How to Know God
Step 1 — God’s Purpose:
Peace & Life
Step 2 — The Problem: Our
Separation
Step 3 — God’s Bridge: The
Cross
Step 4 — Our Response: Receive
Christ
Step 5 — Prayer
 God
loves you and wants you to experience peace and
life — abundant and eternal.
The Bible says…
Therefore being justified by faith, we have
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
(Romans 5:1, KJV)
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. (John 3:16, KJV)
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and
to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they
might have life, and that they might have it
more abundantly. (John 10:10, KJV)
Why don’t most people have this peace and
abundant life that God planned for us to have?
God created us in His own image to have an
abundant life. He did not make us as robots to
automatically love and obey Him. God gave us a
will and freedom of choice. We chose to disobey
God and go our own willful way. We still make
this choice today. This results in separation
from God.
The Bible says…
For all have sinned, and come short of the
glory of God. (Romans 3:23, KJV)
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift
of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our
Lord. (Romans 6:23, KJV)
Our attempts to reach God…
People have tried in many ways to bridge this
gap between themselves and God.
The Bible says…
There is a way which seemeth right unto a
man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
(Proverbs 14:12, KJV)
But your iniquities have separated between
you and your God, and your sins have hid his
face from you, that he will not hear. (Isaiah
59:2, KJV)
No bridge reaches God…except one.
Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose from
the grave. He paid the penalty for our sin and
bridged the gap between God and people.
The Bible says…
For there is one God, and one mediator
between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. (1
Timothy 2:5, KJV)
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins,
the just for the unjust, that he might bring us
to God, being put to death in the flesh, but
quickened by the Spirit. (1 Peter 3:18, KJV)
But God commendeth his love toward us, in
that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for
us. (Romans 5:8, KJV)
God has provided the only way. Each person
must make a choice.
We must trust Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior
and receive Him by personal invitation.
The Bible says…
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if
any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will
come in to him, and will sup with him, and he
with me. (Revelation 3:20, KJV)
But as many as received him, to them gave he
power to become the sons of God, even to them
that believe on his name. (John 1:12, KJV)
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart
that God hath raised him from the dead, thou
shalt be saved. (Romans 10:9, KJV)
Where are you?
Will you receive Jesus Christ right now?
Here is how you can receive Christ:
- Admit your need (I am a sinner).
- Be willing to turn from your sins
(repent).
- Believe that Jesus Christ died for you
on the cross and rose from the grave.
- Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to
come in and control your life through the
Holy Spirit (receive Him as Lord and
Savior).
How to Pray:
Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner
and need your forgiveness. I believe that you
died for my sins. I want to turn from my sins. I
now invite you to come into my heart and my
life. I want to trust and follow you as Lord and
Savior. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
God’s Assurance: His Word
If you prayed this prayer,
The Bible says…
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the
Lord shall be saved. (Romans 10:13, KJV)
Did you sincerely ask Jesus Christ to come
into your life? Where is He right now? What has
He given you?
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and
that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
(Ephesians 2:8-9, KJV)
Receiving Christ, we are born into God’s
family through the supernatural work of the Holy
Spirit who indwells every believer. This is
called regeneration, or the “new birth.”
This is just the beginning of a wonderful new
life in Christ. To deepen this relationship, you
should…
- Read your Bible every day to know Christ
better.
- Talk to God in prayer every day.
- Tell others about Christ.
- Worship, fellowship, and serve with
other Christians in a church where Christ is
preached.
- As Christ’s representative in a needy
world, demonstrate your new life by your
love and concern for others.
- If you have just made a commitment to
Christ, please let us know. We’d like to
send you Bible study materials to help you
grow in your faith.
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