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that speak of Him.
He would say, "Come & See". Jn. 4:29-30.
The simple truths of the gospel of Christ include:
God's Love: God loves all humanity and desires a relationship with each person.
Sin and Separation: Sin separates humanity from God, creating a need for reconciliation.
Jesus Christ: Jesus, God's Son, was sent to earth, lived a sinless life, died for our sins, and rose again, offering salvation to all who believe.
Faith and Grace: Salvation is a gift from God, received through faith in Jesus Christ, not by our own works.
Eternal Life: Believers are promised eternal life with God.
The call to faith is not to reinterpret God's truth (bible) to fit our lifestyle on earth like the Jews had done. God, our Creator, sent his beloved Son to show us there was much more to faith and knowing him. Throughout the four gospel accounts, we see Jesus using question and answer to introduce himself, his heavenly Father, and the Holy Spirit; One God, who has revealed himself to us as three Persons.
Connection with God in Jesus day was through Jewish temples or synagogues. The Jews considered themselves holy by their strict adherence to the law. Gentiles were excluded and thought of as pagans. The Jews thought of their understanding and religious practices, based on the Torah or the writings of Moses, the first five books of the bible, as their possession and achievement, yet they made exceptions to the commandments and did not live according to God's holy standards. So Jesus often told self righteous Jews, "I came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance."
The simple truth of the gospel is that we all have sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God. Jesus came to pay our sin debt so we wouldn't have to pretend to be righteous, but as our substitute, we could find life in his righteousness. Jesus calls us to walk by faith with God the Father, to follow Christ into his righteousness and into life in him, to achieve this by the power of the Holy Spirit, and to be adopted members of his family, his bride, and his body, the Church.
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"See to it, then, that no one enslaves you by means of the worthless deceit of human wisdom, which comes from the teachings handed down by human beings and from the ruling spirits of the universe, and not from Christ. For the full content of the divine nature lives in Christ, in his humanity, and you have been given full life in union with him. He is supreme over every spiritual ruler and authority (Colossians 2:8-10)."
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Jesus invites us to see for ourselves where and how he lived, what he taught, and the life he promised.
discovering more
about jesus
1. Gather where Christ's gospel is
preached from the bible.
2. Worship with other followers
who believe God is
sovereign, holy,
and transcendent.
3. Read the bible asking God's
Spirit to show you Jesus,
the way,
the truth, and the life.
4. Prayerfully open your mind
to loving God and to
following his heavenly orders.
5. Pray daily. Speak to God
as your Creator and
desire to know him as
your heavenly Father.
6. Use the Lord's Prayer and A.C.T.S.
(Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving,
and Supplication), as model prayers,
and align your prayer with God's will
by using bible verses in your prayers.
7. Join your family, godly friends,
and prayer partners in sharing
and in applying God's truth.