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Knowing God

Christianity is not something that we DO. It is not a philosophy of life. To become a Christian is to enter into a living relationship with the living God, through faith in His son, Jesus Christ.

The wonderful news is that it does not depend on me. It depends on what Jesus has already accomplished for me. It depends not on what I do or achieve, but on His work on the cross.

On the cross, Jesus took all our wrongdoing upon Himself. This had been prophesied in the Old Testament. In the Book of Isaiah, written hundreds of years beforehand, the prophet foresaw what "the suffering servant" would do for us and said: "We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him [that is, Jesus] the iniquity of us all" (Isaiah 53:6).

It all starts with God's love for us: "For 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" (John 3:16). We all deserve to "perish." But God, in His love for us, saw the mess we were in and gave His only Son, Jesus, to die for us. As a result of His death, everlasting life is offered as a gift to all who believe. (John 10:28; Romans 6:23b). We do not earn a gift. We accept it with gratitude.

Although eternal life is free, it is not cheap. It cost Jesus His life. If we want to receive this gift, we have to be willing to turn our back on everything we know to be wrong. These are the things which do us harm and lead to "death" (Rom. 6:23a). Turning away from them is what the Bible calls repentance (literally changing our minds). We accept the gift through repentance and faith. Faith is leaning our whole weight upon Jesus and what He has done for us on the cross.

If you would like to receive God’s gift of salvation, just pray this prayer: “Lord Jesus I believe you are God’s Son. I believe you have died because of my sins.  I ask you to come into my heart and be the Lord of my life. Cleanse me of all sin and give me eternal life.”