1.      Everyone Needs Forgiveness.

Romans 3:23  for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

Romans 6:23a  For the wages of sin is death...

2.      Anyone Can Be Forgiven

John 3:16  For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace

3.      Nobody Can Earn Salvation

Ephesians 2:8-9  For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

Titus 3:5  not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

4.      Only Jesus Can Forgive Your Sin

John 14:6  Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Acts 4:12  Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."

Romans 5:8  But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 6:23  For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

5.      You must repent to be saved.

2 Corinthians 7:10  For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.

2 Peter 3:9  The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

6.      Repent means turn from sin and to Jesus

Acts 3:19  Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Acts 20:21  testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 26:20  but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do works befitting repentance.

7.      Jesus Will Save You

John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

Romans 10:9  that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

Romans 10:13  For "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved."

Acts 16:31  Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.

If you now understand what it takes to go to heaven and would like to know for sure that you will not spend an eternity in hell, pray this short prayer and call out to Jesus.  But please realize, merely saying these words will not save you.  You must be 100% sincere (and God always knows when we are).  You must believe what the Bible teaches; you must repent of your sin; you must ask Christ to become your Savior and Lord.

Lord Jesus.  I confess that I am a sinner who needs to be saved.  And I don’t want my sin anymore. I believe that only You can save me.  I believe that You died for my sins and that God raised You from the dead.  I am turning away from my sins and humbly asking you to forgive me and cleanse me of all my sin.  I accept the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior and Lord. In Your name I pray.  Amen