Jesus offers eternal life to everyone who believes that He died for their sins.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16
It is your choice whether you spend eternity in heaven or hell.
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All People Are Created
All people are created by God, and are made in His image.
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness;” Genesis 1:26
Every person born, regardless of nationality or personality, bears the image of God in them.
Every person born is precious and important to God.
You are not the product of evolution, a random accident, with no purpose or destiny.
You are the product of design and love.
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Psalm 139:13-14
You are born with purpose and a destiny.
That purpose and destiny can only be fulfilled in Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10
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All People Are Victims
All people are victims of sin.
Every person has been offended, hurt and broken by others.
Every person has been on the receiving end of sin.
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All People Are Offenders
All people act sinfully towards others and towards God.
All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23
Every person is guilty of breaking God’s commands and committing sin.
Every person is separated from God because of their sin.
Your sins have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear. Isaiah 59:2
What’s more, God is just. He must punish sin.
If anyone sins and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, even though they do not know it, they are guilty and will be held responsible. Leviticus 5:17
The punishment for sin is separation from God; a place of eternal torment called hell.
For the wages of sin is death; Romans 6:23
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All People Need Salvation
All people need to be saved from their sin and the judgement it brings.
No amount of good behaviour, charitable giving, religious service can save a person.
Doing more good things than bad things does not grant you access to heaven.
We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind. Isaiah 64:6
What must be done to be saved?
That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.” Romans 10:9-10
What does it mean to be saved?
- To be saved is to trust (believe) that the punishment for your sin was paid for by Jesus Christ.
- To be saved is to repent (turn away) from your old life.
- To be saved is to live no longer the way you want, but to live the way God wants you to.
- To be saved is to be born spiritually as a child of God (born again).
- To be saved is to receive the gift of eternal life. It is not earned.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23
“Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s only begotten Son.” John 3:18