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Prayer Warrior
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Jun. 04, 2008
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. (Genesis 1:1) 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. (Romans 3:23)
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. (1 John 1:8)
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." (Romans 6:23) 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.
(Romans 5:8)
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!
(Romans 10:13) 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 is
also important to find a place where they
teach the Bible. This will allow you to get help
with questions that you might have. It will also
give you a chance to spend time with other
Christians who can encourage you.
Jun. 04, 2008
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. (Genesis 1:1) 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. (Romans 3:23)
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. (1 John 1:8)
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." (Romans 6:23) 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.
(Romans 5:8)
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!
(Romans 10:13) 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 is
also important to find a place where they
teach the Bible. This will allow you to get help
with questions that you might have. It will also
give you a chance to spend time with other
Christians who can encourage you.
