How Can I Receive This Gift?
In order to receive this free gift, we must do two things. First, we must turn from our sins. The word used in the Bible is "repent". Mark 1:15 says, "The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the Gospel." Therefore, the first thing we must do in order to be saved is turn (repent) from our sins.
The second thing we must do in order to accept the free gift of eternal life is trust in Jesus as Savior. John 3:16 tells us, "For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life." John 5:24 says, "Truly, truly I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes Him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgement but has passed from death to life." John 6:47 says, " Truly, truly I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life." Ephesians 2:8 says, "For by grace have you been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God." Therefore, in order to escape God's eternal judgement, one must turn from their sins and trust in the Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
