:23) “For you have been born
the pits of hell. It is a lie. (HEBREWS again not of seed which is perishable but
9:27) “And as it is appointed unto men imperishable, that is through the living
once to die, but after this the judgment.” and abiding Word of God.” That is why it
A man without Christ who dies will imme- is important to explain the Bible otherwise
diately go to Hades or Hell. The devil is how can a man hear God’s Word and
trying to manipulate people in believing in how can he be born again and be saved
ghosts. These are not ghosts; these are without the Word explained to them?
demons or familiar spirits. Demons can
mimic a dead person’s voice or can make Those who believe in Jesus Christ become
you see apparition, just for people to children of God. (JOHN 1:12) “But to all
believe that the dead still have a chance who believed Him and accepted Him, He
to go to heaven through prayers and gave the right to become children of God.”
performing mass. People believe the devil
rather than believing what God said in the (JOHN 3:16) “For God so loved the world,
Bible. Salvation is now and not when we that He gave His only begotten Son,
are dead. How can a dead man repent that whoever believes in Him should not
of his sins? How can a dead man accept perish, but has eternal life.”
Christ? There are those who will reason out
and say how about Samuel who appeared Are you willing to accept His gift? You
to King Saul? Samuel was dead already can be born again right now. You can be
so a ghost can come back. My friend that saved right now. (ROMANS 10:9-10)
was a special occasion that God permitted that if you confess with your mouth Jesus
because God had a purpose and besides as Lord, and believe in your heart that
Samuel didn’t go to Hell. He was a man of God raised Him from the dead, you shall
God temporarily in Abraham’s bosom or the be saved; for with the heart man believes,
paradise at that time. (1 SAMUEL 28:15) resulting in righteousness, and with the
mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.
(HEBREWS 4:7) “TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS
VOICE DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEART.” HOW TO BE SAVED?
Pray this prayer, and mean it with
(EPHESIANS 2:8-9) “For by grace you all your heart.
have been saved through faith; and that not
of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a “Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner,
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