WHY JESUS?

When God created Man, He created him for one purpose. The Westminster Confession tells us that the purpose of man is to "glorify God and to enjoy Him forever."

However, God did not create man as a Robot but gave him the privilege of being able to choose whether he served and worshipped Him, or whether he went his own way. God gave man this ability to choose because He wanted man to serve Him out of love and choice and not out of instinct and blind obedience. Knowing that man could choose to reject Him, God made provision, before the creation of the Universe, for that possibility.

Man did choose to reject God and to follow his own desires. When he did this, he cancelled out the very reason for his existence. Man’s lifestyle separated him further and further from God, saddened God greatly, and made Him regret making man at all.

"The LORD saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. The LORD was grieved that He had made man on the earth, and His heart was filled with pain."
(Genesis 6:5-6)

Man offended and grieved God in everything he did, this is what the Bible calls SIN. That sin condemned man to die

"For the wages of sin is death"
(Romans 6:23)

Sin is the universal state of all mankind

"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"
Romans 3:23.

Then God put into action the provision He had made before creation. He sent His only Son, part of the Divine Godhead, to live as a man, fully human, but without sin.

"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathise with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-- yet was without sin."
Hebrews 4:15.

crucifixion
That man was Jesus Christ and He chose to die in the place of sinful man. The innocent taking the place of the guilty. Through His death on the Cross of Calvery, the death sentence on man can be lifted, and man can again have Eternal life.

If you wish to be right with God, then you must start again, with Jesus Christ in your life. The Bible says your must be ‘born again’. You can do this by doing 4 things.

First

Acknowledging that you are guilty of choosing your own way rather that God’s way, that you offend God by your self-centredness, and that you do not deserve to live in His Holy Presence. In other words, that you are a sinner.

Second

By accepting that, in His love for all men, God allowed His Son, Jesus Christ, to die in your place.

Third

By telling God that you are sorry for your sin, asking for His forgiveness, and promising to serve Him forever.

Fourth

By accepting Jesus Christ as the Lord of your life, to guide and direct you in the lifestyle that will please God.

If you wish to do that, if you wish to be right with God, then pray the following prayer. If you do this, and really mean it with all your heart, God will accept you, you will be ‘born again’, you will be a Christian.

prayer
Lord Jesus, I recognise that I have offended God by going my own way and ignoring Him. I am sorry for the way I have been living and I want to live a life that pleases God. I know that You can forgive my sins and give me Eternal life and so I ask You to take control of my life and make me the kind of person You want me to be.

If you have prayed that prayer, and really want to turn your life around and follow Jesus Christ, then you have been accepted by God and you are a Christian. Please Email us and lets us know, and then we can pray for you. If you would like some free literature to help you in your new Christian life, then please ask us and we will be delighted to send some to you.