Jesus said He was God. He proved it by His life, His words, His deeds, and His perfect love. “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved” (Ephesians 2:4–5 ESV). “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).

Our sin separates us from God, relationally and eternally, and requires the payment of eternal death (Romans 3:23, 6:23). Yet, because Jesus died for you, God’s justice is satisfied, and your sin can be forever forgiven. You can be rescued, pardoned, and accepted into God’s grace and love by personally receiving what Jesus did on the cross. “…Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day…” (1 Corinthians 15:3–4 ESV). “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8 ESV).

Here’s how Jesus said it: “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life…” (John 3:36). “…I am the resurrection and the life.[a] Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live” (John 11:25 ESV). An eternal home in Heaven and a personal relationship with God can only be received, never achieved. You can’t save yourself, but you can receive salvation as an unspeakable gift from God Himself. He loves you that much!

Knowing you have a relationship with God and a home in Heaven isn’t about being good or religious. It’s about trust—faith. Everyone is trusting something as an “ultimate thing.” The message of the Bible is that Jesus is the only source of ultimate and eternal hope—forgiveness and pardon from sin, acceptance and adoption into God’s family, and the promise of eternal life in Heaven. It happens the moment you call out to Jesus and ask Him to be your Saviour. In that moment, He will forgive your sin and give you His gift of eternal life. “For 'everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'” (Romans 10:13 ESV).