Our wrong motives and actions—even ones that seem small and insignificant—condemn us as sinners: it is known as having missed the mark of God’s holiness. Because of sin, each of us is justly sentenced to ETERNAL SEPARATION from God. In this place of need, God invites us to come to Him and receive His gift of salvation.
Along with being holy and just, God is merciful and loving. He designed the human race to know Him and to bring glory to Him. We failed to fulfill this great purpose and instead became slaves to sin—but God orchestrated a plan for our redemption. He provided A SAVIOR who can lead us to freedom from sin and restore our relationship with God.
God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, into the world to fulfill this mission. Jesus lived a perfect, sinless life in complete obedience to God. He willingly took upon Himself the fury of His Father’s wrath against our sin; He suffered and DIED IN OUR PLACE.
In the Word of God, many verses explain what God did through HIS LOVE for us. Below are several references telling the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ.
- “The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23).
- “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. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him MIGHT BE SAVED”(John 3:16–17).
- “God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).
- “The kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior”(Titus 3:4–6).
To receive the redemption God provided for all of us through Jesus Christ, believe the truth. Turn to God. The Bible says, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt BE SAVED” (Acts 16:31). “Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out” (Acts 3:19, ESV). “Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Acts 2:21).
-Bill Stockham