To the reader
Read here a short summary from the Word of God!
The purpose is that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing, you may have life in His Name! (John 20:31b)
Psalm 119:130 The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
Creation
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:27 God created man in his own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them.
Adam and Eve were the first people. They lived in a world without death and evil things. They walked with God.
God made mankind, and therefore you too, in His own image!
He designed you. You are valuable!
The Fall
Our first ancestors Adam and Eve allowed themselves to be tempted by the devil. They were disobedient to God, and with that, everything on earth changed:
- Sin entered the world. Death made its entrance.
- Humanity lost its relationship with God!
- Jealousy, murder, lies, sickness, sorrow and hatred came into the world.
- Instead of eternal life, mankind received eternal death!
Because we are children of Adam, we share his inheritance and also have to deal with death, jealousy, lies and so on in our lives. Do you recognise that?
Jesus Christ came to the earth!
Jesus is the Son of God. He became man! Who is God? Look at Jesus!
John 1:18 No one has seen God at any time. The only born Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.
God sent His Son to take the punishment for our sins upon Himself. Jesus lived the perfect life and kept God's Law 100%.
Isaiah 53:12 Because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
Jesus took everything upon Himself on the cross. Our sin, guilt, mistakes, shortcomings and sicknesses. Until He cried out: IT IS FINISHED!!
Through faith in Him you can be saved!
Then He has borne the punishment for you.
He saves and He restores!
John 5:24 Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life, and doesn't come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
Being born again: Faith, Repentance and Baptism
1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
Acts 2:37-38
Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Being born again consists of faith, repentance, baptism and receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
Romans 10:9 that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Confess your sins and surrender your life to Jesus Christ.
If you believe this and you want to receive it, then pray the following prayer at this moment: Speak it out loud.
Jesus Christ, Son of God, You are God and man;
I have heard about You and read God's Word about You;
I want to get to know You!
I want to surrender my life to You. I want to receive You as King over my life. I want to submit to Your Word.
Will You take away my unbelief from my heart? Help me!
I want to submit to Your Word.
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