The Gospel Message of Jesus Christ and how to be saved from eternal damnation.
The Problem
Sin is the problem. Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” Because of our sin, we fall short of making it to His glory in Heaven.
Genesis 1:31 “And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Originally, God created the earth in perfection , and the first man and woman (Adam and Eve) were able to completely enjoy life on earth, without the suffering, pain, evil, and death that we experience today.
Romans 5:12 “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:”
Hebrews 9:27 “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”
The Bible tells us that “it is appointed unto men once to die” because “all have sinned”
However, when Adam and Eve disobeyed God (Genesis 3:6), they began to experience the effects of sin that God warned them about – namely, suffering and death (Genesis 2:15-17; 3:16-19). God’s Word tells us that every human since Adam has been born a sinner (Romans 3:10, 23), and reaped its resulting consequences of eternal death (Revelation 20:15).
The Solution
Jesus Christ has already paid for your sin on the cross of Calvary and through his blood sacrifice and death, burial, and resurrection He made it possible for the wrath of God to be removed from any one who believes on Him.
John 3:36 “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God.”
The “good news” (i.e., the gospel – Romans 1:16) of God’s Word is that a “second Adam” has provided salvation for us from sin and death (Genesis 3:15; Romans 5:12-21; I Corinthians 15:45). God Himself came to earth in the person of Jesus Christ to live a perfect life, to die for our sin in our place, and to rise from the dead, defeating death so that we might be given His perfection and life (II Corinthians 5:21; I Peter 3:18).
The Invitation
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
John 5:24 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
Salvation is simply Believing on the Lord Jesus Christ / His finished work upon the cross. Notice how Paul clearly spells out what we are believing on for our salvation in the next passage…
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”
Additional Reading
“done” by: Cary Schmidt – What Most Religions Don’t Tell You About the Bible
The small book below is a short read and it’s the authors free gift to you. Will you take a moment to explore the great news of the Bible that most religions completely ignore? It’s a subject that has eternal implications and it’s worth taking a few moments to consider. For your FREE! audio version or ebook go to http://caryschmidt.com/free-ebook-done/
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