Do you know where you stand with God?
If you have never made Jesus the Lord of your life, then you are separated from God by sin. You are the reason God sent Jesus to the cross. The good news is the Bible tells us how to become a Christian.
John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” God loved you so much that He gave His only begotten Son for you.
God actually made Jesus, who had never sinned, to be sin for you.
Jesus was the spotless Son of God. Sin was the reason He came to earth. He died on the cross and went to hell for one reason: to pay the price for your sins.
Once that price was paid, Jesus was raised from the dead, triumphant over satan; the sin problem was taken care of.
God does not hold your sin against you. The only thing keeping you from becoming a child of God is failure to turn from your present world and your present god, satan, and make Jesus the Lord over your life.
When Jesus paid the sin price for you, He became your substitute. Heaven has it recorded that you died on the cross over 2000 years ago. You have been set free. But that doesn’t mean that you will automatically go to heaven.
Even though God sent Jesus to pay for your sins, and He holds nothing against you, you can still go straight to hell. Why? Because you have not made the choice to receive Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, and accept His sacrifice as yours.
You have a free will, the right to choose your own destiny.
God will not force you to receive salvation. The choice is yours. You can go straight to hell and God will not lift a finger to stop you. He did all that He is going to do when He sent Jesus into the world. The choice is set before you.
If you do choose to make Jesus your Lord, God will receive you as His very own child. You will become a part of His family. He will be your Father and you will be His child.
Just by saying yes, you will become a joint heir with Jesus. You will be transferred from satan’s kingdom into the kingdom of His dear son. God himself will transfer you over to the new kingdom.
Your very nature will change. You will take on His nature, God’s nature. You will never be the same again. In the eyes of God, you will become a world overcomer.
Sin will no longer reign over your life.
Sin will no longer be your lord, Jesus is now your Lord, and you will be able to live above the satanic forces in the world. The Father says, “Today I set before you life or death, blessings or cursing, choose life.”
Tomorrow is not promised to you… Choose Jesus Today!
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