BELIEVE IN THE GOSPEL
THE GOSPEL
Christians believe the Gospel: the announcement that God has reconciled us to Himself by sending His Son Jesus to die as a substitute for our sins, and that all who repent and believe have eternal life in Him. The word gospel means “good news.”
OUR SINS SEPARATE US FROM GOD
ROMANS 3:23
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
ROMANS 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
SINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY GOOD DEEDS.
ISAIAH 64:6 (NLT)
We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags.
PAYING THE PRICE FOR SIN, JESUS DIED AND ROSE AGAIN.
ROMANS 5:8
But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
EVERYONE WHO TRUSTS IN HIM ALONE HAS ETERNAL LIFE
ROMANS 10:9
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
When we believe in our heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, and we confess that Jesus is Lord, that confession is not magic words. It’s the expression of our inward posture of trust and reliance on Jesus as our Lord. That is all it takes to claim the forgiveness that Jesus offers to every person.
LIFE WITH JESUS STARTS NOW AND LASTS FOREVER.
ROMANS 5:10
For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
Through Jesus we are reconciled to God—we have peace and a restored relationship with Him. And now, as we follow Christ in this life and into eternity—there is no condemnation for our sins—past, present, and future. One day we will be with Him in Heaven for all eternity!