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Our greatest desire is for people to come to know God personally. The
simple truth is that there is a God who created you and loves you very
much.
Genesis 1:1 He gave us life and deserves our gratitude and love.
We, however, have chosen to disobey Him and
sin against Him; all of us have done wrong and failed to do what is
right.
Romans 3:23 We may not be more sinful than our neighbor, or we may
be far worse than anyone we know, it does not matter. Either way, we are
guilty before God.
1 John 1:8
God is perfect, completely good, always
right and fair. He cannot tolerate sin. He cannot simply overlook the
fact that we have chosen to disobey Him. The Bible says "the wages of
sin is death."
Romans 6:23 This means that the fair payment for our rebellion
against God is death. It is the punishment that we deserve.
Jesus, the one and only Son of God, came to
earth and lived a perfect sinless life. He was crucified even though He
was completely innocent. He received the punishment that we deserved. He
was the perfect sacrifice, He was put into our place and took on Himself
the sentence of death that should have been ours.
Romans 5:8
Jesus did not, however, remain dead. After
three days, He rose from the grave and later ascended into heaven. He
will return for all those who are trusting in Him as their Savior.
Jesus died for you. You can be saved by
asking Him for forgiveness from your sins. If you are willing to repent
of your sin, He is waiting to forgive you. It doesn't matter what you
have done in the past, if you cry out to Jesus for forgiveness, He will
not reject you. The word "repent" literally means "to turn away from."
You need to look at your life, admit that you are a sinner, genuinely
desire to turn your back on that sin, and ask Him to forgive you. If you
do this, He promises to forgive you.
True Christianity is not about attending a
particular church, or how your parents raised you, or what country you
were born in. Being a Christian means that you have a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ, that He is your Savior. It's not good
enough that your priest, pastor, mother, or aunt knows Jesus, you must
know Him for yourself. They cannot believe in Him for you, you must
believe for yourself. They cannot repent for you, you must repent for
yourself.
Jesus is everywhere all the time. He can
hear you now if you ask Him for forgiveness. Please turn your life over
to Him now. Time slips by so quickly, don't miss this opportunity. If
you want to pray and ask Jesus to be your Savior, you can say a prayer
something like this:
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"Jesus, I know that I have
sinned against you. I know the truth is that I have sinned
by my own choice, and I am the one responsible for it. I
know that I have earned punishment from You, and that the
fair punishment would be death. Jesus, I believe that You
died in my place. Forgive me for my sin. I cannot cover or
take my sin away, I am relying totally and only on You. You
are the only one who can save me. I reject my sin, I turn
away from it, I repent. Come into my life, take away my sin,
and show me how to live my life in a way that is right and
pleasing to You." |
If you have prayed this, you are
saved! You are now completely forgiven, a new creation,
innocent in the eyes of God. Welcome to the family of God!
It is important for you to start to grow in
your relationship with Jesus. Just like any relationship, you need to
spend time with someone if you want to know them well. The way to know
God is through the Bible. We have a few different Bible studies here
that will help you get going. It's also important to find a church you
can attend where they teach the Bible. This will allow you to talk with
a pastor who will help explain questions you might have, and it will
give you a chance to spend time with other Christians who can encourage
you.
If you have just made the decision to
follow Jesus please contact us and let us know...
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