I was listening to a pastor two Sundays ago and he said something that made me raise my eyebrows. He said that bad people go to Heaven and good people are cast into Hell — I wondered why he would say something like that.

Then he explained what he was talking about. He stated that the bad people that went to Heaven received the salvation that God offers to everybody and their sins were forgiven and their slate was wiped clean. Then he said the good people who go to Hell read their Bibles every day , go to church on Sundays and they confess that they believe but they missed the most important thing — they were never saved.

To me, the first step is believing but the second step has to be done for anyone to enter the gates of heaven. There are a lot of people who think that their way to Heaven is just by believing. I talked to people until I was blue in the face and they were so brainlocked that I couldn’t get through to them. How do you get to them to understand how crucial it is to be saved? It takes all of two minutes to accept the salvation that God offers to everyone. It’s our decision to accept or reject it. No one can force someone to be saved, it’s something that they want for themselves.

There are two sets of people in this world — the first ones are born twice and die once, the other set is born once and die twice.

The only time it’s too late to be saved is when you draw your last breath. You couldn’t do it yesterday because yesterday is gone. You can’t do it tomorrow, because tomorrow never comes. All you have is the here and now. Just remember anything can happen to anyone any time and anywhere. We’re only promised one day at a time. Don’t waste it. In Timothy 2 verse 4, it tells about God, who out of love for us, offers all of us salvation and it says he gives everyone a chance to accept it or reject it. If you know anyone who needs saved, please talk to them, you’ll be a better person for it.

SHELDON BASTION

Cogan Station

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