A noted physician
recently said, "Medical science is giving us longer life, but no reason
to live."
Science cannot deal with the purpose of life.
The meaningless, frustrated, unhappy lives of many people indicate that
Is this all there is to life? Something seems wrong. What is it?
"God created man in his own image." Genesis 1:27 Man was created with:
God wants our fellowship but He doesn't force us to love Him. The choice is ours. Let's look at the beginning of man's history in the Garden of Eden
God said to man, "of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat...for in the day you eat thereof you shall surely die." Genesis 2:17
Satan said, "You shall not surely die...you shall be as gods." Genesis 3:3-6
Man did eat; "Therefore God sent him forth." Genesis 3:23
Man was thus separated from God.
Separation from God is spiritual death
1) missing the
mark--a failure to be what God created you to be.
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" Romans 3:23
"The wages of sin is death....." (death is separation) Romans 6:23
Nothing man can do of himself--good works, being baptized, joining a church, moral living--none of these can bring him into a right relationship with God. (See Eph. 2:8-9)
Man is separated from God and unless something happens, he will be eternally separated. "Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment" Hebrews 9:27
What is God's answer for man's helpless condition? God continued to love us and sent His Son Jesus Christ to die and pay the penalty for our sin.
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"Jesus said unto him, I am the way and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6
Jesus Christ is the only bridge by which man can come to God. "But God proved his love toward us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" Romans 5:8"For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit." I Peter 3:18
Although Christ died for all men, why aren't all men Christians?
Because every man must make a personal response-by Faith
By FaithYOU CAN RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST, YOU CAN INVITE HIM INTO YOUR LIFE.
"Yet to all who received Him, to those who believe in His name, he gave the right to become the sons of God." John 1:12
Once Christ comes into your life He want to be your Lord and master and give meaning and real purpose to your life. He can do this only as you allow him to.
"And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for him who died for them, and was raised again." II Corinthians 5:15
"For this very reason, Christ died, and returned to life so that he might be Lord." Romans 14:9 Let's Summarize...
"For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." Romans 10:13
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