CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH

  1508 WEST CENTER ST.

  SEARCY, ARKANSAS

Have You Heard of the

FOUR SPIRITUAL LAWS?



Just as there are physical laws that govern
the physical universe, so are there


spiritual laws which govern your relationship with God.






LAW ONE


      GOD LOVES YOU, AND OFFERS A WONDERFUL PLAN


      FOR YOUR LIFE.






      God's Love



        "For God so loved the world, that he gave His only
        begotten Son, that whoever  believes in Him should 

        not perish, but have eternal life" (John 3:16).





      God's Plan


        (Christ Speaking) "I came that they might have life,

        and might have it abundantly" (that it might be full

        and meaningful) (John 10:10)



       Why is it that most people are not

       experiencing the abundant life?


       Because.........







LAW TWO


      MAN IS SINFUL AND SEPARATED FROM GOD.


      THEREFORE, HE CANNOT KNOW AND EXPERIENCE


      GOD'S LOVE AND PLAN FOR HIS LIFE.



     Man Is Sinful


      "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory

       of God" (Romans 3:23).



       Man was created to have fellowship with God; but, because


       of his stubborn self-will, he chose to go his own


       independent way and  fellowship with God was broken.


       This self-will, characterized by an attitude of


       active rebellion or passive indifference, is evidence


       of what the Bible calls sin.




      Man Is Separated



        "For the wages of sin is death" (spiritual separation

         from God) (Romans 6:23).


 


    The third law explains the only way to bridge


    this gulf...


             


LAW THREE


      JESUS CHRIST IS GOD'S ONLY PROVISION


      FOR MAN'S SIN. THROUGH HIM YOU CAN KNOW


      AND EXPERIENCE GOD'S LOVE AND PLAN FOR 


      YOUR LIFE.



     He Died in Our Place



      "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while

       we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)




     He Rose from the Dead



      "Christ died for our sins...He was buried...He was raised


       on the third day, according to the Scriptures...He appeared 


       to Peter, then to the twelve. After that He appeared to more


       than five hundred..." (I Corinthians 15:3-6) 



    He Is the Only Way to God



     "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life;

      no one comes to the Father, but through Me'" (John 14:6).


          


    It is not enough just to know these three laws... 
               

            


LAW FOUR


      WE MUST INDIVIDUALLY RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST


      AS SAVIOR AND LORD; THEN WE CAN KNOW AND


      EXPERIENCE GOD'S LOVE AND PLAN FOR OUR LIVES.



    We Must Receive Christ



      "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right

      to become children of God, even to those who believe in His

      name" (John 1:12) 



    We Receive Christ Through Faith



      "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and 

      that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result

      of works, that no one should boast" (Ephesians 2:8,9)




  When We Receive Christ, We Experience a New Birth


      (Read John 3:1-8)



    We Receive Christ by Personal Invitation



       (Christ is speaking); "Behold, I stand at the door

      and knock; if any one hears My voice and opens the door, I

      will come in to him" (Revelation 3:20) 


      Receiving Christ involves turning to God from self


      (repentance) and trusting Christ to come into our lives to


      forgive our sins and to make us the kind of people He wants us


      to be. Just to agree intellectually that Jesus Christ is the


      Son of God and that He died on the cross for out sins is


      not enough. Nor is it enough to have an emotional experience.


      We receive Jesus Christ by faith, as an act of the will.

                    




        The following explains how you can receive Christ:




YOU CAN RECEIVE CHRIST RIGHT NOW
BY FAITH THROUGH PRAYER
 



     (Prayer is talking with God)



      God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words


      as He is with the attitude of your heart. The following is a 


      suggested prayer:



     "Lord Jesus, I need You. Thank You for dying on the cross for 
     my sins.I open the door of my life and receive You as my Savior
     and Lord. Thank You for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal
     life. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind
     of person You want me to be."


      Does this prayer express the desire of your heart?

      If it does, pray this prayer right now, and Christ will come 
      into your life, as He promised.





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