Our Problem...Separation From God

God created us in His own image so we can know Him personally and have a joy-filled life. He did not make us as robots to automatically love and obey Him, but gave us a will and a freedom of choice.

Since the beginning of time, we have chosen to disobey God and go our own willful way. We still make this choice today. This results in separation from God and ends in misery.

The Bible says: "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." —Romans 3:23

"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." —Romans 6:23

Disobeying God results in being separated from Him.

Our Attempts: They can never unite us with God.

Through the ages, people have tried many ways to bridge this gap and reach God -- without success.

The Bible says: "There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death." —Proverbs 14:12

"But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear." —Isaiah 59:2

There is only one way to reach God.

God's Remedy...The Cross

Jesus Christ is the only answer to this problem. He is the only one who can bring us back to God. He died on the Cross and rose from the grave, paying the penalty for our sin and bridging the gap between God and people.

The Bible says: "For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Jesus Christ."
—1 Timothy 2:5

"For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God."
—1 Peter 3:18.

"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
—Romans 5:8

God has provided the only way -- we must make the choice.

Our Response...Give Ourselves to Christ

We must trust Jesus Christ to forgive our sins and determine to obey Him for the rest of our lives. That way we can know God and find peace again.

The Bible says: "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will
come in and eat with him, and he with me."
—Revelation 3:20

"Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to
become children of God."
—John 1:12

"That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised
Him from the dead, you will be saved."
—Romans 10:9

Is there any good reason why you cannot turn your life over to Jesus Christ right now?

How to give your life to Christ:
1. Admit your need (I am a sinner).
2. Be willing to turn from your sins (repent).
3. Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the Cross and rose from the grave.
4. Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to come in and control your life through the Holy Spirit.
(Receive Him as Lord and Savior.)

What to Pray:

How you can know you are forgiven:

The Bible, God's Word says: "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God" - Ephesians 2:8