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How to have a relationship with Jesus
Christ
There are big questions that haunt all of
us. What happens when I die? Where will I
spend eternity? The single most important
question that you will ever answer is this
- “If I were to die today, would I
spend eternity in Heaven with God?”
Your relationship to Jesus Christ is
central to the answer to that
question.
The Bible tells us in I John 5:13,
“These things have I written unto you
that believe on the name of the Son of
God; that ye may know that ye have eternal
life...” The simple truth is God
wants you to know where you're going! So,
here it is in a nutshell:
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First, you must understand your need
for a personal Saviour. The Bible is
very clear that we all have a huge
problem called sin. Romans 3:23 says it
this way, “For all have sinned and
come short of the glory of God.”
This verse simply means that none of us
are perfect. Are you willing to admit
that?
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The problem is this - sin has a high
price tag. Romans 6:23a says, “For
the wages of sin is death...” In
other words, the price for sin is
eternal death apart from God in a place
called Hell - not a good thing! Because
of our sin, none of us can make it into
Heaven alone.
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Here's the good news - God sent help!
The rest of Romans 6:23 says,
“...but the gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our
Lord.” Again in Romans 5:8 God
says, “But God commendeth His love
toward us in that while we were yet
sinners Christ died for us!” This
leads us to the second step.
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You must believe that Jesus Christ
wants to be your Saviour! Jesus Christ
came to earth as God in the flesh,
lived a perfect life, and then
voluntarily died on a cross because He
loves you. On that cross, He literally
paid for all of your sins. He took your
blame! He punished Himself for your
wrong-doings. What a great
gift!
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John 3:16 says, “For God so loved
the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth
in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.” God, in His
awesome love, came to earth to make a
way for you to be forgiven of your sins
and given eternal life!
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Finally, you must place your full trust
in Jesus Christ as your personal
Saviour. Romans 10:13 says, “For
whosoever shall call upon the name of
the Lord shall be saved.” In verse
ten of that same chapter God says,
“For with the heart man believeth
unto righteousness; and with the mouth
confession is made unto
salvation.” He says it's as simple
as believing and receiving! It's as
simple as asking!
If
you've never asked Jesus Christ to be your
personal Saviour, you could do that right
now! With Him in your heart, life will
make a lot more sense. You could stop
right now and sincerely pray something
like this:
Lord
Jesus, I believe that You are God, that
You died for my sin, and that You rose
again from the dead. I know that I am a
sinner, and I ask You now to be my
personal Saviour. I'm placing my full
trust in You alone, and I now accept
Your gift of eternal life. Thank you
for keeping Your promise!
Amen.
You'll
never regret that decision! If you have
just trusted Christ, we would love to know
about your decision and give you some
materials to help you learn more about
that new relationship! Give us a call at
(781) 598-6771 and let us know today!
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