Romans ch5 vs1 – 21.
God created man in His own image and likeness.
God gave into man His own breath.
Why did He create man? -
God created man for His own glory.
He wanted us, and provided every requirement for Adam and Eve.
However, Adam failed through disobedience and sin, and lost
the deeds of the universe.
From the Garden of Eden until Jesus Christ came, the
relationship between God and man was broken, due to man’s sin.
Jesus Christ, God’s Eternal Son, came into the world to
restore that relationship.
“But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the
angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour: that he by
the grace of God should taste death for every man”. – Hebrews ch2 vs9.
If you are not sorry for your sins and have not asked Jesus
Christ for forgiveness, and in faith
accepted Him as your Saviour, then you will not be going to Heaven – you will
be going to Hell.
This truth must be told!
“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none
other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” –
Acts ch4 vs12.
Three imperatives to be called a Christian, and going to Heaven:
1) “…Except
a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God
2) "...Except
ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the
kingdom of heaven”. – Matthews Gospel ch18 vs3.
3) “…except
ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish”. – Luke’s Gospel ch13 vs5.
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we
were yet sinners, Christ died for us”. –
Romans ch5 vs8.
In this verse we have GOD, MAN, and CHRIST mentioned…
GOD:
Created and loves you.
Desires to have a relationship with all mankind.
“For God so loved the world , that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life”. –
These words spoken by Jesus Christ from John’s Gospel ch3
vs16 speak of God’s love to you personally…
Dear friend, do you know the love of God?
“We love him, because he first loved us”. –
1st Epistle of John ch4 vs19.
There is still the opportunity tonight to know The Lord
Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour.
The speaker told of a lady who was brought up in a Christian
home, knew the scriptures, and thought she was a Christian for many years. She
was baptised in due course, but it was not until much later at a meeting that
the Holy Spirit convicted her, making her realise that she had never actually
confessed her sins and asked Christ into her heart as Lord and Saviour… she had
still been a sinner with unforgiven sins and needed a Saviour!
Attending church or doing good works will never save you
from your sins.
MAN:
… is a sinner –
“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and
death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned”. –
Romans ch5 vs 12.
This is the clear position of all men outside of Christ.
In His great love, Holy God came down to sinful man in the person of The Lord
Jesus Christ.
At Calvary ’s Cross, holy
Jesus Christ laid down His sinless life for us all and was made sin - taking our punishment on Himself.
We can then by personal faith be made righteous through Him
and fit to enter Heaven.
CHRIST:
The whole of The Bible is full of Christ!
“And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded
unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself”. –
Luke’s Gospel ch24 vs27.
Is there a greater message than this? – Christ died for us!
“For by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by
the obedience of one shall many be made righteous”. –
Romans ch5 vs19.
Dear friend, be sure to get right with God tonight, before
you lay your head on the pillow.
“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised
for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his
stripes we are healed”. –
Isaiah ch53 vs5.
Confess and accept these truths tonight.
Christ is the only way to everlasting life in Heaven.
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