Many think that getting eternal life, as well as freedom from all ills like hunger, pain, and sorrow, must be difficult, involved, and costly. Those who know how to be saved by Jesus will testify it's a very simple process. Getting to the point of sincerely asking for this gift is not so easy, however. In fact, many find it almost impossible.
The Lord has already paved the way for all people to be saved. He went willingly to a gruesome death on the cross, offering up body and soul as the blood sacrifice required for the forgiveness of our sins. When He rose again to life, it was proof that death - 'the wages of sin' - had been conquered.
For many people, the idea of sin is foolishness. They've been taught that man is essentially good and that right and wrong are relative. Many believe that mankind is either part of the animal world or divine in nature. The existence of a loving creator who established truth and gave rules for life on earth is denied by the humanists. However, new advances in science point to an intricate world that no random events could have evolved.
This is contrary to God's word. God tells us in the Bible that we're born in sin and continue in sin unless we're 'born again' as new creatures with the righteousness of Christ. No one living is without sin. It doesn't matter how much good we think we do. Salvation is not earned; it's a free gift that can be accepted or rejected.
The fact is that God made the world and also the rules we live or die by. The saved know that these rules make our lives better. A holy god cannot enter into relationship with sinners, but when we accept Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross we are redeemed. The penalty of our sin - death - has been paid in full.
Free will is so important to our heavenly father that He gave the very first people, Adam and Eve, the choice to obey or disobey. We know that they chose to 'become like God' and eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. This was the 'original sin' that the Bible speaks of.
Before anyone thinks that this isn't fair, they should sincerely evaluate themselves. All people have sinful desires, have broken some- or all - of the Ten Commandments, and have chosen to turn from God rather than toward Him. We have original sin and we also have a lot of our own.
All that's necessary is a humble and contrite heart, acknowledging your sin and your need for the sacrificial blood of Jesus. Tell God that you repent of your sins, are willing to turn from them, and intend to go forth in new life through Christ. If you are sincere and truly believe in God's gift of salvation through the death of Jesus, His son, you will be saved. Then you go forth and tell others (confessing Christ with your mouth) and grow into the person God intends you to be.
The Lord has already paved the way for all people to be saved. He went willingly to a gruesome death on the cross, offering up body and soul as the blood sacrifice required for the forgiveness of our sins. When He rose again to life, it was proof that death - 'the wages of sin' - had been conquered.
For many people, the idea of sin is foolishness. They've been taught that man is essentially good and that right and wrong are relative. Many believe that mankind is either part of the animal world or divine in nature. The existence of a loving creator who established truth and gave rules for life on earth is denied by the humanists. However, new advances in science point to an intricate world that no random events could have evolved.
This is contrary to God's word. God tells us in the Bible that we're born in sin and continue in sin unless we're 'born again' as new creatures with the righteousness of Christ. No one living is without sin. It doesn't matter how much good we think we do. Salvation is not earned; it's a free gift that can be accepted or rejected.
The fact is that God made the world and also the rules we live or die by. The saved know that these rules make our lives better. A holy god cannot enter into relationship with sinners, but when we accept Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross we are redeemed. The penalty of our sin - death - has been paid in full.
Free will is so important to our heavenly father that He gave the very first people, Adam and Eve, the choice to obey or disobey. We know that they chose to 'become like God' and eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. This was the 'original sin' that the Bible speaks of.
Before anyone thinks that this isn't fair, they should sincerely evaluate themselves. All people have sinful desires, have broken some- or all - of the Ten Commandments, and have chosen to turn from God rather than toward Him. We have original sin and we also have a lot of our own.
All that's necessary is a humble and contrite heart, acknowledging your sin and your need for the sacrificial blood of Jesus. Tell God that you repent of your sins, are willing to turn from them, and intend to go forth in new life through Christ. If you are sincere and truly believe in God's gift of salvation through the death of Jesus, His son, you will be saved. Then you go forth and tell others (confessing Christ with your mouth) and grow into the person God intends you to be.
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