Do You Know?
The Bible says, “And I saw a great white throne, and
him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the
dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book
of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea
gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every
man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever
was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” Revelation 20:11-15 (KJV)
The Book of Life contains the names of
those qualified to enter heaven. All others will suffer eternal torment in the lake of fire. Since therefore the eternal
fate of your soul depends on whether your name is in that book, wouldn’t it be wise to know whether your name is written
there?
John 3:3 (KJV) says, “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily,
I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” It is something we can know. 1 John
5:12-13 (KJV) says, “He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These
things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.”
If you know the moment when you were born again, it is in that book; if not, you will never enter heaven.
But how is one born again? Admit that you’re a sinner without any righteousness; believe that Christ loved you
enough to die in your place for your sins, and that in response to that faith, God pardons all your sin, and will receive
you into heaven. But don’t confuse church membership, confirmation, baptism, morality, etc., with the new
birth. They aren’t! And don’t delude yourself that you’ve always believed. No one has.
Belief in the historicity of Christ is only part of saving faith, but it alone will save no one.
Daily Chronological Bible Reading: Job 14-16
