The Good News
God’s plan of salvation is wrapped up in the person of Jesus Christ. Who is Jesus to you? Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life." But he also said that many who think they know him and his way do not. It is our desire to introduce you to him and help you get to know him.
Before we talk about Jesus, we must first talk about ourselves. We have all said bad things to say, thought bad things to think, and done bad things to do. This is called sin. It does not matter how much bad we have done. It only matters that we have sinned. This is bad news because the penalty for sin is death. This refers to spiritual death. Our sin has earned us death and eternal separation from God…and there is nothing we can do about it. There is a great chasm between God and us that no one is good enough to jump.
But there is good news too! Since there is no way for us to go to God, He came to us in the person of Jesus Christ. When Jesus, who lived a perfect life with no sin of his own, died on the cross, he actually took the penalty of our sin for us. He died in our place. Three days later he came back to life to show that he had beaten sin and death and that all of his claims were true. This is great news because now we can be forgiven the punishment we deserve. We can be saved through faith in Christ. Faith means trust. We are saved once we depend on him alone for eternal life. Being religious, going to church, helping people, or trying to be good are not enough. These things are good, but they cannot merit forgiveness and eternal life. Jesus said, "I am the way." He is not one of many ways, but the only way.
The Bible says, "if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Lord means master. This means that you grant Jesus first place in your life, that you let him be your boss. When you do this you will truly get to know him better.
Jesus is ready to grant you forgiveness and eternal life. He will when you stop trusting your own way and trust in him alone. Is there anything keeping you from trusting Christ? There is nothing more important than this. Would you like to pray right now and tell God that you have decided to trust Christ?
"Dear God, I know I am a sinner and that I deserve to be punished. I know that Jesus died for me and rose again. I trust him alone to grant me forgiveness, salvation, and eternal life. Thank you, amen."
If you can truly say these things for the first time, then today is your spiritual birthday! Just like physical births, spiritual births are just the beginning. I would suggest that you find a Bible preaching church in your area, and get associated with it, and other believers!
If you found this good news something you would like to know more about, please send me a message by going to my "Contact Me" page, or by CLICKING HERE. I would love to know how this info may have changed your life!
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Before we talk about Jesus, we must first talk about ourselves. We have all said bad things to say, thought bad things to think, and done bad things to do. This is called sin. It does not matter how much bad we have done. It only matters that we have sinned. This is bad news because the penalty for sin is death. This refers to spiritual death. Our sin has earned us death and eternal separation from God…and there is nothing we can do about it. There is a great chasm between God and us that no one is good enough to jump.
But there is good news too! Since there is no way for us to go to God, He came to us in the person of Jesus Christ. When Jesus, who lived a perfect life with no sin of his own, died on the cross, he actually took the penalty of our sin for us. He died in our place. Three days later he came back to life to show that he had beaten sin and death and that all of his claims were true. This is great news because now we can be forgiven the punishment we deserve. We can be saved through faith in Christ. Faith means trust. We are saved once we depend on him alone for eternal life. Being religious, going to church, helping people, or trying to be good are not enough. These things are good, but they cannot merit forgiveness and eternal life. Jesus said, "I am the way." He is not one of many ways, but the only way.
The Bible says, "if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Lord means master. This means that you grant Jesus first place in your life, that you let him be your boss. When you do this you will truly get to know him better.
Jesus is ready to grant you forgiveness and eternal life. He will when you stop trusting your own way and trust in him alone. Is there anything keeping you from trusting Christ? There is nothing more important than this. Would you like to pray right now and tell God that you have decided to trust Christ?
"Dear God, I know I am a sinner and that I deserve to be punished. I know that Jesus died for me and rose again. I trust him alone to grant me forgiveness, salvation, and eternal life. Thank you, amen."
If you can truly say these things for the first time, then today is your spiritual birthday! Just like physical births, spiritual births are just the beginning. I would suggest that you find a Bible preaching church in your area, and get associated with it, and other believers!
If you found this good news something you would like to know more about, please send me a message by going to my "Contact Me" page, or by CLICKING HERE. I would love to know how this info may have changed your life!
You can also continue on reading more of my story by clicking here.