We heard and believed the gospel of the redemption of the water and the Spirit in Christ Jesus and were forgiven for ALL our sins. But sinners who believe that they were only forgiven for original sin cannot truly be saved. In order to be sanctified for sins that they commit after they come to believe in Jesus, they feel that they should repent every day. Their misguided faith leads them to hell. Their mistaken beliefs cause them to repent every day so as to free themselves from all their iniquities.

That is not the true faith that saves us from hell. If they had believed in Jesus and been redeemed once for all time, they would have become righteous and children of God. True redemption makes believers righteous and transforms them into children of God once and for all.

Even though believers are delivered from all the sins of the world, their flesh does not change until the day they die. But their hearts are soaked with the righteousness of God. We must never misunderstand this fact. The Bible tells us that we are sanctified and become righteous when we believe in the gospel.

Let’s look at Hebrews 10:9-14 to see the true gospel. “Then He said, ‘Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.’ He takes away the first that He may establish the second. By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.”

JESUS GRANTED ETERNAL REDEMPTION ONCE AND FOR ALL

Why is a man entitled to rejoice all the time? (1 Thessalonians 5:16) Because Jesus took away all his sins, he cannot but become humble before Him and thankful for His Grace.

If we believe in the eternal redemption of Jesus, we become righteous all at once. The Bible says, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). How can we rejoice all the time? Those who receive eternal redemption once for all time can endlessly rejoice. Because they are free of sin, they are safe in the knowledge that Jesus took away all their sins at the Jordan. They become humble before Him and thankful for His Grace and can thus rejoice without ceasing.

Blessed are those whose lawless deed are forgiven and whose sins are covered” (Romans 4:7).

This doesn’t mean that our sins are covered despite the fact they still exist in our heart. Instead, they no longer exist in our hearts because our heart has been cleansed. Jesus completely washed away ALL our sins and saved us once for all time.

This eternal redemption is referred to in the New Testament. When Jesus was baptized, He said, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness” (Matthew 3:15). Just as goats or sheep took away people’s sins through the laying on of hands in the Old Testament, Jesus took on all the sins of the world and purified humankind in the most proper and fitting way. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness,” said

Jesus. Jesus was baptized in the most proper way and took on to Himself all the sins of humankind, thus saving us. In Matthew 3:15, it is written that Jesus took away all the sins of the world. God’s Justice was complete. We should not try to understand this eternal redemption. We should take it as His word of deliverance. “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered” (Psalms 32:1). All the sins of the heart and flesh, Jesus washed them away when He was baptized by John the Baptist at the Jordan river. He was judged for the sins we commit in this corrupt and depraved world. After He took away all our sins, He died on the Cross.

Anyone who believes in this redemption of sin can become righteous and without blemish once and for all. Because Jesus lives eternally, anyone who believes in redemption in Christ remains righteous.

We can now stand before God with confidence and say, “How are You, Lord? I believe in Your one begotten Son, Jesus Christ and I am also Your son. Thank You, Father. Thank You for accepting me as Your child. This is not through my works, but only through my faith in being born again of water and the Spirit in Jesus. You saved me from all the sins of this world. I believe what You said, “For thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness” (Matthew 3:15). Through the baptism of Jesus and His Cross, I have become Your child. For that I am grateful to You.”

Have you passed all your sins on to Jesus? Were all your sins taken away by Him? The Bible tells us that thanks to the baptism of Jesus and His death on the Cross, sinners can become sanctified just by believing in them.

Most of our modern churches, are the brain-child of the forces of darkness. They crave to destroy the light of Christ within the children of god. Century after century false pastors have always been in our midst.
The forces of darkness have built their tent around the church, for the achievement of one purpose, and that is, preventing the children of God from becoming one with him.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ijg7TlDYc

THE RELATION BETWEEN THE BAPTISM OF JESUS AND REDEMPTION

What’s the relation between the baptism of Jesus and redemption? The baptism of Jesus is the antitype of redemption prophesied through the laying on of hands in the Old Testament.

Imagine a man who lives as a sinner even though he believes in Jesus and prays in church, “Dear God, please forgive me for the sins I committed last week. Forgive me for these past three days’ sins. O Lord, forgive me for today’s sins. I believe in Jesus.” Let’s assume that this man is forgiven for his daily sins by that prayer. But afterwards, he goes back to his everyday life and sins again. Then, he will become a sinner again.

Jesus became the Lamb of God and took away the sins of all sinners through His baptism and redeemed them by being crucified on the Cross. In order to be redeemed, sinners should believe the following to be redeemed. All sin was taken away by Jesus when He was baptized by John the Baptist, thus fulfilling God’s righteousness. All the sins of the world were washed away. Whoever believes in this truth is delivered.

As it is written in Matthew 3:13-17, “for thus” was Jesus baptized by John the Baptist and made the Savior of all believers. The gospel of truth tells us that Jesus took away the sins of the world once and for all. But the false theology tells us that we are redeemed every day. Which should we believe? Are we redeemed once and for all, or are we redeemed every day?

But those who are misguided in their faith say that we are only delivered of original sin, that we should be redeemed every day from actual sins, and that we can “gradually” become righteous. That is wrong.

The BAPTISM of Jesus and His DEATH on the Cross accomplished the forgiveness of sin once and for all. This is the truth. Our sins had to be passed on to Jesus through John the Baptist and Jesus had to die on the Cross in order for us to be saved. Saying “forgive me” after we sin does not fit the Justice of God. The law of God says that the wages of sin is death. We should know that God is Just and Holy. Those who pray to God, “I am sorry, please forgive me” after they sin do not know the Justice of God. They pray for forgiveness, but only to assuage their own conscience.

Is it right that one sins everyday and consoles one’s conscience by repeatedly repenting for his transgressions? The only way to be delivered is by believing in the baptism of Jesus and His blood on the Cross. We should believe it in our hearts. It is the only way we can avoid the judgment of God.

Let’s think more about deliverance from sin. Hebrews 9:22 says, “And according to the Law almost all things are purged with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission” According to the just Law of God, sins should be purged with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no remission. This is the just Law of God.

Without paying the wages of sin, there can never be remission. The law of God is just. Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist and bled on the Cross to deliver us sinners. He took away all our trespasses through His baptism and bled on the Cross to pay for all our sins. He paid the wages of sin for us.

Is redemption granted once and for all, or every day? Once and for all. Jesus took away the sins of all sinners through His baptism.

In Matthew 3:15, when Jesus was baptized in the most fitting way, He washed away all sin through His baptism and died on the Cross to deliver us from all the sins of the world.
To ask for forgiveness every day would be the same as asking Him to take away our sins and die all over again. We should truly understand the just law of God. Jesus does not have to die over and over again to deliver us from our daily sins.

God considers it most insolent for those who believe in Jesus to ask again and again for the forgiveness of actual/daily sins. “These insolent fools! They are asking My Son, Jesus, to be baptized for a second time and die again on the Cross! They believe in the redemption in Jesus and still call themselves sinners! I will judge them with My just Law and send all of them down into the burning pits of hell. Are you willing to kill your own begotten son twice? You are asking Me to kill My Son again because of your actual sins. I have already killed My own Son to save you once from all the sins of the world. So don’t raise my ire by asking me to forgive your actual sins again and again, just believe in the gospel of the redemption of the water and the Spirit.”

Jesus tells those who remain sinners that they should go to a church where true gospel is preached, abandon false belief and receive redemption by overcoming untruth with faith. Now is the time for you to be saved by believing in your heart. Do you believe?

THE RESULT OF FAITH NOT IN TRUTH, BUT IN WORKS

Why do most Christians fail to lead a consistently faithful life? BECAUSE THEY RELY ON THEIR OWN WORKS.

Even sinners who believe in Jesus but are not delivered may shine brightly for 3-5 years. They are enthusiastic in the beginning, but their faith diminishes with time. If you believe in Jesus through your works, your enthusiasm will soon disappear, too. The blind cannot see. So they rely on their other senses and accumulate knowledge in this way. When they feel tears welling up, they mistake it for a sign of remission.

True remission is not a feeling. The spiritually blind seek to regain their first love by vainly attending revival meetings, but they cannot recover the feeling. Remission of sin is similarly impossible to achieve. If they had believed accurately from the beginning, remission and His Grace would shine more brightly as days go by.

WE BECOME RIGHTEOUS BY FAITH

Has redemption of all sin in this world already been fulfilled? Yes. It was fulfilled through the baptism of Jesus and His death on the Cross. Let us now read Hebrews 10:16-18. “‘This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,’ then He adds, ‘Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more. Now where there is remission of these, THERE IS NO LONGER AN OFFERING FOR SIN.’”

Now that we are redeemed through the water of Jesus’ baptism and His blood on the Cross, we no longer need to atone for sin. It might sound strange when you first hear it, but it is in accordance with the words of the Bible. Are those the words of humankind? The Bible is the bench mark and the plumb line for measuring everything. “After those days, I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them.”

How do you feel after being redeemed? Now that your heart is free of sin, you feel refreshed. You have become a righteous person and can live in the light. And the Lord says in Hebrews 10:17 “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” He tells us that He will not remember the sins and lawless deeds of the redeemed. Why? Because Jesus was baptized in the most fitting way, “for thus.” After taking away all sin, Jesus was judged on behalf of those who believe in Him.

Hebrews 10:18 says, “Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.” This means that He blotted out all the sins of the world. It also means that those who are reborn in Jesus no longer need to make any offering for sin. “O God, please forgive me. The reason I believe in Jesus and yet still live in misery is that I have not yet been redeemed. I am a Christian, but my mind is completely rotten with sin.” We don’t need to pray like that.

Sinners commit sin without recognizing it as such. They do not know what sin is because they do not know God’s Law of Truth. They only know that they should not sin in their conscience but they don’t know what it is to sin before God.

God pointed out to us that it is a sin not to believe in Jesus. In John 16:9 He says what it is to sin before God. “Of sin, because they do not believe in Me.” It is a sin before God not to believe in Him. John 16:10 says what righteousness is. “Of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more.” In other words, Jesus has already delivered this world from all sin, and thus He does not have to deliver us again with a second baptism and death on the Cross.

He called those who believe in redemption to sanctify and make them righteous. Redemption in this world was completed through His baptism and death on the Cross. No other redemption is needed to deliver sinners. “For there is no other name UNDER HEAVEN given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).

Jesus came down to this world, was baptized by John the Baptist, and bled on the Cross to deliver all sinners. Believe this in your heart and be saved. Jesus sanctified you with the water and the Spirit. Jesus swept away all sins from our flesh through the water and the Spirit. We are saved with faith. If we believe in the truth, if we believe in the gospel through Jesus Christ, we become righteous once and for all. The BAPTISM of Jesus and His DEATH on the Cross; these two elements constitute the fundamental truth.

VERSES THAT SINNERS USE AS THEIR SHELTER

Can we really be redeemed daily just by confessing our sins , or have we already been redeemed? God granted redemption from sin ONCE AND FOR ALL.

John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrigh- teousness.” It would be nice if we only needed to confess our sins to be forgiven. With this in mind, some theologians came up with a great idea for a new doctrine. They insist that every time someone confesses his sins he can be forgiven. Isn’t that convenient?

But Jesus never said that we would be forgiven every time we confessed ourselves to God. Can we really be forgiven by simply confessing our sins, or have we already been redeemed? Which do you believe? People who advocate this false doctrine believe that they are forgiven every time they confess their sins, but in fact, sin remains in their hearts because they do not know the true words of redemption. It makes no sense that sinners who believe in Jesus are forgiven whenever they pray for the forgiveness of actual sins. For this reason, we ought to heed His Words on redemption and discriminate between truth and falsehood, regardless of what we may have been told.

estheragha:
CHRISTIANITY HAS LOST THE LIGHT


This is the era when all souls are in pain and full of regrets. All this spiritual pain comes from the spiritual deprivation which mankind is faced with at the moment. According to the Bible, the reason the wickedness and evil was such a great force in the time of Noah lies in the fact that; “The sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose” (Genesis 6:2).

When the children of God, the born again of words of truth, left the knowledge of the true and complete gospel and took into their hearts the words of false Christians who compromised the truth with man’s thoughts, numerous pseudo gospel churches were born. Therefore God said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh” (Genesis 6:3). Jesus called His born again disciples “the light of the world” because they received the light of life only Jesus could give. But Christians today do not have this light of life. The light still shines in the darkness, but the darkness refuses to receive it.

Consequently, contemporary Christianity has fallen to a status of a mere religion. Therefore, although there are more Christians today than ever before, not all of them are saved. They are always studying and learning the Bible, but they never reach the knowledge of the truth and are wallowing in a mire of a hypocritical life of religion, while their hearts wander in ignorance and chaos. Most present day Christians are ignorant of how to be born again and what this blessing means.

All these wasted efforts stem from errors in theology. In the history of Christianity, many religious leaders have interpreted and systematized the word of God according to their own thoughts and the motivation of their flesh. They have divided Christianity into many denominations, increased their followers and reined them in with the regimental system of their denominations. They have justified their false teachings with theology and trained their followers through the secular and popular system called theological doctrines.

As a result, no one can be redeemed of his sins under this pattern of Christianity but can only suffer and lament under the unbearable burden of his sins. They are the ones who have the form of godliness but deny its power (2 Timothy 3:5). How godly they look from the outside! But present day Christianity is “full of extortion and selfindulgence” (Matthew 23:25). It is all because of the devil who has sowed seeds of deception.

Heretical Christianity disguises itself as orthodoxy. It antagonizes those who seek righteousness and stands in the way of the true words of life.

LEARN MORE @ www.bjnewlife.org

When Genesis 6:1-6 mentioned "sons of God",please that verse was referring to "angels" that came down from heaven and form materialized bodies for themselves and of course every young lady around fell for their good-looking and high intellect. Genesis 6:2 compared to Job 1:6
There was no time God had real "sons" amongst sinful humans (Adam's descendants) until Jesus sacrificed His perfect life to buy children for God. The first time God started having sons amongst humankind was at Pentecost 33ce, HE poured out HIS Holy Spirit to anoint over 120 disciples who became BORN AGAIN according to Jesus' word who said "they must be baptized by water(water baptism after accepting all that Christ taught) and by spirit(when God anoints them with HIS Holy Spirit)". John 3:5
Jesus could say John is NOT QUALIFIED because John never had the opportunity to learn from Jesus the requirements of being a Christian and it's ONLY amongst Christians that God anoints(chooses by Holy Spirit) few as BORN AGAIN! Matthew 11:11
Millions of faithful servants of God will be resurrected bodily to live forever on planet earth and that's where John and other ancient faithful men of old will live forever,(Psalms 37:9-11,29 67:6 Isaiah 35:5,6 65:21-23)
That's why Jesus said "i still have other sheep (faithful and obedient humans) who are not of this fold(born again Christian that becomes the first fruit) John 10:16
Thanks God bless you!

Sinners misunderstand 1 John 1:9. They mistakenly think it concerns the forgiveness of daily sins. Let’s read the teachings carefully. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Do you think that we are only saved from original sin and that we must confess our actual sins for Him to be Faithful and Just and forgive them? These are only misguided thoughts which owe to the weakness of our flesh.

We realize that this is not true when we believe in the baptism and blood of Jesus. All sin was already washed away with His baptism and blood on the Cross a long, long time ago. To believe according to the Spirit and to believe according to misguided thoughts are two quite different things. Those who believe according to their own thoughts feel the need to wash away their sins every day, but those who believe in the redemption of the water and the blood know that they were delivered once and for all through the baptism and blood of Jesus Christ.

Those who believe that they should confess every day to be redeemed anew are in fact committing the sin of not believing in redemption through the baptism and blood of Jesus.

Have you been redeemed once and for all through the baptism and blood of Jesus? Those who are not redeemed try to win salvation by confessing their sins every day. This still leaves the problem of what to do about the actual sins they will commit in the future. They may try to confess in advance for their future sins. But in so doing they show a lack of belief in Jesus.

These people are blind to the gospel of redemption. Jesus delivered us from sin once and for all with His baptism and blood, taking the judgment upon Himself. We are delivered simply by believing in Him. If you think you must confess even your future sins to be saved, you are no different from unbelievers who know nothing of being born again of water and the Spirit. Sinners cannot be redeemed through confession.

THE PROPER CONFESSION AND THE TRUE FAITH

What is the proper confession for a sinner? To confess that he still has sin and will go to hell unless he believes in the true gospel.

God redeemed us ONCE AND FOR ALL. Here’s a real-life example to illustrate what I’m trying to say. Let’s suppose that a North Korean spy comes down to the South. He sees how prosperous we are, realizes that he has been deceived, and decides to give himself up. After he going to the nearest police station, he could confess like this, saying, “I am a spy from the North,” or “I came to the South to assassinate so and so, and blow up this and that, and I have already blown up this, but now I am giving myself up. Therefore I am not really a spy any more.” Is this a proper confession? If he really wanted to confess, all he would have to say is “I am a spy.” This simple statement implies everything: that he is a bad person and has to be judged. With that simple statement, regardless of the mission he was assigned, he would be pardoned.

Just like that, if a sinner confesses before God, “I am a sinner not yet redeemed. I am destined to be thrown into hell and to be judged. Please save me” and believes in Jesus, he will be redeemed. Jesus was BAPTIZED and shed BLOOD for us, and all we have to do is believe in salvation through Him to be saved.

Revelation 2:17 says, “I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.” The Bible says that only he who receives the true gospel will know the name of Jesus. Only one who is redeemed ONCE AND for ALL knows the secret of becoming righteous.

Those who do not know it will still be a sinner despite repentant daily prayers. To confess doesn’t mean to pray for forgiveness every day. Even if someone had been a Christian for 10 years, he would still be a sinner if he asked for God’s forgiveness every day. He would not yet be a child of God. To be saved they would have to confess that they are sinners and believe in the redemption of Jesus. This is the true faith.

TO SIMPLY LIST ONE’S SINS IS NOT WHAT 1 JOHN 1:9 TELLS US ABOUT CONFESSION

Do we have to confess our sins every day, or only one time to be saved? Only one time. Can a thief and a murderer confess their deeds and be redeemed? Sinners are not redeemed just by confessing their sins. They can only be redeemed through the blessed gospel of being born again of water and the Spirit in Jesus.

Some misguided Christians make confessions everyay like this. “Dear God, I quarreled with someone again today. I sinned. I deceived someone. I stole something.” If they went on like that God would say, “Be quiet, you sinner! So what?” “Please keep listening to me. God, You told us to confess our sins. I beg for Your mercy.”

This kind of praying is not what God wants to hear. He wants to hear the prayers of those who believe in the redemption of the water and the Spirit: Those who admit their sins and believe in the gospel of truly being born again.

Augustine said that he repented having suckled on his mother’s breast. He thought that kind of confession would lead him to the kingdom of Heaven. We can only laugh at this. Just confessing one’s sins won’t do.

God says, “Be quiet and just tell Me if you have sinned. If you have, then stop talking about it. You have believed wrongly until now, so go to a church where the truth is taught. Believe in the gospel of redemption in the proper way and be redeemed. If not, I will come and judge you.” Repentant prayers for forgiveness and any other attempts to be saved through confession indicate misguided and untrue belief.

It is written in 1 John 1:9 that when we admit all our sins, the gospel of the water and the blood will deliver us from all sin.

DEPART FROM ME

” What does it mean to practice lawlessness? It means to believe in Jesus with sin in one’s heart.

Christian sinners have misguided faith, practicing lawlessness before Jesus. “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” (Matthew 7:22-23)

Imagine that one who believes in untruth dies, comes to stand before God, and says, “How have You been, Lord? You seemed so beautiful when I was thinking about You down there, but You look even more beautiful up here. Thank you, Lord. You saved me. I believe that You look upon me as sinless even though I have sin in my heart. I came here since You promised to take me to Heaven. Now I will go over there where the flowers are in full bloom. Good-bye and I hope to see You around.”

He starts toward the garden, but Jesus stops him. “Wait! Let’s see if this man has sin in his heart. Are you a sinner?” “Of course I have sin. But haven’t I believed in You?” “Do you have sin even though you believe in Me?” “Sure, I have sin.” “What? You have sin? Bring me the Book of Life. And bring the Book of Works, too. Look up his name. See which book his name is in.” To be sure, his name is in the Book of Works. “Now, confess the sins you have committed on earth.” The man tries not to, but God forces him to open his mouth and confess his sins. “Yes, I committed such and such sins...”

He is all confused and cannot keep his mouth shut. “All right, that’s enough! He has done enough to be admitted to hell. He is more than qualified! Send him to that burning place.” He is not sent to the place where flowers are in full bloom, but to the place which is filled with fire and brimstone. He grinds his teeth while being taken to hell.

“I believed in You, prophesied in Your name, preached in Your name, sold my house to serve You, helped orphans, endured so much in Your name, prayed at dawn, treated the sick... I deserve to go to Heaven.” He grinds his teeth so much that he wears them down to nothing. When he arrives in hell, he sees all the Christians who didn’t know the true meaning of redemption in Jesus. Those who misunderstand the gospel of redemption are discarded by Him.

SINS OF FALSE BELIEVERS ARE RECORDED IN THE BOOK OF WORKS

Where are the sins of all sinners recorded? They are recorded in their hearts and in the Book of Works.

Whether we believe in Jesus or not, God destroys those who have sin in their hearts. If He finds even a speck of sin in someone’s heart, that person is condemned to hell on Judgment day. God urges sinners who have not yet been redeemed to confess that they have not been delivered if they wish to achieve redemption. The sins of a sinner are recorded in his heart.

Those who are truly born again of water and the Spirit may remember their sin, but it is erased from their hearts. They are the RIGHTEOUS. But those who are not reborn have sin in their hearts. Therefore they are SINNERS before God. Whenever they kneel to pray, their sins separate them from God and prevent Him from hearing their prayers. They are praying for this and that, but their sins remain. They end up confessing their sins, repenting for transgressions committed 10 years ago, 11 years ago, even 20 years ago. Do they really have to repent again and again in their prayers? Why do they do it? They do not want to do so, but whenever they begin to pray, they remember that they are guilty before God. So they feel they have to atone for their sins before praying in earnest. God wrote their sins with a pen of iron on the tablets of their hearts so that their sins could never be erased. As a result, they feel they have to confess their sins every time they come before God. So those who believe in only half of the complete gospel of Jesus have to live in misery as sinners and end up in hell.

In Jeremiah 17:1, it is written, “The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron; with the point of a diamond it is engraved onthe tablet of their heart, AND on the horns of your altars.”

Judah is the name of the royal tribe of the people of Israel. The Bible holds up Judah to represent all humankind, so Judah means all people. The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron and engraved with the point of a diamond which can cut through steel. Diamond is the strongest material in the world. With a pen of iron, with the point of diamond, our sins are recorded. Once they are engraved, they cannot be erased. They won’t be erased unless we believe in the truth of the water and the Spirit.

It is of no use for people to be redeemed in their thoughts, to believe in Christian doctrines, to memorize theology, and to devote themselves to church if sin remains in their hearts. As their sins can never be erased WITHOUT the BAPTISM of Jesus, sinners keep remembering them, saying, “Lord, I am a sinner,” whenever they pray. They still have sin in their hearts however much they may try to have fellowship with God, taking on a lot of responsibility in church, and studying theology and doctrine.

So they go into the mountains, try in vain to speak in tongues and seek visions of burning flames, but it is all useless. If sin remains in your heart, you will never be at peace. Our sin, as written in Jeremiah 17:1, is engraved on the horns of our altars. In Heaven, there is the Book of Life and the Book of Works.

The sins of sinners are recorded in the Book of Works and thus people can never escape their trespasses. God records them in the Book of Works and the tablets of our consciences and shows them to us through His Law. We should wipe these records clean by believing in the baptism of Jesus and the blood He shed for us and be saved. Then we will be ready for everlasting life, and our names will be written in the Book of Life.

IS YOUR NAME IN THE BOOK OF LIFE?

Whose names are listed in the Book of Life? The names of those who have no sin in their heart are listed there.

It is important to have your name listed in the Book of Life. If your name is not listed therein, what is the use of believing in Jesus? To be truly redeemed, you have to believe in being born again of water and the Spirit. Jesus came down to this world, was baptized when He was 30 years old to wash away all the sins of the world, and died on the Cross to deliver us. As recorded in Matthew 3:15, Jesus was “for thus” baptized and crucified on the Cross. We have to believe this to have our names recorded in the Book of Life.

When people die and stand before God, God says, “See if this person’s name is in the Book of Life.” It is, Lord.” “Yes, you have suffered and shed tears on earth for Me, now I shall make it so that you will never have to do so again.” God bestows on such a person a crown of righteousness as a reward.