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Good News - The Gospel...
The word Gospel actually translates to Good News. Below are the 4 Spiritual Laws of The Gospel.
Four Spiritual Laws
God loves you and
created you to know Him personally.
(references contained on this Home
Page are linked to the actual verses from the Bible, and should
be read in context wherever possible.)
God's Love
"God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal
life" (John 3:16).
God's Plan
"Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true
God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent" (John 17:3, NIV).
What prevents us from knowing God personally?
Man is sinful and separated from God, so we cannot know Him
personally or experience His love.
Man is Sinful
"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans
3:23). Man was created to have fellowship with God; but, because
of his own stubborn self-will, he chose to go his own
independent way and fellowship with God was broken. This
self-will, characterized by an attitude of active rebellion or
passive indifference, is an evidence of what the Bible calls
sin.
Man is Separated
"The wages of sin is death" [spiritual separation from God]
(Romans 6:23). "...(Those) who do not know God and do not obey
the gospel of our Lord Jesus...will be punished with everlasting
destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord..." (2
Thessalonians 1:8,9)
This diagram illustrates that God is holy and man is sinful. A
great gulf separates the two. The arrows illustrate that man is
continually trying to reach God and establish the personal
relationship with Him through his own efforts, such as a good
life, philosophy, or religion - but he inevitably fails. The
third principle explains the only way to bridge this gulf...
Jesus Christ is God's
only provision for man's sin. Through Him alone we can know God
personally and experience God's love.
He Died in Our Place
"God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were
yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8).
He Rose From the Dead
"Christ died for our sins...He was buried...He was raised on the
third day according to the Scriptures...He appeared to Peter,
then to the twelve. After that He appeared to more than five
hundred..." (1 Corinthians 15:3-6).
He is the Only Way to God
"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life;
no one comes to the Father, but through Me'" (John 14:6).
This diagram illustrates that God has bridged the gulf that
separates us from Him by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to die
on the cross in our place to pay the penalty for our sins.
It is not enough just to know these truths...
We must individually
receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; then we can know God
personally and experience His love.
We Must Receive Christ
"As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become
children of God, even to those who believe in His name" (John
1:12)
We Receive Christ Through Faith
"By grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works that
no one should boast" (Ephesians 2:8,9).
When We Receive Christ,
We Experience a New Birth (John 3:1-8.)
We Receive Christ by Personal Invitation
[Christ speaking] "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any
one hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him"
(Revelation 3:20).
Receiving Christ involves turning to God from self (repentance)
and trusting Christ to come into our lives to forgive us of our
sins and to make us what He wants us to be. Just to agree
intellectually that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He
died on the cross for our sins is not enough. Nor is it enough
to have an emotional experience. We receive Jesus Christ by
faith, as an act of our will.
These two circles represent two kinds of lives:
Which circle best represents your life?
Which circle would you like to have represent your life?
The following explains how you can receive Christ:
You Can Receive Christ Right Now by Faith Through Prayer
(Prayer is talking with God)
God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as
He is with the attitude of your heart. The following is a
suggested prayer:
"Lord Jesus, I want to know You personally. Thank
You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my
life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for
forgiving me of my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control
of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me
to be."
If you have prayed this prayer please click the YES button below.