The person that gave you this tract cares “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin
about you and they want you to know that on our behalf, so that we might become
there is Good News! The rest of Romans the righteousness of God in Him.”
6:23 says “…but the free gift of God is eternal (2 Corinthians 5:21)
Have you ever told a lie? Stolen? life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” God sent
Thought hateful things about someone?
His sinless Son, Jesus Christ, who lived a
These sins are just a few of the 10 perfect life, to take man’s place.
Commandments, God’s standard of
goodness. Most would say, “I’ve broken
one or two, but nothing too serious.” The
truth is, all of us have sinned, and just as
with man’s law, you only have to break one
law to be guilty.
The Bible tells us in Romans 3:23 that
“all have sinned and come short
of the glory of God.”
To be good enough to go to heaven, we
must be perfect in thought, word, and
deed. “For whoever keeps the whole law
and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty
of breaking all of it.” (James 2:10)
Perhaps you think that because God is
good, He will overlook your sins, but,
would God be a good Judge if He let you
bribe Him to try and pay off your sins? Romans 10:9 tells us that “If you confess
Absolutely not! with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and
believe in your heart that God raised Him
God is a Just Judge and must punish sin. from the dead, you will be saved.” This is
Romans 6:23 says “For the wages of sin Jesus died on the cross on our behalf. God not simply acknowledging that He is God,
is death.” treated Jesus as if He were a sinner, though because James 2:19 tells us that even
He was not, and had Him die as a demons believe that. This is talking about
Yes, the punishment that we have all
substitution to pay the penalty for the sins of a deep, personal conviction--one that
earned for our sins is death. Not just
those who believe in Him. results in following Him because you truly
physical death, but eternal death.
believe it.
Which way will you go?
Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth, and
the life; no one comes to the Father but
through Me.” (John 14:6)
Scripture says Jesus is: The living God, the
Holy One, the Savior, the only true object of
saving faith, the sovereign Lord, and the
righteous Judge.
We cannot save ourselves.
There is no amount of good things you can
That is the big question. Only He can save
do or say to earn your salvation.
When God saves us, we are a new creature you and free you from the power and
Salvation is through faith alone, that Jesus’ that has the desire to follow Him. It is like penalty of sin. He alone can transform you,
work on the cross saved us. And the Bible following someone out of a burning building. restore you to fellowship with God, and give
tells us that even that faith is a gift from If you believe their way is right, you will your life eternal purpose.
God, so we can’t even boast about the follow them. Following Christ isn’t what Will you turn from unbelief and believe in
faith we have. saves us, but it is PROOF that you are saved. Jesus Christ as the Lord and Savior?
“For by grace you have been saved “By this we know that we have come to
though faith; and that not of yourselves, know Him, if we keep His commandments.
it is the gift of God; not as a result of The one who says, ‘I have come to know Have questions? Contact us:
works, so that no one may boast. For Him,’ and does not keep His commandments,
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would walk in them.” Simply changing the patterns of your
(Ephesians 2:8-10) behavior can’t solve your sin problem or
eliminate its consequences. God must save
you, give you a new heart that desires to
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