Please take a minute to read this.
It is very important.

The best gift you could ever get is not a new car but the gift of Heaven.
It is sad that many people have complicated the way to Heaven and confused a lot of people. I would like to show you one of the simplest ways that God uses to show us how to go to Heaven.
God tells us over and over in the Bible that Heaven (salvation) is a gift.
John 4:10, “Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God,…”
Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Ephesians 2:8, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:”
Romans 5:15-18, “But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.”
God has seemingly tried very hard to get it through our hard heads that Heaven, eternal life, salvation, or whatever you want to call it, is a gift.
Since we can simply see that, now all we need to decide is: WHAT IS A GIFT? If we can figure out what a gift is, then we will know what we have to do in order to go to Heaven.
You can look up “gift” in any dictionary you want, and the simplest definition is
“something that is voluntarily transferred that cannot be worked for, earned, or bought; it must only be accepted to be received.”
With a pen, pencil, or just with your mind, mark the ones that are really a gift if the question were asked: I will give you this gift of Heaven if you ________.
q 1) ...obey the 10 commandments
q 2) ...live a good life
q 3) ...go to church
q 4) ...say your daily prayers
q 5) ...get baptized
q 6) ...take communion
q 7) ...get confirmed
q 8) ...accept it
As I am sure you noticed, if a person had to do any of those other things to go to Heaven, it would no longer be a gift. The only way a person could get the gift of Heaven would be to just accept it. That is the only way anyone has ever gotten any gift.
If, when you were a child, you tried to earn, work for, or buy your Christmas gifts from your parents, then they wouldn’t have been gifts. If your parents are like mine, they wouldn’t have let you buy them. It was their gift to you. If you have to do something for it, then you are earning it. If you have to give some money for it, then you are buying it. The only way you can get the gift of Heaven is to accept it.
When I got a Christmas gift as a child, I got it from my mom and dad. This gift of Heaven we can only get through Jesus. Look on the back of this, and see what we have to understand in order to accept this gift from Jesus.
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1. YOU ARE A SINNER.
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” Romans 3:23
2. THERE IS A PRICE ON SIN.
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23 “And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.” Revelation 20:14
3. JESUS DIED TO PAY FOR YOUR SINS.
“But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8
4. SALVATION IS NOT OF OUR WORKS; IT IS A PERSON... JESUS CHRIST.
“But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.” Romans 4:5
5. GOD WANTS TO SAVE YOU IF YOU WILL JUST PUT YOUR TRUST IN HIM.
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Romans 10:13
If you understand these facts and want to go to Heaven by accepting Jesus as your gift from God, you can! Simply put your trust in Jesus and ask Him to save you. If you would like to be saved, pray this prayer trusting Christ.
Dear Jesus,
I know that I am a sinner, and I know that I deserve Hell. Jesus, please save me and give me the gift of Heaven. Jesus, I trust only You to take me there. Amen.

If you just asked Jesus to save you, then, according to the Bible, you are on your way to Heaven. It is not anything good you did to take you to Heaven. It is trusting in what Jesus did on the cross that takes you to Heaven.
The first thing Jesus wants you to do now that you are on your way to Heaven is to go to church. Church does not save you, but it does help you to grow in the Christian life; it helps you to be what God now saved you to be. Just like a person who plays football has a coach and a playing field, a Christian has a coach (pastor) and a playing field (church). A coach and a football field don’t make him a football player; they just make him a better football player. Going to church doesn’t make a person a Christian, but it helps a Christian to be a better Christian. Just like you would ask the coach a question about football, you can ask the pastor a question about the Bible or the Christian life.
Many people will say they already have a church that they attend. It just makes sense to me to go to the church where someone cared enough to give you this tract to try to help you make sure you are on your way to Heaven. At least give it a try, and visit one time.
If you didn’t just ask Jesus to save you and you have some more questions, please come and visit or give the pastor a call. He would love to answer your questions.

Shenandoah Bible Baptist Church
“One of America’s Most Exciting Churches”
2251 Williamsport Pike
Martinsburg, WV 25404
(304)263-3461
www.sbbcwv.com
Dr. Jeff Owens - Pastor

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