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There are many options when it comes to religions. People imagine that any way that suits you will work for you. But here comes the surprise – there is no way to God except through Jesus (Jn.14:6). But then there are so many people who point out different ways to come to Jesus, and because of their eagerness to get more people, many times they make these ways acceptable to people but they do not actually bring them to Jesus. Then people spend the rest of their life assuming they have come to Jesus, and find out only in eternity that they were mistaken. So, it is extremely important for everyone of us to be sure that we have come to Jesus in the right way.

Jesus said, "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it" (Mt.7:15,16). This is so important to understand. There are many ways people present, even while they imagine they are presenting the Gospel, that are too broad by God's standards, and which lead ultimately to destruction. Basically they make coming to Christ broad in order to enable more people to enter, without people having to pay any cost at all. Many people may be shocked at what I just said, because they have been given the idea that Jesus has done it all, and that there is nothing we can do from our side. So they are shocked that I mention a cost we have to pay. Think about it, why very few find the narrow way that leads to life is because they are fooled by the broad way that they don't have to pay any cost for!

Jesus offers us salvation from sin and eternal life, which refers to His life and nature. What we have to do in order to receive this life from Jesus is to give up our own life. "For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it" (Mt.16:25). First of all we admit to God that we have lived a life of sin, pleasing ourselves, and what we deserve is judgment. Then we also declare to Him that from then onwards we want to live our life for Him, doing what He wants. If we are not willing to make this exchange with God, He cannot accept us. Now we can see why so many people are only assuming wrongly that God has accepted them because of some superficial thing they have done, like repeating a prayer mechanically, lifting hands in a Gospel meeting, etc. We cannot be a part of the kingdom of God unless we are born again (Jn.3:3). Some came to Jesus because He did some miracle for them, but still they have not known anything about being born again.

Whatever our experience till now has been, each of us must make sure that we have come into a real relationship with God through Jesus (2Co.13:5). Ask God to show you where you stand, if you have doubts, and then make sure you know Jesus personally and experientially as your Saviour. Don't take this matter for granted.

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