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THE most important
six minutes of your life

What is the gospel?

Simply put, the gospel is the “good news”. And the good news is this… that God, the creator of the universe, is good, and desires a personal relationship with each one of us.

Unfortunately, mankind is bent toward the dark side, and basically toward everything that God is not. As a provision for this, in order to have that intimate relationship with us, God sent His own son, Jesus Christ, as a willing sacrifice, to suffer and die for all of our wrongs, making full payment for them. And then He conquered death for us, raised from the dead and ascended into heaven… making a way for us to enter heaven as well.

The one requirement that God has made, is that we simply believe what He said to be true, turn away from our old life, and receive His Son, Jesus, into our hearts by faith.

God then begins a new life inside of us, changing us and conforming into His own image… And then ultimately granting us the incredibly wonderful gift of eternal life with Him, the angels, our loved ones and all true believers… in Heaven!

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Why should I become a Christian?

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The Apostle John answered this very clearly in one of his epistles. “These things I have written to you who BELIEVE IN THE NAME OF THE SON OF GOD (JESUS), that you may KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.” 1 John 5:13

Simply put, we can know that we are going to Heaven because we believe what God said about it.  Heaven is promised as a free gift, as one of the many benefits of salvation, which occurs when we turn our life over to God and receive His Son Jesus Christ into our heart by faith. God honors sincere prayers that are prayed from a sincere heart.

Heaven is where God lives. The Bible tells us that this is also where many of God’s angels live as well as the Christians who have already died and now are with God.  Heaven is very tangible… much like the earth we live in now, yet without its limitations.  The scriptures tell us that there are mountains, rivers, trees, a beautiful city filled with unimaginable things, angels, people… even animals.  It is actually more real than what we have ever known here. It is a place of rejoicing and dancing… a place of adventure and discovery… a place of unending joy and love and peace… a place, as a Christian, you will enjoy forever and ever. 

Two of the most common questions asked by a child are… Is God really there?… and What is God like? Although God could easily reveal Himself in such a way that everyone would see Him and even know Him, if He desired, yet in His infinite wisdom and plan, He chose to reveal Himself in other ways… through His creation… through His providential hand in man’s daily activities… through our very own thoughts as He speaks and draws us to Himself. He chose “faith” to be the door one must pass through to experience Him in an intimate way. It is only later, after we die and leave this earthly life, that we are able to see Him as He truly is.  God greatly values FAITH, which the scriptures define as “the evidence of things hoped for, and the substance of things unseen.” And in another place, “For we walk by FAITH, and NOT BY SIGHT.” And again, “He that comes to God must first believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them who diligently seek Him.” The simple answer to the question is this… YES, God does exist… and besides that, He is good, kind, all knowing, all-powerful, eternal, faithful and a myriad of other wonderful attributes. If you are questioning His existence and more… ask God in prayer to reveal Himself to you.  In His faithfulness, He will surely do just that.

It would take much more room and time to answer this “eternal” question, but let’s look at how the scriptures describe who Jesus is: “The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.  And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy.” (Col. 1:15-18)  For many, Jesus is their Savior and Lord, and might even be described as their best friend. He is the One who took their place in judgment, died for them, raised from the dead, conquering death, and gave them hope of eternal life in Heaven. To know Jesus, one must humble themself and ask Him to reveal Himself to them. They must have enough faith to do this small thing. Jesus said in one place that in order to even “see the kingdom of God”, a person must “humble themself as a little child.”

If by this question we mean other religions besides true Christianity, here are some thoughts: First of all, in a broader sense, Jesus made a definitive statement when He said, “I am the way, the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father but through Me.” This is our starting point… Jesus Himself. He is the only Lord and Savior… for those who believe in Him. We must remember that it was the “religious” people who were behind his crucifixion and death. Religion itself is merely man’s efforts to get to God or to define Him in some organized fashion. God desires a personal relationship with each person He created.  Concerning other religions… any faith or conviction that defines or believes anything less than how the scriptures define Jesus or God, is falling short at the very least, and deception at the most. Christianity is centered around the teachings of Jesus Himself who taught us that love is pre-eminent… that we are to even love our enemies… that “this is how men would know that we are His followers because we would walk in love for one another.”

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