Simple Solution to Man's  Problem

If you do not know Jesus Christ as your personal Savior,  take a minute to read this page. It contains the simple, yet life-changing  truths, that if personally applied, will change your life  forever.
 

If you have already accepted Christ into your heart, ensure that you  can explain what it means to know Him to someone who doesn't, and are able to walk them through the following steps:

Man's Problem - Separation

God created man in His own image and gave  him abundant life.  God gave him a will and freedom of choice.
 

Man chose to disobey God and make his own  willful way.  Man still makes this choice today.  This results in separation from  God.
 

Bible says in  Romans 3:23, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."
 

Man tries to bridge his  separation from God in many ways...

There is only one solution to man's problem...

God's Plan - Salvation

"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

(Jesus said)... "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." (Full and meaningful life). John 10:10

"Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him." John 3:36

Jesus said to him,  ""I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6

When Jesus Christ  died on the cross, He substituted for our sin and bridged the separation of man  from God...

He Lives Today

"...Christ died for our sins... He was  buried... He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures... He  appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve.   After that, He appeared to more than five  hundred... He appeared to James, then to all the apostles... He appeared to me  also."  1Corinthians 15:3-8

To Receive God's Plan

1. Admit your problem: being separated from God by sin.  Recognize that you  have sinned and need God's solution.

2. Believe Jesus Christ died for your  sins on the cross.

3. Ask Jesus Christ to come into your heart and He will  give you salvation and guide your life.

4. Receive Him now as your personal  Savior and Lord of your life.

In Romans 10:9 and  13, the Bible tells us "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved...  for, everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."

A Suggested Prayer to Receive Jesus Christ

Dear Lord and Savior,
I know that I have sinned against  You and that I am not living within Your plan.  For this I ask forgiveness.  I  believe that You died for me and in doing so, paid the penalty for my sin.  I am  willing to turn from sin and now ask You to come into my heart and life as  personal Savior.  Help me now, to follow and obey You as Lord and to find Your  perfect will for my life.

If you prayed this prayer, you now have eternal  life!

When  you called upon the Lord, He listened. Your sins have all been forgiven  (Colossians 1:14), you became a child of God (John 1:12) and you now have  eternal life (John 3:16).

Do not be concerned with your feelings, for they may change sometimes  under the pressure of daily life. Place your trust in your Heavenly Father  "cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you." (1 Peter 5:7)

Stay in daily contact with the Lord through prayer and the reading of His Word,  the Bible. Join in fellowship with other believers so that you may strengthen  one another.

His Promise Fulfilled

"He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.  I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life." 1 John 5:12-13

Note all Scripture references are from the New International Version (NIV)