G.O.S.P.E.L.

The Gospel Message

G.od created us to be with Him.
O.ur sin separates us from God.
S.in cannot be removed by good deeds.
P.aying the price for sin, Jesus died and rose again!
E.veryone who trusts in Him alone will have eternal life.
L.ife that's eternal means that we'll be with Jesus forever.

God created us to be with him. In the beginning, God created Adam and Eve to be in a relationship with Him. That's why we're here! He's our creator, and He loves us.

Our sin separates us from God. Adam and Eve started out perfect. They had everything. They were spiritually close to God, literally walking and talking with him, they were physically in shape (even after being told he was going to die, Adam lived over a hundred years), they had nothing to fear (death didn't exist at first), and life was perfect. Then Satan came into the picture and tempted Eve, making her doubt God and eat the forbidden fruit and persuade Adam to do the same. This started sin, and since then, it has been passed down to every human to ever walk this earth aside from Jesus Himself. And God can't be around imperfection, so we were separated...

Sins cannot be removed by good deeds. We can't do anything to correct what we've done wrong. It's already there. And doing something good, no matter what it is, will never be good enough! Imagine it like a cake. When you bake it, you burn it beyone recognition. It could be mistaken for a tire. But, in an attempt to fix it, you put icing all over it, hiding the awful interior. When you cut into the cake, the bad parts are still there and the icing didn't change that. It's the same with you and sin. Your good deeds are like the icing. They try to hide your mistakes, but in the end, the bad things you've done aren't gone.

Paying the price for sin, Jesus died and rose again! Jesus, God's one and only son, came down to earth for us! He came, and durning His life on earth, He was perfect; He committed no sins physically or in his heart. But He died. He was punished, beaten nearly to death, and then nailed to a cross, where he hung for hours. And He did this for us! For a moment, He felt the fullness of God's hatred of sin as God turned his back and Jesus absorbed all of that sin and died for it.

Why'd he have to do that? Well, when you do something wrong, it has to be punished, right? In the Bible, it says, "For the wages of sin is death." That means that the price for doing something wrong is death, but not only physical death here on earth, but spiritual death in Hell. Jesus died so that those who trust in Him will not face God's wrath.

What's even more amazing? He didn't stay dead! Three days after dying on the cross, He rose from the grave. And He didn't die again! He ascended to heaven and He's coming back again!

Imagine this. There's a truck coming at you, and you, absorbed by everything else in life, don't notice. Just as it nears you, a total stranger pushes you out of the way and takes the full impact of the hit, dying for you. That's what Jesus did!!

Everyone who trusts in Him alone will have eternal life.That's all Jesus asks: that we trust and believe in Him alone for salvation. And He wants us to serve him, and tell people about him. When you accept what He did for you, the Holy Spirit enters into you, and your wishes change. You'll be tempted to do earthly things, but you'll WANT to do what is right. Is that to say that you'll always want to do what He wants you to or that it'll be fun or easy? No! Anyway, I digress. All He wants is for us to honor and come to Him. If we do, then we'll get to spend eternity, as in FOREVER, with Him, the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords. Can you say amazing?

Life that's eternal means we'll be with Jesus forever. Life that's eternal means just that. And it doesn't start when we die. Our new life begins the moment you trust in Christ as your savior and lord.

Guys, being saved happens in the heart, and no one can tell you whether you're saved or not. It's between you and God. I just want you to know. And guys, there's no other way to get to Heaven. Jesus says in the Bible (John 14:6) that he is "the way, the truth, and the light." Not A way, but THE way. He wants you to come to him so badly; He LOVES you!

Last thing. Christ is coming back! And no one knows when. He promises that it is soon. To God, a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years like a day. He's not being slow, though. He's being PATIENT! He's giving us a chance to know him, because He loves us! You never know when that will be, and you don't know how long you have left! You could die tomorrow, and then it could be too late, if you don't know him. I hope you will come to know Christ today, before it's too late!

That's all. Bye!