"This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief..'
We looked at "His (God's) Story" yesterday. Today we want to take a look at "Our Story." I do not pretend to know the story of your life, or even all of mine. lol This will be a sketch of our story of receiving Christ as our Savior. First, the story begins when we realized that we were sinners in need of a Savior. Some might have a problem referring to themselves as "sinners," but the Bible teached that "all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." If Paul could make that confession, so can we. We do not accept, or receive Christ, until we do confess that we are sinners in need of a Savior. This doesn't mean that you are a bad person, but that sin is part of the human existence since the Garden of Eden. Confession of our sin is the beginning of our story with Christ. Second, our story continues by our belief in Christ. In John 3:16 the Bible says that whosoever believes in Christ, "shall not perish, but have everlasting life." This does not mean to just believe about Jesus, but to believe that He is real, that He came to earth, lived a perfect life, and died as a sacrifice for our sins." This is what we mean when we say that we need Christ, because He is the key to our eternal salvation. That is what He came to earth to do, and it was finished when He died on the cross. He paid a steep price to save us from sin, and we should take Him up on it. Third, our story continues when we commit our lives to Christ, through the leadership of the Holy Spirit, and are baptized and live our lives for Him through Hs church and in our daily lives - at home and at work. The H9ly Spirit came to live in our lives and " to guide (us) into all truth." We were given spiritual gifts to guide us in our service for Jesus. I want to emphasize that we are not gifted to just work in the church but in our daily lives. I hope and trust that this explanation o f "Our Story" has been enlightening to you. Bro. Joe
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