Do you want the joy of a personal relationship with God?  Do you want to be confident that one day He will welcome you into heaven?  Here are four esssential truths you need to know:

Our Dilemma:  We are by nature sinners who stand guilty and                 All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

condemned before our Creator and Judge.  In our thoughts                         --Romans 3:23

and actions, we have disobeyed His perfect standards.

Our Inability:  We are helpless to save ourselves.  Forgiveness                 The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is

is a gift to be received, not a reward that can be earned.                         is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

                                                                                                            --Romans 6:23

Our Savior:  Because of His love for us, God provided salvation                  God demonstrates His own love toward us, in

through His Son, Jesus.  He became a member of the human                     that while we were still sinners, Christ died

family, lived sinlessly, and died on the cross to pay the penalty                     for us.

for our sins.                                                                                               --Romans 5:8

Our response:  Salvation is an individual matter and requires a                   If you confess with your mouth the Lord

personal response on the part of anyone who wants to be saved.               Jesus and believe in your heart that God

All who acklnowledge their sin and place their trust in Christ are                   has raised Him from the dead, you will be

adopted as God's children.                                                                      saved.

                                                                                                               --Romans 10:9