God wants us to know that we have eternal life, and salvation is not just about getting out of earth into heaven, but about getting God out of heaven back into man. We are born with a depraved nature, and sin has separated us from God, but Jesus came to seek and to save that which was lost. To be saved, we must trust in Jesus Christ and invite him into our lives, and we can have the assurance of our salvation by believing in the facts of God's Word.