John 5:19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise. For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will he show him, so that you may marvel. For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will. For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
Mark 16:16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Romans 10:13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
1 John 5:11-13 And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.
Death is the country where every Christless soul lives. The man who knows not God lives a dying life or a living death, but he who believes in the Son of God passes over from the empire of death to the empire of life.” (Clarke) I recently heard of a person saying “Pro-choice” (abortion) is a God-given right. He has given us the freedom to choose and that makes it ok to be “Pro-choice.” Part of this is true – God does give us free will to choose. The free will choice to believe or not to believe. The free will choice to right rather than wrong. The free will choice to speak the truth or lies. The free will choice to give generously or take greedily. The free will choice to love or hate. The free will choice to hope or fear. The free will choice to believe in Jesus Christ or not. Our free-will choices throughout life have consequences on this side of the grave. But there is one free will choice that will have eternal consequences. When the free-will choice is made to deny and reject Jesus Christ the consequence is eternal torment forever and ever. God gave us free-will to choose belief in Jesus Christ. Essentially, will you use this free will to choose eternity in heave through Jesus Christ or eternity in hell with Satan and the multitudes of other people who have made and died in their free will choice?
