%PDF-1.3 % 1 0 obj << /Length 3217 >> stream /GS2 gs BT /F0 1 Tf 16 0 0 16 170.9546 708.3828 Tm 0 0 0 1 k 0.025 Tw (CENTER POINT BIBLE INSTITUTE)Tj 3.0109 -1.2 TD 0 Tw [(HOW)-250(TO)-250(KNOW)-250(GOD)]TJ /F1 1 Tf 12 0 0 12 72 643.8084 Tm 0.1079 Tw (At first glance, the title above sounds a little strange. After all, how can we know the)Tj 0 -1.2111 TD 0.0306 Tw (Creator of the Universe? Yet we can know Him. First, however, we need to know a few)Tj 0.025 Tw (things about Him, and about ourselves:)' 0 -2.4223 TD 0.002 Tw (1. He is perfect and without sin--and we are not. As a result, we are separated from Him)Tj 0 -1.2111 TD -0.0158 Tw (by the gap between His holiness and our disobedience. "All have sinned, and come short)Tj 0.025 Tw (of the glory of God." Romans 3:23.)' 0 -2.4223 TD 0.028 Tw (2. We must realize that our sins (the ways we have not followed God's plan) have a ter-)Tj 0 -1.2111 TD 0.025 Tw (rible eternal consequence. "For the wages of sin are death." Romans 6:23.)Tj 0 -2.4223 TD 0.016 Tw (3. So how can we escape the eternal death penalty? Good news--the penalty has already)Tj 0 -1.2111 TD 0.0049 Tw (been paid for us--by God's own Son. When Jesus died on a Roman cross, God the Father)Tj 0.025 Tw (set our penalty on Him. "Christ died for our sins." I Corinthians 15:3.)' 0 -2.4223 TD 0.1159 Tw (4. And even better, three days after He died, Jesus rose from the grave, defeating the)Tj 0 -1.2111 TD 0.0271 Tw (power of death forever. As a result, we can now receive the free gift of God--eternal life)Tj 0.1407 Tw (with Him forever in Heaven. "the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our)' 0.025 Tw (Lord." Romans 6:23.)' 0 -2.4223 TD -0.0053 Tw (5. How do we receive this gift? All we have to do is believe that Jesus Christ died for our)Tj 0 -1.2111 TD 0.0305 Tw (sins, was buried, and rose again on the third day. We have to trust that He can bear the)Tj 0.0458 Tw (penalty and that nothing we can do can make God love us more--or less. We can't earn)' 0.0166 Tw (our way to heaven. We just have to place our trust in Jesus to save us. "Whosoever shall)' 0.025 Tw (call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Romans 10:13.)' 0 -2.4223 TD -0.0373 Tw (If you want to know God the Father through Jesus Christ, the way is simple. All you have)Tj 0 -1.2111 TD 0.086 Tw (to do is confess that you are a sinner, that you have been disobedient to God's perfect)Tj 0.025 Tw (plan, and ask Jesus Christ for His forgiveness. Pray this prayer:)' 0 -2.4223 TD 0.0573 Tw ("Lord Jesus, I am a sinner. I believe that you died on a cross for my sins, that you paid)Tj 0 -1.2111 TD 0.052 Tw (the penalty for me. I believe that you rose from the grave on the third day and you are)Tj 0.1137 Tw (forever alive. I believe that you can offer me eternal life and fellowship with God if I)' 0.032 Tw (accept your free gift of salvation. Please forgive me for my sins and come into my heart)' 0.025 Tw (and save me. Thank you for saving me. Amen.")' 0 -2.4223 TD 0.056 Tw (Congratulations! If you prayed that prayer from your heart, you are now part of God's)Tj 0 -1.2111 TD -0.0096 Tw (family! We would like to meet you and help you grow as a new Christian. Please contact)Tj 0.025 Tw (us and let us know. May the Lord bless you.)' ET endstream endobj 2 0 obj << /SA false /OPM 1 /OP true /Type/ExtGState >> endobj 3 0 obj << /Nums[0<
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