You may think of the Ten Commandments as the "Ten Prohibitions," coming from a stern-faced God. But would it make more sense to your heart if you viewed them as the "Ten Protective Guidelines?"
Most people just think God is an unloving lawgiver. How different this is from the image He gave us in His Son, who is called the Lamb of God, and who said of Himself, "I came to seek and to save that which was lost." (Gospel of Luke 19:10) In fact, one believer said Jesus is "... the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature." (Book of Hebrews 1:3)
We have a good Father, and He loves us so much He gave us the Ten Commandments (and more) chiefly to protect us from doing dumb things which would hurt us. He knows that worshiping false gods leads to fanaticism; He knows that murder hurts more than the one killed; and the Father knows the incredible pain adulterous behavior brings to many.
God will gladly forgive us our sins and actually create a new heart within us which will want to obey Him ... if we ask Him. (Book of Ezekiel 36:26). And, what’s more, He will give eternal life and the power to change and align your current life with His commands if you just ask Him to forgive you and literally enter your life. Here are four steps to God which will show you how to establish a personal relationship with Him ...
The Bible says, "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"
The problem is that
2. All of us have done, said or thought things that are wrong. This is called sin, and our sins have separated us from God.
The Bible says “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” God is perfect and holy, and our sins separate us from God forever. The Bible says “The wages of sin is death.”
The good news is that, about 2,000 years ago,
3. God sent His only Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins.
Jesus is the Son of God. He lived a sinless life and then died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins. “God demonstrates His own love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.”
Jesus rose from the dead and now He lives in heaven with God His Father. He offers us the gift of eternal life -- of living forever with Him in heaven if we accept Him as our Lord and Savior. Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except by Me."
God reaches out in love to you and wants you to be His child. "As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe on His name." You can choose to ask Jesus Christ to forgive your sins and come in to your life as your Lord and Savior.
4. If you want to accept Christ as Savior and turn from your sins, you can ask Him to be your Savior and Lord by praying a prayer like this:
"Lord Jesus, I believe you are the Son of God. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. Please forgive my sins and give me the gift of eternal life. I ask you in to my life and heart to be my Lord and Savior. I want to serve you always."
Did you pray this prayer?
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