Originally, man was made perfect--he had a perfect relationship with God. But Adam, the first man, sinned against God. Because God is a holy, pure and just God, he had to punish that sin, and that punishment was death and eternal separation from God in a place called Hell.

"For the wages of sin is DEATH" (Romans 6:23)

But "God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

God loved us so much that he sent his perfect Son, Jesus, to die on a cross in our place. All we have to do is place our trust in Jesus--that his death was the only thing that could take away the penalty of our sin. We can never earn or deserve salvation, for we are all sinners (Romans 3:23), but because Jesus was perfect and sinless--He could die in the place of us all.

If you truly believe this, pray to God something to this effect:

"God, I realize that I am a sinner, and because of that, I deserve death in hell. I also realize that I am helpless to save myself. But I want to place my trust in Jesus alone for my salvation. Please save me. Thank you."

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