Often when folk die who have refused Jesus Christ as Saviour and lived a wicked life, people are prone to say (even church people), "There was something good about him, and I believe God will let him into Heaven!" God is not that kind of God. We either get prepared for Heaven according to His Plan, or we do not go to Heaven. He does not wink at or excuse sin. He deals with it. He is not some sentimental pushover.
One man said to me that God had blessed him so much that he wanted to pay Him back. We cannot pay God back. How could you ever pay for the least of His blessings? In saving us, He does not leave us with some debt to pay. If He did, we would not be saved by grace. Sometimes sinners will say, "I will be saved, if God will not require me to be baptized or turn from some of my sins." God never saves anybody that way. You do not bargain with God. You come His way as a bankrupt sinner, or you do not get saved. God never said baptism is necessary for salvation. He commands all saved folk to be baptized. Yet, He never saves anybody who comes to be saved with reservations as to what they will or will not do. People do not make anything a point of issue with God in getting saved. If they try, He will not save them! Salvation is by grace through faith plus nothing and minus nothing in Jesus Christ.
God is the Giver of every good and perfect gift! He cannot be tempted with sin and He does not tempt us. He tests us many, many times. He does us good all the days of our lives.
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning" (James 1:17).
God is our Lord Jesus Christ, the Saviour of sinners! God came to earth in the Person of our Lord Jesus Christ, died on the cross for our sins, was buried, and arose again that we could be saved. He did not come to condemn but to save. Our sins had already condemned us. Praise His Name; He came to be condemned, damned, judged in our stead. And that is exactly what happened at Calvary. Repent that you are a sinner, trust His finished work for you, and be saved today. God is our Saviour! God is our Lord Jesus Christ! How wonderful and precious!!!!