Jesus died for you. You can be saved by asking Him for forgiveness from your sins. If you are willing to repent of your sin, He is waiting to forgive you. It doesn't matter what you have done in past, if you cry out to Jesus for forgiveness, He won't reject you. The word "repent" literally means "to turn away from." You need to look at your life, admit that you are a sinner, genuinely desire to turn your back on that sin, and ask Him to forgive you. If you do this, He promises to forgive you.

True Christianity is not about attending a particular church, or trying to make your behavior fit some model of how a Christian should act. Being a Christian means that you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, that He is your Savior.

Jesus is always present. He can hear you now if you ask Him for forgiveness. If you want to pray and ask Jesus to be your Savior, you can say a prayer something like this:

"Jesus, I know that I am a sinner. The truth is that I have sinned by my choice, and I am responsible for it. I know that fair punishment for my sin is death. Jesus, I believe that You died in my place. Forgive me for my sin. I am relying totally on You because I know that I can do nothing to fix my situation. I repent. Come into my life, take away my sin, and give me life that you've promised me."

If you have prayed this, YOU ARE SAVED! You are now completely forgiven, a new creation, holy and blameless in eyes of God. If you messed up here and there, don't worry, words are not what's important--they are just simply our faith being expressed through prayer.

Congratulations and welcome to family of God!

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“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Deuteronomy 5:20

This commandment tells us not to tell lies about others which include anything that’s even slightly untrue – including half truths, exaggerations, stores that might be true, but you don’t know for sure, or stores that are partially true. If you believe in ninth commandment then you will find yourself refusing to pass on “juicy” information about anyone. Instead, you’ll spread kind, encouraging and complimentary words.

“The tongue of wise commends knowledge, but mouth of fool gushes folly.” Proverbs 15:2

It is no surprise that God, who knows us, created us and loves us, takes such a clear and strong stand on gossip. He knows how easily trash talk (or gossip) can ruin another person’s reputation, introduce mistrust or anger into relationships, encourage gossiper’s to further embellish stories for more dramatic effect, and/or cause gossiper to even sin further by being tempted to lie when confronted by someone with “Did you really say that about me?”

So, how do you know when you’re hearing or spreading gossip vs. good news or truths? There are two questions you can ask yourself:

1. Is news I have to share “approved” for sharing with others?

2. Would I want this news shared about me?

One thing you can be sure of, if you gossip, it WILL come back to you and will eventually haunt and hurt you as well. Let’s not forget Golden Rule that says: “Do unto others what you would have them do to you.” Matthew 7:12

If you have ever found, or find yourself, gossiping, then you’re not alone. Don’t despair, tear yourself down, or get discouraged. All you need to do is ask for God’s help with prayer and Bible study, and introduce some strategies in your life to help you stop gossiping.

“Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to soul and healing to bones.” Proverbs 16:24

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