Principle 1

God Loves You and Created You to Know Him Personally.

God's Love

God so love the world, that He gave His only begotten son Jesus Christ, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
(John 3:16)

God's Plan

"Now this is eternal life; that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, Whom You have sent."
(John 17:3, NIV)

What Prevents Us From Knowing God Personally?

Principle 2

Man is sinful and separated from God,so we cannot know Him personally or experience His love.

Man is Sinful

"All have sinned and fall sort of the glory of God." Romans 3:23

Man was created to have fellowship with God..

But, because of our own stubborn self-will, we chose to go our own independent way and fellowship with God was broken.

This self-will, characterised by an attitude of active rebellion or passive indifference, is an evidence of what the Bible calls sin.

Man is Separated

"The wages of sin is death."
[spiritual separation from God]
(Romans 6:23)

Man continued effort by trying to reach God..and establish a personal relationship with Him through his own efforts, such as a good life,philosophy, or religion - but he inevitably failed.

The third principle explains the only way to bridge this gulf

Principle 3

Jesus Christ is God's only provision for man's sin. Through Him alone we can know God personally and experience God's love.

Jesus Christ Died for us so that we may be saved

"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 death

" 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... "(1 Cor 15:3-6)

Jesus Christ 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)

God has bridged the gulf that separates us from Him by sending His son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross in our place to pay the penalty for our sins.

But...it is not enough just to know these truths

Principle 4

We must individually receive Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord; then we can know God personally and experience His love.

We must receive Christ

"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.

" 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.

We receive Christ by personal invitation.

" [Christ said] 'Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door , I will come into him.'(Revelation 3:20) "

Receiving Christ involves turning to God from self (repentance) and trusting Christ to come into our lives to forgive us of our sins and to make us what 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 our sins is not good enough...

Nor is it enough to have an emotional experience. We receive Jesus Christ by faith, as an act of our will.

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.

Here is a suggested prayer:

Does this prayer express the desire of your heart?

If it does then pray this prayer now and receive Jesus Christ by faith.