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RECIEVE
CHRIST
WHO
IS JESUS?
CONTACT
US
A
JOURNEY INWARD
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Just as there are physical
laws that govern
the physical universe,
so are there spiritual laws
that govern your relationship
with 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 that 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 own 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).
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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).
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This diagram illustrates
that God has bridged the gulf that 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
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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 result of works that no should boast" (Ephesians 2:8,9).
When We Receive Christ,
We Experience a New Birth
(Read John 3:1-8.)
We Receive Christ
Through 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
S-Self is on the
throne
 -Christ
is outside the life
 -Interests
are directed by self, often
resulting in discord and frustration |
Christ-Directed
Life
-Christ
is in the life and on the throne
S-Self is yielding
to Christ,
resulting
in harmony with God's plan
-Interests
are directed by Christ,
resulting in harmony with God's plan |
Which circle best represents your life?
Which circle would you like to have represent your
life?
The following explains
how you can receive Christ:
You Can Receive Christ
Right Now by Faith Through Prayer
(Prayer is talking
with 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:
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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.
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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 you life, as He promised.
If
you prayed sincerely, you are now a child of God. John 1:12 says,
"Yet
to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he
gave
the right to become children of God."
WELCOME
TO THE FAMILY OF GOD!
If
you have received Christ into your life, or have any questions about this,
we
would love to hear from you. Please contact
us and share your
experience
with us so that we may rejoice with you.
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