How, then, do I receive God’s forgiveness and begin living forever for Him?
- Agree with God concerning your sin – admit that you are a sinner, and that it has separated you from Him.
- Decide to turn from sin, and TO God. The Bible calls this ‘repentance,’ or a ‘turning away.’ It is drastic, and it is not easy. It involves ‘dying to yourself.’ It is the complete abandonment of all you own, all you know, all you are – you must completely die to self or you cannot be called His. This does NOT mean you never sin again. It does mean you have devoted the rest of your existence to God’s will – not your own.
- Through faith, acknowledge Jesus as God’s one and only payment for your sins – and that there is no other.
- Receive God’s life by becoming His child. Yes, you actually BELONG to Him. You are now fully restored to Him. And there is something different about you – His Holy Spirit (the same Spirit that was in Christ Jesus) is now living in you!
- Begin living a NEW life – life not according to ‘self,’ but by the Spirit. God’s Holy Spirit will be your new life. Jesus Himself will mature you and send you to others on His behalf, with this same message which has set you free, and restored life and the promise of God’s heaven to you!
- Begin studying God’s Word (the Bible), and get involved in a strong, faith-driven church. God will reveal the depths of His marvelous truth to you, and provide you opportunities to serve Him.
- Live out of the reality of heaven. Yes, you will still stumble in this life – because your flesh still desires evil. But you have the spiritual reality of having been forgiven – present, past, and future. You also have a new purpose in Christ here on this earth, as well as a new inheritance in heaven.
If you have experienced the grace of God for the first time, or have further questions, please contact us. We may also be able to assist you in finding a strong church in the area where you live – a place where you can now begin to live out your new life as a true child of your gracious heavenly Father.
John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him would not perish, but have everlasting life.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 - "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!"
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