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We are ALL Sinners: The Bible says:
"For all have sinned and fallen short
of the glory of God", Romans 3:23.
"All" means you and everyone else that
has ever- and will ever- live. It just
means that no one is perfect,
something you already know. We ALL sin
and it is sin that separates us from
God, because God cannot be in the
presence of sin. Being separated from
God is spiritual death. That's why we
need to be changed to be "saved". If
we are spiritually dead because of our
sin, then we need to be given a new
life.
How do we get to be with God? God has
made a way for us through His precious
son Jesus (the Word). The Bible states
that Jesus was always with God, John
1:1 "In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God." When Jesus became flesh
and died on the cross for our sins,
this was victory over death and sin.
Through this act we see the love of
our Creator (God) John 3:16 says, "For
God so loved the world, that He gave
his one and only son, that whoever
believes on Him shall not perish but
have eternal life."
No matter who you are or what you
have done, forgiveness is available to
you. All you need to do is ask.
There is nothing you can do to earn
being forgiven by God, it's a free
gift from God that you get by faith,
simply by believing in Jesus and what
he did for you. Ephesians 2:8-9 says,
"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 (the "good deeds" you
have done), so that no one can boast."
How do I accept Jesus?
It is very simple to accept Jesus as
your Lord and Savior. Romans 10:9-10
says, "That if you confess with your
mouth, "Jesus is Lord", and believe in
your heart that God raised him from
the dead, you will be saved. For it is
with your heart that you believe and
are justified (made right with God),
and it is with your mouth that you
confess and are saved."
If you want to ask Jesus to come
into your life and forgive your sins
and make you right with God, you just
need to pray a prayer, something like
this one, and mean it with all your
heart: "Father, thank you for sending
your Son Jesus to die for my sins. I
believe in my heart that Jesus is your
son. I believe that He was crucified
and rose on the third day. Your Word
says that if I believe in my heart and
confess with my mouth that Jesus is my
Lord, I will be saved. Jesus, I ask
that you please come into my heart, be
my Savior and Lord of my life. Thank
you for saving me, In Jesus' name I
pray. Amen."
If you prayed this prayer, you have
done the most important thing in
your life, ever. Now, grow in
the Lord by reading your Bible daily,
praying (talking to God) DAILY. And
when you go to church, open your Bible
to each scripture that is being told
to you, ask God to let you have His
Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding in
order to discern (know) what is the
truth and what may be false that is
being told to you.
Sadly there are Pastors, Preachers and
others that will give you false
information. How can you protect
yourself? KNOW the Bible. Check-up
on what they are saying. If you do
not have a Bible go here for a FREE
complete set of scriptures, online:
http://www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible
Share your salvation with everyone you
know. Tell everyone about what Jesus
has done for you, don't let another
soul be lost in sin. |
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