1. God created man on this earth. The purpose of God to
create man was to express His love on man. The Lord God took the man and put
him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the Lord God
commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you
must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat
of it you will surely die” (Genesis 2:15-16). At this point God put a warning
before Adam, but He also gave him a choice. He could either choose to obey God
and do what He said, or he could choose to ignore and disobey Him. As we read
on, we find out that Adam and Eve yielded to the temptation to eat of the fruit
from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil because the serpent deceived
them by telling them they wouldn’t die (Genesis 3:1-7).
2. Before you can appreciate the full value of the solution
that God provided through Jesus, you must understand the severity of the
problem that sin causes, our eternal separation from God. If you die physically
while you are spiritually separated from God, you will be separated from Him
forever. But through Jesus, God provides the way for you to accept His grace,
forgiveness, and mercy. This means that He will restore you, bought by the
blood of Jesus, redeemed back into a relationship with Him.
3. God Loves You Very Much, He Wants You to Spend Eternity
With Him. He Provided the Way by Sending Jesus Who Can Bring You Out of Sin and
Into a Relationship With Him. The Bible Tells Us About God’s Plan for Our
Redemption Through Jesus. Jesus Is the One Who Came That We Might Have a
Relationship With God.
4. Throughout the ages sin has been a terrible problem
between man and God. God has provided the solution to that problem by sending
Jesus as a sacrifice for your sins. When He shed His blood on the cross, the
grace, forgiveness, and mercy of God became available to you. How you respond
to that kind of love is extremely important to God. He wants you to believe
that Jesus is His Son and that He died for you.
5. As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and
sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of
the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who
are disobedient. All of us lived among them at one time, gratifying the
cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the
rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. But because of his great love for us,
God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in
transgressions – it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with
Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus (Ephesians
2:1-6). God provides the solution motivated by His love for us. When we put our
faith in Jesus, He gives us grace.
6. Paul says that it is by grace that we are saved through
faith. God has provided Jesus as the solution to our sin problem. When we put
our faith in Him, God gives us grace. Notice that God’s grace is a gift. You
don’t earn a gift. Many believe that if they do enough good things to outweigh
the bad they have done, they can win God’s favor. They believe He will ignore
the bad things if the good far outweighs the bad. That is not in the Bible. If
this were possible, Jesus didn’t need to die.
In Ephesians 2:10, Paul says we are saved to do good works. It is not
the works that save us. We need our sins completely washed away by the blood of
Jesus, and then our good deeds bring glory to God.
7. Jesus perfectly fulfilled the Old Testament Law and
Prophets, everything that God had foretold about the Messiah’s coming.
Jesus claimed to be
the Son of God and His eyewitnesses agreed.
Jesus proved His
claim by the miraculous signs He performed and the words He spoke. The final
proof of His claim was His resurrection from death on the third day.
8. Jesus said He was the Son of God. He is either a liar or
the Son of God. The evidence is overwhelming. He is both Lord and Christ. He is
the Son of God, God become flesh, God with us. If He is the Son of God, you
must listen to Him. He is telling you the truth. You must make Him Lord and
place Him on the throne of your life.
9. Jesus said,
"It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit (John
19:30).
After nine hours of
standing on His feet, after being scourged, slapped, and manhandled, after six
hours of hanging on the Cross, the average person would have barely had enough
life and breath left to even whisper. But Jesus, the Lamb of God, with life
still fully flowing through His body, shouted out in a clear, ringing,
triumphant voice, "It is finished." The price for our redemption had
been paid! The sacrifice for our sin had been made! Sin was forgiven! Guilt was
atoned for! Eternal life was now offered! Heaven has been opened! Curse Removed!
Sickness healed! It is finished!
You don't have to do
more good works than bad works.
You don't have to
climb the stairs to some statue.
You don't have to be
religious.
You don't even have
to be good!
It is finished! The
price has been paid!
10. Why do we not see the Finished Work of Jesus manifested
in our life?
God's divine power has given us everything we need for life
and for godliness. This power was given to us through knowledge of the one who
called us by his own glory and integrity (2 Peter 1:3). Beloved, I pray that in
all respects you may prosper [this is the material] and be in good health [this
is the physical], just as your soul prospers [this is the spiritual] (3 John
1:2). We need to know what Jesus Christ has obtained for us. We have Satan as
written in Genesis 3, who brought sin into the world. Jesus has took sin on the
cross. Because sin brought curse, disease, shame, poverty and fellowship with
God is broken. Jesus paid the price with His blood on the Cross. So, we are
healed, blessed, holy and peace with God. To believe and keep speaking what Jesus
did for you on the Cross. Enemy does not want us to enjoy what Jesus purchased
in the Cross. Enemy brings adverse situations in your life, so you will
unbelieve. Ultimately, lose what Jesus purchased for us. So, the key is to keep
believing and avoiding negative confessions till you see the manifestation.
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