"I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." John 10:10b
The Bible demonstrate the fact that God loves you and wants you to
enjoy the abundant life.
Why are most people not experiencing God's love and living the abundant life?
Because man is a sinner
and has separated him
from God.
"Your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins
have hidden his face from you."
God
Man
God did not make man as a puppet on a string to love and obey Him
automatically; but gave him a will and freedom of choice.
Man chose to disobey God and go his own self-willed way.
Everyone of us, you and me included, has chosen to disobey God in many ways.
"There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never sins" Ecclesiastes 7:20
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23
Sin is missing the mark of perfection; a falling short of God's plan for your life and results in spiritual death.
"For the wages of sin is death..." Romans 6:23a
Man's self efforts cannot repair
the damage created by sin.
Man has attempted to bridge the gulf which separates himself from God by doing good works, living moral lives, devising profound philosophies...even being religious...but he has always failed.
Good works
Religion
Philosophy
Man
God
"He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but
because of his mercy." Titus 3:5a
There is only one remedy for the problem of Sin and Separation.
Jesus Christ crucified is
God's remedy for sin.
"For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the
unrighteous, to bring you to God."
When Jesus died on the Cross, He paid for all our sins and bridged
the gulf that separates us from God.
Man
God
God's love is greater than man's sin.
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
Jesus died a humiliating, agonizing death, but He didn't remain in the grave. He rose again that we might have a personal relationship with God.
The Gulf created by our sin has been bridged by Jesus' death and resurrection.
"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." Romans 10:9
It is not enough to discover that God loves you and has a plan for your life.. that man is a sinner.. and Christ is God's remedy for...
You must personally receive
Christ as Your Lord and Savior
Receiving Christ is as simple as taking these 4 step:
1. Realize your sin has separated you from God.
2. Be willing to turn from your sin to God (this is called repentance).
3. Believe that Jesus died for your sins and He rose in victory over death.
4. Invite Jesus Christ to take control of your life.
Trusting Christ is more than mentally recognizing him as the Son of God or having an emotional experience. You must receive him as your
Lord and Saviour by faith.
THE BIBLE SAYS...
"Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name he gave the right to become children of God' John 1:12
CHRIST'S INVITATION
"Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. Revelation 3:20
If the following prayer expresses the desire of your heart, you can pray this prayer and Jesus Christ will come into your life as He has promised.
Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner. Thank you for dying on the cross for me. Today, the best I know how, I now invite you into my life and trust you as Lord and Saviour. take control of my life and make me what You want me to be. Amen
THE PROMISE
"For, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
Romans 10:13
If you trusted Christ as Saviour, you have an exciting life of spiritual growth ahead of you. Here are some ways you can grow spiritually.
1. Share with others the commitment you have made. Acts 1:8
2. Be baptized. baptism identifies you with Christ. Acts 8:35-40
3. Study the Bible. the Bible will reveal God's plan for your life. 2 Tim. 2:15
4. Attend Church regularly and participate in the worship and Christian fellowship. Heb. 10:25
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