WHO IS JESUS?
That's the most important question anyone can ask.
Jesus is the center of the Gospel, and the whole Bible is a unified story pointing to Him. Jesus is the only reason your sins can be forgiven and you can have a right relationship with the one true God of the universe.
WHO IS GOD?
God is the most Holy, perfect being. He was not Himself created, but He created all things in existence. He is all-knowing, all-powerful, and all GOOD.
(Genesis 1:1, Isaiah 40:28, Luke 1:27, 1 John 4:28)
WHO ARE WE?
Humans were created by God in His image, meaning we were created to be perfectly good like Him and to live in relationship to God our Father. We are highly valued by God — more than we can even know or understand.
However, we are NOT perfectly good. We sin, over and over again. All the time. We have gone against our original design. Sin hurts us, other people, and God.
We see in Scripture that God's law was presented to help us not sin — to help us not hurt ourselves, others, or God. But the law shows us we always sin and fall short.
Sin leads to death and eternal separation from God: hell. The ultimate suffering.
(Genesis 1:27, Ephesians 3:19, Romans 3:23, Galatians 3:19, Romans 6:23)
So then, we need to ask again...
WHO IS JESUS?
From the beginning of time, God knew that we would sin. He created a plan to save and redeem us, so that we could be made right with Him.
God sent His Son Jesus, who is both fully God and fully human, to live a life on earth that was without sin. Completely perfect.
Jesus challenged sinners to repent from their sin and be healed, and He challenged those who were highly religious (those who thought they were righteous) to recognize their sin. He sought out those who were lost and broken. He embodied God's love for us.
Jesus was tortured and killed on a cross. That death was meant for us because we sin, not Jesus. But He chose to die in our place so we wouldn’t have to be apart from God. In doing so, He took on all of our sin — past, present, and future — and paid the punishment that was meant for us.
But the story didn't end there.
Jesus rose from the dead three days later, conquering death and hell! He ascended to heaven and sits victorious over all things.
(Ephesians 1:3-5, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Luke 5:31, Matthew 15:3-9, John 19, Hebrews 10:14, 1 Corinthians 15:3-5, Mark 16:19)
SO, WHAT NOW?
Because of this resurrection, WE can live and have victory over all things through the Holy Spirit. Jesus offers salvation to ANYONE who would simply believe in Him. He offers right relationship to God. He offers freedom from the law of sin that says we need to try to be perfect in order to obtain a pass into heaven — through Jesus, we don’t need to be perfect, and we don’t need to try to earn favor with God. Through Jesus, we already have it.
(1 Corinthians 15:57, John 3:16, Romans 3:22, Romans 8:1-4)
The word gospel literally means “good news”. The Gospel is good news when we understand that we do not (and cannot) earn our salvation. But Jesus gives it to us freely.
When God should have turned His back on us sinners, because of His great love for us He instead chose to die for us and give us eternal life with Him (Romans 5:8).
All you need to do to be made right with God is believe the truth of this good news. Ask God for forgiveness, and He will never turn you away. It’s actually that simple.
“Whoever comes to me I will never cast out.”
- John 6:37
All those who receive the good news will be with our loving Jesus forever in heaven.
Will you?