The Gospel of Jesus Christ Explained

 The Lord Jesus was with the heavenly Father in infinite eternity before the creation of the universe. Jesus, God the Son, no less divine than the Father, looked down the centuries and saw that you need forgiveness and restoration.

He knew that his Father was righteous.

He knew you would go wrong in your life.

He knew you deserved judgement, but he wanted to save you.

Before the first angel saw the face of God, before the first star shone in the sky, Jesus decided to be born as a baby, just like us. He decided that he would submit to a cruel execution on the cross.  

And why? So that He would be punished in your place. So you could be forgiven and fully reconciled with God.

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

We cannot earn God's favour.

We have all ruined our lives in different ways.

None of us can claim to be as good as Jesus.

Our sin has separated us from the presence of God, but God gave his only Son to give us back our lives.

This is a free gift, and you must accept God's loving favour as a free gift or not at all.

Jesus paid the full price to redeem us from death, hell and eternal despair. We cannot add an extra payment. He has done everything.

But you must do something to gain his favour.

Suppose you were to inherit a fortune from your rich father. He gave you a mansion and a huge bank balance.

How can you claim your inheritance?

You need to see a lawyer and take possession of the title deeds.
Jesus is your lawyer who speaks for you before the throne of the heavenly Father.
You can find in God's promises in the Bible that speak of your inheritance.

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. Jn 3:16 NIV

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;
and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” Jn 11:25–26 NIV

You must enter the house.

“I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. Jn 10:9 NASB95

You invest your inherited money to be a blessing. You invest your life in the kingdom of God.

Jesus taught the parable of the talents.

The master gave his servants wealth to invest and went away. Two servants invested wisely and doubled their money, but a third servant buried his money and gave it back to the master when he returned.

He was like the passive believer who tried to use his faith as a ticket to heaven but could do nothing with the gifts of God.

Jesus sternly warned people who passively use salvation as fire insurance.

‘Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’

“For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.

“Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Mt 25:28–30 NASB95

Jesus and Paul also taught:

Turn around and just believe ....

You can totally rely on Jesus. If you hand your life over into His hands, you can experience His love in an amazing way. You can then pass on this love.

He died for you, but also for all those around you.