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From: "Gods Messenger" <>
Subject: Lord Jesus loves you and God has a plan for your life. Repent and be baptised.
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 00:20:38 +0000


MEET JESUS!
One of the greatest misconceptions is that good people go to heaven,
and bad people go to hell. "This is not taught in the Bible!"
Rather, those who believe in the Lord Jesus will be found in heaven and
those who do not are condemned even now.
It is forgiven people who will spend eternity with the Lord enjoying the
pleasures of eternal life.
Consider the words of The Lord Jesus recorded in the book of John.
John 3:16
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.
{17} For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that
the world through him might be saved.
{18} He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is
condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only
begotten Son of God. (KJV)

We are all sinful "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"
(Romans 3:23). You may have heard someone say, "I'm only human--nobody's
perfect." This Bible verse says the same thing: We are all sinners. We all
do things that we know are wrong. And that's why we feel estranged from God
because God is holy and good, and we are not.

Sin has a penalty "For the wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23). Just as
criminals must pay the penalty for their crimes, sinners must pay the
penalty for their sins. If you continue
to live without Jesus as your Lord and saviour you will
not only die physically; you will also be separated from
our holy God for all eternity.
The Bible teaches that those who choose to remain
separated from God will spend eternity in a place called hell.

Christ has paid our penalty! "But God demonstrates his own love for us in
this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). The
Bible teaches that Jesus Christ, the sinless Son of God, has paid the
penalty of death for all your sins. You may think you have to lead a good
life and do good deeds before God will love you. But the Bible says that
Christ loved you enough to die for you, even when you were rebelling against
Him.

JESUS DIED FOR US, SO THAT OUR SINS COULD BE FORGIVEN!
God's remedy--The cross Jesus Christ is the only answer to the separation
between sinful humans and their holy God. When Jesus Christ died on the
cross, He paid the penalty for our sins and bridged the gap between God and
us.

Salvation is a free gift "For it is by grace you have been saved, through
faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so
that no one can boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9). The word grace means "undeserved
favor." It means God is offering you something you could never provide for
yourself: forgiveness of sins and eternal life, God's gift to you is free.
You do not have to work for a gift. All you have to do is joyfully receive
it, Believe with all your heart that Jesus Christ died for you!

Christ is at your heart's door "Here I am! 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). Jesus Christ wants to have a personal
relationship with you. Picture, if you will, Jesus Christ standing at the
door of your heart (the door of your emotions, intellect and will). Invite
Him in; He is waiting for you to receive Him into your heart and life.

You must receive Him "Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in
his name, he gave the right to become children of God" (John 1:12). When you
receive Christ into your heart you become a child of God, and have the
privilege of talking to Him in prayer at any time about anything. The
Christian life is a personal relationship to God through Jesus Christ. And
best of all, it is a relationship that will last for all eternity.We must
trust Jesus Christ for forgiveness and eternal life. And we must receive Him
by personal invitation. Is there any good reason why you cannot receive
Jesus Christ right now?


How can I be Saved?
What you must do:
1. Admit your need. Be willing to say, "I am a sinner."
2. Be willing to repent and turn away from sin.
3. Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross.
4. Receive Him as Savior and Lord. Through prayer, invite Him to come in and
fill your life.
The Bible says:
"Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved" (Romans 10:13).

Here is a prayer to offer to God to recieve eternal life.


Dear Father God,
I know that I am a sinner and need your forgiveness.
Please forgive me of all my sins, I am sorry.
I believe that Jesus Christ died in my place, paying the penalty for my
sins.
I believe Jesus is the son of God sent to save us.
I believe he died in my place and rose again from the dead.
I believe Jesus is the way to eternal life.
I now repent from all my sins and I renounce Satan and all other gods.
I now invite Jesus Christ to come into my heart and life as my personal
Saviour.
Save me Jesus please!
I am willing, with your help, to follow and obey Christ as the Lord of my
life.
Please make me a child of God and fill me with your holy spirit.

Thankyou for saving me!
In Jesus name amen.

Congratulations and welcome to the family of God!
Confess with your mouth that you have given your heart to the Lord.
Seek out other believers, make contact with a Local Bible Believing Church
in your area.
As a baby in the Lord it is crucial that you are fed Spiritual food to grow.
This is best done through fellowship with other believers and through
reading the bible. Start with the gospel of John in the new testemnent of
the bible.

Now take a minute to email us to tell us of your commitment to Christ.
Your next step is to be water baptised (by full water emersion)
Please conatct us and we can arrange to have this done for you soon.
Contacting us will also allow us to add you to our prayer list and offer you
support and encouragement.
Also we will invite you to all future fringe ministry events.
So please email us now by clicking this link
May the Lord Bless and Keep you.

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