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If you
are not a child of God you must first ask Jesus to come into your
life. Please read the following so that you can know the comfort
and peace of being a child of God.
God LOVES you
and offers a wonderful PLAN for your life.
God's Love
"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 NIV).
God's Plan
[Christ speaking] "I came that they might have life, and might have
it
abundantly" [that it might be full and meaningful] (John
10:10).
Why is it that most people are not experiencing the abundant
life?
Because...
Man is SINFUL
and SEPARATED from God.
Therefore, he
cannot know and experience God's love and plan for his life.
Man Is Sinful
"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans
3:23).
Man was created to have fellowship with God; but, because of his
stubborn self-will, he chose to go his own independent way, and
fellowship with God was broken. This self-will, characterized by an
attitude of active rebellion or passive indifference, is an evidence
of what the Bible calls sin.
Man Is Separated
"The wages of sin is death" [spiritual separation from God] (Romans
6:23).
![[LAW 2 DIAGRAM]](four%20spiritual%20laws_files/image001.gif)
This diagram illustrates that God is holy and man is sinful. A great
gulf separates the two. The arrows illustrate that man is
continually trying to reach God and the abundant life through his
own efforts, such as a good life, philosophy, or religion - but he
inevitably fails.
The third law explains the only way to bridge this gulf...
Jesus Christ is
God's ONLY provision for man's sin.
Through Him you
can know and experience God's love and plan for your life.
He Died in Our Place
"God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us"
(Romans 5:8).
He Rose From the Dead
"Christ died for our sins...He was buried...He was raised on the
third day, according to the Scriptures...He appeared to Peter, then
to the twelve. After that He appeared to more than five hundred..."
(1 Corinthians 15:3-6).
He Is the Only Way to God
"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no
one comes to the Father, but through Me'" (John 14:6).
![[LAW 3 DIAGRAM]](four%20spiritual%20laws_files/image002.gif)
This diagram illustrates that God has bridged the gulf which
separates us from Him by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on
the cross in our place to pay the penalty for our sins
It is not enough just to know these three laws...
We must individually RECEIVE Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord;
then we can know and experience God's love and plan for our lives.
We Must Receive Christ
"As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become
children of God, even to those who believe in His name"
(John 1:12)
We Receive Christ Through Faith
"By grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no
one should boast" (Ephesians 2:8,9).
When We Receive Christ, We Experience a New Birth
(Read John 3:1-8.)
We Receive Christ by Personal Invitation
[Christ speaking] "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one
hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him"(Revelation
3:20).
Receiving Christ involves turning to God from self (repentance) and
trusting Christ to come into our lives to forgive our sins and to
make us what He wants us to be. Just to agree intellectually that
Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He died on the cross for our
sins is not enough. Nor is it enough to have an emotional
experience. We receive Jesus Christ by faith, as an act of the will.
These
two circles represent two kinds of lives:
![[Self-Directed Life]](four%20spiritual%20laws_files/image003.gif) ![[Christ-Directed Life]](four%20spiritual%20laws_files/image004.gif)
Which circle best describes your life?
Which circle would you like to have represent your life?
The following explains how you can receive Christ:
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You
can receive Christ right now by faith through prayer
(Prayer is talking
to God)
God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your
words as He is with the attitude of your heart. The
following is a suggested prayer:
"Lord Jesus, I need You. Thank You for dying on the
cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and
receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for
forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Take
control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of
person You want me to be."
Does this prayer express the desire of your heart? If it
does, I invite you to pray this prayer right now and
Christ will come into your life, as He promised.
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you prayed this prayer “Congratulations” on your decision to accept
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