Peace with God
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Life
Step
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?
Step
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…
“There is a way that seems right to a man, but
its end is the way to death.” Proverbs 14:12
No bridge reaches God… except one.
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.
Step
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, 3:23
The Bible says…
“Christ died for our sins… he was buried… he
was raised on the third day.” 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth
my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall
not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. John 5:24
God has provided the only way to forgiveness of
sin and eternal life. But each person must make a choice.
Step
4
Embrace
the truth—receive Christ
We must trust Jesus Christ as our Savior and
receive him by personal choice.
Let not your heart be
troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. John 14:1
But as many as received
him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe
on his name: John 1:12፤
The Bible says…
“I am the way, and the
truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6
“Behold, I stand at the
door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and
eat with him, and he with me.” Revelation 3:20
“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.
Accept Jesus
Offer to
forgive your sins and come into your life as your Savior.
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!
In Jesus name Amen!
The Bible says…
“ For whosoever shall call
upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Romans 10:13
“Nor height, nor depth, nor any other
creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ
Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:9“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ: Romans 5:1
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that
hath not the Son of God hath not life. john 5:12
These things have I written unto you that
believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal
life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.1 john 5:13
.Isn’t it amazing that we
human beings can have God’s divine life and be His children? What wonderful
things happened to us when we were saved!
.For all eternity we’ll thank
the Lord Jesus for dying on the cross for us so we could be forgiven and washed
of our sins.
.We’re so thankful we’re no
longer under God’s condemnation and headed for eternal punishment.
. But we thank God that His salvation goes even
further. We were born of the Spirit and in this spirit! We have the life of God
and everlasting life.
Within the wisdom of God
Within the wisdom of
God, there we obtain strength.
Without wisdom from
God, life is a very rocky road. Our limited human wisdom only leads us into
trials, tribulation, injustice and eternal suffering because of our
shortcomings. With the strength of the wisdom of God, however, we can overcome
all the shortcomings of our imperfect lives.
Seeking the wisdom
of God in our lives is the ultimate answer to all of man’s problems. If we open
our hearts to Him and allow His word to guide us every step of our lives, we
can live a complete and fruitful life. Embraced with God’s love and wisdom.
As Christians, we
acknowledge that our strength is not of our world or of our flesh but of the
power of God. With having a vibrant and dynamic relationship with our savior
Jesus Christ, we benefit from the strength of His infinite wisdom.
As Paul tells us in
Philippians 4:13” I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me “In
other words, there is no other source that gives me man the strength to
overcome the trials, tribulations, temptations and eventual death that is this
mortal world of ours. It is only through the submission to God’s strength of
wisdom that we will be able to stand up to the deceitful and cunning of the
devil.
Isaiah 40:31 But
they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up
with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
