Free Gift
by Paul J. Rico (paulrico@hotmail.com)
God’s Free Gift To You:
You can know, that is be absolutely sure beyond any shadow of a doubt that when you die you will dwell with the Creator of the Universe for all eternity. God sent HIS Messiah Yahshua (Jesus; HIS name means the LORD saves) to be a sacrifice for sin and is offering you the free gift of eternal life. Free gift means you don’t have to do good works for it, but believe on HIS name. If you believe on HIS name you believe that the Creator of the Universe provided the sacrifice to save you from you sins. To receive this gift here are some things you need to understand and accept by faith.
1. We are all sinners and we all need forgiveness. We’re all in the same boat, none of us can save ourselves.
Isaiah 64:6
For all of us have become like one who is unclean,
And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment;
And all of us wither like a leaf,
And our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
2. God provides the way to be forgiven of our sins. HaShem provided Messiah as the perfect lamb of God which would be the sacrifice upon which HaShem would lay all of the sins of the whole world.
Isaiah 53:6
All of us like sheep have gone astray,
Each of us has turned to his own way;
But HaShem (the LORD) has caused the iniquity of us all
To fall on Him (Messiah Yahshua).
3. If we acknowledge of our sins (Psalms 51), realizing we are powerless to save ourselves and accept Messiah Yahshua (Jesus) as our Savior, we will have eternal life. FAITH in the sacrifice for sin provided by HaShem (the LORD) Through MessiahYahshua’s shed blood is only requirement to receive the free gift. Faith is the ONLY requirement. It has been this way from the beginning since we find in Torah:
Genesis 15:6 Then he (Abraham) believed in HaShem (the LORD); and He (HaShem) reckoned it to him (Abraham) as righteousness.
Psalms 32:1 How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered!
2 How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit!
3 When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away
Through my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was drained away as with the fever heat of summer. Selah.
5 I (acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I did not hide;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD”;
And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.
6 Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.
5. Not a religious formulas or ritual. Call upon the name of the Lord and you will be saved!
Are you ready to accept God’s gift of Salvation now?
Pray this prayer (although the prayer doesn’t save you the faith in Messiah does) between you and God and mean it in your heart:
Holy God in Heaven, Creator and King of the Universe, I realize that I am a sinful person compared to YOU and I deserve to be separtated from YOU for all eternity. I am powerless to provide my own payment for sin. So I accept Yahshua the Messiah as my sacrifice for sin. I believe YOU raised HIM from the dead. Please wash me clean and give me a new life, give me the new birth as your child and be my Father in Heaven. In the name of Yahshua the Messiah. Ah-main!
Now that you have made the above decision HaShem wants you to grow and mature spiritually. Don’t stay a baby believer!!! Grow!!! Start studying the Bible, find a congregation to fellowship with, pray, do good works in appreciation for the free gift of salvation, and share your faith with those who don’t yet know the incredible love and mercy of the Creator.
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