Salvation Plain and Simple by Dr. Curtis Hutson

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How Can You Know That if You Trust Jesus Christ as Your Saviour You Will Go to Heaven?

The answer is simple. You have the promise of God Himself. And keep in mind that God is too wise to be mistaken and too honest to deceive us. If God said it, it is guaranteed! When He prescribes a cure, He is bound by His honor to put potency into it. What does He say? John 3:36, "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life..." God says if you are trusting Jesus Christ completely for your salvation, then you have everlasting life. You are not going to have it someday. You have it now. God says in John 3:18, "He that believeth on him is not condemned..." Here He promises that the person who is trusting Jesus Christ completely for salvation is no longer under the sentence. The sentence has been lifted. He is not condemned. He does not have to pay the sin debt. It has been paid for him.

I had rather have the Word of God in writing, as it is given in the Bible, than to have every angel in Heaven come down to earth and say to me, "You have everlasting life. You will never perish. You are going to Heaven."

If the angels came, I would say, "I'm glad you came, but, you really didn't help me. I have Word from greater authority - God Himself."

God says to me in John 6:37, "Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out." Not only will He not cast us away from Himself, but He has promised that He will never leave us. In Hebrews 13:5, God says, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." I have read that in the Greek there are five negatives in this verse. A Greek professor, preaching in an old country church, said, "That verse says, 'I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee'. But, in the Greek text there are five negatives which have the effect of saying, 'I will never, no never,leave thee; never, no never, no never forsake thee.'"

An old lady came to him after the service and said,"Well, He may have to say it five times for you professors, but one time is enough for me."

I certainly agree with the dear old saint of God. If God said only one time that I had everlasting life, that's enough for me. I will stake my eternity on it. What better assurance can you have than God's own Word? Hebrews 6:18 says that it is Impossible for God to lie. And Titus 1:2 says God cannot lie.

The worst sin in the world is not trusting Jesus Christ as Saviour, and that is the only sin for which a man will go to Hell. Mark 16:16 says, "He that believeth shall not be damned."

This is the way of salvation plain and simple. Now will you do something about it? Will you trust Jesus Christ today as your Saviour? If you will trust Him, pray this simple prayer:

Dear Lord Jesus,
I know that I am a sinner.
I do believe that you died for me.
And the best I know how, I do trust you as my Savior.
Now help me to live for You and to be a good Christian.
Amen.

Dear friend, if you have prayed this simple prayer, and mean it from your heart, then you may be sure that you will have everlasting life and you will never perish. You have God's Word for it. Jesus said in John 5:24, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life."

Since you are trusting Him as your Saviour, you have everlasting life, and you will never again come into condemnation. That is what Jesus promised, and He cannot lie.