Denim & Diamonds

The things we do and the things we don’t do, the things in our lives that do not match up with God’s perfection are what separate us from God. They are Sin.
For all have sinned and fall short of he glory of God. Romans 3:23 (NIV)
But God, provided Jesus Christ to die in our place so that we could spend an eternity with Him.
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6 (NIV)
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 (NIV)
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 (NIV)
There is no other way to God than by Jesus!
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 (NIV)
…It is by the name of Jesus Christ…Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved. Acts 4:10-12 (NIV)
You can not work your way to heaven, you don’t even need to try. God has provided for our salvation by faith alone.
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
All we have to do is receive the free gift of salvation.
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. Revelation 3:20 (NIV)
We can know that we know, that we know that we are saved.
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. 1 John 5:13 (NIV)
Once we believe in him, we should live for him.
And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. 2 Corinthians 5:15 (NIV)
Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. The Lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations. Psalm 98:1-2 (NIV)