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The Amish Voice 7

Testament and pointed out a very

familiar story of how Moses lifted up a

bronze serpent in the wilderness. Those

who had been bit by fiery snakes (sin)

were dying; however, anyone who

looked upon the lifted serpent and

believed was instantly healed and lived.

John 3:14-16

And as Moses lifted up the

serpent in the wilderness, even so must

the Son of man be lifted up: That

whosoever believeth in him should not

perish, but have eternal life. 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.

Some time ago, I was talking to a friend

who was already in her 50’s. She said,

“Joe, just yesterday, I was reading some

Bible verses, and, all of a sudden it

dawned on me; there is only one thing a

person can do to receive the gift of

eternal life and that is believe in Jesus.”

She went on to say, “At that very

moment, it became very clear. It does not

say anything about a person’s hair being

cut a certain way; it just says believe.”

I looked at Lena and said, “You are right.

It does not say, if you get baptized,

become a church member, do good

works and believe in Jesus, you will

receive the gift of eternal life.” It simply

says,

“...that whosoever believeth in him

should not perish, but have everlasting

life.”

When the prison keeper in Acts 16:30-31

fell down at the feet of Paul and Silas, he

cried out…

...Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And

they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus

Christ and thou shalt be saved...

My dear friend, it does not matter if you

are 8 years old or 80 years old, if you

have never been born the second time,

you can be. All you have to do is believe

on the Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus said plainly, the moment you

believe, you receive everlasting life and

pass from death to life.

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.

Some people will read this entire article,

reject the truth, die and go into eternity

lost. They will tell themselves, “Surely

there’s something I have to do, beyond

just believe”. If that is what you still

think, then please look at the words of

the Apostle Paul:

Romans 10:3-4

For they being ignorant

of God's righteousness, and going about

to establish their own righteousness,

have not submitted themselves unto the

righteousness of God. For Christ is the

end of the law for righteousness to every

one that believeth.

At some point, a decision has to be made;

am I going to base my righteousness on

how well I follow the law, or am I going

to simply believe that “Christ is the end

of the law for righteousness to every one

that believeth?”

It is your choice!

The Bible verses that follow are ever so

clear. All that mankind desires—God’s

righteousness and salvation—is found

within a person's mouth and heart.

Romans 10:8-13

But what saith it? The

word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and

in thy heart: that is, the word of faith,

which we preach;

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth

the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine

heart that God hath raised him from the

dead, thou shalt be saved.

For with the heart man believeth unto

righteousness; and with the mouth

confession is made unto salvation.

For the scripture saith, Whosoever

believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

For there is no difference between the

Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord

over all is rich unto all that call upon

him.

For whosoever shall call upon the name

of the Lord shall be saved [born again].

The word "whosoever" means anyone

and everyone, no matter who they are. It

means any person, any race, any color,

any environment, background, country or

family.

It does not make any difference if the

person is moral or immoral, just or

unjust, poor or wealthy, popular or

unpopular, diseased or healthy.

"Whosoever" means that any person can

be saved, no matter who he is. S/he may

be in the depths of the inner city or in the

depths of the jungle, and s/he may be

enslaved by the most terrible spirit of sin

and evil imaginable—God will still save

any person who calls on His name for

salvation.