
In 1968 our late Pastor Elias R.
Mahinay came to Surigao as a missionary
from Bible Baptist Church, Mandaluyong,
Manila. His desire is to reached out his
mother&rsquos relatives and bring
them the gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
He arrived in Surigao
and stayed in his relatives at Sitio
Tunga-tunga Barangay Silop and Cayawan,
Malimono and it was in these places were
the work of the Lord was started thru
Bible Studies. Due to the language
barrier he tried to learn the local
Visayan dialect and then applied what he
learned with the Word of God.
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BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH
Espina Village, Surigao City
Philippines 8400.
Phone No.: 086-826-1671
Mobile No.:0918-336-6997
Email: biblebaptist@hotmail.com
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MY
FRIEND... ARE YOU HEAVEN BOUND?
I am asking you the most important question of
life. Your joy or your sorrow for all eternity
depends upon your answer. The question is: Are
you saved? I mean&hellip are you sure you
will go to heaven when you die? It is not: Are
you a member of some church?&hellip but, are
you saved? It is not: How good are
you?&hellip but, are you saved?
No one can enjoy the blessings of God, nor go to
Heaven without being saved. Jesus said to
Nicodemus in John 3:7, "Ye must be born
again."
God give us His Word the only plan for Salvation.
The plan is simple. You can be saved today.
First, my friend, you must realize you are
sinner. "There is none righteous, no, not
one." "For there is no difference: For
all have sinned, and come short of the glory of
God." (Romans 3:10, 22, 23).
There is no chance to be saved unless you come to
realize you are a sinner.
Because you are sinner, you are condemned to die.
"For the wages of sin is death" (James
6:23).
"Sin &hellip bringeth forth death"
(James 1:15).
This means separation from God, in hell forever.
How terrible! Yes, my friend, it is true. But God
loved you so much that He gave His only begotten
Son, Jesus Christ, as your substitute, who bore
your sin and died in your place.
"He hath made him (Jesus) to be sin for us,
who know no sin; that we might be made the
righteousness of God in him." (2 Corinthians
5:21).
"Who his own self bare our sins in his own
body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins,
should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes
ye were healed" (I Peter 2:24).
Jesus had to die. He had to shed His blood.
"For the life of the flesh is in the
blood"
(Leviticus 17:11). "Without the shedding of
blood there is no remission" (Hebrews 9:22).
Now we cannot understand how our sin was laid
upon Jesus, but God says in His Word that it was.
So your sin, my friend, was laid upon Jesus and
He died in your place. It is true. God cannot
lie.
The Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas:
"What must I do to be saved?"
"And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy
house"
(Acts 16:31).
Simply believe on Him as the one who bore your
sin, died in your place, was buried and was
raised for your justification. Now call upon Him.
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of
the Lord shall be saved" (Romans 10:13).
The first prayer for a sinner to pray is given in
Luke 18:13: "God be merciful to me a
sinner."
Now you are a sinner and surely you are sorry
because of it. Right now, wherever you are, lift
your heart to God in prayer. It does not take a
long, loud prayer, for God is anxious to save
you. Just say: "Oh, God, I am a sinner, I am
sorry, I repent; have mercy upon me, and save me
for Jesus' sake." Now just take Him at His
Word.
"For whosoever (that includes you) shall
call upon the name of the Lord shall be
saved"
(Romans 10:13).
Whosoever&hellipshall be saved (not might nor
can) but shall be saved.
Just take God at His Word. When you have done
what He asked, claim salvation by faith,
according to His Word. Believe and you shall be
saved. No church, no lodge, no good works, no one
but Jesus only can save you.
The simple plan of salvation is: You are a
sinner, and because you are a sinner, you must
die or else believe on Christ, who was your
substitute, who died in your place, and who was
buried and raised again. Just call upon God,
realizing you are a sinner and ask Him to have
mercy upon you and save you for Jesus' sake. Then
just take Him at His word and by faith claim
salvation. You say, "Surely that is not all
that is necessary to do to be saved." Yes it
is, absolutely all. Thank God many have been won
to Christ by this simple plan. It is scriptural.
It is God's plan. My friend!
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