God loves you and desires
an intimate relationship with you. In fact, He loves you so much
that He's not willing for you to perish or to be separated from Him.
He made a way for you to live an abundant, peaceful life here on
earth, and later with Him in Heaven.
But sin separates us from God, and because God is also a just God,
our sin must be punished."For the wages of sin is death, but the
free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans
6:23
Even though we deserve the punishment of death and separation from
Him, here's the good news!
God made a way to bring us close to Him. His Son, Jesus Christ,
willingly gave His life to take the punishment for our sin even
though we deserved it instead of Him. He took the weight of the
world’s sin (yours and mine) upon Himself when He willingly gave up
His life to die on the cross. He took the penalty of sin, which is
death, and gave His life in exchange for ours. This is called
salvation.
"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were
yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
After Jesus died, He was buried in a tomb. On the third day He arose
from the dead and was brought back to life by the power of God. He
was seen by more than 500 people in 40 days before He ascended into
heaven (1 Corinthians 15:3-6).
Jesus is now seated at the right hand of God far above all rule and
authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named
(Ephesians 1:20-21). He desires a personal, intimate relationship
with you, and offers you the free gift of salvation.
There is nothing you can do to earn this free gift. All of
your good deeds could never be enough to earn it. It requires a
sinless life and none of us are without sin. Only Jesus lived a
sinless life. He alone was worthy to take the punishment for OUR
sins. He became the payment that God required. Because of Jesus,
this gift is freely given and offered to you, but now you must
receive it.
Now all of your sins can be forgiven not because you are
so good, but because of what Jesus has done for you.
"For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works,
that no one should boast." Ephesians 2:8-9
Do you believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that He was raised
from the dead? Will you turn from your sin in repentance? Will you
embrace the sacrifice of Jesus as payment for your sin? Will you
receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior? Will you receive the gift of
eternal life?
God is offering the gift of salvation to you, but in order to
receive it you must...
• Believe that Jesus Christ is
Lord--the Son of God, and that God raised Him from the dead.
"And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name
under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be
saved." Acts 4:12
• Admit that you
have sinned
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans
3:23
• Confess those sins to God,
asking Him to forgive you of every one of them, even the ones you
don't remember. His forgiveness has been offered to you whether you
have sinned a little or sinned a lot.
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us
our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9
• Receive Jesus Christ as your
Lord and Savior
"But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become
children of God, even to those who believe in His name." John 1:15
If you would like to receive the free gift of salvation, then pray
this prayer with me now:
Father, I believe that Jesus is Your Son, and that He died for my
sin on the cross and rose from the dead. Forgive me for my sin. I am
sorry for going my own way; now I want to go Your way. Come into my
heart, Lord Jesus. I surrender my life to you. Amen.
If you believe this in your heart and sincerely prayed this prayer,
you have become a child of God. You now have a new Lord and Savior,
One who loves you very much—Jesus Christ. In Him you are a new
creation. All your past sins and mistakes are forgiven, no matter
how bad they were. A baby is a new creation. Does it have a past?
No, of course not, and now neither do you. The slate has been wiped
clean.
"When someone becomes a Christian, he becomes a brand new person
inside. He is not the same anymore. A new life has begun! All these
new things are from God who brought us back to Himself through what
Christ Jesus did." 2 Corinthians 5:17-18
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