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1st Did you know that God loves you? Did you know that He does not want you to perish? Did you know that He wants you to have eternal life? Did you know that He created you to know Him personally? IT’S TRUE! “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 “Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” John 17:3 2nd Did you know that even though you were created to have fellowship with God, the fact that you have gone your own way in sin keeps you separated from God? IT’S TRUE! “There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. . . .” Romans 3:23 3rd Did you know that the wages of your sins is death, which is everlasting destruction and spiritual separation from God? IT’S TRUE! “For the wages of sin is death. . . .” Romans 6:23 “He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord. . . .” 2 Thessalonians 1:8,9 4th Did you know that you don’t have to remain in this lost state and that God does not want you to perish in your sins? IT’S TRUE! “. . . He [God] is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish. . . .” 2 Peter 3:9 “This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:3,5 5th Did you know that there is nothing you can do in the way of works or self-effort that will save you? IT’S TRUE! “For it is by grace you are saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the the gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8,9 6th Did you know that there is only one way for your sins to be paid for, so that you may be granted eternal life and enter into a personal relationship with Him? Did you know that God sent His Son Jesus Christ, who was born of a virgin and after living a life without sin was delivered up to a Roman cross to be crucified? Did you know that upon that cross He took upon Himself your sins, became your sins and then paid the price of physical and spiritual death required by God for your sins so that you may be saved? IT’S TRUE! “But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 “For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all men. . . .” 1 Timothy 2:5,6 “God made Him [Christ] who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” 1 Corinthians 5:21 7th Did you know that Jesus did not remain dead? Did you know that on the third day He rose from the grave victorious over sin, evil and death and ascended into Heaven? IT’S TRUE! “The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; He has risen, just as he said.’” Matthew 28:5,6 “After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and He sat at the right hand of God.” Mark 16:19 8th Did you know that all you need to do to be saved is repent (turn) from any self-effort to save yourself or from any system of religious works or deeds and by a conscious and sincere act of your will accept by faith (that is trust and believe in) the sacrifice of Jesus Christ as full payment for your salvation? IT’S TRUE! “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 “And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Acts 2:21 9th Right where you are and right now you can have the peace of mind of knowing that you have eternal life and a personal relationship with God. Just sincerely say to God that you believe His Word, that you accept Christ Jesus as your Savior and that you accept His sacrifice as full payment for your sins. WILL YOU DO THIS NOW? If you do this, then God assures you that you will be instantly transformed from death to life, that Christ Jesus will henceforth and forever more live within you by means of the Holy Spirit and that one day you will be with Him for all eternity. Your salvation and eventual life with Christ in Heaven is guaranteed, never to be taken away. Once this is done, you can be assured that the peace and power of God will then start influencing your entire life. You will start thinking thoughts and wanting to do things you never thought possible. Those around you will notice a definite change in you. More than this, Satan and his demons will start trying to derail your fellowship with God. Even though you can never be “unsaved,” your fellowship as a child of God with your Father can be interrupted and weakened. Satan will do everything possible to create within you doubts, to persuade you to follow old sinful paths and practices and influence you in these ways through friends and family. When you experience some of these difficult times, it is important that you know that your Christian life does not depend on your feelings. It depends on the promise of God’s Word. Even when you feel that you cannot be trusted, God is always true and His Word can always be trusted. During these times remember that the moment you received Christ by faith as your personal Savior the following things happened to you:
The following are directions from the Word of God that will help you grow strong in your Christian life:
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