The Gospel

Knowing God

The Gospel

Knowing God

God loves you. He created you for a relationship with Him. You can get to know Him personally.

Our sins separate us from God

God is perfect and holy. The Bible says that all people have sinned. God and sin do not mix. The relationship between God and people is broken because of it.

One day, all people will come to God. God is a loving God, but also a fair judge. He will have to judge people for their sin. The penalty for sin is death: to be forever removed from God, in a terrible place far away from Him.

You may be thinking, "But I am a good person, I do good things, I am religious, I go to church." These are all good things, but none of these or other good things can bridge the separation.

Jesus is God's only solution

God does not want to punish people. He wants to restore the relationship. God loves people so much that He came up with the solution Himself. Out of love for us He sent His Son Jesus to the earth. All the punishment we deserved came upon Jesus. Jesus voluntarily took on our punishment by dying on a cross. Jesus also rose again from the dead. He is victorious over sin and death. Jesus thus removed the separation between God and people.

The Bible says:

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)

God offers a gift to every human being: forgiveness of sins and a relationship with Him.

Do you want to receive the gift of God?

You can receive the gift of God by praying the following prayer from your heart.

"Lord God, I know I am a sinner and need your forgiveness. I have come to realize that Jesus Christ also died and rose for me.

I pray that Jesus Christ will now come into my heart, into my life, so that I can meet You as my Father and know You better. I am ready, with Your help, to follow and obey Him as the Lord of my life. Amen."

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