how to have eternal life
Shat terd
Men
The hidden half of domestic violence
The First Step to Better Relationship
(how to have eternal life)
Most of us have problems
with relationships from time to time. When relationships become abusive we all
know serious problems are present. It is my intention to post the basic
emotional needs of both men and women shortly. If these needs are not met, it
can set the stage for abuse to start. There is one major step before this that
should be the FIRST step in improving any interpersonal interaction.
We can not have a good relationship with any other person until we have a good
relationship with GOD first. Many people know ABOUT God but to have a
relationship with Him, we have to KNOW Him. What is the difference?
Knowing about God can include us being aware of all the facts concerning Him.
Many people think that knowing that Jesus Christ died for our sin is all that is
needed for salvation. It is NOT! In order to have salvation that is to have
eternal life there are a few basic steps we need to follow. This is so important
I want to go over them,
1: We need to realize we have sinned. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and come
short of the Glory of God This means we have failed to met the goal of being
perfect in order to enter heaven. Few of us would question this.
2: The penalty for the sin that we are guilty of is death. Romans 6:23 tells us
The wages of sin is death. (Death is separation. When our body dies, our soul is
separated from our body. Eternal death is when we die without doing what is
being explained here and then our spirit is separated from God for eternity.
Since the only price we can pay for our own sin is to be separated from God
forever, it stands to reason that there is no way we can pay for our sin
ourselves. We thus come to the 2nd part of Romans 6:23: but the gift of God is
eternal life through Jesus Christ the Lord.
3: 2nd Corinthians 5:21 informs us: For he hath made him, who knew no sin, to be
sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. Jesus Christ,
God's only Son became sin for us so that we can be freed from the penalty of
sin. What then do we need to do?
4: For GOD so loved the world that HE gave His only begotten Son that whosoever
(read YOUR name here) believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting
life. Please note the ONLY condition given is that we believe in Jesus Christ
for full payment for our sin.
5: Many times our
own past activities or the activities of our ancestors may be a basis for
demonic problems based on Exodus 20:5. It is important therefore to Renounce
the sins of our ancestors.
Now if we only learn these facts, even though we may understand that they are
true and believe them. that is only knowing ABOUT GOD. How do we KNOW HIM then?
It is APPLYING that payment to our account.
This would be like having a check to pay a bill and putting the check on a desk. The bill does not get paid because the check was never APPLIED to your account. Once we know and believe the facts pointed out above, the next step is to TALK to God much as you and I would and admit that we have fallen short of what He wants.
We recognize that we deserve to be separated from a Holy God. We then tell Him that we know that He has provided a payment for all our sin and this payment was Jesus Christ when He died on a cross.
It is at this time we ask God to APPLY THIS PAYMENT TO OUR ACCOUNT. We ask God to credit as PAYMENT IN FULL for all our sin the price Jesus paid for us. It is this step that gives us eternal life. If we do all but this step, we know about God.
When we do this step, we will KNOW God and we will have eternal life. Following is a model of a prayer to trust Christ.
Lord God, I now realize I am a sinner. I realize I have fallen short of the goal You have set forth for eternal life and I now repent of this sin. I also understand that according to Your Word, the Bible, that Your Son, Jesus Christ as paid the debt for me and I am now asking You to credit the payment Jesus made on the cross to my sin. Lord God, I also renounce any sin on the part of my ancestors that may have been invitations to curses or demonic activity. Lord God I also now understand that You have now given me eternal life and I thank You for that fact. Amen.
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