We matter to God. He made us and wants to have a relationship with us.
However, we have rebelled against God, we have all disobeyed Him, our sins have separated us from Him and broken off the relationship.
To varying degrees, most of us are aware of our distance from God, so we start doing all kinds of things like being a helpful neighbor, paying our taxes, going to church, or giving money to charities, all in order to get back to Him. There is nothing wrong with these things, but the Bible makes it clear that none of them can earn us God's forgiveness or reestablish our relationship with Him.
Furthermore, the sins we have committed must be punished. The penalty we owe is death, which is a physical death as well as a spiritual separation from God for eternity in a place called hell.
It looks pretty bleak, but the good news is that we matter to God. In fact, He loves us so much that He did for us what we could not do for ourselves. He provided a bridge over which we can find His forgiveness and restore our relationship with him.
He built it by coming to earth as one of us and dying on the cross to pay the death penalty we owed.
This is a picture of what the central message of the Bible is all about. This is what God wants each of us to understand. But it is not enough for us to just know about this, or even agree with it. We have to act on it. God wants us to move over to the other side.
We do this by humbly admitting to God that we have rebelled against Him, and that we need his forgiveness and leadership. With our sins pardoned and our debt paid, our relationship with God is firmly established because we are immediately adopted into His family as His son or daughter.
Does this make sense to you? Where do you think you are in this picture? Is there any reason why you wouldn't want to cross over to the other side and be with God?
How can I become a Christian?
John 3:16 God has a plan for our lives.
Romans 3:23 As sinners, we all fall short of God's plan.
Romans 6:23 Sin has separated us from God and His plan.
Romans 5:8 Good news, Jesus died for our sins!
Romans 10:9-10 God's free gift of eternal life is ours if we ask for forgiveness from our sins and believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Would you like to receive God's free gift of eternal life? How about right now? Sincerely tell God from your heart: "Lord, I'm sorry for all that I have done wrong. I know you died on the cross to pay for my sins. Please forgive me of my sins. I put all my trust in you as my personal Savior. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen."
You may or may not "feel" anything, but God promises that when you sincerely and personally put your trust in Him, He will give you eternal life. Let us know about your decision. As a new Christian, God wants to be involved in your life. Let us share with you how you can enjoy your new life with God.
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