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Love Is In Full Bloom
May God's Love Grow Fully in You. .
One encouraging
thing to think about is that there is a God who hears and wants you
to know him fully for who He is. He listens because He cares.
He cares because He desires that the lives we live for Him be
characterized by love toward others.
The person that gave you these
seeds cared for you enough to share this message with you (please
read it).
What follows is an
explanation of the hope we can have in a God who wants to pour all
His love on you.
[ God's Love for Mankind ]
In the Bible, John 3:16 tells us that our Creator, God, not only
made us but He loves us! He has loved us so much, in fact, that He
decided to send His one and only Son to come and sacrifice His life
for us, even to the point of death. Why did He do this? You see, God
established a commandment years ago which stated that if a person
sinned they must die.
[ Sin ]
Mankind is sinful. Our sinfulness isn't merely based upon the fact
that we do bad things, but upon the fact that mankind was corrupted
immediately following creation. Subsequently, because God is perfect
and holy He can not allow imperfection and unholiness to be around
Him, even in His presence! But, because He so deeply desires a
relationship with us He decided to experience death on our behalf
through His Son so that we could be forgiven if we place our trust
in Him. Take a look at [ Genesis 3:1-24 ], [ 1 John 1:5-7 ] and [ 2
Corinthians 5:17-19 ]
[ Is Trusting Christ the Only Way
to Experience Forgiveness? ]
In the Bible there are specific statements regarding this - one
which says that "there is no other name under heaven given among men
by which we must be saved" [ Acts 4:11-12 - read from verse 1 for
the context ], and another where Jesus says concerning Himself, "No
one comes to the Father except through me" [ John 14:6, read the
entire chapter for context ]. From these two proclamations, and many
others which speak of the uniqueness of Christ, we see that it is
only through a trusting relationship with Jesus that we can know the
forgiveness of God.
[ What Must I Do Now? ]
The first step toward entering a relationship with God is
acknowledging what was stated earlier - that you are a sinner and
that your sinfulness separates you from a relationship with God. You
can confess this to God by praying to Him directly with words such
as this:
Dear God, I desire to know you, to have a relationship with you,
but I realize that because of my sin this is not possible.
Yet, I also know that you have made a way for my sins to be
forgiven, and that is through your only Son, Jesus Christ.
God, I ask for your forgiveness, not based upon any good that
I can or will ever do, but that Christ's death be counted
as my own, and my forgiveness be through Him alone.
God, I ask that you come to live inside of me so that
I might live for you.
In Jesus' name I pray, Amen
If you prayed this prayer from your heart Luke 15:7 tells us that
there is rejoicing in heaven! We'd like to rejoice also. If you just
prayed this prayer we want to help you grow in your relationship
with God.
[
Click here ] to let us know of your
decision and we will email you a list of churches in your area where
you can be baptized and develop lasting friendships with other
believers who love and trust Christ. In the meantime, begin reading
the book of [ John ] either online or with your own Bible. This book
in the Bible provides a clear explanation of who Jesus is, the role
of the Holy Spirit (or Holy Ghost), and the will of the Father for
you and for the world.
God bless you!
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