The Gospel of Jesus Christ
Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day.
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God - His Holiness & Righteousness
The Creator God is perfectly holy and righteous. He is just. As the Judge of all, He cannot let sin, evil, or misconduct go unpunished.
"The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works." Psalm 145:17
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Man - His Sin & Its Penalty
You are not holy. You sin, and you know you sin, because of God's law that you break. The consequence of a lie is measured by whom it is against: to lie to a friend is one thing, but to lie to a judge on the stand is far more severe. Your sin is against the holy God.
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23
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God - His Justice & Judgment
The just penalty of your sin against the eternal, holy, righteous Judge is an eternal punishment. You must pay an eternal payment, and this is literally hell and the lake of fire. This is what you need to be rescued from: God's wrath and condemnation against your sin.
"For the wages of sin is death." Romans 6:23
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God - His Grace
Yet God is not only just; He is gracious. His great love toward you moved Him to send His only begotten Son to come to earth. Salvation is not earned. It is offered to you freely, by His grace.
"For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men." Titus 2:11
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Christ - His Redemption & Free Gift
Christ came to pay the debt and penalty of your sins. He paid it on the Cross: "He was delivered for our offences." He died your eternal death to pay your penalty, and He rose from the dead the third day to give power to what He had done. This salvation is the free gift of God.
"Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification." Romans 4:25
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Faith - The Application of Salvation
You need to receive the gift, and the only response compatible with God's grace is faith. You cannot work for it. You cannot go to church, pay a tithe, give to charity, be water baptized, pray a prayer, or clean up your life for it. Faith is trusting someone to do for you what you cannot do for yourself, so all the credit, merit, and glory goes to the One you trust.
Will you trust Christ right now?Trust His death, burial, and resurrection for the forgiveness of your sins. We hope and pray you trust Christ this very moment, so that you know for sure that if you were to die today you would spend all eternity with God in the heavenly places.
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." Ephesians 2:8-9
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God + Man - Imputation & Justification
The moment you trust Christ, God sees your faith. Your sins are counted as Christ's, who paid for them, and His righteousness is counted as yours. His justice against you is satisfied, and you are declared righteous. All your sins are forgiven: past, present, and future. You now possess eternal life with Him in heaven, instead of eternal condemnation and wrath apart from Him.
"But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." Romans 4:5
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