[christianunity] Re: I will be first

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From: Colin Steele <pilgrim@...>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 20:45:01 -0700
I LOVE THIS GUY!!!!!!   :-)

Dave Hiatt wrote:

> James 2:19 "You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons
> believe that--and shudder."
>
> The Bible says that everyone sins. Everyone is imperfect and requires
> God's grace--His gift of salvation, to enter
> Heaven:
>
> Romans 3:23 "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,"
>
> Romans 3:10-11 "As it is written: 'There is no one righteous, not even
> one; there is no one who understands, no
> one who seeks God.'"
>
> 1 John 1:8-10 "If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and
> the truth is not in us. If we confess our
> sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us
> from all unrighteousness. If we claim we
> have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place
> in our lives."
>
> Isaiah 64:6 "All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our
> righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all
> shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away."
>
> You must be born again. To receive Jesus into your heart and receive the
> Holy Spirit is an amazing thing. The old
> sinful self is erased, and a new, clean person is born. You have a clean
> slate, like starting over. A transformation
> into a man/woman of God begins. If this truly happened, you will lose
> desires to sin and look toward God.
>
> 2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new
> creation; the old has gone, the new has come!"
>
> John 3:3 "In reply Jesus declared, 'I tell you the truth, no one can see
> the kingdom of God unless he is born
> again.'"
>
> John 1:13 "children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision
> or a husband's will, but born of God.
>
> John 3:5 "Jesus answered, 'I tell you the truth, no one can enter the
> kingdom of God unless he is born of water
> and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth
> to spirit."
>
> John 14:6 "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No
> one comes to the Father except through
> me.'"
>
> To accept Christ, you must repent; acknowledge you are a sinner, admit
> you need and want God's help, and ask
> forgiveness. God will forgive!!! He does because he loves you more than
> you can possibly never imagine. More
> than any human can love...more so even than a mother. Infinite love.
>
> Acts 17:30 "In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he
> commands all people everywhere to repent."
>
> Luke 13:3 "I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all
> perish."
>
> Hebrews 8:12 "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember
> their sins no more."
>
> 1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will
> forgive us our sins and purify us from all
> unrighteousness.
>
> 1 John 3:16 "This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down
> his life for us. And we ought to lay down
> our lives for our brothers."
>
> John 3:16 "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 1:10-12 "He was in the world, and though the world was made through
> him, the world did not recognize him.
> He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet
> to all who received him, to those who
> believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God--"
>
> God is faithful. He keeps his promises. If you do this, he will forgive
> you and you will receive salvation. Please do
> it...Christ is the ONLY way!!!
>
> John 5:24 "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him
> who sent me has eternal life and will not
> be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life."
>
> Romans 10:9-13 "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 it is with your heart that you
> believe and are justified, and it is with
> your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the Scripture says,
> 'Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to
> shame.' For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the same
> Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all
> who call on him, for, 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will
> be saved.'"
>
> John 3:35 "The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his
> hands. Whoever believes in the Son has
> eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's
> wrath remains on him."
>
> 1 John 5:13 "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."
>
> You can pray a very simple prayer to accept Christ, if you have chosen
> to do so. Pray this: "Dear Heavenly Father: I
> am a sinner. I need your help. I accept your grace and want you to enter
> my heart. Please forgive me of my sins,
> and fill me with your Spirit. Wash away my sinful ways and transform me.
> I accept Jesus Christ into my heart
> today. In Christ's name, AMEN."
>
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