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Calvary Chapel Outreach Fellowships - Keyword: gospel

The = Gospel

Our greatest desire is for people to come to know God personally. The = simple=20 truth is that there is a God who created you and loves you very much. (Genesis 1:1) He gave us life and deserves our = gratitude=20 and love.

We, however, have chosen to disobey Him and sin against Him; all of = us have=20 done wrong and failed to do what is right. (Romans 3:23) We may not be more sinful than = our=20 neighbor, or we may be far worse than anyone we know, it does not = matter. Either=20 way, we are guilty before God. (1 John 1:8)

God is perfect, completely good, always right and fair. He cannot = tolerate=20 sin. He cannot simply overlook the fact that we have chosen to disobey = Him. The=20 Bible says "the wages of sin is death." (Romans 6:23) This means that the fair payment = for our=20 rebellion against God is death. It is the punishment that we = deserve.

Jesus, the one and only Son of God, came to earth and lived a perfect = sinless=20 life. He was crucified even though He was completely innocent. He = received the=20 punishment that we deserved. He was the perfect sacrifice, He was put = into our=20 place and took on Himself the sentence of death that should have been = ours. (Romans 5:8)

Jesus did not, however, remain dead. After three days, He rose from = the grave=20 and later ascended into heaven. He will return for all those who are = trusting in=20 Him as their Savior.

Jesus died for you. You can be saved by asking Him for forgiveness = from your=20 sins. If you are willing to repent of your sin, He is waiting to forgive = you. It=20 doesn't matter what you have done in the past, if you cry out to Jesus = for=20 forgiveness, He will not reject you. The word "repent" literally means = "to turn=20 away from." You need to look at your life, admit that you are a sinner,=20 genuinely desire to turn your back on that sin, and ask Him to forgive = you. If=20 you do this, He promises to forgive you.

True Christianity is not about attending a particular church, or how = your=20 parents raised you, or what country you were born in. Being a Christian = means=20 that you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, that He is your = Savior.=20 It's not good enough that your priest, pastor, mother, or aunt knows = Jesus, you=20 must know Him for yourself. They cannot believe in Him for you, you must = believe=20 for yourself. They cannot repent for you, you must repent for = yourself.

Jesus is everywhere all the time. He can hear you now if you ask Him = for=20 forgiveness. Please turn your life over to Him now. Time slips by so = quickly,=20 don't miss this opportunity. If you want to pray and ask Jesus to be = your=20 Savior, you can say a prayer something like this:

"Jesus, I know that I have sinned against you. I know = the truth=20 is that I have sinned by my own choice, and I am the one responsible for = it. I=20 know that I have earned punishment from You, and that the fair = punishment would=20 be death. Jesus, I believe that You died in my place. Forgive me for my = sin. I=20 cannot cover or take my sin away, I am relying totally and only on You. = You are=20 the only one who can save me. I reject my sin, I turn away from it, I = repent.=20 Come into my life, take away my sin, and show me how to live my life in = a way=20 that is right and pleasing to You."

If you have prayed this, YOU ARE SAVED! You are now completely = forgiven, a=20 new creation, innocent in the eyes of God. Welcome to the family of = God!

It is important for you to start to grow in your relationship with = Jesus.=20 Just like any relationship, you need to spend time with someone if you = want to=20 know them well. The way to know God is through the Bible. We have a few=20 different Bible studies here that will help you get going. It's also = important=20 to find a church you can attend where they teach the Bible. This will = allow you=20 to talk with a pastor who will help explain questions you might have, = and it=20 will give you a chance to spend time with other Christians who can = encourage=20 you.

You can start to study the Bible by going through our New Believers = Booklet.=20 After that, we recommend that you start a Bible study through the Gospel of John. You = can look for=20 a church in your area by checking our List of Calvary = Chapel=20 Fellowships.

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