that the Bible is the inspired and only infallible
and authoritative written Word of God
that there is one God, eternally existent in three
persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy
Ghost
in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin
birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His
vicarious and atoning death, in His bodily
resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of
the Father, in His personal future return to this
earth in power and glory in the blessed hope
the rapture of the church at Christ's coming
the only means of being cleansed from sin is through
repentance and faith in the precious blood of Christ
Have you come to a place in your life that you know
for certain you have eternal life and that you will go
to heaven when you die?
Suppose you were standing before God right now and He
asked you, "Why should I let you into My heaven?" What
would you say?
GOD'S PURPOSE
God loves us and has a purpose for our lives. The
Bible states it this way, "For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life" (John 3:16).
God's purpose is that we have eternal life.
We receive eternal life as a free gift (Romans
6:23).
We can live a full and meaningful life right now
(John 10:10).
We will spend eternity with Jesus in heaven (John
14:3).
OUR NEED
As we search for meaning in life, we discover our
sinful nature keeps us from fulfilling God's purpose
for our lives.
We are all sinners by nature and by choice.
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of
God"
(Romans 3:23).
We cannot save ourselves (Ephesians 2:9).
We deserve death and hell (Romans 6:23).
GOD'S PROVISION
God is holy and just and must punish sin. Yet He loves
us and provides forgiveness for our sin. Jesus said,"I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh
unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:6).
Jesus is God and became man (John 1:1,14).
Jesus died for us on the cross (I Peter 3:18).
Jesus was resurrected from the dead (Romans 4:25).
OUR RESPONSE
The only way Jesus can affect our lives is for us to
receive Him. The Bible says, "But as many as received
him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God,
even to them that believe on his name"
(John 1:12).
We must repent of our sin.
"Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins
may be blotted out.. ."(Acts 3:19).
Repentance is not just feeling sorry for our sin
(Acts 26:20).
Repentance is turning away from our sin and turning
to God through Jesus.
We must place our faith in Jesus.
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not
of yourselves: it is the gift of God" (Ephesians 2:8).
Faith is not just believing facts about Jesus (James
2:19).
Faith is trusting in Jesus.
We must surrender to Jesus as Lord.
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord
Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath
raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For
with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and
with the mouth confession is made unto salvation"
(Romans 10:9-10).
Surrendering to Jesus as Lord is not just saying we
give our lives to Jesus (Matthew 7:21).
Surrendering to Jesus as Lord is giving Jesus
control of our lives.
COMMITMENT
As evidence of giving Jesus control we will want to
identify with Him. The New Testament way to identify
with Jesus is to confess Jesus publicly and follow Him
in baptism and church membership (Romans 10:13).
"Does what we have been discussing make sense to
you?"
"Is there any reason why you would not be willing to
receive God's gift of eternal life?"
"Are you willing to turn from your sin and place
your faith in Jesus right now?"
"If so, pray the following prayer in your heart."
PRAYER OF COMMITMENT
Dear Lord Jesus . . . I believe You are the Son of God
. . . and died to forgive me of my sins . . . I know I
have sinned . . . I ask You to forgive me . . . I turn
from my sins and I receive You as my Lord and Savior .
. . thank You for saving me. Amen.
MY COMMITMENT
Lord Jesus, thank You for saving me. I want to live
for You the rest of my life.
If you have made a commitment to the Lord, we at
Samaritan Aviation want to know about it. Please Call 970.249.4341
Samaritan Aviation
PO Box 492
Montrose, CO 81401
970.249.4341
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