Howcanapersonbebornagain - JESUS IS THE ANSWER FOR MANKIND MINISTRIES

GOD LOVES YOU

First let me tell you that God loves you more than you could possibly imagine. It does not matter what you have done or even what you haven’t done, God loves and cares for you. And I hope that if you do know the Lord Jesus Christ that you will take this opportunity to invite the Lord into your heart and life.

WHAT IS SALVATION?

In the beginning of time, God created man in His image. It was in the plan of God that man would live a Godly life here on earth in holiness and rightniousness, but when Satin tempted Adam and Eve, they ate the probiden fruit and brought sin into the world. Now they found themselves separated from God because of sin, God cannot stand to look upon sin. Then God set forth atonement for sin so that Man could be restored back to the fellowship that he had with God. The atonement meant that an animal such as a lamb has to be sacrificed “offered up” to God. But even with all of this, the sin debt was not paid so God sent his only begotten Son who became our sacrifice for sin Jesus died on the cross of Calvary and paid the debt that we owed to God. Therefore we must realize that without Christ we have no hope and the only hope we have is by coming to Jesus and ask him to come into our lives and forgive us of our sin. Here is what the said in John 3

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

John 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

HOW CAN I BE SAVED

First realize that you are a sinner in need of a savior

Second, repent of your sins and ask the Lord Jesus Christ to come into your heart

And if you have never prayed and do not know how, just repeat this prayer.

Dear Heavenly Father, I come to you in the name of your son Jesus Christ, I know that I am a sinner in need of and savior Lord I am sorry for sins and I ask you to forgive me for all of my sin, Lord please cleanse and wash me from all my transgressions Lord Jesus I believe in what Your word said That if I shalt confess with my mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in my heart that God hath raised him from the dead, I shalt be saved. So Lord I give to you my heart and I make you the Lord of my life. And I believe according to your Holy Word that I am saved

Third, you should get a Bible and read the Bible for yourself. Do not take it for granted that just because someone is preaching on TV, radio, or even in a church that they are preaching the truth, for even the Bible lets us know there are many false prophets in this world.

Forth, get into a good Bible based church, but be careful to choose one that teaches according to the Bible. Some churches once saved always save but this is not true. Yes you can remain saved but you can not live like the world and still expect to be ready for Jesus when he comes back again.

HOW DO I KNOW I AM SAVED?

You will know you are saved when you confess with your mouth and believe in your heart that there is only one Saviour, only One who has paid the price for your Redemption and that Saviour is the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Scripture says: “IF YOU SHALL CONFESS WITH YOUR MOUTH THE LORD JESUS, AND SHALL BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART THAT GOD HAS RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, YOU SHALL BE SAVED. FOR WITH THE HEART MAN BELIEVES UNTO RIGHTEOUSNESS; AND WITH THE MOUTH, CONFESSION IS MADE UNTO SALVATION” (Rom. 10:9-10).

Your Salvation is a gift from God. You simply have to believe and accept that the Lord Jesus Christ died on Calvary to pay the price for your redemption.

The Scripture says: “FOR BY GRACE ARE YOU SAVED THROUGH FAITH; AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES; IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD; NOT OF WORKS, LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BOAST’” (Eph. 2:8-9)

For more information you may call or write and request the booklet, “What Must I Do To Be Saved?” (10-106).

WHAT CHURCH SHOULD I ATTEND?

THE ERROR OF JESUS ONLY DOCTRINE

We teach there is one God manifest in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The Jesus Only people teach that Christ is the Father, He is the Son, and He is the Holy Spirit. Hence, the name, Jesus Only. I believe we can provide proper evidence from the Word of God that this is not the case and that the teaching advanced by these people is erroneous and does not accord proper due and honor to the Godhead.

The Scripture does state there is one God. But the word “one” relates to unity as well as number. I John 5:7 clearly means one in unity, as does St. John 17:11-21. And yet there are three distinct Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

The Jesus Only proponents basically teach baptismal regeneration. In other words, the water saves. This teaching, plus the implication that if one is not baptized in the name of Jesus Only, their sins cannot be forgiven and they will be lost and burn in Hell eternally.

We teach and preach that the Baptism with the Holy Spirit is an experience subsequent to Salvation. However, while we cherish the Baptism with the Spirit, we must reject the insistence of the Jesus Only people that the experience is necessary for Salvation. We believe that the Baptism with the Spirit is a part of our Salvation, but so is Divine healing: and while this is a great blessing, it cannot be labeled as a requisite for Salvation itself. There is a difference between that which we must do in order to be saved and those blessings that come to us because we are saved.

TITHES AND OFFERINGS

TITHES, I believe, should be used to support one’s local Church. If the Church is a faithful one which honors God, exalts the Lord Jesus Christ, believes the Bible, preaches the Gospel, and leads sinners to Christ, it is worthy of one’s support in attendance and finances (tithes especially). Such a Church provides food for one’s Spiritual Growth.

OFFERINGS are to be given over and above one’s tithes. I personally feel a person should be very generous with God when it comes to the matter of finances. I do not believe a person can out give God. As someone once said, the more we give to God, the more He gives back to us — because He has a bigger shovel, and He just keeps shoveling it back.

The Holy Spirit should lead a person with respect to sharing his tithes and/or offerings with ministries such as ours. Tithes should be given where one receives his spiritual help and where the needs of the inner man are met. This is a matter which should be prayerfully considered. A promise which has helped many at a time of indecision is this one:

“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and
upbraideth not; and it shall be given him” (James 1:5).

WHAT IS THE DOCTRINE OF UNCONDITIONAL ETERNAL SECURITY?

The doctrine of unconditional eternal security accepts the Calvinist perspective and states that once a person has been saved and accepts the atoning Blood of Jesus Christ, he can never be lost afterward, no matter what he might do.

The question to ask is whether a Born-Again Christian can cease being a Born-Again Christian. The answer to this question is, yes, a Believer can stop believing, a Christian can stop being a Christian, and the Born-Again can turn his back on Salvation and become lost-again. Even superficial reading of the Bible will reveal any number of personalities who were at one time within the Grace of God, but who subsequently fell from Grace. After their fall from Grace, these individuals became lost (Ezek. 28:12-19; Mat. 25:41; Gen. 1:26-31; Lk. 3:38; Lev. 10:1-2).

The Bible clearly states that we are saved by Grace through Faith (Eph. 2:8). We are further told that the just shall live by Faith (Heb. 10:38). Salvation is given to the Believer, not by works or by acts of righteousness, but as a gift through the act of Faith. It is, of course, maintained in exactly the same way.