The Greatest News
We want our Community to know our passion: Telling other's about Jesus Christ and what He has done for us. God's Word, the Bible contains a lot of information communicated to us from God Himself. Interwoven throughout all of the Bible is a continuous message. It's a message that is so simple a child may trust it and yet so deep that it impacts our lives daily as adults. What is it?
- God is Holy: God exists in all His majesty, being the Creator-Owner of the Universe. He is a loving, caring God but equally He is also a holy lawgiver. His holiness demands that His law be kept perfectly. He can have nothing to do with any lawbreaker. Only perfect people can live with a perfect God.
Psalms 99:9Psalms 99:9
Exalt the LORD our God, And worship at His holy hill; For the LORD our God is holy. | Ezra 9:15Ezra 9:15
O LORD God of Israel, You are righteous, for we are left as a remnant, as it is this day. Here we are before You, in our guilt, though no one can stand before You because of this! - All People are Helpless Sinners: Men and women are born into the world as lawbreakers and thus alienated from God. We are far from perfect. God's law says that all sin demands the death penalty. Not only do we die physically but we face what the Bible calls the second death, an eternity of suffering in the Lake of Fire. Since man is a sinner, there is no way he can avoid death. Men and women are helpless.
Romans 3:23Romans 3:23
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. | Romans 6:23Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. - A Sufficient Substitute: Jesus, God Himself, came to this earth to live as a man. He was perfect—sinless. Because He had no sin of his own to die for, He could die for someone else's sin. In His love, He died in our place—taking the consequences of our sin on Himself. As evidenced by Jesus' resurrection, God accepted that death as an overwhelmingly sufficient payment for our sin—a fulfillment of the requirement of His holy law.
Romans 5:8Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. | 2 Corinthians 5:212 Corinthians 5:21
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. - A Personal Faith: Each person in order to have their sins paid for must make a personal decision: I believe that when Jesus died on the cross, He died in my place. I rest in the fact that He alone has saved me from the judgment on my sin. In Him, my resurrected Savior, I now have a perfection that is not my own, but is counted as mine because I trust Him. I will enjoy life with God both now and forever in Heaven.
John 3:16John 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. | 1 John 5:131 John 5:13
These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
If you were to die tonight and stand before God what would be your defense for staying in His presence? Are you perfect? Have you accepted the perfect sacrifice of Jesus? Belief is nothing mystical nor does it require a special list of words that must be said to God. It is just a personal acknowledegement to God that you know you are a helpless sinner and you accept His Son's substitutionary death on your behalf... or simply put: You acknowledge to God that the only way you can stand in his presence is because you accept the Gift of Jesus' sacrifice.
If this is a new decision for you we would love to meet with you and help you grow in your personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Please contact us so we can encourage you further.