Have You Heard the Good News from the Bible?
Do you sure that you have eternal life after death?
If you are not sure, wouldn't you like to be absolutely sure that your relationship with God is right? God's written Word, the Bible, says you can know for sure, even today:
2 Corinthians 6:2 English Standard Version (ESV)
2 For he says,
“In a favorable time I listened to you,
and in a day of salvation I have helped you.”
Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
Many of us heard the gospel before but you haven't responded by putting your trust in Christ as your own Savior. Maybe because you've never understood about the salvation God has provided through His Son.
Read the message of Christ's offer of salvation and think about receiving his amazing offer of free salvation.
1. God really loves people and wants to have a personal relationship with them - for us to have Eternal life.
John 10:10 English Standard Version (ESV)
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
John 3:16 English Standard Version (ESV)
16 “For God so loved the world,[a] that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
2. All of us have sinned and separated from God's love.
Sin is doing what we want instead of what God wants—in thought, word, or deed. All of us have sinned against God—either by doing what He says we should not do, or by not doing what He says we should do.
Romans 3:10 English Standard Version (ESV)
10 as it is written:
“None is righteous, no, not one;
James 4:17 English Standard Version (ESV)
17 So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
James 2:10 English Standard Version (ESV)
10 For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.
3. God has provided the only way to give us an eternal relationship with Himself: through the Lord Jesus Christ.
John 14:6 English Standard Version (ESV)
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Acts 4:12 English Standard Version (ESV)
12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men[a] by which we must be saved.”
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,
4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,
4. You can demonstrate your new faith by saying "Thank You" to God for what He has done for you.
He is pleased when you express your gratitude to Him for:
• allowing you to become His child;
• coming into your life and promising to never leave you;
• forgiving you for all of your past, present, and future sins;
• giving you a new life; and
• allowing you to be certain that you have eternal life.
Do you want to thank God, just take time to pray to Him and have time to give thanks through praises and worship. Above all things, He is worthy to give all praises and thanks giving.
5. You can also express gratitude to God by getting to know Him better through growing spiritually.
• Talk to God (in prayer) about everything. (John 15:7)
• Allow God to talk to you; read His Word. (Acts 17:11) (The Gospel of John is a good place to begin reading.)
• Obey what God shows you in His Word. (John 14:21)
• Talk to and spend time with others who have received Christ. (Hebrews 10:24-25)
• Talk to those who have not received Christ; tell them how they can receive the free gift of eternal life. (John 15:8)
Everyone of us who belongs to Christ must received spiritual food for us to live and nurturing to "grow up" as a Christian. You need to be trained to be a disciple of Jesus to:
(1) obey God
(2) introduce others to Christ, and
(3) make disciples of others.