PRAYER OF SALVATION- GOODMORNING
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Prayer of Salvation – Our First Real Conversation With God
The “prayer of salvation” is the most important prayer we’ll ever pray. When we’re ready to become a Christian, we’re ready to have our first real conversation with God, and these are its components:
We acknowledge that Jesus Christ is God; that He came to earth as a man in order to live the sinless life that we cannot live; that He died in our place, so that we would not have to pay the penalty we deserve.
We confess our past life of sin — living for ourselves and not obeying God.
We admit we are ready to trust Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.
We ask Jesus to come into our heart, take up residence there, and begin living through us.
Prayer of Salvation – It Begins With Faith in God
When we pray the prayer of salvation, we’re letting God know we believe His Word is true. By the faith He has given us, we choose to believe in Him. The Bible tells us that “without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” (Hebrews 11:6)
So, when we pray, asking God for the gift of salvation, we’re exercising our free will to acknowledge that we believe in Him. That demonstration of faith pleases God, because we have freely chosen to know Him.
Prayer of Salvation – Confessing Our Sin
When we pray the prayer of salvation, we’re admitting that we’ve sinned. As the Bible says of everyone, save Christ alone: “For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23)
To sin is simply to fall short of the mark, as an arrow that does not quite hit the bull’s-eye. The glory of God that we fall short of is found only in Jesus Christ: “For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” (2 Corinthians 4:6)
The prayer of salvation, then, recognizes that Jesus Christ is the only human who ever lived without sin. “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)
Prayer of Salvation – Professing Faith in Christ as Savior and Lord
With Christ as our standard of perfection, we’re now acknowledging faith in Him as God, agreeing with the Apostle John that: “In the beginning was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.” (John 1:1-3)
Because God could only accept a perfect, sinless sacrifice, and because He knew that we could not possibly accomplish that, He sent His Son to die for us and pay the eternal price. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life..” (John 3:16)
Prayer of Salvation – Say It & Mean It Now!
Do you agree with everything you have read so far? If you do, don’t wait a moment longer to start your new life in Jesus Christ. Pray this with us:
“Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from you. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward you. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”
Prayer of Salvation – I’ve Prayed It; Now What?
If you’ve prayed this prayer of salvation with true conviction and heart, you are now a follower of Jesus. This is a fact, whether or not you feel any different. Religious systems may have led you to believe that you should feel something – a warm glow, a tingle, or some other mystical experience. The fact is, you may, or you may not. If you have prayed the prayer of salvation and meant it, you are now a follower of Jesus. The Bible tells us that your eternal salvation is secure! “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)
Welcome to the family of God! We encourage you now to find a local church where you can be baptized and grow in the knowledge of God through His Word, the Bible.
2011 MISSING FASHION ICON INJECKSHAN
Now i’ve heard it all, I always thought it was a joke when women of dancehall state they are the original and rae rae. I buck up pon this video and couldn’t help but laugh.I never knew there was a battle of who is the original trendsetter.She stating that she left dancehall because ppl were fighting for her spot? LOL
Now who really is the original in dancehall, i always felt that Angela Striker was the origianl along with The Ouch Crew and African Crew. When was the preps crew original in the dancehall, I can say for sure they copied the The Ouch Crew and African Crew style and put a twist, put original, i would not say it’s safe to claim. The preps crew just came on the scene in 1999 copying the style of the founding crews such as, The Ouch Crew, Angela Sriker, and African Crew did a lead.
Can someone please clarify who was the original, I’ll give sabrina preps the props for being the first to put her picture on dancehall flyers, but not for being the first to wear blonde hair.
Please add on. I’m not trying to bring this lady down, because I am a woman too.
MISSION SAVE MERCILESS!
Misson SAVE Merciless
If people watch STING good dem will a wonder is which Merciless dat up pan stage because him look like him nuh fi deh deh or him jus nuh know whey him deh … Before him come out Kiprich call him out long long and all him tek him likkle time shuffle out…When Mericless come out only fi si him lean up pan a walking stick looking roun like him still ina di womb and neva si natural day light yet..Di people dem seh backstage dem ask Mericless manager whey him deh and di smaddy seh Merciless mussy pop chree ball.. Now people dese are allegations but it mek some sense because Merciless was disoriented and not himself…like di chree ball dem lick out him senses and dis man is not forty yet..Di manager fi Merciless nuh ramp fi talk di tings people seh but mi a wonder why dem cyaa get him some help because it doe look good…is wha dem blend up gi him so much dat HIM NEVA KNOW WHEY HIM DEH and him fi start wreeel out choon? No mon sumting wrong and it fi fix fi STING 2012 or before di REST a teet dem si teet fairy SEMITRY
UNNO LOOK!
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CHINA IN ZIMBABWE, NOT SURPRISING
In the evening gloom the vast complex emerges into view. Beyond a high security wall, insects dance in the beam of a giant floodlight. Men are still hard at work in the skeletons of concrete tower blocks, and standing at the centre of it all is the arch of a Chinese pagoda.
Zimbabwe’s national defence college is under construction within a sprawling, heavily-guarded compound whose brooding presence sends a clear message to any would-be revolutionary. Some have dubbed it the “Robert Mugabe national school of intelligence”.
The construction site north of Harare has also become the lightning rod for another source of simmering resentment – Chinese labour practices.
Surrounded by a perimeter wall that runs for a kilometre through what was once farmland, the shadowy military academy is being built by a Chinese contractor whose managers are accused of meting out physical punishments, miserable conditions and meagre pay.
“The beatings happen very often,” said a 28-year-old carpenter, wearing blue overalls as he made the long walk home after a 14-hour shift. “They ill-treat you and, if you make a mistake, they beat you up.
“I saw some men beaten up yesterday. A guy complained: ‘You’re not treating us like human beings,’ and the Chinese replied: ‘You should appreciate we’ve come to assist you.’ They beat him up and he was fired.” He estimated that there were about 600 Zimbabwean and 300 Chinese workers on the site. Around 50 of the Chinese were managers. Some of the Chinese have “nice homes inside” while others live in wooden shacks just outside the complex. The Zimbabweans and Chinese rarely mix, he added. “They don’t speak English so we use sign language. The Chinese eat off plates, then give us the leftovers.”
The carpenter said he typically gets up at 4am and works from 7am to 9pm every day. For this he is paid $4 (£2.50) a day, but at least it is work so he can feed his wife and three children. “We don’t have a choice because we need to survive. But if it was possible to chase all the Chinese away, I would.”
Reports of abuse by managers at the Chinese contractor, Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Company (AFECC), are widespread, as are complaints that the government is turning a blind eye because it cannot afford to lose such a valuable partner.
A 26-year-old builder, on his way to a nightshift, said: “We tried to go on strike but the leader of it was beaten up and sacked. The government doesn’t say anything, even though it knows people are beaten up. I saw them undress some workers and beat them with helmets. Some of them were crying with the pain.
“We feel angry but we need money, so there is no choice. If you don’t work 10 hours, there is no money.”
Attempts to contact AFECC by telephone and email were unsuccessful. The company’s website refers to projects in Ivory Coast, Mozambique and Zambia, and describes how the project team of the Zimbabwe national defence college raised $4,570 for a carpenter, Chen Zongde, whose son needed treatment for leukaemia.
Zimbabwe received a Chinese loan of $98m to build the college. It will be repaid over 20 years through earnings from the Marange diamond fields, which are being mined by another Chinese firm amid widespread claims of human rights violations under military control.
Okay Machisa, director of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association, said: “Parliament approving such a debt without consulting Zimbabeweans is very serious. Why are we prioritising an army intelligence college instead of universities and hospitals?
“Harare has no electricity most of the time and the water is not good for human consumption. It shows we are trying to keep Zimbabwe under the control of state security.”
China’s commercial empire has expanded enormously in Africa over the past decade and Zimbabwe is trying to catch up. Trade between the two countries stood at $550m last year, according to the Chinese embassy.
The government in Harare has announced that China plans up to $10bn in investments over the next five years, more than in any other country.
Diamonds and other mineral resources are the main attraction, but Chinese entrepreneurs have also seized opportunities in construction, manufacturing and retail. Chinese restaurants are booming, attracting top politicians and businessmen. Shops are flooded with cheap Chinese imports, or “zhing-zhong”, of dubious quality. Zimbabwean vendors claim they are being undercut and put out of work.
Just as a recent Human Rights Watch report alleged poor conditions at Chinese-run copper mines in neighbouring Zambia, so there is growing antipathy and mistrust in Zimbabwe. Trade unions have called for action and even members of Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party have expressed disquiet.
Machisa said: “We’ve got alarming, shocking human rights abuses in firms operated by the Chinese. We’ve got empirical evidence that is going to shock the people of Zimbabwe. They are physically abusing the workers. They are psychologically terrorising the workers.
“But they are not being prosecuted. There is a culture of impunity.”
Others believe the problem is a cultural misunderstanding.
A Chinese immigrant, 29-year-old Li Chen, said: “If Chinese people work from 8am till 8pm they have no problem. Sometimes they ask their employees to do the same and it makes them unhappy. It will not happen.
“It’s a different culture. If people sit down and talk and understand each other, it should change.”
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