1. God loves you
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
2. All are sinners
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23)
"As the Scriptures say, No one is righteous not even one."
(Romans 3:10)
3. God's remedy for sin
"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 6:2)
"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)
"For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures." (1 Cor. 15:3-4)
4. Your response
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9)
"For everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved." (Romans 10:13)
5. My commitment
Confessing to God that I am a sinner, and believing that the Lord Jesus Christ died for my sins on the Cross and was raised for my justification, I now repent of my sins and receive and confess Him as my Savior and Lord.
6. Assurance as a believer
"That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." (Romans 10:9) "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life." (John 5:24)
Other scriptures of assurance: 1 John 5:13, John 20:31
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