14.Iamtoooldortooyoung.YouarenevertoooldtotrustinJesusasyourSavior.AslongasyouarealiveyoucancallonHimtoforgiveyouofyoursins.Heisascloseasthecallofyourheart.(GrantedtheremaybesomewhoaretooyoungtounderstandtheGospelmessage,butherewewilladdressthosewhosimplyusethatasanexcuse.)YouthisablessingfromGod.Don'tuseitasanexcusetostayawayfromHim.Ifyoucanunderstandwhatsinis,andyourneedfordeliverancefromit,then...[
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13.Iamnotthatbadaperson.Whetherornotyoufeelyouarebadorgoodisnottherealissue.TheBiblesaysthatallhavesinned(Rom.3:23).Ifallhavesinned,goodorbad,thenallwillsufferthejudgmentofGod.Goddoesnotrequiresomeonetobeprettygood;Herequiresthathenotsinatall.ButHeknowsthatyoucannotbesinless.ThatiswhyHegaveHisonlybegottenSon,thatwhosoeverwouldbelieveinHimwouldnotperishbuthaveeverlastinglife(John3:16).TheBiblesayst...[
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12.I'lltakemychances.Withwhat,eternity?Eternityisalongtimetobewrong.Whywouldyouwanttogamblewithsomethingasimportantasyoureternaldestiny?IttakesonlyamomenttotrustChristforyoursalvation.Therewillbeaneternityofpainandregretifyoudon't.Youdon'ttakechanceswithgunsdoyou?Youdon'ttakechancesandrunredlightsdoyou?Whywouldyoutakeachanceonsomethingthatisfarmoreimportantthanthese?Don'ttakeachanceonsomethingeter...[
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11.IknewsomeChristiansonceandtheywrongedme.Christiansaren'tperfect.Theymakemistakeslikeanyoneelse.Ihopeyoucanfinditinyourhearttoforgivethem.Ithinkthatiswhattheywoulddoforyou.Maybetheydidn'tknowtheywrongedyou.Wasitsomethingreallybadorwasitjustamistake?Haveyougonetothemandspokentothemaboutit?Maybeifyouweretoforgivethem,youwouldbegintounderstandtheforgivenessGodhasforyou.Weallneedtobeforgiven,don'tyo...[
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10.ItriedChristianityonce.TheBiblesaysthatonceyouaresaved,youareneverthesameagain;youareanewcreature(2Cor.5:17).Ifyouhavegonebacktoyouroldways,thenmostprobablyyouwereneversaved.If,however,youweresaved,thenGodwon'tletyoustayinrebellionforlong.HewilldealwithyouinwhateverwayisnecessarytobringyoubackintofellowshipwithHim.DidyoubecomeaChristianbygoingtochurchorbyaskingJesustoforgiveyouofyoursins?Thelat...[
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9.Iamskeptical.Areyouhonestlylookingforanswers?Ifyouare,IwouldbeverywillingtotalkwithyoumoreaboutJesus,theBible,orwhateverelseyouwanttotalkabout.Whatareyouskepticalabout?PerhapswecantalkaboutsomeofthethingsthatyoufeelkeepyoufromasavingknowledgeofJesus.[
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8.IamdoingthebestIcan,andI'msincere.Evenifyoucoulddofarbetterthanyouaredoingnow,youstillcan'tdowellenough,becauseyoudon'tpleaseGodbybeinggood(Gal.2:21),butbyacceptingJesus(John1:12).Sincerityisnotthewaytoheaven.Whatifyouaresincerelywrong?(RememberJohn14;6?)Ifyouarerelyingonyoursincerity,thenyouaresayingbecauseyouaresincere,youarethereforegoodenough,onyourown,tobewithGod.Don'tyousee,toappealtoyours...[
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7.Iamalreadygoodenough.HowgooddoyouhavetobetogettoHeaven?Godisholy,andrequiresholiness.Holinessispurity.Eventhoughyoumaythinkyouaregoodenough,evenonesindisqualifiesyoufrombeinginthepresenceofGod.Youcouldneverbegoodenough.ThatiswhyyouneedJesus.TheBiblesaysthatthereisnonegoodenough."Thereisnonewhodoesgood,thereisnotevenone,"(Rom.3:12).GoodnessismeasuredbyGod'sstandard-notyours.Tosaythatyouaregoodeno...[
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6.Isbaptismnecessaryforsalvation?No.FaithinJesusissufficientforsalvation.Youdon'thavetodoanything.Christhasdoneitall.However,baptismisveryimportantandallbelieversshouldbebaptized.Ifyourefusebaptismaftersalvation,Iwoulddoubtyourconversion.ThereareChristiandenominationsthatbelievebaptismisnecessaryforsalvation.Theargumentsused,onthesurface,seemtobepowerful.However,uponexamination,baptismisfoundtoocc...[
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5.WhatdoIdotogetsaved?SalvationisafreegiftofGod(Rom.6:23).JesusboresininHisbody(1Pet.2:24),andpaidthepenaltyforbreakingtheLawofGod,whichisspiritualdeath(eternalseparationfromGod).Ifyouwantsalvation,youneedtoadmitthatyouareasinnerandthatyouwantJesustoforgiveyouofyoursins.Youmustacknowledgethatthereisnothingyoucandotoearnforgiveness.PrayandaskHimtoforgiveyou.YouneedtotrustinJesus.SeekHim;Hewillsavey...[
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