God loves you and offers a
wonderful plan for your life.
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 that abundant life?
Because...
Man is sinful and separated
from God.
Therefore, he cannot know and experience
God's love and plan for his life.
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 own 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).
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This 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.
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).
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This illustrates that God has bridged the gulf
that 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.
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 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 Through 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 represents your
life?
Which circle would you like to have represent your life?
Copyrighted 1965, 1968 by Campus Crusade for Christ, New Life Publications.
You Can Receive Christ
as your REAL CHIEF Right Now by Faith
Through Prayer
(Prayer is talking with 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:
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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.
Be my REAL CHIEF. I want You as my Supreme Incident
Commander of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me to
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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.
