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God created all things, the universe and everything in it. God made people. God made you. You are precious to God. God loves you. |
God is love. |
God desires to give you the gift of eternal life. This gift includes an abundant and joyful life on earth which continues forever in heaven with God. |
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The gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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However, we are not able to receive this gift of eternal life on our own. There is a wide gap which separates us from God and from eternal life. 
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This gap is caused by our sin. We have all sinned. We have all done, said, or thought all kinds of things which we would call sins even by our own standards, let alone God's standards. Sinful people cannot have fellowship with a holy God. Before we can come to God to receive this gift of eternal life, something must be done about our sin. |
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The wages of sin is death. |
"Death" in this Bible verse is separation from God who is the source of all life. 
God sent his son into this world to save us from our sin. Jesus gave his life as a sacrifice for our sin and died on a cross. |
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He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. |
Then God raised Jesus back to life. God defeated death, and God offers to all of us the gift of eternal life. |
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By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also. |
Through Jesus, we now have a way to come to God and receive eternal life. It is your free choice to accept God's gift or reject it. |
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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.
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Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
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Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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Go ahead and take your first step toward salvation by praying the following words if they express the desire of your heart. There is no magic in these words. Then find a local Church where you can be baptized and receive more instruction.
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Dear God, I am a sinner and have been living separated from you. But I believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins. Please save me. Please lead my life. Amen. |
So, which church would I personally recommend you seek for baptism and further instruction? You can find my story here. |
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