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How to Know God

“God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16).

HE DIED IN OUR PLACE “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD “Christ died for our sins … He was buried … He was raised on the third day, according to the Scriptures … He appeared to Peter, then to the twelve. After that He appeared to more than five hundred.” (1 Corinthians 15:3-6). HE IS THE ONLY WAY TO GOD “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me’” (John 14:6). God has bridged the gulf that separates us from Him by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross in our place to pay the penalty for our sins.

 

GOD LOVES YOU AND OFFERS A WONDERFUL PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE.

 

GOD’S LOVE

 

“God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16).

 

GOD’S PLAN

 

Jesus said, “I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly” (John 10:10) — that is, that life might be full and meaningful.

 

PRINCIPLE 2

 

ALL OF US SIN, AND OUR SIN HAS SEPARATED US FROM GOD.

 

WE ARE SINFUL

 

“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).

 

We were created to have fellowship with God, but because of our stubborn self-will, we chose to go our own way, and our fellowship with God was broken. This self-will, characterized by an attitude of active rebellion or passive indifference, is what the Bible calls sin.

 

WE ARE SEPARATED

 

“The wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). Death is spiritual separation from God.

PRINCIPLE 3

Jesus Christ is God’s only provision for our sin. Through Him we can know and experience God’s love and plan for our lives.

HE DIED IN OUR PLACE

“God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).

HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD

“Christ died for our sins … He was buried … He was raised on the third day, according to the Scriptures … He appeared to Peter, then to the twelve. After that He appeared to more than five hundred.” (1 Corinthians 15:3-6).

HE IS THE ONLY WAY TO GOD

“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me’” (John 14:6). God has bridged the gulf that separates us from Him by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross in our place to pay the penalty for our sins.

(Source: CRU.org – Link )