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Everything you see around
you, the stars, moon, sun, the earth and all the
wonderful things on it, did not "just happen."
The incredible beauty and complexity of the vast
creation in which we live, testifies to us that
there exists a Being who is powerful,
intelligent and vast, beyond anything we can
comprehend. We call this Being, "God." God is
the one who created the universe and everything
in it, including us human beings.
Fortunately for us, this God is a God of love
and justice. He is "Holy," that is, there is no
evil nor darkness in Him at all. Why did God
create us? Because He wants friendship and
communication with us. We Christians call this
"fellowship." However, man rebelled against God
and chose to do evil. If you are honest, you
will have to admit that every one of us has done
evil and wrong. Take the simplest of the ten
simple commandments given by God to the human
race -- "You shall not lie." Every one of us has
violated that commandment! Many times, in fact.
Christians have a term for these wrong deeds, we
call them "sins."
Because God is totally "holy," the sins of the
human race create a huge problem. Sin separates
us from God, and we deserve to be punished for
our sins. If we are honest, every one of us
knows that we have done wrong, and that we
deserve to pay for the wrong things we have
done.
What is the payment for our sins? The just
punishment is an eternity separated from God in
a place of utter torment. God calls this place
"Hell." Hell is a real place! God does not want
human beings to go to Hell, but if our sins are
not paid for, because He is a God of complete
justice, we will have to go there. BUT, there is
good news.
God knew that man could never do enough to pay
for his sins, and He also knew that it was
impossible for man to live a life completely
without sin. So, being the God of love that He
is, God decided that He would come down to
earth, take on a human body, live a perfect life
free from sin, and then pay the price in full
for all the sins human beings had, or would,
commit. The Christian Bible tells the story of
how God came to earth as Jesus. Jesus did many
miracles to demonstrate that He is God, and
eventually died a terrible death on a cross. The
suffering and death and shedding of the blood of
Jesus paid the price for our sins. Jesus'
physical body died, but because He is also God,
the grave could not hold Him. On the third day,
He rose again back to life. Jesus is still very
much alive today, and resides in Heaven. BUT, He
is very busy here on earth. He is in the
business of saving souls, and changing lives.
The Bible says in 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."
How do you obtain salvation, or "get saved?" You
have a choice to make. You decide, by your own
free will, that you are making Jesus Christ your
God, and that you will serve Him all the rest of
your life. You decide that you accept the truth
that Jesus Christ IS God, and that He DID pay
the price on the cross for your sins, and DID
raise from the dead, and that He DOES still live
and dwell in heaven.
If you make this choice right now, then you need
to talk to God about it. You must "confess with
your mouth" as the Bible says. We call talking
to God, "praying." If you want to be saved, open
your mouth right now, speak out loud, and pray
the following prayer. THINK about what your are
saying, and MEAN it with your whole heart.
"Father God, in the name of Jesus, I want to
tell You now that I have made the choice. YOU
are my God. Jesus Christ is my God. I accept as
truth that Jesus paid the price for all my sins
on the cross. I acknowledge to you that I have
done many wrong things. I am a sinner! I repent
for those sins and ask you to forgive them and
wash them all away with the precious blood of
Jesus. Lord Jesus, I now make you my God, and I
ask You to come into my heart and life. Change
me Lord, teach me to hear your voice and to live
pleasing to you. Please fill me with your Holy
Spirit. I thank you God for accepting me and
saving me, in the name of Jesus Christ."
Now you need to speak to Satan and command him
out of your life:
"Satan and you demons, I rebuke you in the name
of Jesus Christ. I command you to get out of my
life right now and forever! I renounce you out
of my life right now and forever! I will no
longer serve you, I hereby choose to make God my
Master and not you!"
You must spend at least one hour each day
reading and studying the Bible. We recommend you
go to your local Christian bookstore and obtain
what is called a "Spirit Filled Life Bible" in
the New King James Version. Write this down and
take it to the bookstore, they will show you
what we are talking about. This is a wonderful
study Bible that will answer most of your
questions. When you sit down to read, pray first
and ask God the Father, in the name of Jesus, to
teach you from His Word and help you to
understand what you read. Start out by reading
the book of Luke, then John, then Acts and
Romans, then the rest.
We did not quote a lot of the Bible above
because we wanted to keep it simple. But, here
are some of the Bible verses that lead you to
salvation. We call the Bible "Scripture." The
Bible is divided into chapters and verses so you
can find your way around in it. When a verse is
quoted, the reference is given as first the name
of the book, then the chapter number followed by
a colon, then the verse.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whoever believe in Him
should not perish but have everlasting life."
John 3:16
"For all have sinned and come short of the glory
of God." Romans 3:23
"For the wages of sin is death: but the gift of
God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our
Lord." Romans 6:23
"But God commanded His love toward us, in that
while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
Romans 5:8
"That is you shall confess with your mouth the
Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that god
raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."
Romans 10:9
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the
Lord shall be saved.: Romans 10:13
IF YOU HAVE ACCEPTED JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR GOD,
PLEASE E-MAIL US SO THAT WE CAN PRAY FOR YOU.
Our E-mail address is
warriors@artelco.com
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