The Gospel

I think this pretty much sums up the gospel of Jesus Christ. Read the longer version here: http://letspleasegod.com/the-gospel/ and the short version below:

Jesus on the cross from Passion of Christ movie

The Bad News

  1. The world is a mess. It’s a mess because of you (don’t be offended).
  2. You think you’re a good person, but you’ve broken the 10 commandments (the Law)
  3. The Law is God’s standard for who’s good – if you’ve broken one, you’re a bad person.
  4. Wouldn’t you agree: if people obeyed God’s laws, the world would be a better place?
  5. But people don’t obey God – do they? We are corrupted and sinful from birth.
  6. We can do good things but we are ultimately evil – we can’t change ourselves either.
  7. God hates our disobedience and wrong-doing (sin).
  8. God is a righteous and holy judge and declares us guilty.
  9. The penalty for our sin is death in eternal Hell.
  10. We can’t bribe our way into Heaven, nor can we work our way in – we’re screwed.

The Good News

  1. But we don’t have to go to Hell. God loved us and had his own Son die in our place.
  2. Jesus, the Son of God, took the penalty for your sins – under these conditions:
  3. If you agree and acknowledge with God that you sin (confess).
  4. And stop doing the sins you know are wrong (repent).
  5. And start to obey Jesus’ commandments in the Bible (have faith)
  6. God will wash away your entire rap sheet of evil deeds and declare you righteous.
  7. You won’t go to Hell – you’ll go to Heaven.
  8. But this is not a one-time thing – you must continue to confess, repent and have faith.
  9. You must allow God to make you righteous like his son Jesus (in character).
  10. You can’t follow God without the help of his Spirit. So you must submit and learn to rely on God for everything. If you don’t follow God’s commandments, he won’t let you into Heaven because he only let’s righteous people in.

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