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The Road to Belonging and Becoming
To receive Christ is the beginning point of belonging and becoming. To experience His love is to experience His acceptance and to accept yourself and others.
Step One : God's Love Is Revealed
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Step Two : Man Is Sinful
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Step Three : Sin Has A Penalty
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Step Four : Christ Paid The Penalty
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Step Five : Forgiveness Is A Free Gift
Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.
Step Six : We Must Receive Christ
John 1:12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
Prayer: “Father, I know that I have broken your laws, and my sins have separated me from you. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward you. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.”
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