Must I ask Jesus into my heart to be saved?  Do I have to make a decision?  If so, where ...?
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...Unfortunately, we can embrace some traditions that may not match up with Scripture.\n...I respectfully disagree with those who use this terminology (ask Jesus into your heart).  The Gospel was explained to me this way, but I don't think it is biblically accurate.  \n...I also do not like nor do I think it accurate to say, "I accepted Christ" - it sounds like God is getting a big favor if you/me "accept Him", when He really accepts us, based on what Jesus has done.\n...Then what is correct?  What I see over and over in the Scriptures is believe - \n...Acts 16:31 - "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved"\n...Acts 13:48 "And as many as were appointed to eternal life believed"\n...Acts 10:43 "Of Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins." \n...Acts 15:11 "But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are."\n...We are saved by His grace through faith in Christ alone.  Ephesians 2:8-9 says, "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.\n...If someone wants to pray and express to God a need for salvation, I see nothing wrong with that.  I personally admitted to God that I was sinner needing Jesus, and I asked Him to save me and make me the type person He wanted me to be - I was alone, and no one was pressuring me.\n...And I know after that I was much different -I wanted to pray, read the Bible, go to church, and share Jesus with whoever would listen - "things that accompany salvation."\n...Blessings to all.
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Get saved..Jesus loves you and you need to go to church and read the bible and get saved and the whole world would be a better place, but I'd also mention this is my opinion, everyone has the right to make there own decisions, I don't shove this religion thing down peoples throats just because I believe in it...God bless
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I think that you should try to talk to him about Jesus and tell him verses from Romans 3:23(Realize you are a sinner), Romans 6:23 (the penalty for sin is death), Romans 5:8-9 (Christ paid your penalty), Acts3:19 (you must repent), Ephesians2:8-9(You must accept Christ by faith), Romans 10:9-10 (You must confess Jesus as Lord), and Romans 10:13 ( Anyone can be saved). \n\nPersomally i believe you must ask Jesus Christ into your life to be saved and go to heaven, but when you talk to him it is very important NOT to say without Christ in your life you will go to hell cuz then he most likely won't get saved if you tell him he will go to hell. Tell him there is no way to heaven accept through Jesus Christ, like you can't get there by being a good person, you can't get to heaven by going to church, or if you have family members that go to church or that are saved. You have the choice yourself because God gives you the choice to do as you want, but you will be judged for everything that you do and DIDN'T do. Make sure you tell him that.\n\nYuor uncle is in my prayers and you are too for God to give you the words to say to him.  God bless.  \n\nLove in Christ\nSamantha
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My soul is not mine to give away, it belongs to Jesus!  I believe I have given my heart and soul and praying you can find the way to open your heart to let Jesus in as well =)  Best wishes =)
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Jesus said in John 3:3 "Unless you are born again you cannot enter the Kingdom of God."\n\nIf you want to know Him, pray this prayer sincerely:\n\n"Heavenly Father, I know I am a sinner. Your word says all have sinned and fallen short of Your glory. Forgive me for my sins Father. I accept Jesus' sacrifice on the cross as payment for my sin. Today, I turn from my sin. Jesus, come into my life today. I want to follow you. In Your name Jesus I pray, amen."\n\nRead the book of John in the New Testament of the Holy Bible. You might not think so right now but it is important to find a Bible-believing church and go there every Sunday.\n\nGod bless!
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Hi Mathias, think of the terrible price that Jesus paid for your salvation and the agony He endured for you in the garden of olives, think also of the rejection that He endured and still does to win you the grace to live by Christian standards, now if you can do this then surely it is enough to let you know that spilling the seed of life that God gave you is indeed sinful and is not what Jesus would have you do as if it was right.\nthink to of your Angel Guardian who is at your side and has to turn away from you whenever you resort to this, you are like the rest of us, weak so pray for the courage to stop this degrading act
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To get to heaven you have to beleive that jesus died for your sins\n\nSpeak it with your mouth and believe it in your heart that he is also thee son of God....\n\nThis is how you get saved...you also have to ask him into your heart...\n\nNow once you do that you have to but effort  into trying to live as Christ.....you will fail because you are not Christ...but try to be Christ like..\n\nPray and give blessing to the Lord..and Live the life that God Gave you....For God, not for yourself...but for him\n\nI beleive in Christ...that he is the son of God..and No I am not perfect...But I do know I have salvation...due to the blood of Jesus\n\nhope that helps
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Going to church won’t save you. Reading the Bible won’t save you. Giving money to church won’t save you. Knocking the doors and evangelize won’t save you. Doing good deeds won’t save you. The only real thing that save is faith in Jesus-Christ, accepting Him as your Savior and Lord and part of that process is repentance. Repentance means to recognize that you sin, being saddened by the fact that you messed up so much that you wanna make a u-turn. And part of that process, you grow hungry to get to know more about God and among the great ways of doing so is through the reading of the Scriptures and the sermon and hanging out with believers, to learn but also to be encouraged… where church comes in. Eventually, God works in your heart to lead you to be more Christ-like and there comes all the fruits of the Spirit (Gal. 5 :22). And then, you realize just what an amazing God you have and how amazing the gift of eternal life is and you simply would like the whole world to know about Him… Strive to get to know God, whichever way that you’re OK with right now. Seek His kingdom first (Matt 6 :33) and all the rest will be given to you (and it’s sooooooo true). And ask Him to reveal Himself to you. No matter where you are. God bless!
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Simple:\n\nJust ask Christ to enter your heart. All other things come after. Sure read the bible, but it is not required, although it is jolly good reading. It is written:\n\nJohn 20:31\nBut these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.\n\nThe only hard thing about accepting him is trusting him, and beliving him. Trust is hard but you have to work at it.
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"Well first you might ecept Jesus into your heart ,stay in church and get baptize... "\n\nAnd look to Jesus to send you the woman that He wants you to have. in Christ, sassy
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i want to be saved before i die
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Yes I would. When God saved my soul, He put a new song in my heart. He changed my life. I want to live for Him, and Serve Him. I want to tell the world that Jesus saves, and Jesus loves you. I have a desire to work for the Lord until he calls me home. No matter what the government, or anyone else saids, I will stand for my lord,as long as i live.  Even if it means death unto me. My God died for me, and I would die for Him.
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A wise man once said " keep your eyes on Jesus and do the next right thing" . Its not easy but every choice does count. In my experience I have grown closer to God by letting him fight for me: pray about it.
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THE BIBLE SAYS THAT JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR YOU, AND NOW ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK HIM TO COME INTO YOUR HEART AND ASK HIM TO FORGIVE YOU OF YOUR SINS AND REPENT OF YOUR SINS AND READ YOUR BIBLE AND DO WHAT IT SAYS TO DO, IM TALKING ABOUT A REAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GOD THAT CREATED YOU. THAT IS TRUE LOVE!!!
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Just be the vessel and make yourself available for the Holy Spirit to use you. Pray for your friend. Pray that he will be saved. Pray for opportunities to witness to him about what Jesus has done in your life. Pray that you will say the right thing. When the Spirit leads you, without being pushy, as the opportunity arises, tell him your story. The Holy Spirit will do the rest as and when God wills it. Remember, you don't save. Jesus does. God bless.
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Remember religion or denominations do not save people ... Jesus is the object of our faith.\n\nJesus gave two simple commands that contain ALL the law of God.  Love Him with all your heart and soul; And, treat others as you would be treated.\n\nTo love as Jesus loves is to put others first.  Not necessarily their wants but their needs.  If you can do that you are the best witness to your whole family no matter what denomination they are.\n\nJesus put us first by sacrificing himself.  There is no greater love than one be willing to lay down their life for another.  It does not necessarily mean death; it means that you put their needs first because you love them.
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Pray and ask the lord to indicate you what is the right thing for you to do... The Lord will tell you, have faith on him...