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God is perfect,
completely good, always right and fair. He cannot
tolerate sin. He cannot simply overlook the fact that we
have chosen to disobey Him. The Bible says "the wages of
sin is death."
(Romans 6:23)
This means that the fair payment for our rebellion
against God is death. It is the punishment that we
deserve.
Jesus, the one and
only Son of God, came to earth and lived a perfect
sinless life. He was crucified even though He was
completely innocent. He received the punishment that we
deserved. He was the perfect sacrifice, He was put into
our place and took on Himself the sentence of death that
should have been ours.
(Romans 5:8)
Jesus did not,
however, remain dead. After three days, He rose from the
grave and later ascended into heaven. He will return for
all those who are trusting in Him as their Savior.
Jesus
died for you. You can
be saved by asking Him for forgiveness from your sins.
If you are willing to repent of your sin, He is waiting
to forgive you. It doesn't matter what you have done in
the past, if you cry out to Jesus for forgiveness, He
will not reject you. The word "repent" literally means
"to turn away from." You need to look at your life,
admit that you are a sinner, genuinely desire to turn
your back on that sin, and ask Him to forgive you. If
you do this, He promises to forgive you.
Jesus is everywhere all
the time. He can hear you now if you ask Him for
forgiveness.
Please turn your life over to Him NOW. Time slips by so
quickly, don't miss this opportunity. If you want to
pray and ask Jesus to be your Savior, you can say a
prayer something like this:
"Jesus, I know
that I have sinned against you. I know the truth is that
I have sinned by my own choice, and I am the one
responsible for it. I know that I have earned punishment
from You, and that the fair punishment would be death.
Jesus, I believe that You died in my place. Forgive me
for my sin. I cannot cover or take my sin away, I am
relying totally and only on You. You are the only one
who can save me. I reject my sin, I turn away from it, I
repent. Come into my life, take away my sin, and show me
how to live my life in a way that is right and pleasing
to You."
If you have prayed
this, YOU ARE SAVED! You are now completely forgiven, a
new creation, innocent in the eyes of God. Welcome to
the family of God!
It is important for
you to start to grow in your relationship with Jesus.
Just like any relationship, you need to spend time with
someone if you want to know them well. The way to know
God is through the Bible. We have a few different Bible
studies here that will help you get going. It's also
important to find a church you can attend where they
teach the Bible. This will allow you to talk with a
pastor who will help explain questions you might have,
and it will give you a chance to spend time with other
Christians who can encourage you.
You can start to study
the Bible by going through our
New Believers Booklet.
After that, we recommend that you start a
Bible study through the Gospel of
John. You can look for
a church in your area by checking our
List of Calvary Chapel
Fellowships.
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