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The
Bible says: "All have sinned and are not good enough for God's
glory.”
(Romans 3:23)
We must understand that we've done, said and thought wrong
things. This separates us from God. The "all" in this verse
refers to everyone - including me, including you.
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The Bible says: “When people sin, they earn what sin
pays - death. But God gives us a free gift - life forever in
Christ Jesus our Lord."
(Romans
6:23)
We must realize that, while we deserve to die for the wrong we've
done, God wants to give us the gift of eternal life. Eternal life
is a relationship with Jesus that starts now on earth and lasts
forever in Heaven. We can't do anything to earn or deserve eternal
life. It is a free gift from our loving merciful God.
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The Bible says: “God
shows His great love for us in this way: Christ died for us while we
were still sinners."
(Romans 5:8)
We must know that Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sin He died for
each of us -- personally -- to save us from the consequence of our sin,
which is death.
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The Bible says:
"If you use your mouth to say, 'Jesus is Lord', and if you believe in your
heart
that God raised Jesus from the dead, you will be saved. We believe with
our hearts, and so we are made right with God. And we use our mouths to
say that we believe, and so we are saved - 'anyone who calls on the
Lord will be saved' ". (Romans 10:9-10, 13)
We must recognize that it is God who changes our hearts so that we're
able to believe the truth and agree with God. Then we must ask God to
forgive our sin and to come into our lives to be our Savior and Lord - that is, the boss of our lives.
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Would you like to go to Heaven and have eternal life with God? Would you
like to ask Jesus Christ to forgive your sins and invite Him to be your
Savior and Lord?
Pray . . .
Dear Jesus,
I've done and said and thought things that are wrong. I know I'm a
sinner. I believe that, as God's Son, you died on the cross for my sins.
I believe that
God raised you from the dead. I believe that you are Lord, Jesus. Please
come into my life to be my Savior and Lord.
Thank you for saving me. I pray in Your Name, Jesus. Amen
scripture quotes from The Holy Bible, New Century Version
If you have
prayed this prayer, you are a part of the family of
Jesus Christ now! Send us a note. We would like to thank God for
your salvation. The Bible says that even the angels praise God when one who was lost is
found! We would also like to send you additional study material
about how you can grow in your new life.
If you would like additional
information about what it means to become a Christian, contact us about this, too.
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