Before there was matter, space and time, there was God — personal, all-powerful, eternal and perfect. Though He needed nothing, God chose to create the universe, the earth, and you and me.
 

God Loves You and Created You to Know Him and

Experience His Love.

God Offers Love

“For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son so that anyone who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).

All People are Sinful and Separated from God. Therefore, None Can  Know Him Personally or Experience His Love.
 

People are Sinful

“Yes, all have sinned; all fall short of God’s glorious ideal” (Romans 3:23).

We were all created to have fellowship with God; but, because of our own stubborn self-will, we chose to go our own independent way, and fellowship with God was broken. This self-will, characterized by an attitude of active rebellion or passive indifference, is an evidence of what the Bible calls sin.

People are Separated From God

"The wages of sin is death"(Romans 6:23).

God is holy (entirely free of moral evil and absolutely perfect in motive and behavior) and people are sinful (not living up to God’s perfect standard). Thus, a vast distance separates the two. The figures climbing the lad­ders in the diagram below illustrate that people are continually trying to reach God through philosophy and religion or by depending on their own efforts, such as leading a “good, moral life,” but they can never reach God.

“THINK OF ALL THE TIMES YOU’VE TAKEN WITH OUT RETURNING, TOLD STORIES ABOUT OTHERS,  THREATENED AND HURT, LIED AND MANIPULATED, USED AND DISCARDED, DISDAINED OR IGNORED THE WELFARE OF OTHERS....IF YOU’RE REACTING WITH AN IMMEDIATE, ‘NOT ME!’ —    THINK AGAIN!”   — DR. LAURA SCHLESSINGER

The third principle explains the only way to bridge this gap...

Jesus Christ is God’s Only Provision for Our Sin. Through Him Alone We Can Know God Personally and Experience His Love.

He Died in Our Place

“God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners” (Romans 5:8).

He Rose from the Dead

“Christ died for our sins just as the Scriptures said he would, and he was buried, and three days afterwards he arose from the grave just as the prophets foretold. He was seen by Peter and later by the rest of the ‘Twelve.’ After that he was seen by more than five hundred” (1 Corinthians 15:3-6).

The diagram above illustrates that God has bridged the great distance which separates us from Him by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross in our place to pay the penalty for our sins.

It is not enough just to know these three principles...

We Must Individually Receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Then We Can Know God Personally and Experience His Love.

We Must Receive Christ

‘‘But to all who received him, he gave the right to become children of God. All they needed to do was to trust him to save them”

(John 1:12).

We Receive Christ Through Faith

“For it is by God’s grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God’s gift, so that no one can boast about it” 
(Ephesians 2:8,9 TEV).

Receiving Christ involves turning to God from self (repen­tance), 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 is not enough. Nor is it enough to have an emotional experience. We receive Jesus Christ by faith, as an act of the will.

These two circles represent two kinds of lives:

Self -Directed Life S - Self is on the throne - Christ is outside the life ●- Areas of life directed by self,       often resulting in discord and       imbalance.

Christ -Directed Life - Christ is in the life and on the throne S - Self is yielding to Christ ● - Areas of life directed by Christ,        resulting in peace, balance and        fulfillment

Which circle best represents your life?

Which circle would you like to have represent your life?

THE FOLLOWING EXPLAINS HOW YOU

CAN RECEIVE CHRIST 

You Can Receive Christ Right Now by Faith Through Prayer (Prayer is talking with God.) 

God knows your heart and is not as concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart. The following is a suggested prayer:

“Dear Jesus, I want to know You personally. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. Please forgive all my sins and give me eternal life. I open the door of my life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. 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, pray this prayer right now, and Christ will come into your life, as He promised. Through His power you will begin to experience the lasting peace, balance and fulfillment that only He can provide.

How to Know That Christ is in Your Life

Did you receive Christ into your life? According to His promise in Revelation 3:20, where is Christ right now in relation to you? Christ said that He would come into your life and be your friend so you can know Him personally. Would He mislead you? On what authority do you know that God has answered your prayer? (The trustworthiness of God Himself and His Word.)

The Bible Promises Eternal Life to All Who Receive Christ. “The testimony is this: God has given us eternal life, and this life has its source in his Son. Whoever has the Son has this life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I am writing this to you so that you may know that you have eternal life—you that believe in the Son of God” (1 John 5:11—13,TEV).

Thank God often that Christ is in your life and that He will never leave you (Hebrews 13:5).You can know on the basis of His promise that Christ lives in you and that you have eternal life from the very moment you invited Him in. He will not deceive you.

faith (our trust in God and His Word), and feelings (the result of our faith and obedience). The train will run with or without the caboose. However, it would be useless to attempt to pull the train by the caboose. In the same way, we should not depend on feelings or emotions, but place our faith in God and His word.

Now THAT You

HAVE RECEIVED CHRIST

The moment you received Christ by faith, as an act of the will, many things happened, including the following:

            • Christ came into your life

              (Revelation 3:20; Colossians 1:27).

            • Your sins were forgiven (Colossians 1:14).

            • You became a child of God (John 1:12,13).

            • You received eternal life (John 5:24).

            • You began the great adventure for which God created
               you

            (John 10:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:18).

Can you think of anything more wonderful that could happen to you than receiving Christ? Would you like to thank God in prayer right now for what He has done for you? By thanking God, you demonstrate your faith. 

INVESTING IN YOUR

RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

Every relationship requires an investment of time and effort to make it grow Investing in the following will ensure your spiritual growth.

Go to God in prayer daily (John 15:7).

Read God’s Word daily (Acts 17:11);

begin with the Gospel of John.

Obey God moment by moment (John 14:21).

Witness for Christ by your life and words

(Matthew 4:19;John 15:8).

Trust God for every detail of your life (1 Peter 5:7).

Allow Him to control and empower your daily life and witness 
(Galatians 5:16,17; Acts 1:8).

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