How You Can Be Sure That You Will Spend Eternity with God [Paperback]

Erwin W.. Lutzer (Author)

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Publication Date: March 12, 1996

Here is a passionate, persuasive case for the gospel that will convince the seeker and renew the faith of believers everywhere. (Also available in a two-book set. Keep one and give one away!)

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About the Author

ERWIN W. LUTZER has, since 1980, served as senior pastor at the Moody Church in Chicago, where he provides leadership to Chicago pastors.  Dr. Lutzer is the author of numerous books, including the best-selling One Minute After You Die and the recent best-seller The Truth About Same-Sex Marriage.  He is also the featured speaker on three national radio programs; he speaks both nationally and internationally at Bible conferences and seminars helping to further God's kingdom.
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What I long for, and what I think every person longs for, is the knowledge that my relationship with God is secure - permanently secure - not just for today, but for tomorrow and for all of eternity. And such knowledge should be available to all who sincerely desire it, no matter how messed up, no matter how great their sin or crimes. Neither you nor I want to be among those who are banished from heaven because we were on the wrong path. We should welcome, rather than fear, an examination of our convictions. Christ taught that our eternal destiny is dependent on what we believe and on what we do with those beliefs. So we must approach these questions with an open mind and a willingness to learn and have our convictions challenged. Someday many will have our convictions challenged. Someday many will have to admit ruefully that misplaced faith is worse than no faith at all. The question is not whether a path looks good or even feels right. The question is: Is it God's way, or is it what I think is God's way' Stay tuned. Five minutes after you die you will either have had your first glimpse of heaven with its euphoria and bliss or your first genuine experience of unrelenting horror and regret. Either way, you future will be irrevocably fixed and eternally unchangeable. In those first moments, you will be more alive than you ever have been. Vivid memories of your friends and your life on planet earth will be mingled with a daunting anticipation of eternity. You will have had you first direct glimpse of Christ or your first encounter with evil as you have never known it. And it will be too late to change your address.

Product Details

• Paperback: 159 pages
• Publisher: Moody Publishers (March 12, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802427197
• ISBN-13: 978-0802427199
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #253,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Erwin W. Lutzer is senior pastor of The Moody Church in Chicago. A graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary and Loyola University, he is the author of numerous books, including the Gold Medallion Award winner "Hitler's Cross" and the best seller "One Minute After You Die". He is also a teacher on radio programs heard on more than 700 stations throughout the United States and the world, including "Songs in the Night," "The Moody Church Hour," and the daily feature "Running to Win." He and his wife, Rebecca, live in the Chicago area and have three married children and seven grandchildren.


Rebecca Lutzer

Rebecca Lutzer is the wife of Erwin W. Lutzer, senior pastor of The Moody Church in Chicago, where they have enjoyed 28 years of ministry. For more than 30 years, Rebecca has been a pastor's wife and has used her gifts of hospitality, mercy, and teaching to minister to many women. She has taught Bible studies, counseled and discipled women, organized conferences and seminars, and spoken to women's groups. Rebecca was born and grew up in Dallas, Texas, where she attended Dallas Bible College. She is an RN and enjoyed working as a surgical nurse for several years. God provided numerous opportunities for her to bring comfort and peace to those going into surgery by sharing the love of Christ with them. It has always been Rebecca's passion to teach women how to grow in the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ. The heart of her message focuses on helping women learn how to live faithfully in the seasons of life, waiting for God to meet their needs in His time and way. She is the mother of three lovely married daughters and the grandmother of six adorable grandchildren. Rebecca and her husband coauthored "Jesus, Lover of a Woman's Soul," a book about Jesus' real relationships with women throughout His life--and how He changed their worlds.

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47 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Grace!!, September 14, 2001

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"thibby3" (Windsor, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How You Can Be Sure That You Will Spend Eternity with God (Paperback)

I read this book after much self study about God's grace using only a concordance and the Bible. What I concluded was exactly what is so eloquently written in this book, that God's salvation (and the keeping of that salvation) is totally dependent on our accepting Jesus as our sacrifice and the gift of God's amazing grace alone. I have been a Christian for many years but struggled with not feeling good enough in my Christian walk. I was raised to believe that you can lose your salvation. After learning that anything that we receive from God is by His grace and that we don't deserve one single thing from him by our own merit, has truly set me free from condemnation (Rom 8:1,2) Yes, we will all blow it, but by God's grace we are still accepted and a part of His family if we accept the gift of Jesus. Praise God!!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handbook for Christian's-New and Old, October 20, 2005

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Jason Andersen "021199" (Minot, ND, USA) - See all my reviews
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Erwin Lutzer does a wonderful job explaining grace. He uses the Bible to support his message. Too many religions and some Christian denominations teach how "good works" will get you to Heaven. Too many people are misguided and don't even know it. This book will let you know if you are truely saved. Jesus is the only way people.

Romans 10: 9-10 For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.

Stop thinking you can do anything to save yourself. Read this book and learn how to find the truth the Bible, the true Word of God, say you need to do.

Thanks Mr. Lutzer.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all-time favourite books, August 29, 2005

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Antoine Maalouf (Beirut, Lebanon) - See all my reviews
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You should know about this book: it deserves a full 5 star. It's so inspiring, that you simply can't stop reading. I finished it in one night!

Mr. Lutzer explains in this book THE importance of grace, the free gift God gave us through Jesus. With this book, you will truly see how much God loves us, that we are assured of salvation once we believe and walk the path of the Lord. This book will make you grow spiritually, something rare to find in most books. I used to hear "Jesus washed away my sins" but never quite grasped the true meaning of it: why did he have to die for him to do so? If he was God, couldn't he simply have chosen a simpler way? With this book, the answer becomes so logical and so heart and mind touching. In trying to prove to you why yes we can be sure we will spend eternity with God, Lutzer has built one of the best and most grasping explanation of the cross and its central place in our salvation. Then you'll understand why believers can be sure of their salvation: because God paid the price instead of us...to the last cent!

Simply put, no Christian should miss reading this book: its small, exciting, biblically based, and will help you get a step closer to God.