My friend, are you dead or alive?
Do you ever feel that there is something important missing from your life? A vital part of your existence that isn't there and has never been there? An empty void and longing, deep within the depths of your soul, crying out to be filled?
If you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ on a personal basis, that is the problem. God, the giver and sustainer of life, is missing from your life. The Bible says that without Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour, you are "dead in trespasses and sins." (Ephesians 2:1b)
How Did it Happen?
In the Garden of Eden, before man's fall, Adam and Eve were alive, that is, they were spiritually alive. They walked in perfection and oneness with God.
"And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” (Genesis 2:16-17)
On that day, when they disobeyed God and ate of the fruit, they died a spiritual death. Sin entered into the world and they were separated from God. Since then, every one of us has been born into sin.
"Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned" (Romans 5:12)
"Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me." (Psalm 51:5)
We sin by breaking God's Holy Law (lying, stealing, blaspheming, coveting etc.) and also failing to do good when we know we should.
"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one" (Romans 3:10)
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23)
The results of sin are a spiritual death, a physical death and if you die without Jesus Christ, an eternal death. This is eternal separation from God in hell fire (Revelation 20:15). The Bible warns that our religious and moral efforts cannot save us from this penalty.
What Has Been Done About It?
Jesus Christ, the God-man, was not a partaker of man's sinful bloodline. He was perfect, sinless, righteous, holy, born of a virgin and God in the flesh.
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made...He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth." (John 1:1-3, 10-14)
He came to seek and save that which was lost. He offered Himself the perfect, sinless sacrifice unto God, to redeem us from the sin which separates us from God. He came to give life back unto man.
"I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." (John 10:10)
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live." (John 5:24-24)
Now it is Up to You
My friend, do you hear His voice calling you through these Scriptures? He wants to save you and breathe life into you. This receiving of new life in Jesus Christ is what He called being born again. We see this in the Bible when Jesus tells Nicodemus: "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God...That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again." (John 3:3,6,7)
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6)
My friend, repent! Turn to God from your sin and embrace the Lord Jesus Christ by faith and be born of God. God promised in Romans 10:13, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" and in Romans 10:9, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."
When you are reconciled with God through the Lord Jesus Christ, the missing link will be found and the empty void will be filled. God forgives your sins, grants you everlasting life and you will be one with God. He will be your Father and you will be His child.
"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." (John 3:16)
"These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God." (1 John 5:13)
If today you come to personal faith in Christ as your Lord and Saviour, please send an email to info@sharingtruth.org with any questions, prayer requests or simply to rejoice with you.
As a new Christian, God has a plan for your life. Here are a few suggestions to help you on your way:
1) Pray and ask the Lord to lead you.
2) Read the Bible daily to get to know God better. A good starting place is the Book of Matthew or John in the New Testament.
3) Stand on the promises in God's Word.
4) Join and attend a local church (Independent Baptist recommended) where Christ is preached and the Bible takes precedence over man's traditions. There you can be baptized as a public testimony of your faith.
5) Share the Good News about Christ with others!
"For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
(Romans 8:38-39)
We should not tarry in God's salvation call.
"Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon."
(Isaiah 55:6-7)
"So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." (Hebrews 9:28)
Do you ever feel that there is something important missing from your life? A vital part of your existence that isn't there and has never been there? An empty void and longing, deep within the depths of your soul, crying out to be filled?
If you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ on a personal basis, that is the problem. God, the giver and sustainer of life, is missing from your life. The Bible says that without Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour, you are "dead in trespasses and sins." (Ephesians 2:1b)
How Did it Happen?
In the Garden of Eden, before man's fall, Adam and Eve were alive, that is, they were spiritually alive. They walked in perfection and oneness with God.
"And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” (Genesis 2:16-17)
On that day, when they disobeyed God and ate of the fruit, they died a spiritual death. Sin entered into the world and they were separated from God. Since then, every one of us has been born into sin.
"Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned" (Romans 5:12)
"Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me." (Psalm 51:5)
We sin by breaking God's Holy Law (lying, stealing, blaspheming, coveting etc.) and also failing to do good when we know we should.
"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one" (Romans 3:10)
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23)
The results of sin are a spiritual death, a physical death and if you die without Jesus Christ, an eternal death. This is eternal separation from God in hell fire (Revelation 20:15). The Bible warns that our religious and moral efforts cannot save us from this penalty.
What Has Been Done About It?
Jesus Christ, the God-man, was not a partaker of man's sinful bloodline. He was perfect, sinless, righteous, holy, born of a virgin and God in the flesh.
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made...He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth." (John 1:1-3, 10-14)
He came to seek and save that which was lost. He offered Himself the perfect, sinless sacrifice unto God, to redeem us from the sin which separates us from God. He came to give life back unto man.
"I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." (John 10:10)
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live." (John 5:24-24)
Now it is Up to You
My friend, do you hear His voice calling you through these Scriptures? He wants to save you and breathe life into you. This receiving of new life in Jesus Christ is what He called being born again. We see this in the Bible when Jesus tells Nicodemus: "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God...That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again." (John 3:3,6,7)
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6)
My friend, repent! Turn to God from your sin and embrace the Lord Jesus Christ by faith and be born of God. God promised in Romans 10:13, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" and in Romans 10:9, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."
When you are reconciled with God through the Lord Jesus Christ, the missing link will be found and the empty void will be filled. God forgives your sins, grants you everlasting life and you will be one with God. He will be your Father and you will be His child.
"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." (John 3:16)
"These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God." (1 John 5:13)
If today you come to personal faith in Christ as your Lord and Saviour, please send an email to info@sharingtruth.org with any questions, prayer requests or simply to rejoice with you.
As a new Christian, God has a plan for your life. Here are a few suggestions to help you on your way:
1) Pray and ask the Lord to lead you.
2) Read the Bible daily to get to know God better. A good starting place is the Book of Matthew or John in the New Testament.
3) Stand on the promises in God's Word.
4) Join and attend a local church (Independent Baptist recommended) where Christ is preached and the Bible takes precedence over man's traditions. There you can be baptized as a public testimony of your faith.
5) Share the Good News about Christ with others!
"For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
(Romans 8:38-39)
We should not tarry in God's salvation call.
"Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon."
(Isaiah 55:6-7)
"So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." (Hebrews 9:28)
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