You're not here
by accident.
God loves you and has
a wonderful plan for your life. He wants to have a personal
relationship with you! Now is the time to accept Christ and
all the wonderful things that he has been waiting to give
you. He has been presuing you, wanting you to have the relationship
with Him that he created you for. He is waiting for you.
The Four Spiritual Laws
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God
LOVES you and offers a wonderful PLAN for your life. |
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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
the abundant life?
Because...
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Man is SINFUL and SEPARATED
from God. Therefore, he cannot know and experience
God's love and plan for his life. |
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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 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).
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...
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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. |
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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).
This diagram illustrates that God has bridged
the gulf which 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 know these three
laws...
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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. |
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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 a result of works, that no one should
boast"
(Ephesians 2:8,9).
When We Receive Christ, We Experience
a New Birth
(Read John 3:1-8.)
We Receive Christ by 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:
Which circle best describes your life?
Which circle would you like to have represent your
life?
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The following explains how you can receive Christ:
You can receive Christ right now by faith through prayer
(Prayer is talking to 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:
"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."
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 your life, as He promised.
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Grow in your
relationship with God
We want to rejoice
in what God has done in your life and help you to grow
spiritually by connecting you to a Bible-based church
and growth groups. Be sure to use this web site to find
a local
church, to see what is happening, where you can
get involved and grow spiritually.
If you have questions, please call any of the
pastors in our local churches.
You can also visit www.needhim.org
and chat online with someone who cares about you! You
can also call 1-800-772-8888 and talk to a pastor on staff
from Insight
for Living.
God loves you and wants to have a personal,
intimate and real relationship with YOU!
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Crusade for Christ International. |
