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GOD AND HIS SALVATION***************
EPHESIANS 2:8-9


YOU'RE NOT ALONE IF YOU HAVE MIXED FEELINGS WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE EVIDENCE SURROUNDING THE LIFE OF JESUS. YOU MAY FEEL COMPELLED TO BELIEVE THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD, BUT YOU'RE NOT SURE OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO HIM.

IF THAT'S THE CASE, BE ASSURED OF THIS: IF YOU ACCEPT HIM, HE WILL ACCEPT YOU. IF YOU WILL RECEIVE HIS OFFER OF FORGIVENESS, SALVATION,EVERLASTING LIFE, AND ADOPTION INTO THE FAMILY OF GOD, HE WILL BECOME YOUR SAVIOR, TEACHER, AND LORD. IT'S THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL-THE GIFT BOUGHT BY GOD HIMSELF-FOR YOU.

NO ONE IS SAVED BY TRYING TO BE GOOD. WE ARE SAVED BY TRUSTING IN JESUS. THE BIBLE SAYS, "BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED THROUGH FAITH AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES; IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD, NOT OF WORKS, LEST ANYONE SHOULD BOAST"
(EPHESIANS 2:8-9)

THE ACTUAL WORDS WE SAY TO GOD TO RECEIVE THIS GIFT MAY VARY. WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT WE BELIEVE HIM ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO SAY SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THE FOLLOWING:

GOD, I KNOW I HAVE SINNED AGAINST YOU. I BELIEVE THAT JESUS IS YOUR SON, THAT HE DIED ON THE CROSS TO PAY THE PENALTY FOR MY SINS, AND THAT HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD TO PROVE IT. NOW I ACCEPT YOUR OFFER OF FULL FORGIVENESS AND ETERNAL LIFE. I ACCEPT JESUS AS YOUR GIFT FOR MY SALVATION.

"IF YOU HAVE SAID THIS PRAYER
HALLELUJAH, YOU ARE SAVED."

IF THIS IS THE HONEST EXPRESSION OF YOUR HEART, YOU HAVE ENTERED INTO A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD! YOU ARE HIS CHILD (1 JOHN 3:1-2). AND HE GIVES TO HIS CHILDREN THIS COMFORTING PROMISE: "I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU" (HEBREWS 13:5)

JESUS IS BOTH THE GIFT AND THE GIVER OF EVERY GOOD GIFT. HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

HAVE A HAPPY, BLESSED DAY************
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