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How To
Be Saved
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1. God's Purpose: Peace and Life
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God loves you and wants you to
experience peace and life--abundant and eternal.
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The Bible says...
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"...we have peace
with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 5:1
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"For God so loved the
world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes
in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John
3:16
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"...I have come that
they may have life, and that they may have it more
abundantly." John 10:10b
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Since God planned for us to
have peace and the abundant life right now, why are most people not
having this experience?
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Step
2. Our Problem: Separation from God
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God created us in His own
image to have an abundant life. He did not make us as robots to
automatically love and obey Him, but gave us a will and freedom of
choice.
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We chose to disobey God and go
our own willful way. We still make this choice today. This results
in separation from God.
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The Bible Says...
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"For all have sinned and fall short of the
glory of God." Romans 3:23
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"For the wages of sin is death, but the
gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Romans 6:23
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Our choice results in separation from God.
Our Attempts . . .
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Through the ages, individuals
have tried in many ways to bridge this gap . . . without success.
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The Bible says...
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"There is a way that
seems right to man, but in the end it leads to death."
Proverbs 14:12
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"But your iniquities
have separated you from God; and your sins have hidden His face
from you, so that He will not hear." Isaiah 59:2
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There is only one remedy for
this problem of separation.
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Step
3. God's Remedy: The Cross of Christ
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Jesus Christ is the only
answer to this problem. He died on the Cross and rose from the
grave, paying the penalty for our sin and bridging the gap from God
to people.
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The Bible Says...
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"...God is on one
side and all the people on the other side, and Christ Jesus,
Himself man, is between them to bring them together..." 1
Timothy 2:5
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"For Christ also has
suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might
bring us to God..." 1 Peter 3:18a.
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"But God demonstrates
His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ
died for us." Romans 5:8.
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God has provided the only way.
. . We must make the choice.
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Step
4. Our Response: Receive Christ
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How
to receive Christ
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Admit your need (I am a
sinner).
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Be willing to turn from your
sins (repent).
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Believe that Jesus Christ died
for you on the Cross and rose from the grave.
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Through prayer, invite Jesus
Christ to come in and control your life through the Holy Spirit.
(Receive Him as Lord and Savior.) What to Pray:
Dear Lord Jesus,
I know that I am a sinner and
need Your forgiveness. I believe that You died for my sins. I want to
turn from my sins. I now invite You to come into my heart and life. I
want to trust You as Savior and follow You as Lord, in the fellowship
of Your church.
In Jesus' name. Amen.
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God's
Assurance: His Word
If you prayed this prayer, the
Bible says. . .
Did you sincerely ask Jesus Christ
to come into your life? Where is He right now? What has He given you?
The Bible says. . .
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"For it is by grace you
have been saved, through faith -- and this is not from yourselves,
it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one can boast."
Ephesians 2:8,9
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"He who has the Son has
life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These
things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of
God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may
continue to believe in the name of the Son of God." 1 John
5:12-13, NKJV
Receiving Christ, we are born into
God's family through the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit who
indwells every believer...this is called regeneration or the "new
birth."
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Taking
the next steps to the rest of your life
This is just the
beginning of a wonderful new life in Christ. To deepen this
relationship you should:
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Read your Bible every day to
get to know Christ better.
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Talk to God in prayer every
day.
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Tell others about Christ.
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Worship, fellowship, and serve
with other Christians in a church where Christ is preached.
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As Christ's representative in
a needy world, demonstrate your new life by your love and concern
for others.
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