How do you accept Jesus into your heart?

Accepting Jesus into your heart is simply accepting his way of living, loving, and leading our lives. When Jesus came to earth we believe that he was God in the flesh. 100% God and 100% man at the same time.
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What do you say to accept God into your heart?

Dear God, I am a sinner and need your forgiveness. I believe that Jesus Christ shed His precious blood and died for my sin. I am willing to change and turn from my sin. I now invite Jesus Christ to come into my heart and life as my personal Savior.
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Is accepting Jesus in your heart in the Bible?

Paul Chitwood notes that the concept "does not occur readily before the turn of the twentieth century," but had "become the common way of expressing conversion by the mid-part of the twentieth century." The phrase does not occur in the Bible, and it has frequently been criticized.
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How do you accept Jesus love?

Take a moment to receive God's love. Still your heart and mind, turn toward the Lord, and repeat a scripture about God's love in your mind. Ask God to pour his love out on you, and sit there long enough to receive it.
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How do you keep Jesus in your heart?

1 Involve Christ in your daily life; live the gospel. 2 Develop charity, the pure love of Christ; serve others. 3 Express, show daily your gratitude for God-given gifts. 4 Remember the Savior as you look at, enjoy His creations.
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How do I pray to accept Jesus?

Dear Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner. I believe You died for my sins. Right now, I turn from my sins and open the door of my heart and life. I confess You as my personal Lord and Savior.
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What happens when you accept Jesus?

The moment we accept Christ, we know that nothing can shake your faith. Instead, it grows stronger every day. Our problems will shrink as we don't have to worry anymore despite how difficult life is. With Jesus, we learn to lean on Him in times of hardship.
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How do you open your heart to the Holy Spirit?

Light candles, burn incense, throw rose petals, read Scriptures. Sing Holy Spirit songs, give one another words of encouragement, or verses of the Bible you feel moved to speak to them.
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What does it mean to give your heart to God?

— Romans 12:2. Giving your heart to God means a new life, a new purpose, a new sense of self. It means washing your earthly worries away, day after day, and trusting in Him to guide you.
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How can I invite God to my life?

Inviting God Into Your Life
  1. Sincerely confess the things that you have done wrong in your life and ask for his forgiveness.
  2. Thank him for sending his son to die for you so that you can be forgiven.
  3. Tell him you are ready to trust him and invite him to enter all of your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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How do I come to Jesus?

4 Ways You Can Come Closer to Jesus Christ
  1. Read about Jesus in the scriptures.
  2. Worship Him.
  3. Serve others.
  4. Follow His teachings.
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How do I receive the Holy Spirit?

If you want to receive the gifts of the Spirit, you have to want them for the right reasons. Your purposes must be the Lord's purposes. The path to receiving the Holy Ghost is to exercise faith in Christ unto repentance. We can become clean through qualifying for the effects of the Savior's Atonement.
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How do you see Jesus in your life?

We do so by:
  1. Praying to Heavenly Father for the Spirit to be with us.
  2. Reading the Lord's words in the scriptures and as revealed by living prophets.
  3. Attending the temple.
  4. Studying the Savior's life at church and in seminary.
  5. Applying His Atonement by repenting of our sins.
  6. Sharing our testimonies of Him.
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How do you soften your heart to God?

How to Soften Your Heart to God
  1. Start with Prayer and Ask God for a Softer Heart. And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. ...
  2. A Relationship with God Softens Your Heart. ...
  3. See the Harm of Hardening Your Heart. ...
  4. Ask for Forgiveness for a Hardened Heart.
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What happens when your born again?

Born again is a phrase used by many Protestants to describe the phenomenon of gaining faith in Jesus Christ. It is an experience when everything they have been taught as Christians becomes real, and they develop a direct and personal relationship with God.
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Where did ask Jesus into your heart come from?

Anglo-American Puritans and evangelicals in the 17th and 18th centuries used the phrase “receive Christ into your heart” with some regularity. The great Puritan devotional writer John Flavel, for example, spoke of those who had heard the gospel but who would “receive not Christ into their hearts.”
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How do you repent?

Principles of Repentance
  1. We Must Recognize Our Sins. To repent, we must admit to ourselves that we have sinned. ...
  2. We Must Feel Sorrow for Our Sins. ...
  3. We Must Forsake Our Sins. ...
  4. We Must Confess Our Sins. ...
  5. We Must Make Restitution. ...
  6. We Must Forgive Others. ...
  7. We Must Keep the Commandments of God.
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How do you get to heaven?

You enter heaven by forgiveness and through the righteousness that Jesus gives you. You do not enter into heaven by the Christian life. It's always true that where faith is birthed, works will follow, but salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
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How do you pray?

But elegant as the words are, I do not believe Jesus intended it to become another ritualistic prayer.
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I hope they will encourage you to make 2022 a year of prayer.
  1. Know to whom you are speaking. ...
  2. Thank him. ...
  3. Ask for God's will. ...
  4. Say what you need. ...
  5. Ask for forgiveness. ...
  6. Pray with a friend. ...
  7. Pray the Word. ...
  8. Memorize Scripture.
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What prayer do I say to be saved?

Lord Jesus, I confess my sins and ask for your forgiveness. Please come into my heart as my Lord and Savior. Take complete control of my life and help me to walk in Your footsteps daily by the power of the Holy Spirit. Thank you Lord for saving me and for answering my prayer.
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