Do you or your friend have a destiny for their life?

Can you or your friend know about eternal life?

These questions are two of the most important questions in you or your friends life. You are not saved by your good deeds. If this was so the bible would state this--how many goods things do you have to do to be saved? You are not saved by being a member of a church, and your mother and father cannot "get you in".. You are not saved by being sincere. You are not saved by your intelligence.

What must you do? You must believe in Jesus alone; you must trust Him alone; you must accept Jesus' sacrifice for your sins alone and nothing that you do in any way.

God our father in Heaven sent his son Jesus to witness that he is true and the only savior for your sins. He died on a cross and rose again for you.
The gospel is so simple even a child can understand it.

Though there are no real rules or steps to becoming a Christian,
just follow these notes on what to know and do, they should help you explain the salvation plan to your friend, you can also point them to God.

You must recognize your sinfulness before God:
We confess our sins to God, he alone forgives us. THe references after the steps are from the bible. Use these and read them.

"Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned". (Romans 5:12)

You must recognize that your sin has caused a separation between you and God: "But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear." (Isaiah 59:2)

You must believe that Jesus is the only way to God:
"I am the way, the truth, and the Life, and no one comes to the Father but by Me." (John 14:6)

You must ask Jesus to forgive you of your sins because He has the authority to forgive all of your sins:
"Then Jesus came to them and said, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me'". (Matthew 28:18) Jesus told you to ask Him for your requests: "You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it". (John 14:14) Jesus is the one who forgives sins: "'But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins -- He said to the paralytic, 'I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home'." (Mark 2:10-11)

You must receive Jesus.
John 1:12 says, "Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God."

You must turn away from your sin:
"In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent" (Acts 17:30); and to "produce fruit in keeping with repentance" (Matthew 3:8).

If you want to be saved you must accept Jesus as your Savior. Pray to Him and ask Him to forgive you of your sins and come into your heart. He will because He loves you.

Salvation is only a prayer of faith away.
If you believe these things, you can pray a prayer like the one below, to receive Jesus into your life, keeping in mind that merely saying a prayer in itself does not save you, for prayer is not like a magic charm or incantation. Only faith in Jesus Christ alone saves.

Sample prayer:

"Dear God,

I come to you confessing that I am a sinner, completely lost and without hope. I repent of my sinful ways and ask for Your forgiveness. I believe in my heart that Christ Jesus is the Son of God, that He completely paid for all of my sins by His death on the cross, and that You raised Him from the dead. I confess that Jesus is my Savior and Lord. I trust in Him, and Him alone, for my salvation. I believe that through His shed blood I have eternal life. I will pray, study, meditate and live by Your Word the rest of my life. Father, I ask that You fill me with the Holy Spirit. Please come into my heart and save and sanctify my soul. I love you, Lord, and offer myself to You completely and without reservation. In the precious name of Jesus I pray. Amen."

If you prayed a prayer like this and meant it with all your heart, YOU ARE SAVED! You have been "born again" spiritually as a child of God. The enemy of your soul is Satan, he tried to blind you and keep you from knowing the truth. You are set free not by your own merit. Jesus has claimed you as his own. Do not give into temptation..he will make a way of escape for you...your sins have been washed away and you are a person with a new nature.

After receiving salvation, you should encourage your friend to join a
Christ-centered church that preaches the gospel and be baptized. You should also pray and read your Bible daily, and regularly assemble with fellow Christians at your church.

God's Word instructs us not to forsake "the assembling of ourselves together." (Hebrews 10:25) Several logs burn brightly together; but put one aside on the cold hearth and the fire goes out. So it is with your relationship with other Christians.

If you do not belong to a church, do not wait to be invited. Take the initiative; call the pastor of a nearby church where Christ is honored and His Word is preached. Start this week, and make plans to attend regularly.

In the course of your new life in Jesus Christ, you will continually struggle with sin. Sometimes you will, in a moment of weakness, succumb to temptation and sin. Please do not lose hope or be discouraged. Know
that you are not alone and that other Christians go through these
struggles. The Apostle Paul faced the same thing in his walk with
Christ. Of his life he said,

"For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want. But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me. I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good. For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man, but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death?" (Romans 7:18-24)

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