Have you heard of the 4 Spiritual Truths?
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God is love.
Do you know that God is love? Do you know that He is
reaching out to you and that He has a plan for your life?
God’s love for people is one of the essential truths of the Bible. John, one of
Jesus’ disciples, wrote: ‘God is love’ (1 John
Jesus came to carry out God’s plan for our salvation. He said, ‘I have come
that they may have life, and have it to the full’ (John
? Many people do not know the love
of God.
Left to himself, man cannot know the
love of God. It is impossible because by nature we are sinners. We are born
with sin in our hearts. Our sin separates us from God. Consequently we know
neither the love of God, nor the plan that He has for our lives. The Bible
says, ‘All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.’ (Romans 3:23)
» How did sin come into the world?
The Bible gives us the answer: sin entered the world
when Adam, the first man, disobeyed God. We read, ‘Therefore... through one man
sin entered the world, and death through sin, and in thus death spread to all
men, because all sinned.’ (Romans 5:12)
» What are the consequences of sin?
The Bible says, ‘The wages of sin is death’ (Romans
God is holy and pure. Sinful people cannot enter His presence. God says, ‘No man shall see Me and live’ (Exodus 33:20).
Man is therefore totally alienated from
God. People try to get to God in all
sorts of ways: good works, an honest life, religious practices... But every
such attempt is useless! No one is perfect. It is not even that their contribution ‘nearly but not quiet’
reaches God. The reality is that we fall infinitely short of the requirements. We can never reach God’s standard
by our own efforts. No matter how righteous we try to be, we are condemned by James 2:10 (Injil): “For whoever shall
keep the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he is guilty of all.” Our sins can never be forgiven by striving toward
self-righteousness. The gap between us and God is still there. In fact, the
Holy Scriptures say, ‘No-one will be declared righteous in His sight by observing
the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin’ (Romans
In the first pages of the Word of God, we learn that
man was created to have a close relationship with God. But because of man’s
pride, the relationship was destroyed.
Left to ourselves, we plunge downward in a spiral of violence and
lies. No-one escapes this, not even you!
Is there no solution? No hope?
? Jesus Christ is our only hope.
Here is what the Word of God says, ‘God so loved the
world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should
not perish but have everlasting life.’ (John 3:16)
When Jesus Christ came into the world and died on the
cross, it was a great expression of God’s love for us. Only through Jesus can you know God and His
plan for your life. Jesus had no human
father. Here is what the Bible says about his birth: ‘In the sixth month, God
sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to
be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was
Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favoured!
The Lord is with you.” Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what
kind of greeting this might be. But the
angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favour with
God. You will be with child and give
birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and
will be called the Son of the Most High.
The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David’ (Luke
» Why did Jesus die on the cross?
To wash us from our sins and to save us! ‘But God
demonstrates His own love towards us in that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us’ (Romans 5: 8).
The Bible says that ‘without the shedding of blood
there is no forgiveness’ (Hebrews
On the cross Jesus, who never sinned, was punished in
our place for the wrong things that we have done. Like a lamb, he shed his blood as the perfect
sacrifice, to bring us forgiveness.
» But Jesus is alive!
‘Christ died for our sins according to the
Scriptures...He was buried...He rose again the third day according to the
Scriptures...and He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the
greater part remain to the present’ (1 Corinthians 15:3-6).
When Jesus rose from the dead it proved
that God had accepted his sacrifice for us. Jesus is a living Saviour who has
defeated death and is ready to hear us when we call to him.
? Salvation is through faith.
It is not enough to have a mental knowledge of the
love of God and His plan. It is possible to believe something without putting
your confidence in it. For example, you can believe that someone is able to
drive well at 200 mph, but that does not mean you trust him enough to get in the
car with him! Faith is believing something and putting
your confidence in it.
You must admit that you are a sinner and entrust
yourself to Jesus. You must receive him into your heart as your Lord and
Saviour. The Bible says, ‘as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to
become children of God, to those who believe in His name’ (John
In his letters Paul says, ‘It is by grace you have
been saved, through faith... not by works, so that no-one can boast.’
(Ephesians 2:8) To be saved is to become
a child of God, to escape from hell and to have a new life.
» How can I receive Jesus?
You can receive Jesus into your life, now, by talking
to him sincerely in prayer. Open your heart to him, acknowledge your sins and
confess them before him. Ask God to wash
you from your sins by the blood that Jesus spilt on the cross. God forgives
those who humble themselves before Him in this way. He is perfectly aware of all that is in your
heart, so it is useless trying to hide anything from Him. God is waiting for
you to turn to Him.
If you have realised that God is calling you to Himself,
we encourage you to take the four truths discussed in this leaflet very
seriously. Don’t let anything stop you
putting right your relationship with God.
Acknowledge:
- That the Lord Jesus is the Son of God;
- That you have done many things which are against His
will. Acknowledge that you are a sinner
and turn away from all the bad things you have done. Ask the Lord to forgive your sins.Open your heart to Jesus as your Saviour and
Lord.
- His right to reign in your life, by
submitting to the commandments in His Word, the Bible. And ask him to make you into the person He
wants you to be!
The Lord is ready to adopt you as His child and to
welcome you into His family. He is ready to transform your life. We recommend
that you read the Bible and meet regularly with other Christians who will help
you to grow in faith.