A.L.I.C.E. with Jesus By Victor Christianto 1,

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1 A.L.I.C.E. with Jesus By Victor Christianto 1, What is A.L.I.C.E. with Jesus? Do you want to get A.L.I.C.E. with Jesus? It is a term that I discovered at one afternoon at December 27, It is an abbreviation of A Life-Changing Experience with Jesus. The following is a guide on how you can get A.L.I.C.E. with Jesus. Many Christian people tend to think that following Jesus is easy. They think that following Jesus consists of some habits like going to church each Sunday, reading the Bible and praying each morning or each evening, and taking care their family properly. Actually following Jesus is more than that. It is A Life- Changing Experience with Jesus Christ. If you think that you can let go some of your habits and keep a few habits that you still like, then you are wrong. Following Jesus requires you to be a totally different person. In order that you can get A Life-Changing Experience with Jesus Christ, first you should repent and admit all your sins to your Father in Heaven. God really love you, and He will forgive all your sins in the name of Jesus Christ, if you admit all of your sins in prayer. One good idea to help you to admit all your sins is to write down all your sins and all bad deeds in one sheet of paper. Then after you pray to God and ask for His forgiveness, you can tear the paper and burn it. 1 URL: also 1

2 Then the second step is that you should ask Jesus Christ to come into your heart. Then ask your Father in Heaven to send Holy Spirit to your heart in order to guide you through each day in your life. Holy Spirit will fill your heart and He will lead you along your life. Thereafter, please read the Bible especially Matthew 7:12, where Jesus says the following: Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. (KJV) Therefore, in order to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, you should not be waiting until other people do good things to you. That is an attitude of many people in this world: they wait until other people do something good to them, then they will do good things too in return. But Jesus Christ says that you should not wait for good deeds by other people, instead you should do good things first to other people. It is an easy thing to keep a wait and see attitude, but that is not the way of disciples of Jesus Christ. But you should do good things proactively. Do good things that you expect other people will do to you; this is the secret and key of living A LIfe- Changing Experience with Jesus Christ. That would mean: If you can give one of your two breads to other people who needs food, then go do it. If you can give drink to other who needs drink, then you should do it. If you can give your clothe out of your fashion collection, then you should do it. If you can give shelter to others who are homeless, then you should do it. Even if you can pray for your enemies, then you should do that. The reason for all of your good deeds is that God already love you before 2

3 you can do good things for Him. That should be the basis of all your good deeds. Read John 3:16 and Rome 5:8. JFK once said to his American fellows: Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. 2 But Jesus had spoken an extended version of the above famous phrase, two thousand years earlier; that is an alternative version of Matthew 7:12, as follows: Ask not what other people can do for you, but ask what you can do for other people. That is a very good basis for ethics and moral deeds; that is why it is called the Golden Rule. There are some people who propose that the Golden Rule should be the basis of Global Ethics. 3 If you want to read other versions of that verse, here are some of them: So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sum up the Law and the Prophets. (New International Version) So then, whatever you desire that others would do to and for you, even so do also to and for them, for this is (sums up) the Law and the Prophets. (The Amplified Bible) 2 Quoted from 3 For more information on Global Ethics, read Prof. Hans Kung s books on Global Ethics or visit 3

4 In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets. (New American Standard Bible Update) All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets. (American Standard Version) Therefore all things whatever ye desire that men should do to you, thus do *ye* also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets. (Darby Bible) Do for others what you would like them to do for you. This is a summary of all that is taught in the law and the prophets. (New Living Translation) In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets. (New Revised Standard Version) The interpretation of this verse should be consistent will all of the above versions of Matthew 7:12; that is as a disciple of Jesus Christ, you should seek to do good things to other people first, even before other people think about it. If you follow this principle consistently everyday in your life, you will get A Life-Changing Experience with Jesus Christ. 4

5 In short, you should seek each day how you can do good things to other people surround you, no matter how small those good things are. Don t wait until next month or next year, do what you can do, and do it today. Do your best to live a life that is worth-to-remember. That is A.L.I.C.E. with Jesus. Version 1.0: December 29, 2013 Victor Christianto victorchristianto@gmail.com URL: follow Jesus Christ only at 5