Are
you born again?
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God’s love is revealed in the Bible: God
loves you and wants to make your life full and
complete even after this lifetime."For
God so loved the world that He gave His only
Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not
perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
- We
are sinful: We are all sinners and we all do
things that we know are wrong. God is holy and
good and by nature we are not."For all
have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."
(Romans 3:23)
- Sin
has a penalty: Just as criminals must pay the
penalty for their crimes sinners must pay the
penalty for their sins if they continue in them."For
the wages of sin is death." (Romans 6:23)
- Christ
has paid our penalty: The Bible teaches that
Jesus Christ, God’s sinless Son paid the
penalty for our sins."But God demonstrates
His own love for us in this: While we were still
sinners, Christ dies for us." (Romans 5:8)
- Salvation
is a free gift: Grace is an undeserved favor
and it is an offering from God that you could
never provide for yourself."For it is by
grace that 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)
- Christ
is at your heart’s door: Picture Jesus
Christ Himself standing at the door of your
heart ready to come into your life."Here
I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone
hears My voice and opens the door, I will come
in and eat with him, and he with Me." (Revelation
3:20)
- You
must receive Him: When you receive Jesus Christ
into your heart you become a child of God and
can talk to Him any time."Yet to all who
received Him, to those who believe in His name,
He gave the right to become children of God."
(John 1:12)
Our
goal in ministry and life is to point the unsaved
toward the love of God. He loves you regardless
of where you just came from, what you just said
or did or how many times you committed your sin.
God loves you. He loves you so much that He wants
to make your life and your eternity better than
ever. To talk to God you have to talk to His Son
Jesus Christ. You can pray a simple prayer. You
don't have to clean up first or make yourself
presentable, just talk to Him. He really wants
to hear from you and you can talk to Him just
like you'd talk to a friend.
Simply Pray
Dear
Jesus, I know I don't deserve to be loved or redeemed
but I adore You because You said I could come
and talk to you like this. I confess to You my
sins. They've held me back and weighted me down
for too long so I bring them to You and I leave
them with You. Come into my life and save me I
pray. Cleanse me of my past sins and dwell in
my heart. Thank you Jesus for loving me and saving
me and giving me new hope. I confess You now in
Jesus name. AMEN
Congratulations
If you prayed that prayer or any sincere prayer
of repentance and confession, according to the
Bible, you're born again. You can now join the
celebration of the believers and rejoice that
you are on your way to Heaven. |