How To Get Forgiveness From God -Good News, It Isn't Rocket Science!

A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of receiving a phone call from one of my outstanding grand-daughters (I have four!). She wanted to discuss the subject of "how to get forgiveness from God" and we had a wonderful discussion. By the end of our conversation she had come to believe on and trust in the Lord Jesus as her own Savior. I had another opportunity a week later to discuss what the Bible says about assurance of salvation with her and talk about the subject of baptism. I praise God for her decision.
Did you know that every month 46 people in the world type in the exact phrase "how to get forgiveness from God" on Google? I don't know about other major search engines but Google's tools are pretty accurate and it breaks my heart that for most of those 46 people they had to go to the internet to search for an answer. Most of them did not have a believer to personally share the Word of God and explain how God forgives sinners.
Here are some bullet points of general information that the Bible tells us about how we can be made right with God and gain eternal life.

• Understand that all men are sinners including you! (Romans 3:10; 3:23; Isaiah 64:6; Jeremiah 17:9; James 2:10)
• Understand that the penalty for sin is death. (Romans 6:23; Ezekiel 18:20)
• Understand that you must be perfect to enter Heaven.  (Revelation 21:27; Habakkuk 1:13; Psalm 5:4)
• Understand that you can do nothing of yourself to be perfect. 
  (Ephesians 2:8-9; Galatians 2:16; Romans 4:5)
• Understand that God has provided a Savior and imputes His righteousness to our account. (II Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 3:9; Isaiah 53:6; I Peter 3:18)
• Understand that man needs only belief in the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Savior to be saved. (John 3:16; Romans 10:9-10; John 1:12; Acts 16:31)
• Understand that you can know you are saved and forgiven and that you can never lose this blessed state.  (John 6:37-39; 10:28; I Peter 1:5; Hebrews 10:10-14; I John 5:13)                                 

Now the information I just shared is only a guide but here is a prince of preachers, Dr. Ralph Arnold who will explain this very simply. I love this man and he blesses me every time I listen to him. I hope he answers your question about forgiveness of your sins.

You can get forgiveness from God right now. The Bible stresses the need for immediate action. We simply don't know what the next hour holds and if you feel the call to trust Christ as Savior do it now. 2 Corinthians 6:2 says "For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation". Trust Christ and experience the peace of knowing you are forgiven.
  

There Is Proof The Bible Is True - End Time Prophecy Is Being Fulfilled!

2 Peter 1:19 says:   "We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:"

If you have been one of the multitudes of people on this planet that has dismissed the Bible's claims to be the Word of God then listen up. The proof of the validity of the Bible's claims is found in ancient prophecies that are being fulfilled at this very moment in history. Carl Gallups is a Southern Baptist pastor in Florida who has been producing fabulous videos about Christ's soon return. Please take a few moments to watch the following...

Bible prophecy is happening so fast right now that it is hard to keep up with all the events. Here are some things that are of particular interest as we move forward: #1 the pope's unusual resignation (hasn't happened in six centures!), #2 the soon visit of Barack Hussein Obama to Israel to pressure the Jews to part the land, #3 unusual weather (Sandy and Nemo),  #4 escalating earthquakes, #5 mass animal deaths (Iceland's recent 20 million dollar herring apocalypse), #5 the typical church doesn't want to hear about current events and signs of the times, #6 global financial collapse and #7 a global clamor for "peace and security" are all signs that Christ's return is on the door step. Bro. Gallups asks an important question at the end of the video. He asks "Don't you think it's time to be reconciled to God?". I would ask you to truthfully answer his question. It is time to get right with God because soon His wrath will hit this planet like a sledge hammer and none will escape the force of it.

You cannot prepare for the days ahead by "cleaning up your act" or any other self improvement attempt. You must recognize that you are a sinner (repent = change of mind) and you must believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as your own Savior. Please take the time to watch the video that I have placed in the right sidebar of this site entitled "How To Be Forgiven In Three Minutes". I don't know how to stress it enough, time is running out. I have to believe that you have sensed in your heart that we are living in very troubled time and weird events are happening daily. Don't gamble with your eternal state, trust Jesus today.

Forgiveness Cannot Be Found In Catholicism But Catholics Can Be Forgiven!

If you have been reading my blog posts for any length of time then you know that I believe in the absolute free grace of God found only through faith alone in Christ alone. If you are trusting in the saving work of Jesus Christ on the cross to be sufficient payment for your sins then you are saved, born again, justified, sanctified and soon to be glorified! But this is not what the Catholic church has been teaching for centuries.
In 1544 the Roman Catholic church formulated a doctrinal statement of beliefs called the Council of Trent. To this day the Catholic church has never refuted the position of that council.  In Canon 9 of this document they make the following statement concerning those like myself who teach and believe in "faith alone" in Christ alone.
Note:  This information was selected from the site www.carm.org and the verses that follow are a refutation of the Catholic position.
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CANON 9:  "If any one saith, that by faith alone the impious is justified; in such wise as to mean, that nothing else is required to co-operate in order to the obtaining the grace of Justification, and that it is not in any way necessary, that he be prepared and disposed by the movement of his own will; let him be anathema." 

1. "Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin," (Rom. 3:20).
2. "Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus," (Rom. 3:24).
3. "Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law," (Rom. 3:28).
4. "For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness," (Rom. 4:3).
5. "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ," (Rom. 5:1).
6. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God," (Eph. 2:8).
7. "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost," (Titus 3:5). 

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Clearly, the Catholic church does not believe that a man, woman, boy or girl can be saved by simply believing on Jesus. But can the Catholic church, which is riddled with false doctrine and false teachers, be trusted when it comes to the most important thing in all the world (your eternal destiny)?
I don't think so. I urge you to keep an open mind and listen to the following former Catholic in this video which has had nearly 28,000 views in the last two years!

This man clearly believes that he is saved because he repented (realized he was a lost sinner) and believed on the Lord Jesus Christ as his own Savior. I was so blessed as I watched this video that I just felt that I had to share it on this site. Time is short, chances are running out to find forgiveness in the person and work of Christ. If you are trapped in the mire of Catholicism you can find forgiveness. Recognized that you are on the wrong path, acknowledge that you are a wretched sinner and believe in Christ to save you. Do it today, do it right now.