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So
you are curious as to why you must be born again to enter the kingdom
of heaven, then look no further:
God's way
First of
all covered is what is a
Christian
From the beginning (in brackets my
comments):-
In the beginning when God made human beings, he made them perfect and
good and sinless. He wanted us to be his friends and look after the
earth.
God did not make people robots or
machines.
He gave us a precious gift- free will - to choose between right and
wrong, good and bad. He did not want to force us to love him. He wanted
us to love him freely.
However people chose to disobey God;
they
chose wrong. They preferred to please themselves rather than God. They
sinned. And so sin entered into the world. It is a disease we all have,
because 'all have sinned' Romans 3:23.
So what is sin then
Evil, wrong and sin are there in life of
everyone
born into the
world. We see this in all the hatred and violence, greed and
selfishness
in the world. We see it as we look at our own lives, if we are really
honest
with ourselves. It is part of our very nature. I sin when I come short
of
God's standard. `All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.`
Put it like this - If the pass mark
for an
exam is 50 and you get 49 marks, you have failed. If someone else gets
5 marks, he has failed too. It is no good you saying, 'I did much
better than the one who got 5.' You both failed.
You may think you are not so bad,
better
than most. But
that's not the point, for not one of us has come anywhere near God's
perfect
standard - Jesus Christ. We can't even come up to our own standards. We
may not have done anything especially wicked. We are sinners because we
are just not good enough.
I sin when I do what I want. The bible
says,
`Each of us has turned to his own way' Isaiah 53:6.
Doing what I want: this is the cause
of our
trouble, unhappiness and quarrels. Sin is not just killing, stealing,
or telling lies. I sin when I live to please myself rather than God. I
sin when I can't be bothered with God or with other people; when I say,
`I'm my own boss; it's my life; I
can do what I like with it' - this is sin- I in the middle - me first.
I sin when I do not love God with all
my
heart. Jesus said, `You shall love the Lord God with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and
greatest commandment' Mathew 22:37-38.
Not one of us has loved God like this.
We
have broken the great commandment. We are all self-centred rather than
God-centred.
What sin
does
Sin spoils:- Sin is like an ugly blot on a
clean
page. Being selfish. lazy, thoughtless, telling lies and dirty stories
ruins your character. Sin destroys the happiness of a home or
friendship.
Sin spreads:-Sin is like a weed in a
garden;
if not rooted out, they will soon overrun it. Little acts of dishonesty
and disobedience soon become habits we cannot break.
Sin seperates:- Sin is like a thick
cloud
which blots out the sun. That is why God seems miles away.
He is pure and holy. He hates sin. He cannot and will not look on
sin. It blocks the way to him. Sin cuts you off from God in this life
and in the life to come. Be quite clear about this; hell is a grim and
dreadful reality for all who reject Jesus Christ in this life.
What are you going to do about it? You
cannot remove the barrier. You can save yourself. Trying to help others
and doing good cannot remove this barrier either. If sin results in our
being cut off from God, is there no hope for us? Has God washed his
hands of us?
Why
Christ died
God proved his love for us, he
demonstrated
it, for `God so loved the world that he gave his only son, that whoever
believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life' John 3:16. But
how did Jesus Christ's death prove God's love to us? How did it remove
the barrier of sin between us and God?
God's character is like a coin with
two
sides: Justice and love. His justice rightly condemns us, for sin must
be punished. His love makes him long for us to become his friends
again. On the cross, his justice and his love were perfectly satisfied.
Sin had to be punished, so God in his love sent his son, Jesus Christ,
to die in our place, bearing the death penalty our sins deserved.
That is why he cried from the cross, `
My
God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' The full punishment for our sin
was taken by Jesus. As a man once put it ` He carried the can for
everybody'. Jesus suffered `the agony of being cut off
from his Father for us'.
Just before he died, Jesus said, 'It
is
finished!' This
was not a cry of defeat, `I've had it!' No, it was a cry of victory,
`I've
done it! The debt of man's sin is paid.' The way back to God is
now
open.
His work of
saving you from hell and eternal destruction is finished. The barrier
of sin has been blasted away. Jesus died for us, his body was put in
the tomb and a great stone was pushed across the entrance. But he rose
from the grave - he is alive. He won
the victory over sin and death. The way to God is now wide open.
So do you want to live an easy going,
do as
you like life? Do you want to remain dissatisfied and only know the
empty, passing pleasures of the world? Then don't read any further.
Carry on just as you are; don't bother about Christ.
But remember this: One day you will
realise
too late that you missed the best in life, wasted your life and ruined
your own soul. To live without Christ is to die without him. To die
without him is to spend eternity without him. But if you want a life
that satisfies, that has purpose and meaning, a life that demands the
very best in you and, above all, a life that is pleasing to God - this
is what God requires of you. Forgiveness and eternal life are
automatic; there is your part.
Your part
Something to admit:- That you have
sinned
in the sight
of God. Be deeply sorry for your sin. Hate it and be willing to turn
from
every thought, word, action and habit that you know to be wrong.
Something to believe:- That Jesus
Christ
died on the cross bearing all the guilt and penalty of your sin.
Something to consider:- That Jesus
never
promised it would be easy to follow him. Expect opposition, sneers and
misunderstanding. Every part of your life, work, friendships, time,
money, must all come under his control.
Something to do:- Accept Jesus Christ
into
your life to be Lord to control you, your saviour to cleanse you, your
friend to guide and be with you.
So many miss this last step and thus
never
come to know Jesus Christ. Perhaps no verse in the bible makes this
last step clearer than
Revelation 3:20. Jesus is 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...
Jesus Christ waits outside the door
of your
life. He will not force his way in. He wants to be
asked in. The handle is on
the inside; only you can open the door. You become a Christian when you
open
the door of your life to Jesus Christ and let him in and live in your
heart
and life.
Have you ever taken this step?
Perhaps you have never realised before that there was
anything for you to do. You can be baptised, confirmed, go to church,
yes even read the bible and pray, and still leave Jesus Christ outside
the door of your life. Face this question honestly.
Is Christ outside your life or inside?
Will
you let him
in or keep him out? You cannot ignore Christ's invitation for ever.
Time
is fast running out.
If you ignore him and reject him now,
at
that Day of Judgement when we must all stand before him he will ignore
and reject you. `I do not know you, depart from me.'
Which way
But if you are ready thoughtfully to
open
the door of your life to Jesus Christ, then find a place where you can
be quiet and alone.
Think of Christ's love for you: the
cross,
the shame and pain, his body nailed to the cross, his blood shed, all
for you. Think of what he saves you from: eternal distruction,
seperation from God for ever, which is what hell is. Think of the
shortness of this life: after death there is no more opportunity to
turn to Christ. It wil be too late. Think of Jesus Christ knocking now,
asking to come into your life. You want him to
come into your life, or perhaps you want to make
sure he has come into your life. It might help you to say this prayer,
phrase by
phrase, quietly, thoughtfully, thinking carefully what you are saying,
and
what you are doing.
(READY then, nice an quiet).
Lord Jesus Christ, I know I
have
sinned in my thoughts, words and actions.
There are so many good things I have not done.
There are so many sinful things I have done.
I am truly sorry for my sins and turn from everything I know to be
wrong.
You gave your life upon the cross for me.
Gratefully I give my life back to you.
Now I ask you to come into my life.
Come in as my saviour to cleanse me.
Come in as my Lord to control me.
Come in as my friend to be with me.
And I will serve you all the remaining years of my life in complete
obedience. Amen
Christ
in you
You have said this prayer and meant it. What
you
have said is a
fact. You have asked Jesus Christ to come into your life and he has
come.
He now lives in your heart by his Holy spirit.
Don't rely on your feelings; you may
not
feel any different at the moment. Trust his sure promises.
`If any one hears my voice and opens
the
door, I will come in to him / her....' Revelation3:20.
`He who believes has eternal life.'
John 6:47
`I am with you always, to the close of
the
age.' Matthew 28:20
You are now a member of God's Kingdom,
a
child of God's
family, part of his Body the Church - all who trust in Jesus, whatever
their
color, background, or intellect.
The way
ahead
You have begun the journey into life. You are
now at
the start of a new life. You have Jesus Christ an all powerful,
ever-present Friend and Captain, but in Satan a cunning and strong
enemy. so you need to grow strong as a Christian. You need food, air
and exercise.
Food
The bible is the Christian's food. It
is a
living book and through it God will speak to you Read it every day.
Air
Prayer is the Christian's air. Talk to
Jesus
Christ naturally as to a close friend, yet respectfully remembering who
he is. Spend time alone with him daily.
Exercise (worship)
Join a local church at
once. Never miss
being with Christians in church on sunday.
Witness
Tell one other person within the next
24
hours what you
have done that you have surrendered
your life to Christ. Don't be
ashamed
to be known as a Christian at work and at home.
Oh yeah and oh course start
now by exploring this site please click
here for the Christian index page.
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