Receiving Salvation :

The first step to receiving salvation is realizing that you actually need it ! you may have heard the story of Adem & Eve before , but it is important that you know that the story isn't a fairy tale . It is the true story of two very real people who allowed Satan to deceive them into denying God's Word and His will ; who, through their disobedience to God , changed the whole course of man's existence here on earth . The day Adam chose to believe Satan's world overy God's Word , sin entered the earth and separated God and man Through this original sin , all of mankind has inherited a sinful nature... including you

Unless you do your part to personally rectify this sin by receiving God's Free gift of salvation through Jesus , sin will send you to hell trust me , you don't want that to be your future , especially when the way to Heaven is so easily accessible !

Of course , even if you don't consider yourself a really sinful person , you cannot deny that you haven't done something wrong in your life Romans 3:23 confirms , "that All have sinned adn fallen short of the glory of God" Sin has got to be paid for , and the punishment for sin is spiritual death . Sin separates man from God. It separated man from God the first day he sinned  in the garden , and it continues to separate man from God today. It isn't God's will for Him to be separated from us . After all God Loves us ! So , what has He done ? He has created a fool-proof plan of salvation that enables us to be "born again" or "spiritually reborn' , so that He can communicate with us once again ! So , although you could try and pay for your sins yourself , (Romans 6:23 say's " The wages of sin is death , but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord "), the better option is to choose God's plan of Salvation ! After all , it's only through His plan you can be assured of spending Eternal Life in Heaven .

The Bible records that wonderful plan in John 3:16 , there it say's " For God so loved teh world that He gave His Only begotten Son , that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" So , according to that scripture , what did God give to make everlasting life possible for you ? His Son , Jesus ! so what must you personally doto receive His gift of everlasting life ? Believe in Jesus ! what does that mean ? It means that you msut believe that Jesus is the One and Only Son of God and that He came to the earth as a man , died on the cross for the sins of the world and was Supernaturally raised from the dead. In His life , Jesus was blameless , and He resisted all sin , However , even though He was sinless , He chose to die a brutal death for the sins of the Whole World ..... including you . The Bible says that He personally carried the load of our sins in His own body when He died on the cross . He Paid the price so you don't have to ! (1Peter 2:24)

The cross is your way our of sin (separation from God) and into life (free-flowing communication with God !) All you have to do to become a child of God and have your sins washed away (never to be remembered against you anymore) is personally Accept God's plan of salvation. In other words , to get saved , you need JESUS ! So , the first thing you need to do is ADMIT  Admit you are a sinner and have a spirtual need . Then , REPENT Repent from your sin and be willing to Turn away from your sin . Next , BELIEVE Believe in your heart that Jesus Christ died o the cross for YOU personally . And lastly RECEIVE Receive Jesus into your heart and life through prayer . Romans 10:9 assures you that is you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead , you will be saved . For with the heart one believes unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvataion .

So , are you ready to believe with your heart and confess with your mouth ?

If so , all you have to do is pray the Prayer of Salvation :

" Lord Jesus, I ask You to come into my life and forgive me of all my sins . I confess my sins before You this day I ask that you help me forgive all those who have sinned against me.... I denouce satan and all his works , I confess Jesus as the Lord of my life ! Thank you for saving me .  I  believe with my heart and I confess with my mouth that You rose from the dead , I am saved ! Lord Write my name in the Lamb's book of Life ! Today is My God-Day with the Lord Jesus !!! I pray this preyer to the Father in the Name of My Lord Jesus AMEN and AMEN "

Congratulations !! If you've just prayed this prayer with a Sincere heart , you've just been " Born Again" ! Adopted inot the family of God ! Jesus Loves you Very Much . You may not feel any different , BUT that's all right Salvation doesn't come by Feeling, it comes by Faith ! By Faith you believe that God's Word is true . By faith you acknowladge that Jesus is God's Only Son , and through His death on the cross and His Resurrection from the grave , you have redemption from sin and Eternal Life in Heaven ! You're SAVED ! You can now say waht millions throughour time have said , " I once was lost but now I am Found ! " Once you were separted from God , now you're His Child ! Once you were going to hell , BUT Now you're going to HEAVEN ! AMEN

You don't have to worry if you "did it right" or "said is right " If you were serious in your heart when you prayed the sinner's prayer , you're SAVED !  No matter what you've done n your life , your sins have been completely washed away by Jesus's Blood  Ephesians 2:8-9 puts it this way, " For by grace you have been saved through faith  , and not of yourselves , it is the Gift of God , not of works , lest anyone should boast" . The scriputure proves that your Salvation does't depend on your strength or ability , it depends on JESUS ! And His Blood is more than able to take care of your salvation ! So , don't doubt the gift God has given to you.

Now that you're Born Again , it is vitally important that you follow-up your decision by taking a few steps such as these . First take a firm stand for Jesus . Tell somebody else about your decision to serve Jesus . Begin reading and studying the BIBLE to find out more about your New life in Jesus .

Remember the BIBLE is your "Manual" for living !

Next make a commitment to talk to God Every Day ! You don't have to use big words God knows who you are and how you talk , so just be yourself with Him . God Loves you !

Prayer will just make your Relationship with Him Stronger ! Then ask the Lord to lead you to a church that preaches the Word and Worships Freely. Make sure you addend regulaly , decide that going to church each Sunday is going to be as much a part of your life as getting up & going to bed is , it's an automatic thing you do .

Remember just as your physical body nees food to live , your spirit needs the WORD of God to live too !! Spiritually speaking , you're a newborn baby right now , you need a good church to feed you ! So , don't neglect your spirit . God to church this Sunday .

Lissening to preaching Tapes/Cd's by men and women fo God who can relate to will also help you . Coupled with your own time of Bible reading and praying , hearing other people preach on the Word can open your eyes to Scriptures that you've never read before and help you learn even more about your New Life as a Born Again Christian .

Remember we live in this world but we are NOT of it we must be set apart can become Christ Like . You are a New Person now . The Old you has passed away .

Beloved , if you've prayed the prayer , would you please e-mail or write us (snail mail )and let us know so we can Bless you with a FREE Booklet on Salvation . We Love you and we would like to Welcome you to God's Family !!

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New Albany, Indiana 47151

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