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The Eternal Question
Down through the ages and around the world people have been asking the eternal question. Thousands of years ago, a man known as Job, put it this way: "But how can a man be righteous before God?" (Job 9:2)
In the first century AD, a desperate jailor cried out: "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" [Acts 16:30]
You may have asked the question something like this:
- It seems like something is missing in my life; what could it be?
- What is the meaning of life?
- What will happen to me when I die?
- If there is a God, will He let me into heaven?
- How can I be sure?
Why do most of us ask such questions? The Scriptures tell us that God has put eternity in our hearts [Ecclesiastes 3:11]. We are not like the animals who live by instinct; we have been created in the image of God. The heavens declare the glory of God [Psalm 19:11] and we long to understand His purpose in creation.
The Test
As we open the Bible, we read that God made the universe out of nothing. His desire was to share His love with the ones He made in His own image [Genesis 1:26]. Adam and Eve were not to be robots who had no choice how they would respond to God. Instead they were given a test: would they obey God of their own free will? You can read about this in Genesis 3, how both the woman and the man ate of the one fruit which God had forbidden. They believed Satan's lie that they could become like God. Now they had sinned - their relationship with their holy Creator was broken!
Not only were Adam and Eve affected by sin; all their descendants, including you and me, were affected as well.
"Therefore just as through one man, sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned." [Romans 5:12]
With this in mind, we can understand Job's question even better:
"But how can a man be righteous before God?"
What about Us Today?
Perhaps it begins with an uneasy feeling, that something just isn't right. Life somehow seems empty and meaningless, even when things are going fairly well. You live from weekend to weekend, somehow struggling through the daily grind.
Could it be that the broken relationship with your Creator is at the bottom of all this? The Bible describes us as lost sheep:
"All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way..." [Isaiah 53:6]
No wonder our lives have become complicated through broken relationships with others - we're going our own way! The further we go, the more painful it can become. But what can be done? The rest of that verse, Isaiah 53:6 states:
"...But the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity (sin) of us all."
Now there is a wonderful reason for HOPE!
The Answer!
The Bible makes it very clear.
Acts 16:31 says: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved"
John 3:16 says "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotton Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."
Romans 10:13 says: "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved!"
You can become a Christian today by:
A: Admitting that you are a sinner and need forgiveness
B: Believe that Jesus Christ died personally for your sins and that He rose again the 3rd day
C: Confess with your mouth Jesus Christ as your personal Savior
If you have done this today or would like to become a Christian or if you have any questions, would you please contact us at Questions or call us at 507-433-2840. This is the most important committment you will ever make!
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