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How do you trust God? How can you express that inner choice, your resolute change of mind about trusting God for salvation, both for now and eternity? The important thing isn’t saying the right words but, perhaps for the first time in your life, talking heartto-heart with God and trusting Jesus alone to be your Savior. If you’ve never done that, I urge you to do it right where you are, in the quietness of your heart. It can be expressed by praying a simple prayer of faith like this one… “Thank you, Lord, for preparing a place for me in your heavenly home. Thank you that Jesus Christ died on the cross and took away all my shame and guilt and forgave all my past, present and future sins by his shed blood. Thank you most of all that Jesus rose from the dead. I confess my failure and sins to you; I renounce my evil deeds. Come into my heart, wash me from all my sins, fill me with your presence, and make me your child.” Good News Tracts 1300 Crescent Street Wheaton, IL 60187 For helpful Christian literature, please write to the address above or visit our web site at www.goodnewstracts.org. Bible references: ESV.

What about you?

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L U IS PA L A U

Suppose you were to die tonight and, upon

to heaven on your own? The good works you have done

arriving at the gate of heaven, God asked you, “On what

will never be good enough. The Bible says that all your

basis do you request entrance into my heaven?”

righteous acts are like filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6). They are

Perhaps your answer would be, “I admit I’m not

useless to save your soul and get you into heaven. God

perfect. I’ve mistreated lots of people, as well as myself.

wants you to do good works, but not because they will

But I’ve done some good as well, Lord. Doesn’t that

save you.

count for something?”

Unless you have Jesus Christ in your heart as your Savior,

Or maybe you would answer, “I wasn’t too bad. I didn’t

you do not have eternal life. You may do many good things—

murder anyone or cheat on my spouse. My children didn’t

attend church, give money to the poor, even read the Bible—

end up in jail, and I was promoted to vice-president of my

but those things will not help get you into heaven.

company because of my honesty and hard work.” Either way, God would have to answer, “Good works are

God says we cannot earn a place in heaven. Eternal life is a gift he gives us when we trust in Christ. “For by grace

good, but not good enough. No one who is impure in any

you have been saved through faith. And this is not your

way can enter here.”

own doing; it is the gift of God, not as a result of works, so

The only way God will allow us into heaven is if we accept the forgiveness of our sins he has provided for us through his Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus paid for our sins by his blood given on the cross, making God’s forgiveness possible. God loves us so much he sacrificed his own

that no one may boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9).

Are you ready to accept God’s gift of eternal life in heaven? If you make that choice, the Bible teaches that your sins

Son—and Christ willingly chose to do it—so we could live

will be forgiven, Jesus Christ will come into your heart,

with him forever. But you must respond…you must make

and you will become a child of God. You will be spotless

a choice. You must “confess with your mouth that Jesus is

in the eyes of the holy God, and he will prepare a place for

Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from

you in heaven (John 14:1-2). He will say to you, “Welcome!

the dead” to be saved (Romans 10:9).

Welcome to my family! I have a house ready for you in

Have your sins been forgiven? Do you think you can get

heaven, and you will live with me for eternity!”

What about you? How do you trust God? How can you express that inner choice, your resolute change of mind about trusting God for salvation, both for now and eternity? The important thing isn’t saying the right words but, perhaps for the first time in your life, talking heartto-heart with God and trusting Jesus alone to be your Savior. If you’ve never done that, I urge you to do it right where you are, in the quietness of your heart. It can be expressed by praying a simple prayer of faith like this one… “Thank you, Lord, for preparing a place for me in your heavenly home. Thank you that Jesus Christ died on the cross and took away all my shame and guilt and forgave all my past, present and future sins by his shed blood. Thank you most of all that Jesus rose from the dead. I confess my failure and sins to you; I renounce my evil deeds. Come into my heart, wash me from all my sins, fill me with your presence, and make me your child.” Good News Tracts What About You? Evangelist Luis Palau asks the reader on what basis God should allow people into heaven—the only acceptable response is through faith in Christ alone! Bible references: ESV. Package contains 25 tracts.

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