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Eternal Salvation
God is perfect, thus, He is worthy to be loved above all
God is Perfect in All that He is
“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; The
whole earth is full of His glory!” (Isaiah 6:3).
God is Perfect in All that He Does
“In the beginning God created the heavens
and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)
“Then God saw everything that He had
made, and indeed it was very good”
(Genesis 1:31).
There is Only One Perfect God
(God speaking)”I am the LORD, and there is
no other; there is no God besides Me”
(Isaiah 45:5).
Do you agree that God alone is worthy of
worship?
Man’s purpose is to love and obey God ABOVE all.
Man is Created to Love God Above All
“And you shall love the LORD your God with
all your heart, with all your soul, with all
your mind, and with all your strength. This is
the first commandment” (Mark 12:30).
To love God is to worship God. It
involves knowing, desiring, enjoying,
fearing, trusting, and valuing God
above anyone and anything else
(Psalm 73:25-26; Luke 14;26).
Man is Created to Obey God Above All
“Fear God and keep His commandments,
For this is man’s all” (Ecclesiastes 12:13).
Man is Required to Love And Obey
God Perfectly
“Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your
Father in heaven is perfect” (Matthew 5:48).
Is there anyone who perfectly loves and
obeys God?
All men have sinned by NOT loving and obeying God above all
Man Sinned By Not Loving God
“And this is the condemnation, that the light
has come into the world, and men loved
darkness rather than light (Jesus Christ)”
(John 3:19).
Man is sinful by nature. He loves darkness
rather than the light who is Jesus Christ
(John 8:12). Darkness or sin is anything that
is morally evil like cheating, lying, lustful
thought. However, it is also anything that is
morally good like money, education, work,
friends, and family that you value more than
God.
Man Sinned By Not Obeying God
“For all have sinned and fall short of the
glory of God” (Romans 3:23). “For whoever
keeps the whole law but fails in one point
has become guilty of all of it.” (James 2:10).
If loving God is the greatest commandment, what is the greatest
sin? Are you also guilty of committing the greatest sin? If all men
are guilty, what does all man deserve then, reward or penalty?
Eternal death in hell is the PENALTY for man’s sin
Because God is holy and just, He
demands punishment for sin. If God
does not punish sin, it means He is not
a good and righteous judge.
The Penalty for Sin is Death
“For the wages of sin is death…” (Romans
6:23).
The Final Penalty for Sin is Eternal
Suffering in Hell
“If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus
Christ, let him be accursed [be condemned
in hell]” (I Corinthians 16:22).
“And do not fear those who kill the body but
cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who
is able to destroy both soul and body in hell”
(Matthew 10:28).
“Where their worm does not die, and the
fire is not quenched” (Mark 9:44).
Because God is perfect, only perfect people
can go to heaven and thus, escape Hell
(Galatians 3:10; James 2:10; Revelation
21:27).
Is this good news or bad news? Why? The
fifth truth presents the good news.
Jesus Christ came to earth for man’s SALVATION
Jesus Christ alone can represent God to man
and man to God for He alone is both God
and man (I Timothy 2:5; I John 5:20). Christ
Himself said “I am the way, the truth, and
the life. No one comes to the Father except
through Me” (John 14:6).
There are three things that Jesus Christ did
to provide salvation for man:
Jesus Lived a Perfect Life for Man’s
Perfection
“For as by one man’s disobedience many
were made sinners, so also by one Man’s
obedience (Christ’s obedience) many will be
made righteous” (Romans 5:19).
Jesus Died a Painful Death for Man’s
Punishment
“But God demonstrates His own love toward
us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ
died for us” (Romans 5:8).
Jesus Resurrected from the Dead for
Man’s Salvation
“Christ was delivered up because of our
offenses, and was raised because of our
justification (being perfect in the eyes of
God)” (Romans 4:25).
How do you think man can obtain
eternal salvation?
A.) By doing good works
B.) By church / religion
C.) By baptism
D.) By faith plus good works
E.) ____________________
The only right answer to the question is: By
faith in Christ alone. It is so because Christ is
the only Savior (Acts 4:12).
Adding your good works to Christ means
lack of trust on Christ, especially on His
finished work of salvation (John 19:30).
Christ’s coming down from heaven to earth
would be useless if it is possible to gain
salvation by doing good works. The Bible
says ― we are all like an unclean thing, and
all our righteousnesses (good works) are like
filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6). Thus, obtaining
salvation is only by faith in Christ alone.
“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” (Ephesians 2:8-9).
The next truth will further explain how a sinful man
can be perfect in the eyes of God and receive the
gifts of eternal salvation.
Do you want to know?
You Must Repent from Your Sins
“Repent and return, so that your sins may be
wiped away” (Acts 3:19).
True repentance is a change of mind and heart and a
genuine decision to turn away from sin towards God (Acts
20:21). It is realizing that sin dishonors God, does not give
lasting satisfaction, and its end is eternal separation from
God in hell. It also involves forsaking anything you have
added to Christ for your salvation, like good works,
You Must Believe in Christ Alone
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you
will be saved” (Acts 16:31).
True faith is trusting Christ alone, especially His
finished work of salvation through His perfect
life, sacrificial death and resurrection. True faith
is also receiving Christ for who He is God, Savior, Lord and Master
The primary goal of saving faith is reconciliation with
God and intimacy with
Him through love and
obedience for life and eternity. Escaping hell and
going to heaven are only secondary.
God declares the sinful man PERFECT AND ETERNALLY SAVES HIM
Man Can be Perfect in the Eyes of God
By Grace Through Faith
At the very moment a person repents and trusts
in Christ alone for salvation he becomes instantly
and permanently perfect in God’s eyes. This is
on the basis of Christ’s perfection counted as
his.
The Bible says,
“But to him who does not work but
believes on Him who justifies [declares
perfect] the ungodly, his faith is accounted
for righteousness” (Romans 4: 5)
A Thief who Became Perfect in the
Eyes of God
During the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, one of the thieves was saved.
He repented from his sin and believed on Christ. Right there and
then, Jesus granted forgiveness and eternal life to the thief. Christ
said to him, “today you will be with Me in Paradise” (Luke 23:43).
The thief was accepted by the Holy God in heaven. Why? It is so
because at that very moment the thief genuinely repented and
fully trusted Christ to save him, he then became perfect in the eyes
of God. How? The death of Christ erased all his sins, and the
perfection of Christ was counted as his.
Do you understand how the thief
became perfect in the eyes of God?
How?
During the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, one of the thieves
was saved. He repented from his sin and believed on
Christ. Right there and then, Jesus granted forgiveness and
eternal life to the thief. Christ said to him, “today you will
be with Me in Paradise” (Luke 23:43). The thief was
accepted by the Holy God in heaven. Why? It is so because
at that very moment the thief genuinely repented and fully
trusted Christ to save him, he then became perfect in the
eyes of God. How? The death of Christ erased all his sins,
and the perfection of Christ was counted as his.
Having the presence and the perfection of
Jesus Christ does not only make a sinful man
perfect in the eyes of God, but it also results
in many other wonderful eternal privileges
such as:
1. Forgiveness of all sins — past, present and future
(Romans 4:5-8; Colossians 2:13).
2. Eternal reconciliation with God (Romans 5:9-11).
3. Being a child of God for life and eternity (John
1:12; Romans 8:16-17).
4. Sure salvation from the punishment of sin in hell
(Romans 5:9; 8:1; John 5:24).
5. Having eternal life now and forever (I John 5:11-13;
John 3:16, 36; 10:28-29).
6. Having the permanent presence of Jesus Christ in
one’s life (Hebrews 13:5).
7. Having real satisfaction through glorifying God by loving and
obeying Him above all (Psalm 16:11; John 6:35; Romans 5:11;
Mark 12:30).
Christian life is not easy. It involves sacrifices.
However, it is worth it for there is nothing in this
world more wonderful and satisfying than
having Christ and loving Him above all. This is
why Christ said, “I have come that they may
have life, and that they may have it more
abundantly” (John 10:10). In God’s presence is
fullness of joy and pleasures forevermore (Psalm
16:11).
Answer the following questions in
your mind:
Have you already experienced the wonderful
privileges of salvation?
Are you sure you are going to heaven and not to
hell? Do you already have the presence and
perfection of Christ?
Have you genuinely repented from your sin and put
your trust on Christ alone for your salvation?
If you are already saved, praise the Lord!
Keep valuing and following Him until the
end. However, if the Holy Spirit is convicting
your heart right now that you are not yet
saved, repent and believe in Him, for
“behold, now is the day of salvation”
(II Corinthians 6:2).
Admit you are a sinner, deserving of eternal
death in hell. Admit you are helpless to save
yourself. Then, humbly come to Christ. Ask
Him to forgive you and reconcile you to God.
Also ask Him to rule your life to make you a
person who loves and obeys the Lord Jesus
Christ. Then claim God’s promise that―
“whoever calls upon the name of the Lord
will be saved” (Romans 10:13).
Talk to God in prayer right now in response
to the truths He has revealed to you through
this booklet.
Thank you for your time in hearing the Good
News of salvation. May you continue to give
importance to the Word of God as Christ
Himself said, “ Man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word that proceeds from
the mouth of God.”