Rivers of life church Oxford

YOU ARE IN IMMINENT DANGER!
Even in the time taken to read this your life is hanging in the balance. Every second wasted moves you closer and closer to mortal danger.

You are a sinner. You have sinned - and you are not alone.

Every one of us has sinned - whether through major wrong doing, like murder, rape or robbery - or more common sins such as telling lies, minor theft, dishonesty, bad attitudes. No matter how good you might think you are - you are not perfect. Accept it!

(Romans 3v23 and Habakkuk 1v12-13).

What's more the result of sin is death (Romans 6v23). There is no escaping it. We will all die.

But there is something much worse than mere death. As a result of our sinfulness we do not deserve to go to heaven. We can't even get near heaven. God is His holiness cannot allow us close. It would be unjust, unfair and wrong for sinners like us to enjoy heaven, even for 5 minutes. So instead we are all consigned to an eternity of separation from a Holy God and from the joy that He has planned for us.

But God has provided a solution. He carefully crafted a way that would be a solution to both the problem of justice, but at the same time allowing sinners - like us - to enjoy Heaven. However, this solution was not cheap or easy.

The only way was for God Himself in the person of Jesus Christ to become a man and to suffer what we should have suffered. (John 3 v16-17) He died in our place. (Romans 6 v23)

He paid the penalty so we needn't be eternally separated from God. (John 14 v6)

No. Not at all. Although Jesus has died in your place, as a ransom, you must make a decision.

Will you accept this or reject?
The ball is now in your court.

You must decide whether to accept this or to reject it. If you try and remain indifferent then you are effectively rejecting it.

So then, are you going to accept God's free gift of salvation and put your trust in Jesus Christ?

If you decide to then you have reason to be joyful.

Say a prayer to God - if you haven't prayed before then say something like this:

Dear Father in Heaven, I know that I'm a sinner, and need your forgiveness. I believe that your son, Jesus, died in my place, to pay the penalty for my sin, and rose again for my salvation,
I want to turn from my sinful ways, so I ask you to forgive me, and to come into my life as my Saviour and Lord, In Jesus name, amen,

"Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved"

Lastly, if you've decided to accept the offer of salvation, then This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it so we can celebrate with you.

Remember, this is just the first step in a journey that will last the whole of your life. If you're going to walk this journey then you may need some directions for the route. So click here. God bless you.