Reason and intuition teach us that God created us and the universe that we live in. We see evidences of the wisdom, power, and goodness of God in everything that He created. But we also see evidence that something is wrong. Man was created to be God’s friend and partner in a world of righteousness and beauty, but man’s rebellion against God (sin) brought the curse of physical death, separation from God, and futility.

"Cursed is the ground because of you" (Genesis 3:17) Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned (Romans 5:12). The wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23).

God, in His righteousness, must condemn rebellion. Yet, in His love and faithfulness, He wouldn’t forsake His purpose for mankind and the earth. If things are to be made right again, it must be by a new act of creation by the infallible Creator, not by a work of sinful man.

"In these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world.... When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high... For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the author of their salvation through sufferings. (Hebrews 1:2-3, 2:10)

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ . . . God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God (2 Cor 5:17-21).

How do we become part of that New Creation, the one beyond death and God’s judgment? Quite simply, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved" (Acts 16:31). The gospel is "that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures"(1 Cor 15:3-4). You are saved as soon as you take God at His word that His love motivated Him to send His sinless Son, Jesus, to die in your place so "that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life"(John 3:16). "For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might bring us to God (1 Pet 3:18). "For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him, may have eternal life; and I Myself will raise him up on the last day"(John 6:40).

We can never be saved by good works, commitments, feelings, prayers, religions, or any other human effort. You can only be saved by Jesus Christ: "And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved"(Acts 4:12). "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus (Romans 3:23-24). "The one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the witness that God has borne concerning His Son. And the witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life" (1 John 5:10-11). Will you turn from trusting in self or in anything less than Christ Himself for salvation and accept God’s promise of eternal life in Christ as His gift to you?

We urge you to settle this matter today by placing your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

If you have recognized your personal sinfulness and believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God, that He was crucified for your sins and resurrected for your salvation, we join you in praising God for the mercy and grace He has shown you, and encourage you to study the Bible daily and join a local church that teaches the Bible, that you may grow in your new life in Christ.

If you have questions about salvation and what it means to have a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ, we urge you to contact us at here.