Summary: A few years ago, a television station manager listened intently as I counseled people who called our program in search of spiritual guidance. Many times I prayed on the air with those who wanted to receive Christ. "I don't understand it," he said to me as the program signed off. "I attend church every Sunday. I take holy communion. I go to confession. And yet I have no assurance of eternal life."Unfortunately, millions of people share that station manager's uncertainty. They are trusting in their own efforts to get them into heaven. They ask the same question the crowd asked Jesus in John 6: "What must we do to do the works God requires?" Jesus answered the crowd, "The work of God is this: To believe in the one he has sent." [Jn. 6:29] Ah! There's the secret! So basic! So simple! So honoring to the Savior Jesus Christ!Do you know someone who is trying to earn their salvation? Remind them that eternal life is a gift of God by faith in Jesus Christ.
