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Welcome and Praise God that you have come searching for the truth. It is here that you will find the answers that you seek or you may find the direction in which you need to go to find the answers.
God's word tells us that through him all things are possible, but without him we are like unto a lost sheep without a shepherd to guide them and keep them safe from harm. God loves us more then we can even begin to comprehend, the uncondtional love the he gives us will never be matched by anyone upon this eartly realm. People can hurt us easily and make us harden our hearts against them because we know that we will ultimately be hurt by them again. God's love however is unconditional and everlasting. What I mean is that there are no condtions that you need to meet to recieve God's love, he gives it to you freely and his love is a never ending love that will last until the end of all time. However, we know that isn't possible for time to end because time is ininite; therefore God's love is infinite and abundant for all who dwell upon this earth.
How much does god love us you ask? God loves us so much that he is willing that none of us should perish. God's gift of love and salvation can be found in one of the most wonderful places; The Bible. Here it is written for us to know and written so that we may never forget.
It is written, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, the whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world but that the world through him might be saved." - John 3:16-17 (KJV)
Who is this son that it is written about? Well, the son of God is Jesus Christ. God knew that we were sinful creatures and that we would never be perfect and would never be able to join him in heaven because heaven is a perfect place where only perfect people can go. But God is not willing that any of us should perish so he had to come up with another plan. The plan whereby we are allowed into heaven on someone eles's ticket and that in order for us to be forgiven and be allowed to go live in heaven there had to be a perfect sacrifice. Jesus was that perfect sacrifice. God gave his only son so that we might join him in heaven.
By taking Jesus as the sacrifice and atonement for our sins were are given the gift of enternal life and are allowed to enter the gates of heven on Jesus' ticket. "For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our LORD." - Romans 6:23 (KJV)
We are sinful creatures and will never be without sin until we are reunited with our father in heaven. But if we don't accept that we have been forgiven of our sin by Jesus' death upon the cross we can't join our father in heaven. To live without Jesus and to not believe in him is to condemn ourselves to enternel death. That is what is being spoken what it is written "For the wages of sin is death". This death is not an earthly death but a spiritual death. Being eartly creatures of God, we have a numbered amount of days to live our earthly lives before we pass from this life to the next. If however, we never accept Jesus into our life then when we die on earth our sprit will perish also.
"Whosoever believes in him (Jesus) is not condemned, but whosoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only son." - John 3:18 (KJV)
The beauty of this is that by it being written "Whosoever", this includes everyone. This includes me, you, and the people around us. There is no basis of sex or skin color because he has said that "Whoever believes shall not perish but have everlasting life."
So how does one accept this free gift of eternal life and salvation? One must come and kneel before God and ask for his forgivness. Admit that you are a sinner and ask that your sins to be forgiven of you. Tell your Father in Heaven that you believe that he sent his son to die on the cross for you and your sins. For it is written "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks recieves; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks the door will be opened. - Matthew 7:7 (NIV)"When you ask for this forgiveness do not worry about what to say becasue when you pray and pray from the heart, you Father in Heaven will know that what you say is from your heart and from within your soul.
It is also written that, "When you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him so that your Father in Heaven may forgive you (of) your sins." Mark 11:25 What this means that that you can't hold a grudge against someone. Forgive them of a hurt or wrong done to you so that you maybe frogiven of any sins that you have commited. That doesn't mean that the hurt won't still be there, but atleast by forgiving the person who wronged you, you can begin to heal your heart. Consider the stories below to perhaps illustrate my point better for you.
No Condemnation
A man was viciously attacked by another who sought to kill him. The face of the injured man was badly scarred for the rest of his life. He cherished no enmity, however, against the person who made the attack and later sought to have him pardoned. The announcement was made to the prisoner. As he read the pardon he said, "I want something more than pardon, sir; I want friendship." "What kind of friendship do you want?" asked the warden. "I can do without anyone else's friendship except that of the man I injured." The man with the scarred face came to see the prisoner, the tears in his eyes assuring the assailant of both his pardon and friendship.(1)
Judge Pays a Prisoner's Fine
Two men who had been friends and companions in their youth met in the police court, the one on the magistrate's bench, the other in the prisoner's dock. The case was tried and the prisoner was found guilty. Would the judge, in consideration of their friendship years before, forbear to pass judgment? No, he must fulfill his duty, justice must be done, the law of the land obeyed. He gave out the sentence - fourteen days' hard labor or a fine of $500. The condemned man had nothing to pay, so the prison cell was before him. But as soon as he had pronounced the sentence the judge rose from the bench, threw aside his magistrate's robes, and stepping down to the dock, stood beside the prisoner, paid his fine for him, and then said, "Now, John, you are coming home with me to supper." It is just so with the sinner. God cannot overlook sin. Justice must be done, and the sentence pronounced, but Christ Himself pays the debt and the sinner is free.(2)
Again however, we must believe in Jesus and his death upon on the cross and be true and sincere in our request for forgiveness. Because once again God has said and it is written, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me(Jesus) will live even though he dies (eartly death), and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." - John 11:25 (NIV)
It is only thorough Jesus, the son of God, that we can enter into the Celestial Kingdom. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the light. No one comes to father but through me." - John 14:6
