THE PLAN OF GOD FOR SALVATION

1. Recognize that God loves you and has a plan for your life.

• His love includes you.
• "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).
• He has new life for you. "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full" (John 10:10).

2. Recognize that sin separates you from God and others.

• "Sin" is walking our own way in rebellion against God's will. - When we walk away from God, we walk away from life.
• Everyone has sinned. "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).
• Sin brings death. "For the wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23).
• Our own efforts cannot save us. As sinners we futilely try to find life's true meaning in the wrong ways and places.
• "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9).

3. Recognize that Jesus Christ died and rose again for our sins.

• Jesus Christ died in our place. "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).
• He is the way to new life. "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" (2 Corinthians 5:17).
• He gives inner peace. "We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:1).
• He gives freedom. "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8:36).
• He gives eternal life. "But the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23).

4. You must repent and ask God for forgiveness.

• Admit and confess your sins to God.
• "He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy" (Proverbs 28:13).
• Repentance means:
• To acknowledge your sins.
• To be sorry for your sins.
• To confess your sins.
• To be willing to forsake your sins.
• To have your life changed by Christ.
•  Forgiveness is promised. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9).

5. Place your trust in Christ and receive Him as your Savior.

• Christ is ready. "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will go in" (Revelation 3:20).
• Receive him now. "Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God" (John 1:12).

Pray this prayer:

Lord Jesus, I want to have life. I know that I have sinned. I need Your forgiveness and pardon. I believe that You died and rose again for my sins. I now accept You as my personal Savior. I will forsake my sinful life. I know that Your grace and power will enable me to live for You. Thank You, Jesus, for saving me and for giving me a new life.