If You Don't Stand in Jesus Christ, You Don't Stand a Chance.
What you chose to do with this man, Jesus Christ, is the most important decision you'll ever
make. That may sound like a stretch to you, but it is true. He is presented in the Bible as the
only Savior of sinners and the Judge of sin.
In Jesus Christ, we see the twin truths of God's character: His perfect righteousness and His
unsurpassed love. His righteousness demands that sinners be punished. His love,
however, means He does not desire to punish the guilty. So God the Father solved this
dilemma in His Son, Jesus Christ. As the unique Son of God, Jesus is Himself both God and
man. As God, He understands completely what satisfies God's righteousness. As man, He
understands us and our human condition. He knows what it is like to be rejected. He knows
what it's like to feel humiliated; to feel alone; to be unjustly accused. Whatever your life is like,
it can be truly said of Jesus that He's been there, yet did not sin.
When Jesus came the first time, He came as the Savior of sinners. When He comes again,
He'll come as the Judge of the Earth to establish God's eternal Kingdom. Each and every
person ever born will stand before Him to account for his or her life. In that moment, each
person who has not trusted Jesus' work as their Savior will be cast into eternal Hell by Him
as their Judge.
And now the scary part. The Bible says that each person is a sinner--including you. This
means that you are now faced with this man, Jesus Christ. You can bow to Him now as Lord
and your only hope of satisfying God's righteousness, or you will bow before Him later as
Judge and it will be too late.
make. That may sound like a stretch to you, but it is true. He is presented in the Bible as the
only Savior of sinners and the Judge of sin.
In Jesus Christ, we see the twin truths of God's character: His perfect righteousness and His
unsurpassed love. His righteousness demands that sinners be punished. His love,
however, means He does not desire to punish the guilty. So God the Father solved this
dilemma in His Son, Jesus Christ. As the unique Son of God, Jesus is Himself both God and
man. As God, He understands completely what satisfies God's righteousness. As man, He
understands us and our human condition. He knows what it is like to be rejected. He knows
what it's like to feel humiliated; to feel alone; to be unjustly accused. Whatever your life is like,
it can be truly said of Jesus that He's been there, yet did not sin.
When Jesus came the first time, He came as the Savior of sinners. When He comes again,
He'll come as the Judge of the Earth to establish God's eternal Kingdom. Each and every
person ever born will stand before Him to account for his or her life. In that moment, each
person who has not trusted Jesus' work as their Savior will be cast into eternal Hell by Him
as their Judge.
And now the scary part. The Bible says that each person is a sinner--including you. This
means that you are now faced with this man, Jesus Christ. You can bow to Him now as Lord
and your only hope of satisfying God's righteousness, or you will bow before Him later as
Judge and it will be too late.
Ready for the Good News?
Let's review: You are born a sinner, totally unable to satisfy God's righteousness and Jesus
will either be your Savior or your Judge. How do you bridge the gap? How does a person
move from the kingdoms of this world to the Kingdom of God? This can be done as follows:
will either be your Savior or your Judge. How do you bridge the gap? How does a person
move from the kingdoms of this world to the Kingdom of God? This can be done as follows:
- Acknowledge that you are a helpless sinner in God's sight and in desperate need of
a Savior. (Romans 3:23) - Believe what the Bible says about Jesus that He died on a cruel cross as the only
substitute for God's judgement on sinners such as yourself. In other words, believe
that He took your punishment in your place. (I Peter 3:18) - Confess this belief with your words by calling to God in prayer for mercy in Jesus. Tell
Him that you understand that you cannot do enough to make up for the wrong you
have done and ask Him for the forgiveness He offers freely to all who ask through His
Son, Jesus. (John 1:1, 12 and John 3:1-21)
What Now?
If you have sincerely done this before God (remember, He can't be fooled!), then welcome to
the Kingdom of Light! This is a new start, a new direction for you as you follow the Lord
Jesus. Being a Christian is like marriage: You make a commitment to each other to stay
together no matter what and then you work the rest of your life to build that relationship. As in
marriage, you must talk to your spouse. We call this, "prayer." It's just talking to God in any
way that is comfortable to you. And He talks back to you through His Word, the Bible.
At first, it may seem odd talking to an invisible person, but know for sure that He is there. He
has also established the church where those of us who call on the Name of the Lord meet
for encouragement, fellowship and growth in our understanding of this great thing God is
doing in each of our lives.
We'd love to hear from you if you've made this decision. We'll send you a free Bible and will
do our best to answer your questions and direct you toward a church where you can begin
growing in your walk with God.
the Kingdom of Light! This is a new start, a new direction for you as you follow the Lord
Jesus. Being a Christian is like marriage: You make a commitment to each other to stay
together no matter what and then you work the rest of your life to build that relationship. As in
marriage, you must talk to your spouse. We call this, "prayer." It's just talking to God in any
way that is comfortable to you. And He talks back to you through His Word, the Bible.
At first, it may seem odd talking to an invisible person, but know for sure that He is there. He
has also established the church where those of us who call on the Name of the Lord meet
for encouragement, fellowship and growth in our understanding of this great thing God is
doing in each of our lives.
We'd love to hear from you if you've made this decision. We'll send you a free Bible and will
do our best to answer your questions and direct you toward a church where you can begin
growing in your walk with God.
What does it mean to be a Christian?
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