A Prayer
You can receive Christ 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:
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, pray this prayer right now, and Christ will come into your life,
just as He promised.
How to Know that Christ is in Your Life
Did you receive Christ into your life?
According to His promise in Revelation 3:20, where is Christ right now in relation to you? Christ said that He would come into your life. Would He mislead you? On what authority do you know that God has answered
your prayer? (The trustworthiness of God Himself and His Word.)
The Bible Promises Eternal Life to All Who Receive Christ
"And the witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of
the Son of God, in order that you may know that you have eternal life." (I John 5:11-13)
Thank God often that Christ is in your life and that He will never leave you (Hebrews 13:5). You can know on the basis of His promise that Christ lives in you and that you have eternal life, from the very moment you invite Him in. He will not deceive you.
Do not depend upon feelings
The promise of God's Word, the Bible--not our feelings--is our authority. The Christian lives by faith (trust) in the
trustworthiness of God Himself and His Word. The relationship between fact (God and His Word), faith (our trust on God and
His Word), and feeling (the result of our faith and obedience) (see John 14:21) can be illustrated by thinking of a train, where
the engine is fact, the fuel car is faith, and the caboose is feeling.
The train will run with or without the caboose. However, it would be useless to attempt to pull the train by the caboose. In the
same way, we, as Christians, do not depend on feelings or emotions, but we place our faith (trust) in the trustworthiness of God and the promises of His Word.
The moment that you received Christ by faith, as an act of the will, many things happened, including the following:
1.Christ came into your life (Revelation 3:20 and Colossians 1:27)
2.Your sins were forgiven (Colossians 1:14)
3.You became a child of God (John 1:12)
4.You received eternal life (John 5:24)
5.You began the great adventure for which God created you
(John 10:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17 and 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Can you think of anything more wonderful that could happen to you than receiving Christ? Would you like to thank God in prayer right now for what He has done for you? By thanking God, you demonstrate your faith.
To enjoy your new life to the fullest...
Suggestions for Christian Growth
Spiritual growth results from trusting Jesus Christ. "The righteous man shall live by faith" (Galatians 3:11). A life of faith will enable you to trust God increasingly with every detail of your life, and to practice the following:
Go to God in prayer daily
(John 15:7)
Read God's Word daily
(Acts 17:11)
Begin with the Gospel of John. You may prefer to use a modern translation of the Bible, which will make it much easier to understand what you are reading. There are many good translations in modern English (and in other languages). These include:
The Living Bible
The New King James version
The New International version
The New American Standard Bible
Obey God moment by moment
(John 14:21)
Witness for Christ by your life and words
(Matthew 4:19; John 15:8)
Trust God for every detail of your life
(1 Peter 5:7)
Holy Spirit--allow Him to control and empower your daily life and witness(Galatians 5:16-17; Acts 1:8)
Fellowship in a Good Church
God's Word admonishes us not to forsake "the assembling of ourselves together..." (Hebrews 10:25). Several logs burn
brightly together; but put one aside on the cold hearth and the fire goes out. So it is with your relationship to other Christians. If you do not belong to a church, do not wait to be invited. Take the initiative; call the pastor of a nearby church where Christ is honored and where His Word is preached. Start this week, and make plans to attend regularly.
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