Just as there are physical laws that govern the physical universe, so are there spiritual laws which govern your relationship with God.

1. God LOVES you and offers a wonderful PLAN for your life.

(References contained on this page are from the Bible and should be read in context wherever possible.) 

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 the abundant life? 
Because...

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2. 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 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 evidence of what the Bible calls sin. 

Man Is Separated 
"The wages of sin is death" [spiritual separation from God] (Romans 6:23).

HOLY GOD

 

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).

GOD

JESUS
 

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 a 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 by 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 your sins is not enough. Nor is it enough to have an emotional experience. You receive Jesus Christ by faith, as an act of the will.

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The following explains how you can receive Christ:
 

You can receive Christ right now by faith through prayer:

(Prayer is talking to 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, I invite you to pray this prayer right now.  Don't stop there.  Continue to believe that God has saved you and begin to seek for the indwelling of His Spirit.  Study the following scriptures and ask God to fill you with His Spirit.  The Spirit may come through calling on the name of Jesus, asking in prayer, or through the laying on of hands.  

The Holy Spirit does not come to save us because we are saved through faith; but the Spirit comes as a helper to guide us into all truth; to make intercession for us; to remind of the Word; and to empower us to witness to others.

Acts 2:38 - Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Acts 19:6 - And when Paul had laid [his] hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

Acts 2:4 - And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Acts 1:5 - For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

Luke 11:13 - If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

John 3:5 - Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.