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God's Purpose: Peace and Life
The bible says...
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
John 10:10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
Romans 5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Problem: Our Separation
God created us in His own image. He did not make us as robots to automatically love and obey Him. God gave us a will and freedom of choice.
We chose to disobey God and go our own willful way. We still make this choice today. This results in separation from God.
The bible says...
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
People have tried many ways to bridge this gap between themselves and God.
The bible says...
Proverbs 4:12 there is a way that seems right to a man, But ??its end is the way of death.
Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear.
No bridge reaches God... except one.
God's Bridge: The Cross
Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose from the grave. He paid the penalty for our sin and bridged the gap between God and man.
The bible says...
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
1 Timothy 2:5 for there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit.
God has provided the only way. Each person must make a choice.
Our Response: Receive Christ
We must trust Jesus Christ as the Lord of our life and receive Him by personal invitation.
The bible says...
Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.
Ephesians 2:8? For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
1 John 5:12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
Where are you?
Will you receive Jesus Christ right now?
Here is how you can receive Christ:
•Admit your need (I am a sinner)
•Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross and rose from the dead to take away your sin
•Confess Jesus as your Lord and Saviour and be willing to turn from your sins (repent)
•Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to come in and be Lord and Saviour of your life
Prayer
Jesus, I believe You are the Son of God and that You died for me. I ask that You would come into my heart and dwell with me. Forgive my sins. I receive You and ask you to be Lord and Saviour of my life. Amen
When we pray that prayer sincerely we are born again. Born of the Spirit and He sends the Holy Spirit to abide in us. The Holy Spirit is our Helper, Comforter, Teacher. He leads us into all truth and testifies of Jesus.
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