Eternal Life in the Kingdom of Heaven 1Timothy 2:4 & John 14:6 God “desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth”, and Jesus Christ is that truth. Jesus said “I am the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except by me”. Out of his great love for us, God created us to share in his blessed life. He continually calls mankind to seek him and to love him. Through his son Jesus, he wants us to become his children. Jesus invites you to share in eternal life with him. Matt 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” Again Jesus says ” I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays his life down for the sheep”. John 10:11 Is there really a God who loves us? This is a question asked by many throughout the centuries. Many people have had doubts and don’t believe in God. Have you ever looked at a beautiful sunset, a glistening moon, peaceful ocean, flowers, birds or animals and wondered where did it all come from? These questions are the beginning of the search for truth. Rom 1:19-20 “For what can be known about God is evident to them. Ever since the creation of the world, his invisible attributes of eternal power and divinity have been able to be understood and perceived in what he has made. As a result they have no excuse.” How sin separates us from God We were created by God through his love so that we may have a personal relationship with him. Because we were created with free will, man was given the choice to love God and follow him or for mankind to go his own way. Man chose to disobey God and all of us are separated from God because of our sinful nature. A sin is a willingness to separate ourselves from God, as a result of any act, or thought contrary to God’s loving will for us. We have chosen to exclude God from our lives and from our hearts. God never changes. He is good and holy. He is “too pure to look upon evil”,Hab 1:13 Because God is just and fair, he must punish sin, and that punishment is death: eternal separation from God. God cannot fellowship with sin so sinners are separated from God. Because God is love, light, and life, separation from God means separation from all love, light, and life. But God made a way for each of us to be saved. He sent his son Jesus to pay the penalty for our own sins, so that we may have eternal life in him. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only … Continue reading Eternal Salvation