Whoever hears and believes has eternal life
Scripture references
John 5:24 (ASV)
24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.
Romans 10:9–17 (ASV)
9because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved: 10for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be put to shame. 12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him: 13for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15and h...
Stories
Vithoba was in severe pain, his leprosy was progressing and eating up his legs and hands, but even as death seemed imminent, his powerful testimony was, "But I am saved and have eternal life.”
Maryam had been searching for the truth since she was seventeen. One day, she received a booklet that was a part of the Gospel of Luke from the Bible, that day she encountered Christ through His word and presence. She then made a commitment to Jesus while alone in her room.
Marziyeh finally surrendered her life to Christ after receiving a vision of Him while praying.
As Mr. U read the Bible Viggo Olsen gifted him, he was convinced on the need to seek his salvation upon reading the words of Jesus, "most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life." And U rushed to Viggo, determined to become a disciple of Jesus.
DeShazer came across Romans 10:9 one day in prison, though he had read the verse several times before, something was different this time; he realized that God was calling him to salvation and he laid hold on the Word and sought God's forgiveness. The result for him was newness of life.
A woman who heard a preacher quoting the words of Jesus in John 5:24 felt a deep sense of her sin and eventually accepted the justification of Christ. She believed and knew that she had received eternal life.
A dying woman was ministered to and prayed for, she accepted Christ on her dying bed. Instead of dying and passing "from London society to outer darkness and eternal woe", she passed on from death into eternal life!
Frank Rimmer admonished John to run to Christ in spite of his past and though John doubted he could be saved, Frank continued to persuade him with Romans 10:9. At last John yielded and cried to God to save him and that very night, the weight of sin was taken off his shoulders.
