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Will You Trust in Jesus? The most important decision that you will ever make in your life is whether you will or will not TRUST IN JESUS. The decision that you make on this issue will determine how you will live in eternity -- abundant life with God or punishment through eternal torment in the Lake of Fire. In this section there is a suggested prayer to Trust in Jesus to be Saved from God's wrath. Prayer is talking with God. You may continue reading to the end of this chapter and then return to say the suggested prayer. Or if you would like to Trust in Jesus right now, you may first look through the suggested prayer below. If you can sincerely pray it in faith, please do so. It is good to speak the prayer audibly. (If you are in a situation right now where it may not be appropriate to pray audibly, you may say the prayer in your heart. If this is the case, it would be good that you pray it audibly the next opportunity you have, since the Bible does state for you to confess with your mouth that you are aligning yourself with Jesus. It is even better that you tell someone -- confess with your mouth -- that you have put your trust in Jesus. Please be aware that only people who themselves really trust in Jesus will truly understand what you are talking about.) Jesus is the mediator between people and God the Father (1 Timothy 2:5). Jesus is the Person that we go to in order to bring our concerns to God the Father (John 14:6). So we ask Jesus to save us. A suggested prayer to TRUST in JESUS: |
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Jesus, I believe that You suffered and
died to take the punishment for all of my sins. I believe in my heart that after You were in the tomb for three days, God the Father and the Holy Spirit raised You from the dead and that You are alive even now. I confess with my mouth that You are the Son of God and that You are ruling the universe with God the Father. I now submit my life to Your rulership. I am sorry for sinning against You. I turn away from those things that I believe break Your commands. I put my Trust in You. Because of this, I believe that You have now washed away the sins that I have committed, I receive the pardon from the punishment that I deserved, I’m saved from God’s wrath and My name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. I believe You have given me Your Gift of Eternal Life. This means I can have real meaning in My life now! And when I die, I will have a great life with You. Thank You for saving me! I understand that You will help me to walk in a manner that is pleasing to You. Help me to understand the Holy Bible so that I can live as You want me to live. I ask these things in Your name, Lord Jesus. Amen. |
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If you sincerely said the prayer, I believe You are now Saved! I believe Your name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life! Whatever happens in the future, just keep pursuing the God of the Bible -- just keep trying to get to know God more and more based on what the Bible says. (If applicable, you may copy or print this page, then fill in the blanks.) If you prayed the prayer above, I encourage you to fill in the blanks below to provide some written evidence of when and where it happened. It may be of great encouragement to you in the future. |
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I, ___________________________________ (your name), have sincerely said the prayer on the previous page in faith. I have changed my thinking and I put my Trust in Jesus -- I put my confidence of my entire life in Jesus. I believe that God has forgiven me of my sins. I believe that God has pardoned me from the punishment of eternal torment that I deserved. I believe I am now SAVED from God’s wrath. I believe that my name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. I believe that I can now have real meaning in My life. I believe that when I die, I will live with God for eternity! I believe I am now a child of God! I will pursue God to get to know Him better and to do what He wants me to do. Your signature: ________________________________ Location (optional): _____________________________ |
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Check here if this is the first time that you have asked to receive God's Gift of Eternal Life. Date: __________________________ |
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Check here if you are re-committing your life to God. Date: __________________________ |
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To learn more about the new life of those who are now saved, please continue reading this chapter and the next. If you received God's Gift of Eternal Life in the past and would like to re-commit your life to God, you may sincerely say the suggested prayer above and fill in the blanks. Summary of How to Have Real Meaning in Life Many people have asked the question What is the meaning of life? This is a very important -- but general -- question about life. A more practical question is How can I have Real Meaning in My Life? To answer this question, I believe we must get the information from the One Who created human beings. I believe that God is the One that created the human race and that He chose a few people to write about how to have Real Meaning in Life. That document is the Holy Bible. The next few paragraphs briefly explain how to have Real Meaning in Life. According to the Holy Bible, God is Holy and more than awesome. He created the human race such that His laws are written on our hearts (Romans 2:12-16). All of us have disobeyed these laws (Romans 3:23) by doing such things as lying (which includes telling half-truths) and not doing everything God wants us to do. Our disobedience to these laws is called sin. Because we have sinned, God has the right to not allow us to be with Him. He has the right to punish us with eternal torment in the Lake of Fire after we die. But GOD LOVES EVERYONE So Much that He did something about it. Instead of prohibiting us from being with Him and instead of punishing us with eternal torment, HE Provided the Way so that we can always be with Him! He provided this by having His Son, Jesus, to walk on the Earth as a human being (so somehow Jesus was God and man at the same time) (Matthew 1:18-25, Hebrews 2:9-18). Because Jesus lived without disobeying any of God’s commands, Jesus was qualified to take the punishment for all of our sins. That punishment was the punishment that we deserved. He agreed to take our punishment by allowing all of our sins on Himself. The penalty for our sins was paid through the suffering and death of Jesus. God allowed an earthly government to cause Jesus to take our punishment by Jesus’ death through crucifixion. (Crucifixion involved hanging a person (in Jesus’ case, using nails through His hands (John 20:25-28) and maybe His feet) to a wooden cross.) After Jesus died, He was put in a tomb. But three days after Jesus’ death, God raised Jesus from the dead! Jesus was Resurrected from the Dead! Even now, Jesus is alive! He is with God the Father in heaven. Because Jesus took the punishment for all of our sins through His suffering and death, God will pardon us (cancel the punishment we deserve), IF we choose to receive the pardon. We receive God’s pardon and provisions by Trusting in Jesus. The most important decision that you will ever make in your life is whether you will or will not TRUST IN JESUS. God is not pleased if we try and suffer for the punishment that Jesus already suffered for us. God is pleased if we receive His pardon, be obedient to Him (do what He wants us to do) and seek to fellowship with Him. IF you choose to believe that Jesus took your punishment for all your sins and if you choose to put your Trust in Jesus and what the Holy Bible teaches, you can fellowship with God while you live on Earth. And after you die, you will be with God! You will not be punished with eternal torment in the Lake of Fire. By putting your Trust in Jesus -- putting the confidence of your entire life in Jesus -- and learning and doing what the Bible teaches, You will have Real Meaning in Your Life now and will live with God for eternity. If you choose not to Trust in Jesus, after you die, you will be punished with eternal torment in the Lake of Fire. If you would like to Trust in Jesus right now, please go to the preceding section, “A suggested prayer to TRUST in JESUS.” If you are not going to choose to Trust in Jesus right now, please continue to seek Jesus because He is the only Way (John 14:6) to Have Real Meaning in Your Life now and forever. If you have only read the summary of this chapter, I would encourage you to read this whole chapter for a better understanding of what Trusting in Jesus is about. If you have not read chapters 1 to 5, I would encourage you do so at the next opportunity. Chapter 7 discusses the benefits and responsibilities of those who have put their Trust in Jesus. Those who have not put their Trust in Jesus may want to read the next chapter to see what is involved in the life of those who have received God’s Gift of Salvation. Chapter 8 explains some of the things that the Bible says will occur in the future. |
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Meaning in Life in the Framework of Eternity |
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