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Step 1. It is important
to know that God loves you and that you matter to Him very much. He made us and wants to have a relationship with us. (John
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Step 2. However, we
have rebelled against God, choosing to go our own direction
instead of His. This rebellion is called sin, which separates us
from God and breaks off our relationship with Him. (Isaiah
53:6;
Isaiah 59:2) |
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Step 3. Most of us are
aware of our distance from God. To try to compensate for this,
we do things like being a good person, paying our taxes, working
hard, being religious, giving to charities - all in order to get
back to God. But it doesn't work. There is nothing wrong with
these things, but they fall short of earning God's forgiveness
or reestablishing our relationship with Him. (Romans
3:23) |
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Step 4. Furthermore,
God must deal with our rebellion. The Bible tells us that the
wages of our sin is death. This death is not just a physical
death. Even more it is a spiritual separation from God for all
eternity. This state of eternal hopelessness is what the Bible
refers to as hell. (Romans
6:23a;
Proverbs 14:12) |
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Step 5. That's a pretty
bleak picture . But the good news is that God loves us so much
that He did for us what we could not do for ourselves. He
provided a bridge back to a relationship with Himself, to His
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Step 6. He did this by
coming to us in the person of Jesus Christ, dying on the cross
to pay our death penalty, and rising from the dead so that we
can have life in Him. (John
3:16;
Colossians 1:19-20;
I Timothy 2:5) |
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Step 7. This is God's
good news for us. But it is not enough just to know this or even
agree with it. We have to act on it. We have to cross the
bridge. We do this by humbly admitting to God that we have
rebelled against Him, and that we need Christ's forgiveness and
leadership in our life. With our sin forgiven, our relationship
with God is reconciled and we are firmly established as part of
His forever family. (Colossians
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John 1:12) |
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Would you like to cross the bridge and have peace
with God?
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Pray right now, admitting in your own words that you
have rebelled against God and have gone your own direction. Ask
Jesus in your own words to forgive your sin and to be the leader
of your life.
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If you meant that prayer, then your sin has already been
forgiven and you have become a child of God… a part of His
family forever! You are at Peace with God and all the angels in
heaven are rejoicing for you!
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Tell someone about the decision you made
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Be baptized to publicly
identify your faith in Christ.
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Find a church home, where you can grow in your
new relationship with Christ along with other Christians.
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Let us know so we can help you
grow in your newfound faith. Email us at
decision@WCOUS.org
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