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                       <<<<<DOES GOD LOVE YOU?>>>>>

Q. What kind of a question is that? Anyone who can read sees signs, 
tracts, books and bumper stickers that say, "God Loves You." Isn't that true?

A. It is true that God reveals His love to the whole world, as we read in 
one of the most quoted verses in the Bible:
'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 3:16
However, God's love is qualified. The Bible says: 'The way of the wicked 
is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after 
righteousness.' Proverbs 15:9
'For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly 
shall perish.' Psalm 1:6

Q. But I am not wicked. I am a decent, moral person. Surely the good I 
have done in my life far outweighs whatever bad I have done. How can 
these verses apply to me?

A. By God's standard of righteousness even the most moral person is 
looked upon by God as a desperate sinner on his way to Hell. The Bible 
teaches that no one is good enough in himself to go to Heaven. On the 
contrary, we are all sinners, and we are all guilty before God.
'As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none 
that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.' Romans 3:10-11
'The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can 
know it?.' Jeremiah 17:9

Q. If I am such a wicked person in God's sight, what will God do to me?

A. The Bible teaches that at the end of the world all the wicked will 
come under eternal punishment in a place called Hell.
'For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest 
hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the 
foundations of the mountains. I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will 
spend my arrows upon them. They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured 
with burning heat, and with bitter destruction.' Deuteronomy 32:22-24

Q. Oh, come on now! Hell is not real, is it? Surely things are not that bad.
A. Indeed, Hell is very real, and things are that bad for the individual 
who does not know the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior. The Bible makes many 
references to Hell, indicating it is both eternal and consists of 
perpetual suffering.
'And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into 
the lake of fire.' Revelation 20:15
'So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and 
sever the wicked from among the just, And shall cast them into the furnace 
of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.' Matthew 13:49-50
'...the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and obey not 
the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: who shall be punished with 
everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory 
of his power.' II Thessalonians 1:17-9

Q. That is terrible! Why would God create a Hell?

A. Hell is terrible, and it exists because God created man to be accountable 
to God for his actions. God's perfect justice demands payment for sin.
'For the wages of sin is death.' Romans 6:23
'For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every 
one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath 
done, whether it be good or bad.' II Corinthians 5:10
'But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they 
shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.' Matthew 12:36

Q. Does that mean at the end of the world everyone will be brought to 
life again to be judged and sent to Hell?

A. Indeed it does; that is, unless we can find someone to be our 
substitute in bearing the punishment of eternal damnation for our sins. 
That someone is God Himself, who came to earth as Jesus Christ to bear the 
wrath of God for all who believe in Him.
'All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own 
way; and the LORD have laid on him the iniquity of us all.' Isaiah 53:6
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our 
iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his 
stripes we are healed.' Isaiah 53:5
'For I delivered unto you first all of that which I also received, how 
that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was 
buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.' 
I Corinthians 15:3-4
'For he hath made him to be sin for us, who new no sin; that we might be 
made the righteousness of God in him.' II Corinthians 5:21

Q. Are you saying that if trust in Christ as my substitute, as the One 
punished for my sins, then I will not have to worry about Hell anymore?

A. Yes, this is so! If I have believed in Christ as my Savior, then it is 
as if I have already stood before the Judgment Throne of God. Christ as 
my substitute has paid for my sins.
'He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that 
believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on 
him.' John 3:36

Q. But what does it mean to believe on Him? If I agree with all what the 
Bible says about Christ as Savior, then am I saved from going to Hell?

A. Believing on Christ means a whole lot more than agreeing in our minds 
with the truths of the Bible. It means that we hang our whole lives on 
Him. It means that we entrust every part of our lives to the truths of 
the Bible. It means that we turn away from our sins and serve Christ as 
our Lord.
'No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love 
the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot 
serve God and mammon.' Matthew 6:24
'Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted 
out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the 
Lord.' Acts 3:19

Q. Are you saying that there is no way to escape Hell except through 
Jesus? What about all the other religions? Will their followers also go 
to Hell?

A. Yes, indeed. They cannot escape the fact that God holds us accountable 
for our sins. God demands that we pay for our sins. Other religions 
cannot provide a substitute to bear the sins of their followers. Christ 
is the only one who is able to bear our guilt and save us.
'Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name 
under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.' Acts 4:12
Jesus said: 'I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto 
the Father, but by me.' John 14:6
'If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, 
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.' I John 1:9

Q. Doesn't the Bible teach that I must attend church regularly and be 
baptized? Will these save me?

A. If possible, we should do these things, but they will not save us. No 
work of any kind can secure our salvation. Salvation is God's sovereign 
gift of grace, given according to His mercy and good pleasure. Salvation 
is, 'Not of works, lest any man should boast.' Ephesians 2:9

Q. Now I am desperate. I do not want to go to Hell. What can I do?

A. You must remember that God is the only one who can help you. You must 
throw yourself altogether on the mercies of God. As you see your hopeless 
condition as a sinner, cry out to God to save you.
'And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his 
eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to 
me a sinner.' Luke 18:13  '...Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they 
said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved...'Acts 
16:30-31

Q. How can I believe on Christ if I know so little about Him?

A. Wonderfully, it is God who saves us through the Lord Jesus and gives 
us the faith to believe on Him. You can pray to God that he will give you 
faith in Jesus Christ as your savior.
'For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it 
is the gift of God.' Ephesians 2:8
God works particularly through the Bible to give us that faith. So, if 
you really mean business with God about your salvation, you should use 
every opportunity to hear and study the Bible, which is the only word of 
God. In this brochure, all verses from the Bible are printed between 
single quotes, i.e., ' '. Give heed to them with all your heart.
'So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.' Romans 
10:17

Q. Does this mean that I have to surrender everything to God?

A. Yes. God wants us to come to Him in total humility, acknowledging our 
sinfulness and our helplessness, trusting totally in Him.
'Saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor 
and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.' Isaiah 66:2
Because we are sinners we love our sins. Therefore, we must begin to pray 
to God for an intense hatred for our sins. And if we sincerely desire 
salvation, we will also begin to turn from our sins as God strengthens 
us. We know that our sins are sending us to Hell.
'Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless 
you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.' Acts 3:26

Q. I don't know if I am ready to do that. I need some time to think about it.

A. You might not have any time. For one thing, you might not live to see 
tomorrow. What God said to the man who trusted in the things of this 
world He could say to you, 'Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be 
required of thee.' Luke 12:20
Also the Bible says that the end of the world is coming soon.
'The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and it hasteth greatly, 
even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty men shall cry bitterly. 
That day is the day of wrath...' Zeph. 1:14-15

Q. Is the day of wrath and judgment really near? Can we know how close 
to the end of the world we might be?

A. Yes! It is near. God gives us much information in the Bible concerning 
the timing of the history of the world and tells us that while the Day of 
the Lord will come as a thief in the night for the unsaved, it will not 
come as a thief in the night for the believers. There is much evidence 
in the Bible that the end of the world and the return of Christ may be 
very close.*  All of the time clues in the Bible point to this.
'Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto 
his servants the prophets.' Amos 3:7
'For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction 
cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not 
escape.' I Thessalonians 5:3
'And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a 
witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.' Matthew 24:14

Q. Besides being the time for Judgment Day, what else will happen at the 
end of the world?

A. Those who have trusted in the Jesus as their Savior will be 
transformed into their glorious eternal bodies and will be with Christ 
forevermore.
'For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the 
voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ 
shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up 
together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so 
shall we ever be with the Lord.' I Thessalonians 4:16-17
Also God will destroy the entire universe by fire and create new heavens 
and a new earth where Christ will reign with His believers forevermore.
'But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the 
heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt 
with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be 
burned up...Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new 
heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.' II Peter 3:10,13

Q. Why does God give us this warning?

A. Just as God warned ancient Nineveh that He was going to destroy that 
great city and He gave them forty days warning, the Bible also warns us 
that the end is very near.
'And Jonah began to enter into the city a days journey, and he cried, and 
said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.' Jonah 3:4

Q. What did the people of Nineveh do?

A. From the king on down they humbled themselves before God, repented of 
their sins, and cried to God for mercy.
The king said:
'But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto 
God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the 
violence that is in their hands. Who can tell if God will turn and 
repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?' Jonah 
3:8-9

Q. Did God hear their prayers?

A. Yes. God saved a great many people of Nineveh.

Q. Can I still cry to God for mercy so that I will not come into judgment?

A. Yes. There is still time to become saved even though that time has 
become very short.
'Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call upon him while he is near.' 
Isaiah 55:6
'How shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation; which at the 
first began to be spoken by the Lord, and which was confirmed unto us by 
them that heard them.' Hebrews 2:3
'In God is my salvation and glory: the rock of my strength, and my 
refuge, is in God. Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your 
heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.' Psalm 62:7-8


                     <<Are YOU ready to meet GOD?>>

       *  A book entitled 1994?, written by Harold Camping, presents 
Biblical information that we may be very near the end of time. For more 
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