What is Life all about?
Our greatest desire
is for people to come to know God personally. The simple truth is that
there is a God who created you and loves you very much. He gave us
life and deserves our gratitude and love.
We, however, have
chosen to disobey Him and sin against Him; all of us have done wrong and
failed to do what is right. We may not be more sinful than our
neighbor, or we may be far worse than anyone we know, it does not
matter. Either way, we are guilty before God.
God is perfect,
completely good, always right and fair. He cannot tolerate sin. He
cannot simply overlook the fact that we have chosen to disobey Him. The
Bible says "the wages of sin is death." This means that
the fair payment for our rebellion against God is death. It is the
punishment that we deserve.
Jesus, the one and
only Son of God, came to earth and lived a perfect sinless life. He was
crucified even though He was completely innocent. He received the
punishment that we deserved. He was the perfect sacrifice, He was put
into our place and took on Himself the sentence of death that should
have been ours. Jesus did not, however, remain dead. After three days,
He rose from the grave and later ascended into heaven. He will return
for all those who are trusting in Him as their Savior.
Jesus died for you.
You can be saved by asking Him for forgiveness from your sins. If you
are willing to repent of your sin, He is waiting to forgive you. It
doesn't matter what you have done in the past, if you cry out to Jesus
for forgiveness, He will not reject you. The word "repent"
literally means "to turn away from." You need to look at your
life, admit that you are a sinner, genuinely desire to turn your back on
that sin, and ask Him to forgive you. If you do this, He promises to
forgive you.
True Christianity
is not about attending a particular church, or how your parents raised
you, or what country you were born in. Being a Christian means that you
have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, that He is your Savior.
It's not good enough that your priest, pastor, mother, or aunt knows
Jesus, you must know Him for yourself. They cannot believe in Him for
you, you must believe for yourself. They cannot repent for you, you must
repent for yourself.
Jesus is everywhere
all the time. He can hear you now if you ask Him for forgiveness. Please
turn your life over to Him NOW. Time slips by so quickly, don't miss
this opportunity. If you want to pray and ask Jesus to be your Savior,
you can say a prayer something like this:
"Jesus, I know that I have
sinned against you. I know the truth is that I have sinned by my own
choice, and I am the one responsible for it. I know that I have earned
punishment from You, and that the fair punishment would be death. Jesus,
I believe that You died in my place. Forgive me for my sin. I cannot
cover or take my sin away, I am relying totally and only on You. You are
the only one who can save me. I reject my sin, I turn away from it, I
repent. Come into my life, take away my sin, and show me how to live my
life in a way that is right and pleasing to You."
If you have prayed this, YOU ARE
SAVED! You are now completely forgiven, a new creation, innocent in the
eyes of God. Welcome to the family of God!
It is important for
you to start to grow in your relationship with Jesus. Just like any
relationship, you need to spend time with someone if you want to know
them well. The way to know God is through the Bible. It's also
important to find a church you can attend where they teach the Bible.
This will allow you to talk with a pastor who will help explain
questions you might have, and it will give you a chance to spend time
with other Christians who can encourage you.
