Chapter 9 -

Access to God

 

 

 

 

- (John 4:25-26) The woman said to him, I know that Messias comes, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.

26  Jesus said to her, I that speak to you am he.

 

Earlier we considered how several prophecies associated with the Messiah have been fulfilled through the life and death of Yeshua. We can say with confidence that the Scriptures and prophets foretold his coming, and that Yeshua said about himself that He was/is the Messiah. These prophecies could not be fulfilled by anyone other than Yeshua.

   The writers of the New Testament teach us that Yeshua is our only deliverer, the promised Messiah. Only through Yeshua can we receive forgiveness for our sins and enter into eternal life. This cannot be achieved without Him. We will go to damnation if we reject Him. Let’s study some Bible passages regarding this:

 

- (Acts 13:38-39) Be it known to you therefore, men and brothers, that through this man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins:

39  And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

 

- (Acts 10:43) To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whoever believes in him shall receive remission of sins.

 

- (1 John 2:12) I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.

 

Since eternal life can only be gained in Yeshua, the Messiah, our first step must be to ask Him into our life. Simply say, “Yeshua, come into my life.”

   Knowing that Yeshua is the Messiah and the Son of God does us no good unless we personally turn to Him and ask Him into our life. According to the Bible, He is already waiting outside the door to our heart, waiting for us to open the door for Him:

 

 - (Rev 3:20) Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

 

If you ask Him to enter, then you have received Him. According to the Scripture you are a child of God and you have eternal life. You have this eternal life, no matter how you feel at the moment. Do not base your assurance of salvation on your ever-changing emotions, but rest in the word of the Bible and on Jesus Christ, just like the anchor of a ship is never thrown inside the ship but always outside.

 

- (John 1:12) But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

 

 - (1 John 5:11-13) And this is the record, that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

12  He that has the Son has life; and he that has not the Son of God has not life.

13  These things have I written to you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe on the name of the Son of God.

 

THE PRAYER OF SALVATION:

  

Lord, Yeshua, I turn to You. I admit that I have committed sins against You and have not lived according to Your will. But I want to turn away from my sins and follow You with all my heart. I also believe that my sins have been forgiven by Your atonement work and I have eternal life through You. I thank You for the salvation You have donated to me. Amen.

 

 

 

 

REFERENCES:

 

1. Risto Santala: Kristinuskon juuret 1, p. 130,131

2. Richard Wurmbrand: Kristus juutalaisella tiellä, s. 147

3. Jakov Damkani: Siionin poika (Why Me?), p. 241

4. Stan Telchin: Petturi (Betrayed!), p. 24

5. Jakov Damkani: Siionin poika (Why Me?), p. 107,108

6. Risto Santala: Jesaja 53, p. 38,39

7. Arthur E. Glass: Jeesus-nimi Vanhassa testamentissa (Yeshua in the Tenarh / The name Jesus in the Old Testament)

8. Louis Goldberg: Juutalaiset ystävämme (Our Jewish Friends), p. 129

 

 

SOURCES:

 

Bergsten, Gösta: Psalmien kuva Kristuksesta

Damkani, Jakov: Siionin poika (Why Me?)

Deal, Colin: Jeesuksen tulemuksen päivä ja hetki (The Day and Hour Jesus will Return)

Dolman, D.H.: Ilmestysmajassa

Esses, Michael: Mikael, Mikael, miksi vainoat minua? (Michael, Michael, Why Do You Hate me?)

Fieldsend, John: Messiaaniset juutalaiset (Messianic Jews)

Goldberg, Louis: Juutalaiset ystävämme (Our Jewish Friends)

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Kargel, J.G.: Esikuvat puhuvat

Kiene, Paul.F.: Jumalan pyhäkkö (Das Heiligtum Gottes in der Wuste Sinai)

Lambert, Lance: Israel, rakas maa (The Uniqueness of Israel)

Santala, Risto: Jesaja 53

Santala, Risto: Kenenkä te sanotte minun olevan?

Santala, Risto: Kristinuskon juuret 1

Santala, Risto: Kristinuskon juuret 2

Telchin, Stan: Petturi (Betrayed!)

Wurmbrand, Richard: Kristus juutalaisella tiellä

Zeidan, David: Messias nyt! (Messiah Now!)

Zwirn, Isidor: Rabbi ja Messias (The Rabbi from Burbank)