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God Wants You to Be Sure
The Bible says,
"I write these things to you who believe in the name
of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life" (1 John 5:13).
You Can Know God Loves You and
Has a Purpose for Your Life!
The Bible says,
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and
only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life"
(John 3:16)
We receive eternal life as a
free gift. "The gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord"
(Romans 6:23)
We can live a full and
meaningful life right now. "(Jesus said) I have come that they may have life, and
have it to the full" (John 10:10)
We will spend eternity with
Jesus in heaven. "I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you
to be with me that you also may be where I am" (John 14:3)
Our is to
Our Problem
We are all sinners by nature and by choice. "All have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23)
We cannot save ourselves.
"Not by works, so that no one can boast"
(Ephesians 2:9)
We deserve death and hell.
"The wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23)
It is true God is holy and
just and must punish sin, yet He loves us and has provided forgiveness for our sin. Jesus
said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except
through me" (John 14:6)
God's Provision is Jesus
Jesus is God and became man. "In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God. . . . The Word became flesh and made his dwelling
among us" (John 1:1,14)
Jesus died for us on the
cross. "For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to
bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit" (1
Peter 3:18)
Jesus was resurrected from the
dead. "He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our
justification" (Romans 4:25)
That is good news . . .but the
only way Jesus can affect our lives is for us to receive Him. The Bible says, "Yet to
all who receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become
children of God" (John 1:12)
Our Response is to Receive Jesus
We Must Turn Away from Our Sin. "Repent, then, and turn to God, so that
your sins may be wiped out" (Acts 3:19)
We Must Place Our Faith in
Jesus. "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from
yourselves, it is the gift of God" (Ephesians 2:8) Faith is more than just knowing
facts about Jesus. "You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe
that--and shudder" (James 2:19).
We Must Surrender to Jesus as
Lord. "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, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved"
(Romans 10:9-10). Surrendering to Jesus as Lord is not just saying we give our lives to
Jesus. "Not everyone who says to me 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven,
but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven" (Matthew 7:21)
Surrendering to Jesus as Lord means giving Jesus control of our lives. That is, we must
give all we know of ourselves to all we know of God.
Ask Yourself
these Questions . . .
Does
what I have been reading on this page make sense to me?
Is there any reason why I am not
willing to receive God's gift of eternal life?
Am I willing to place my faith
(trust) in Jesus right now and turn from my sin?
The Bible says, "For,
'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved" (Romans 10:13)
Read this prayer and
see if this is what you want to say to God.
Dear God, I know Jesus is Your Son, and that He died on the
cross and was raised from the dead. I know I have sinned and need forgiveness. I am
willing to turn from my sins and receive Jesus as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for saving
me. In Jesus' name, Amen.
If this is what you would like
to say to God why not do that right now. Simply pray to Him in faith and he will forgive
you of your sin.
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would like more information about How You Can Believe
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