Law #1 – God loves you and offers a wonderful plan for your life.
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only son, so that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life”
God’s plan : John 10:10 “I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly” {that it might be full and meaningful}
Law #2 – Man is sinful and separated from God. Therefore, he cannot know and experience God’s love and plan for his life.
Romans 6:32 “The wages of sin is death” {spiritual separation from God} *there is a ‘way’ to connect to God.
Law #3 – 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.
Romans 5:8 “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
1 Corinthians 15:3-6 “Christ died for our sins…He was buried….He was raised on the third day, according to scriptures He appeared to Peter, then to the twelve. after that He appeared to more than five hundred….”
John 14:6 “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.”
Law #4 – We must individually receive Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord; then we can know and experience God’s love and plan for our lives.
John 1:12 “As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name.”
Ephesians 2:8,9 “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.”
Revelations 3:20 (Christ speaking) “Behold I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come into him.”
Receiving Christ involves turning to God from self (repentance) and trusting God 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, IT IS AN ACT OF THE WILL.
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. Below is a suggested prayer to receive Christ.
Lord Jesus, I need You. I acknowledge I am a sinner. 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. Help me to be the person You want me to be. In Jesus name.
Eternal Life to Believers : 1 John 5:11-13 “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 your who believe in the name of the Son of God, in order that you may know that you have eternal life.
When you receive Christ the following things happen:
Christ came into your Life. – Revelation 3:20, Colossians 1:27
Your sins were forgiven. – Colossians 1:14
You became a child of God. – John 1:12
You received eternal life. – John 5:24
You started God’s plan for you. – 2 Corinthians 5:17. 1 Thessalonians 5:18