Title The most precious thing in life ②
Contents
I. All are sinners (Romans 3:23)
Ⅱ. You cannot be saved by human means.
Ⅲ. God's plan of salvation
The gospel is good news, that is, good news. What is the good news for those who sin and go to jail? will be pardoned and released. All of us are sinners who live apart from God and anger him. The wages of sin is death. But we sinners have good news. It is to receive forgiveness of sins and become a free body. It is the gospel that our sins are forgiven and that we become free bodies. Here is God's solution for human salvation. Let's take a look at what God has done for our salvation.
① He sent his only begotten son, Jesus, into this world (John 3:16)
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
“Only begotten” means that Jesus is the only Son loved by God. God's love is a self-sacrificing love. God sent his only begotten Son into this world to give eternal life. Humans were originally capable of eternal life. However, man was cut off from God by sin and was in a state of spiritual death. However, Christ died on the cross and rose from the dead to fully express God's love, and by fulfilling it, He brought the spiritually dead man to life.
② He made Jesus go to the cross (Romans 5:8)
“God demonstrates his love for us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
Jesus did not die for his own sins. He died on the cross as a sinless man, representing us sinners. His death was a substitutionary death. Jesus became the sacrifice on the cross to save us sinners. Human love is not love for oneself, but love that follows an example and is learned love. Ultimately, human love does not have its origin in man, but in God who gave it. There are times when the door of salvation closes. Unbelievers must accept Jesus as their Savior before this door is closed, and we who believe must preach the gospel to our loved ones before this door is closed.
③ God resurrected Jesus from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:3,4)
“I first told you what I received, because Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, and was buried, and rose again the third day according to the scriptures.”
The resurrection of Christ is a biblical truth.
We believe in the resurrection. Because the Bible testifies of the resurrection. If a person is resurrected by his own power, it is incredible. But it is God who resurrects people, so we do not feel any problem because we believe in the resurrection. Couldn't God, who created all things out of nothing, resurrect the dead? The reason there are always those who do not believe in the resurrection is because of their sinful nature as human beings. The resurrection of Jesus means the resurrection of the saints. Even if our saints die, we live again. Resurrected and reigned with the Lord. Jesus overcame the power of death and was resurrected. Those who believe in him will be resurrected to the life of Jesus even if they die, and those who live and believe in him will never die but enjoy eternal life.
④ He gave Jesus as the only Savior (John 14:6)
“Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me.”
Jesus declared that He was the way to salvation. There is only one way to salvation. So, in the English Bible, it is expressed as “I am the way”. If you believe in Jesus Christ, who is the way of salvation, you become a child of God and receive salvation.
John 1:12,13 “To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” Acts 4 :12 “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Many saints today do not invest their time for the best, hold on to the next best, and do not let it go. Saving lives is the best thing. Invest your time and risk your life for the best.
⑤ He has given eternal life to those who hear and believe (John 5:24)
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes in him who sent me has eternal life and will not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.”
The most precious thing in our life is human life. Eternal life (eternal life) is more precious than physical life. The way to eternal life is to believe in God. Those who believe in God listen to the words of Jesus. All people must accept Jesus Christ and obey His Word for eternal life. However, there are many people who value the life of the flesh, but do not even care about eternal life. If you believe and obey Jesus, you will enjoy eternal life. You will not be condemned to death, but if you believe, you will pass from death to life.
Saints! The best life is to save lives that are more precious than the world by sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. We all live the best life that God is most pleased with, a life that spreads the gospel, so I hope that you will live a life of eternal satisfaction and blessing. (2004.8.15)