STEPS TO PEACE WITH GOD Most people have an idea of what they
believe it will take to be accepted by God. After all, who likes
the idea of leaving this life without being on good terms with him?
Thankfully, it's possible to be certain that you've made peace with
God, but the way must be chosen during this life. Here are the
steps drawn from God's book, the Bible: 1 UNDERSTAND GOD'S
PURPOSES-- PEACE AND ETERNAL LIFE God loves you and wants you to
experience peace and eternal, fulfilling life. The Bible says: We
have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:1) For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever
believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. (John
3:16) I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. (John
10:10) Why don't most people have this peace and the fulfilling
(abundant) life that God intended for us to have? 2 ADMIT THE
PROBLEM-- OUR SIN AND SEPARATION God did not create us like robots
to automatically love and mechanically obey him. God gave us a will
and the freedom to choose. The first man and woman chose to disobey
God and go their own willful way. And we still make that choice
today. This results in separation from God. The Bible says: For all
have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23) For
the wages of sin is death. (Romans 6:23) People have tried many
ways to bridge this gap between themselves and God. The Bible says:
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to
death. (Proverbs 14:12) Your iniquities have made a separation
between you and your God. (Isaiah 59:2) No bridge reaches God . . .
except one. 3 DISCOVER GOD'S BRIDGE-- THE CROSS Jesus Christ died
on the cross and rose from the grave. Though he was God's sinless
Son, he became a human, took our place, and paid the penalty for
our sin, bridging the gap between God and us. The Bible says: For
there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men,
the man Christ Jesus. (1 Timothy 2:5) Christ . . . suffered once
for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us
to God. (1 Peter 3:18) God shows his love for us in that while we
were still sinners, Christ died for us. . . . The free gift of God
is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 5:8; 6:23) Christ
died for our sins . . . he was buried . . . he was raised on the
third day. (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) God has provided the only way to
forgiveness of sin and eternal life. But each person must make a
choice. 4 EMBRACE THE TRUTH-- RECEIVE CHRIST We must trust Jesus
Christ as our Savior and receive him by personal choice. Jesus
says: Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my
voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him,
and he with me. (Revelation 3:20) I am the way, and the truth, and
the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6)
The Bible says: To all who did receive him, who believed in his
name, he gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12)
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. (John 3:36) WHAT IS
YOUR DECISION? Will you receive Jesus Christ right now and trust in
him alone for forgiveness and eternal life? The Bible says that's
the only way to find peace with God! - Admit your need--that you
are a sinner in need of God's forgiveness. - Be willing to turn
from trusting in anything else for eternal life and trust only in
Christ. - Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross, came
back to life from the grave, and is your only way to heaven. -
Receive Jesus's offer to forgive your sins and come into your life
as your Savior. You may want to tell him in words like these: Dear
Jesus, thank you for making it possible for me to find peace with
God! I believe that when you died you were paying the penalty for
my sins. I now receive you into my life as my Savior, so I can have
forgiveness and never-ending life from God! Thank you for the gift
of eternal life!
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