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God says that all are sinners.
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
Romans 3:23
Because we are sinners there is a price to pay for sin.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23 And death and
hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever
was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20:14-15
But, because God loves you, He
made a way of escape... He sent His son Jesus
Christ to pay the price for sin.
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were sinners, Christ
died for us. Romans 5:8
In order to obtain
salvation, in other words, make Heaven your home and flee the fires
of Hell, all He asks you to do is turn to Him and accept Him
as your own personal Lord and Savior.
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the
door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Revelation 3:20 But as many as received him,
to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on
his name. John 1:12 For whosoever shall
call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans
10:13
Because we are lost without a Savior, we must...
Admit
your need for
a Savior
Be willing to
turn
(repent) from your sin
Believe
that Jesus Christ is the one True God and He died for you on the cross
Through prayer,
ask
Jesus Christ to control your life, not just as your Savior,
but the Lord of all your life
Here is
a sample prayer:
Dear God in Heaven, I know that I am a sinner and need a Savior in order to
obtain forgiveness. I
believe that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died for my sin. I am willing to turn from sin. I now
ask Jesus Christ to come into my life to be the Lord of my life. I am
willing, by God's grace to follow and obey Christ as Lord of my life for the
remainder of my days. In the name of Jesus.
If you
just prayed this prayer with an honest intent before God, this is just the beginning of a wonderful new life with Christ. It's
now important that you:
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Read
your
Bible every day to get to know Christ
better. God has given us, not only the good news of the Gospel, but
instructions concerning the future and what our attitude should be.
II Timothy 2:15
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Talk
to God in
prayer each day. Prayer is not some
sort of spiritual cop-out. It is having fellowship with God. Daily prayer will
change your whole outlook towards life. Isaiah 40:31
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Worship, fellowship and serve
with other Christians
in a church where Christ is preached. Those who say you can serve God and not
be faithful to Church are ignorant of Bible teachings.
Hebrews 10:24-27 Make your life count. Unite with others who are
working to evangelize the world for Christ. Matthew
5:13-16
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Be baptized
in water by immersion like Christ was. While baptism doesn't save us, we
must follow the example of Christ and be baptized. Matthew 3:13-15
When we read all of the verses about water
baptism in the New Testament, you will see that baptism is to be by
immersion and not by mere sprinkling.
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Forsake
the old sins that you used to commit and live a life of holiness as the Bible
commands. Ask God to help you to clean up your life. If you continue
to live as you did before you came to Christ, something is wrong.
There
are many today who are teaching that all the holiness or righteousness we need
to get to heaven is imparted to us when we accept Christ as Savior. This
is not true. See the following scriptures: I Corinthians 6:9-11; 11:4-16;
II Corinthians 5:17; 6:14-18;
7:1; I Timothy 2:8-10;
Hebrews 12:14; James 2:14-26;
I Peter 1:13-17; Revelation
21:5-8
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Tell
others about Christ. There is something about telling others that makes
your faith more vibrant and alive. Especially when you feel discouraged
you need to witness to others.
Revelation 12:11
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Get prepared
for an exciting life in Christ. Following Christ will not automatically solve
all of your problems. In fact it may seem to cause more problems at first.
Some of your closest friends may misunderstand or forsake you at first, but if you will be
faithful you will have the thrill of leading some of them to Christ.
We would love to hear from you if you have accepted Christ into your life
today. Please
contact us at
info@calvary-center.com.
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