An Invitation
Six
Biblical Truths You Need To Know*
1. God Loves Us And
Created Us
"For God so loved the
world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever
would believe in Him should not perish but have everlasting
life."
| Romans
5:8 - "But God demonstrates His own love for
us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died
for us." |
| Psalm
139:13,15 - "For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb. My frame
was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret
place. When I was woven together in the depths of
the earth ...." |
| John
17:3 - "Now this is eternal life: that they
may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ,
whom you have sent." |
| Ezekiel
18:32 - "For I take no pleasure in the death
of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and
live!" |
2. Our Sin Keeps
Us From Knowing God
Sin is more than disobedience
to God's laws. It is the desire to control our own lives
rather than letting God have control. Sin is a self-centered
attitude.
| Romans
3:23 - "for all have sinned and fall short of
the glory of God." |
| Romans
6:23 - "For the wages of sin is death, but the
gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." |
| Hebrews
9:27 - "It is appointed to men to die once,
and after that to face judgment." |
| Isaiah
59:2 - "But your sins have separated you from
your God; your sins have hidden His face from you,
so that He will not hear." |
3. We Can Know God Only
Through Christ
Jesus
Christ is Lord: He is God.
John 10:30 - "I and the Father are one" |
Jesus
Never Sinned
Hebrews 4:15 - "For we do not have a high priest who is unable to
sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in
every way, just as we are - - yet without sin." |
Jesus
Died For Our Sins
1st Peter 3:18 - "For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous
for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body
but made alive by the Spirit." |
Jesus
Rose From The Dead
1st Corinthians 15:2-6 - "By this gospel you are saved, if you hold
firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ
died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, and
He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures ..." |
Jesus
Provided The Only Way For Us To Know God
Acts 4:12 - "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other
name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." |
4. To Know Christ We Must
Receive Him Into Our Lives
| Acts
16:31 - "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and
you will be saved ..." |
| 1st
John 1:9 - "If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and just and will forgive us our sins and purify
us from all unrighteousness." |
| Mark
1:15 - "The time has come, the kingdom of God
is near. Repent and believe the good news." |
| Acts
3:19 - "Repent, then, and turn to God, so that
your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing
may come from the Lord." |
5. Jesus Christ Can Change
Our Lives When We Come To Know Him
| 2nd
Corinthians 5:17 - "Therefore, if anyone is
in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone,
the new has come!" |
Some
changes occur quickly and some changes occur over
time, but if you have received Christ you are a new
creation. The person who has received Christ should
understand they now have:
A
new identity. You have become a son or daughter
of God.
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Forgiveness
of sin and freedom from the guilt of sin.
Psalm 103:12 - "As far as the east is
from the west, so far has He removed our
transgressions from us."
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A
new love and acceptance from other Christians.
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Confidence
in eternity and today.
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Victory
over the power of temptation.
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Access
to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
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Freedom
from all the bondage of the past.
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6. We Are To Grow
And Mature As We Know Christ Better
The prayer of confession and
repentance is only the beginning of our Christian experience.
We are to grow and mature in our faith and commitment
to Christ.
| Ephesians
4:13 - "...until we all reach unity in the faith
and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become
mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness
of Christ." |
| Ephesians
4:15 - "Instead, speaking the truth in love
, we will in all things grow up into Him who is the
Head, that is, Christ." |
| Every
Christian should participate in daily prayer and
reading of the Bible, be obedient to God's Word,
live to please your Father in Heaven and attend a
Bible believing church. |
If you would like information
on becoming a Christian, please contact Backstreet
Missions at (812) 333-1905.
*Verses quoted from the NIV
Bible.
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