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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.
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:
"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.
You can start to
study the Bible
by going through
our
New Believers
Booklet.
After that, we
recommend that
you start a
Bible study
through the
Gospel of John.
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