{"id":3095,"date":"2025-04-22T23:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T06:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/staging\/4887\/?p=3095"},"modified":"2025-04-23T11:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T18:42:14","slug":"how-can-i-be-forgiven-of-my-sins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/staging\/4887\/how-can-i-be-forgiven-of-my-sins\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I be Forgiven of My Sins?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3095\" class=\"elementor elementor-3095\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e284e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29e284e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dffa1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3dffa1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb0293b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb0293b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87df43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e87df43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">QUESTION:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dab48b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dab48b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HOW CAN I BE FORGIVEN OF MY SINS?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d9781d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d9781d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1ddab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1ddab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ANSWER:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203483f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"203483f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>The lake of fire awaits those whose sins remain unforgiven, but through Jesus Christ\u2014the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world\u2014you can receive complete forgiveness today and escape the second death.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ec4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9ec4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"176\">1. Am I a Sinner?<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"548\">This is the most important question anyone could ask. But to truly seek forgiveness, we first need to understand the problem. We are all sinners\u2014we are not sinners because we sin, we sin because we are sinners. We have inherited a sinful nature from our first parents, Adam and Eve. The moment they disobeyed God, sin entered the world and passed on to all humanity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"704\"><em data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"688\">\u201cTherefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 <em data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"704\">Romans 5:12<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"976\">From birth, we are separated from God\u2014not because of our individual actions alone, but because of our very nature. No one taught us to lie, envy, or hate\u2014it came naturally. That\u2019s because we were born with a corrupted nature. And that sin separates us from the holy God.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9233c2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f9233c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ba562 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26ba562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"1012\">2. The Penalty for Our Sins<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1135\">The consequences of sin are severe and affect every area of life. When Adam and Eve sinned, the world fell under a curse:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1287\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1157\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1139\" data-end=\"1157\">Pain in childbirth<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1158\" data-end=\"1173\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1160\" data-end=\"1173\">Toil in labor<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1202\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1202\">Struggles in relationships<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1223\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1223\">Sickness and death<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1287\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1226\" data-end=\"1287\">Emotional wounds like betrayal, bitterness, and unforgiveness<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1385\">But the worst consequence is not found in this life\u2014it\u2019s what comes after: <strong data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1384\">the second death<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1387\" data-end=\"1491\"><em data-start=\"1387\" data-end=\"1470\">\u201cThen Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 <em data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1491\">Revelation 20:14<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1743\">Sin\u2019s penalty is not just temporal suffering but eternal separation from God in the lake of fire. If you want to understand more about this, read <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/is-hell-an-eternal-punishment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cIs Hell an Eternal Punishment?\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f689845 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f689845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b0232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41b0232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"1745\" data-end=\"1792\">3. What Can I Do to Receive Forgiveness?<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"1831\">Before we go further, let me ask you:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1833\" data-end=\"2019\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1835\" data-end=\"2019\"><strong>Can you think of anything you could do to make yourself righteous before God?<\/strong><br data-start=\"1912\" data-end=\"1915\" \/><strong>Can you perform any act that could erase your sins?<\/strong><br data-start=\"1968\" data-end=\"1971\" \/><strong>Could you ever attain God\u2019s glory on your own?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2021\" data-end=\"2066\">Let\u2019s list some good things people often try:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2067\" data-end=\"2217\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2067\" data-end=\"2084\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2069\" data-end=\"2084\">Going to church<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2105\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2087\" data-end=\"2105\">Giving to the poor<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2106\" data-end=\"2125\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2108\" data-end=\"2125\">Praying regularly<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2126\" data-end=\"2145\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2128\" data-end=\"2145\">Reading the Bible<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2146\" data-end=\"2164\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2148\" data-end=\"2164\">Doing kind deeds<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2165\" data-end=\"2189\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2167\" data-end=\"2189\">Confessing to a priest<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2190\" data-end=\"2217\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2192\" data-end=\"2217\">Joining a religious group<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2219\" data-end=\"2383\">These are good, but here\u2019s the truth: <em data-start=\"2257\" data-end=\"2383\">Even if you could fulfill all the commandments for a day, could you do it for the rest of your life\u2014perfectly, without fail?<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2385\" data-end=\"2460\"><strong><em data-start=\"2385\" data-end=\"2444\">\u201cFor all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 <em data-start=\"2447\" data-end=\"2460\">Romans 3:23<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2462\" data-end=\"2711\">Our good works may impress people, but before the holiness of God, they are insufficient. Why? Because the problem is not what we do\u2014it\u2019s who we are. We are sinners, and sin is always present with us. There is no ladder we can climb to reach heaven.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52bf4a5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"52bf4a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8adf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c8adf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"2713\" data-end=\"2741\">4. Is There Any Hope?<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2743\" data-end=\"2788\">Yes! That\u2019s where the <strong data-start=\"2765\" data-end=\"2778\">Good News<\/strong> comes in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2790\" data-end=\"3016\">Because we couldn\u2019t go up to God, God came down to us. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, lived a sinless life and died on the cross for our sins. He became the Lamb of God, the perfect sacrifice to take away the sins of the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3018\" data-end=\"3096\"><strong><em data-start=\"3018\" data-end=\"3082\">\u201cBehold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!\u201d<\/em> \u2014 <em data-start=\"3085\" data-end=\"3096\">John 1:29<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3098\" data-end=\"3287\">He didn\u2019t just die\u2014He rose again, proving that He had conquered sin and death once for all. God offers this salvation as a gift\u2014not something we can earn, but something we receive by faith.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3289\" data-end=\"3409\"><em data-start=\"3289\" data-end=\"3394\">\u201c<strong>But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><strong> \u2014 <em data-start=\"3397\" data-end=\"3409\">Romans 5:8<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c727ceb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c727ceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a345f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a345f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"3411\" data-end=\"3442\">5. What Shall I Do Then?<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3444\" data-end=\"3494\">The Lord Jesus gave a simple yet powerful command:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3496\" data-end=\"3548\"><strong><em data-start=\"3496\" data-end=\"3534\">\u201cRepent, and believe in the gospel.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 <em data-start=\"3537\" data-end=\"3548\">Mark 1:15<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3550\" data-end=\"3780\">To <strong data-start=\"3553\" data-end=\"3563\">repent<\/strong> means to return to God, to turn from sin and self-reliance, and to come back to your Creator.<br data-start=\"3657\" data-end=\"3660\" \/>To <strong data-start=\"3663\" data-end=\"3674\">believe<\/strong> means to entrust your life to Jesus\u2014to surrender, to rely fully on what He has done for your forgiveness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3782\" data-end=\"3901\">It\u2019s not just knowing facts about Jesus. It\u2019s about entrusting your soul to Him, receiving Him as your Savior and Lord.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3903\" data-end=\"4036\"><strong><em data-start=\"3903\" data-end=\"4022\">\u201cBut as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 <em data-start=\"4025\" data-end=\"4036\">John 1:12<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"3903\" data-end=\"4036\">See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/what-is-true-repentance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8220;What is True Repentance?&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9fc621 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f9fc621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-687c3a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"687c3a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"4038\" data-end=\"4078\">6. Final Thought: The Time Is Now<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4080\" data-end=\"4176\"><em data-start=\"4080\" data-end=\"4154\">\u201cBehold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 <em data-start=\"4157\" data-end=\"4176\">2 Corinthians 6:2<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4178\" data-end=\"4340\">God is calling you today. Don\u2019t delay. Tomorrow is not guaranteed, and judgment is coming. If you are reading this, know that He is reaching out to you right now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4342\" data-end=\"4399\"><strong data-start=\"4342\" data-end=\"4399\">Will you respond? Will you receive forgiveness today?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"843\" data-end=\"1042\">You can express your decision to return to God and surrender your life to Jesus Christ through a sincere prayer. This is not about reciting perfect words\u2014it\u2019s about <strong data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1022\">your heart<\/strong> calling out to God.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1180\">If you mean this with all your heart, <strong data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1138\">this prayer can be the beginning of a brand-new life<\/strong>\u2014forgiven, made right with God, and saved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"7243\" data-end=\"7289\">Here is a prayer of acceptance you can follow:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"7291\" data-end=\"7608\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"7293\" data-end=\"7608\"><strong><em data-start=\"7293\" data-end=\"7608\">God, I admit that I am a sinner. I have been living my life without You. But today, I want to return to You. I believe that Jesus died for my sins and rose again. I now accept Him into my heart as my Lord and Savior. Forgive me, cleanse me, and help me walk with You for the rest of my life. In Jesus\u2019 name, Amen.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54fa198 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"54fa198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b7e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24b7e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2402\">Welcome to New Life With Jesus!<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2404\" data-end=\"2617\">If you just prayed that prayer with faith, <strong data-start=\"2447\" data-end=\"2467\">congratulations!<\/strong> You have just been reconciled with God and are now a child of God, forgiven, redeemed, and born again. You have crossed from death to life, from darkness to light, and from guilt to grace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2619\" data-end=\"2782\">The journey of following Jesus begins today. Seek Him through His Word, connect with other believers, and grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2784\" data-end=\"2929\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2786\" data-end=\"2929\"><strong>\u201cTherefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.\u201d \u2013 2 Corinthians 5:17<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2786\" data-end=\"2929\">Next Step: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/i-just-accepted-jesus-christ-what-should-i-do-next\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cI Just Accepted Jesus Christ. 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