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Four Spiritual Truths

Truth #1

God cares about you and He has a wonderful purpose for your life.

God loves you so much that He sent His only Son, named Jesus, to earth to establish a relationship with you. If you will believe that Jesus is the Son of God you can have eternal life. Jesus said that He came to earth so that we might have a life that is full of purpose and happiness. (John 3:16; John 10:10)

God has told us not to do certain things like lying, stealing, cheating, hating other people, doing things that hurt others, and being selfish. When we do these things, we are disobeying God and this is called sin. When we sin we are doing things that will ultimately destroy our true purpose and happiness in life if we do not change.

Truth #2

Every person has sinned. This sin keeps us from having a good relationship with God and prevents us from experiencing God’s love and purpose for our lives. (Romans 3:23; and Romans 6:23)

God will allow no sin to exist in His presence. When we sin, we are making a choice to live separated from God. If we choose to live a life full of sin, when our physical bodies die, our spirits will the separated from God for eternity in a place called hell. Those who go there will be tormented forever.

But God has a better way! Because God loves you, He made a way for you to be forgiven for all of your sins so that you could live with Him forever in paradise. He sent His only Son, Jesus, to die a physical death here on earth in order to pay the penalty for your sins. Three days later Jesus physical body came back to life.

Truth #3

Jesus Christ – God incarnate – is the only One Who can forgive you of your sins. He is the only One Who can help you experience God’s love and purpose in your life. (John 14:6)

Jesus suffered so that you don’t have to. He paid the debt that you owed so that you don’t have to. All that you have to do to receive forgiveness for your sins and begin a relationship with God that is full of purpose, peace, and meaning is to ask. It’s that simple. Just ask.

Truth #4

If you will ask Jesus to forgive you for your sins and to come into your life and be your God, then you will begin to experience God’s love and purpose for your life and be spared from eternal separation from God.

By asking Jesus to be your God, you are making a commitment to obey His teachings which are written down in the holy book called the Bible. God is everywhere, so if you speak to Him wherever you are, out loud or by thinking thoughts to God in your head, He will hear you. If you make this commitment, then you will live with God forever in paradise once your physical body dies and will have a wonderful relationship with Him while you are still here on earth.

To make this commitment you need to talk with God. The following is an example of what you might say to Him:

“Jesus, I confess that I have sinned and I realize that this sin keeps me from experiencing Your love and purpose in my life. I ask You to forgive me for my sins and come into my life and be my God so that I can begin experiencing Your love, peace, and purpose for my life.”

God wants to be a continual part of your life starting right now! You don’t have to wait until you die to experience God’s love and purpose for your life. He wants to communicate with you every day. I’ve already explained how you can communicate with Jesus – you simply talk to Him as if He were right next to you. But how does God talk to you?

God speaks to us in many ways. One of these ways is through the Bible. In this book God communicates to us about how we should live our lives in order to continually experience His love, freedom, and purpose.

If you have just made a commitment to Jesus as your God you should begin reading this book and meditate on the truths that it teaches every day. A good place to start reading is in the section called “John”. This section tells about Jesus’ life here on earth and clearly tells us why He came, what He did, and how we can experience His love and purpose in our lives every day.

When you accept Jesus as your God and ask Him to forgive you of your sins, you can be sure that He has forgiven you and accepted you as His child regardless of how you feel emotionally. Don’t rely on your feelings to confirm your decision, instead rely on the commitment that you have made to follow God no matter how you may feel in a given moment. Feelings change, commitment doesn’t.

Talking with God daily, reading the Bible daily, and getting together frequently with other people who believe in Jesus will help you continue to experience God’s love and power to help you live your new life. Following God is not always easy, but the rewards of experiencing His love, power, and purpose in our lives is well worth it. Remember, when you need help, just ask Him and He will help you.

I hope you will choose to follow Him as I have. If you want to contact me to ask a question or for any other reason, you can use the contact link at the bottom of this page.

God bless you,

Christopher