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The Amish
Voice
P.O. Box 128
Savannah, OH 44805
(419) 962-1515
to save you.
The Bible was written, “
so that ye may
know that ye have eternal life
” (1 John
5:13).
Before you can get saved, you have to
first realize that you are a sinner. If you
do not realize you are a sinner, you will
not recognize your need for a Savior. The
Bible says we
“all have sinned and come
short of the glory of God”
(Romans
3:23).
Secondly, you must repent of your sins.
Repentance is an old English word that
describes a willingness to:
Turn from our sin
To stop trusting in our own works
to save us
It literally means a complete U-turn on
the road of life—a change of heart and a
change of mind. It means that you are
willing to stop trying to become righteous
(perfect) and fully trust that Jesus became
your righteousness.
For He (God) hath made Him
(Jesus) to be sin for us, who knew no
sin; that we might be made the right-
eousness of God in Him.
2 Cor 5:21
Jesus didn’t just take my sin away; He
literally became my sin. Then He suf-
fered the wrath of God for my sin. He
became what I was so I could become
what He was.
Finally, to believe that Jesus took your
place—became your sin—means to be
willing to receive.
But as many as received Him, to them
gave He power (the right) to become
the sons (family) of God...
John 1:12
To truly receive Jesus Christ is to trust in
and depend on Him alone to be the Lord
of our lives here and now and our Savior
for all eternity.
It takes more than knowledge (the devil
knows about Jesus and trembles).
It takes more than agreement that the
knowledge we have is accurate (the devil
agrees that Jesus is Lord).
What it takes is to fully and only trust in
Jesus Christ for eternal life. The require-
ments for eternal life are not based on
what you can do, but on what Jesus
Christ has already done. He stands ready
to exchange his perfection for your im-
perfection.
According to Jesus Christ, those who
realize they are sinners, repent of their
sins and trusting in self to become perfect
in God’s eyes, and receive Him as Savior
and Lord are
“born again”
(John 3:3)—
not physically, but spiritually.
The reality of our salvation is not depend-
ent on our feelings, but rather on the
promise of the Savior who says:
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that
heareth my word, and believeth on
him that sent me, hath everlasting
life, and shall not come into condem-
nation; but is passed from death unto
life.” (John 5:24).
Do you believe?
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