You're not here by accident. Jesus loves you, and He wants you to
have a personal relationship with Him. You are here now, because there is a
need in your life and you are searching for the answer. God can give that
to you, right now!
There is just one thing that separates you from God. That one
thing is sin.
People tend to divide themselves into groups - good people and bad
people. But God says that every person that has ever lived is a sinner, and any
sin separates us from God. That includes you and me.
To get the answers....we go to the Bible....GODS HOLY WORD!
You and I both are sinners...no one is without sin on earth. For the
Bible says......
"There is no one righteous, not
even one;
Romans 3:10
"For all have sinned and come
short of the glory of God."
Romans 3:23
"Therefore, just as sin entered
the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to
all men, because all sinned--
Romans 5:12
According to man's rules, people should be punished or rewarded
according to how good they are, and it might be hard for you to understand how
Jesus could love you when other people don't seem to. But I have great news for
you! Jesus DOES love you! More than you can ever imagine! And there's nothing you
can do to make him stop!
Are you thinking that you should make things right in your life
before you come to Jesus? Many people feel that way, but that's not what God
says!
"God demonstrates His own love
for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans
5:8
For you to come to God you have to get rid of your sin problem.
But God says that you can't make yourself right with God by being a better
person. God wants to save you JUST BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU!
"He saved us, not because of
righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy."
Titus 3:5
It's God's grace that allows you to come to Him - not your efforts
to "clean up your life" or work your way to Heaven. You can't earn
it. It's a free gift.
"For it is by grace you have been
saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -
not by works, so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2:8-9
For you to come to God, your sin must be paid for. God's gift to
you is His son, Jesus, who paid the debt for you.
"For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord."
Romans 6:23
WHY DID GOD SEND JESUS
TO DIE IN YOUR PLACE?
God did this for YOU because He loves YOU and wants YOU to know
Him. He wants you to be with him in heaven, but God can not allow sin
into heaven, so he devised this plan to place our sin, on his only son and his
grace upon us so that we can enter heaven.
"God demonstrated His love for us
in that while we were still separated from God, by sin, Christ died for
us." Romans 5:8
God has already done His part to restore our relationship to
Him. HE TOOK THE INITIATIVE. NOW HE WAITS FOR EACH OF US to
individually ACCEPT what He has done for us.
WHAT DOES GOD WANT ME
TO DO?
1. ___BELIEVE___ THAT JESUS
DIED TO PAY FOR YOUR SINS AND THAT HE ROSE AGAIN, AND IS ALIVE TODAY.
"If you confess that Jesus
is your Lord, and you believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead,
you will be saved." Romans 10:9
"Salvation is found in no
one else, for there is no other name (Jesus) by which we must be saved."
Acts 4:12
2. ___REPENT___ OF YOUR
SINFUL WAYS.
"Repent, then, and turn to
God, so that your sins may be wiped out." Acts 3:19
"Godly sorrow brings
repentance that lead to salvation, and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow
brings death." II Corinthians 7:10
3. ___CONFESS___ THAT WE
BELIEVE THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD...AND THAT WE WILL
LIVE FOR HIM.
"For it is with your heart
that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess
and are saved." Romans 10:10
"Whoever acknowledges me
before men, I will acknowledge him before my Father in heaven." Matthew
10:32
4. ___BE BAPTIZED___ INTO JESUS
CHRIST FOR FORGIVENESS OF YOUR SINS.
"Peter replied, "Repent
and be baptized, everyone of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the
forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy
Spirit." Acts 2:38
"And this water symbolizes
baptism that now saves you also - not the removal of dirt from the body but the
pledge of a good conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection
of Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 3:21
5. ___WALK A LIFE
OF LOVE AND OBEDIENCE.___
"And this is love: that we
walk in obedience to his commands. As
you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in
love." 2 John 6
After you make a commitment to trust Jesus and you receive the
indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, you enter into a life-long relationship
with God as a Christian. A Christian (Christ's-one) then attempts to
learn more about:
·
GOD
·
HIS
CHARACTER
·
HIS
DESIRES FOR YOUR LIFE AND LIFESTYLE
"Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that
needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” 2 Timothy 2:15
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” Galatians 5:22
“This is how we know we are in him.
Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.” 1 John 2:5&6.
GOD LOVES YOU