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Salvation
in Jesus Christ is the most wonderful, wonderful
thing there is, and salvation is a free gift. It is
not something that we earn, not something that
anybody merits, but salvation is something that
Jesus has earned for us. It’s something that Jesus
has made available for us through his death, burial
and resurrection. Through His personal sacrifice,
salvation has been made available to everyone. Not
just a special group of people, not this person or
that person, but salvation has been made available
to everyone who calls upon the name of Jesus, the
Lord! Also Salvation is a free gift. The bible talks
about in Roman 6:23, that..
"the
wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is
eternal life in Christ our Lord."
It talks
about in Ephesians 8:2,
"that
by grace are ye saved through faith and not of
yourself, it is the gift of God, not of works lest
anyone should boast."
Salvation is not attending Church.
Salvation is not doing good things.
Salvation is not water baptism.
Let’s look
also at Romans 10: 8-10. The scripture says,
"The
word is near you even your mouth and your heart,
that is the Word of faith which we preach. That if
you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and
believe in your heart that God has raise Him from
the dead, then you will be saved."
That means
anyone who does this will be saved. It’s no
respecter of person. It doesn’t matter what you have
done, what kind of things you have committed,
because no one was born saved. The bible tells us in
Romans 3:23 that,
"all
have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."
Jesus
Christ was the only person who came into this world
sinless, but everybody who was born into this world,
except Jesus Christ was born in sin. Therefore, it
is necessary for everyone to be saved. It is
possible for everyone including you to be saved
If you
would like to make Jesus Christ as Lord of your
life, I’m going to ask you say the following simple
prayer. Because receiving Christ as the Lord of your
life is actually engaging in covenant relationship
with God through Christ Jesus. Jesus said himself in
John 14:6. He says,
"I am
the way, the truth and the life and no man comes
unto me less he be driven by the Father."
The most
important decision you will ever make in your life
is to make Jesus Christ the Lord of your life. There
is no greater decision and no greater benefit. To
think, I can exchange my sins for His righteousness.
The word of God states that
"He
who knew no sin became sin for us that we may become
the righteousness of God in Him."
So, won’t
you say this prayer aloud. Yes, it’s important that
you say these words, this very profound prayer
aloud:
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Lord Jesus, I
need you. Forgive me, cleanse me and make me
brand new. I believe in my heart that you
are the Son of God, and that God has raised
you from the dead. I ask you Lord Jesus to
forgive me of my sins and I thank you for
doing it. Thank you for forgiving me of all
the sins I’ve ever committed and giving me
your righteousness. Thank you now for coming
into my heart. Thank you for becoming my
Lord and my Savior. I confess you today as
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If you
prayed that prayer, then you have become a new
creature in Christ Jesus. Old things have passed
away and all things have become new! You are a brand
new person, and you are standing before God as if
you have never sinned before. The slate has been
wiped totally clean and you are brand new!
Now it’s
important for you to engage in training. It’s
important for you now to begin to receive teaching
and understanding the basics of Christian life. It’s
important for you to get plugged into a good local
church that teaches and preaches the Bible, that
really gives instruction in the Word of God, so that
you can grow in your understanding of God, His Word
and His principles. So it’s very important, now,
that you receive discipleship.
I thank
you today. Thank you so much for accepting Christ as
the Lord of your life. Thank you so much for
allowing me to share Salvation with you. I rejoice
with you for making Christ Jesus the Lord of your
life.
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