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We
believe that the question, Do you know Jesus?,
is the most important question we can ask. Why?
Because it is in knowing Jesus that you know the
great God of heaven who loves you! To know Jesus
is to know true love.
The
story of Jesus is the story of a rescue operation.
God who is the creator of all things, including
you and me, sent Jesus Christ, His one and only
son to rescue us. When Jesus was born, angels sang
that peace was coming to mankind [Luke 2:14]. Christ's
coming was a declaration of war on the kingdom of
Satan, not on the human race. God was sending His
son to rescue us from Satan who hates God. In sending
Jesus God declares His love, His power over Satan,
and His desire to bring peace to all who believe.
For us, Jesus' coming is a sign of God's overwhelming
love and His incredible desire to save us. As the
Bible says in John 3:16, "For God so loved the
world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever
believes in him shall not perish but have eternal
life."
Through
Jesus Christ, God has done for us what we can never
do for ourselves. He has made it possible for self-centered,
proud, and disobedient people to be forgiven and
brought back into a loving relationship with God.
We cannot do it on our own! We cannot be good enough!
But Jesus takes up the slack for us. When we accept
Jesus, God accepts us! It is not a matter of us
being good enough; it is a matter of us trusting
that Jesus has rescued us. It is a free gift!
If
you have never accepted this free gift, please give
it some thought. Please take a few minutes to read
these scriptures.
It really makes sense, it really brings peace, and
it will be a great adventure as you begin to live
in love because you have been loved.
Do
you know Jesus?
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