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Can We still
have a personal
Relationship with Jesus Christ Today?
Is Jesus still interested in us? Those are good questions, and typical of someone who understands the significance of Jesus. Here is some information to help answer these and other questions you may have about Jesus. Because of Jesus' resurrection, His followers do not honor a dead founder They have a vital, personal relationship with Him. Jesus Christ lives today and faithfully enriches the lives of all those who trust and obey Him. Throughout the centuries, multitudes have acknowledged the worthiness of Jesus Christ, including many who have greatly influenced the world. French physicist and philosopher Blaise Pascal spoke of people's need for Jesus when he said, "There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every man, which only God can fill through his Son Jesus Christ." Would You Like to Know JESUS Personally? You can! Because of God's deep love for you, He has already made all the necessary arrangements. Through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, you can enjoy a personal relationship. Jesus made it possible to bridge the chasm which separates us from God. The following four principles will help you discover how to know Jesus personally and experience the abundant life He promised. PRINCIPLE 1 God LOVES you and created you to know Him personally
What prevents us from knowing God personally? PRINCIPLE 2 Man is SINFUL and SEPARATED from God, so we cannot know Him personally or experience His love
A great gulf separates man from God. Man is continually trying to reach God and establish a personal relationship with Him through human efforts, such as living a good life, philosophy, or religion. But they inevitably fail. The third principle explains the only way to bridge this gulf... PRINCIPLE 3 Jesus Christ is God's ONLY provision for man's sin. Through Him alone we can know God personally and experience God's love
God has bridged the gulf that separates us from Him by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross in our place to pay the penalty for our sins. But it is not enough just to know these truths... PRINCIPLE 4 We must individually RECEIVE Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior; then we can know God personally and experience His love
Receiving Christ involves turning to God from self (a spirit of repentance) and trusting Christ to come into our lives to forgive us of our sins and make us what He wants us to be. Just to agree intellectually that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He died on the cross for our sins is not enough. Nor is it enough to have an emotional experience. We receive Jesus Christ by faith, as an act of our will. Jesus Christ is waiting for an invitation to come in to your life. In fact, He says, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in" (Revelation 3:20). Perhaps you can sense Christ knocking at the door of your heart. You can invite Him in by faith right now. God knows your heart so it doesn't matter exactly what words you use. Here's a suggested prayer:
If this prayer expresses the desire of your heart, pray it right now and Jesus Christ will come into your life just as He has promised. Once you invite Christ into your life, He promises to never leave you. Hebrews 13:5 "God has said, 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.'" Maybe you just prayed that prayer, or maybe you're not sure about the Jesus we're talking about. There are people willing and waiting to help answer your questions and/or meet your needs. Please contact us by clicking on the CONTACT button on top of the page.. This site is © Copyright LogicDesign 2002-2008, All Rights Reserved |