5. salvation through Jesus Christ
"For all have sinned and fall short
of the glory of God, being justified
freely by His grace through the
redemption that is in Christ Jesus."
The Bible: Romans chapter 3, verses 23-24
despite man's rebellion against his Creator, through which he has brought suffering and death to the world, God does not simply abandon us to our fate. Because God loves us humans and we are not indifferent to Him, He sends us a Savior through whom anyone who wants can be reconciled with God and redeemed from death: Jesus Christ.
"This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice
for our sins."
The Bible: 1 John chapter 4, verses 9-10
Through Jesus Christ, God reveals his plan of salvation to all humanity. God chose him and sent him into the world to save us from the impending judgment of this world and to give all who accept His salvation an imperishable life in His future kingdom on earth. Through faith in Jesus, God offers every person the chance for a new beginning in peace with God, our heavenly Father (see: Who is God?).
Jesus came to free us humans from our sins that separate us from God and lead to death, so that we can live a life for which we were created and which corresponds to our true destiny. A life for the glory of God that brings peace and true happiness to all people. A life with God and for God. Jesus himself showed us this life and he calls all people to follow his example (see: Who is Jesus Christ?).
6. victory over sin and death
"As through one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting
in justification of life."
The Bible: Romans chapter 5, verse 18
Because death is the result of sin, only the death of a sinless person could atone for the sins of humanity. Since no one but Jesus was without sin, he alone could do this. Out of love for God and us humans, Jesus was willing to voluntarily sacrifice His own life in order to fulfill God's plan for our salvation. That is why God allowed Jesus to be crucified at the hands of the Romans after the leaders of his people had betrayed and handed him over out of envy. Jesus died for all people to redeem those who convert to God from their guilt and to redeem them from death and damnation. That means: Jesus gave His life for you so that you could be saved.
By giving His Son for us, God shows that He is righteous because He punished sin and at the same time gave us a way out of death. Because through his sinless life, Jesus defeated death. Therefore, as prophesied in the Holy Scriptures, God raised him from the dead on the third day and took him into heaven, where he now sits enthroned at God's right side.
7. the forgiveness of sins
"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
The Bible: 1 John chapter 1, verses 8-9
God promises that He will forgive the guilt of all who repent of their sins and accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior and absolve them from the sentence of eternal damnation. This means that God no longer will remember all the sins we have committed in our lives so far. For the blood that Jesus shed for us and that stands for his righteous life washes us clean from all guilt. This in turn means that God accepts you as his child and that from this moment on your name will be written in the Book of Life, in which all the people whom God has called to eternal life are noted.
The precondition for this is a sincere confession of your guilt before God and the decision to live according to God's commandments from now on, which are handed down in the New Testament of the Bible (see: what does faith mean?).
8. the return of Christ
"And just as it is destined for people to die once, but then judgment: so Christ was once sacrificed to take away the sins of many;
for the second time he does not appear because of sin, but to save those
who await him."
The Bible: Hebrew chap. 9, Verses 27-28
At the end of this age, Jesus, whom God has appointed to be the judge of all people, will return from heaven with power and glory to condemn the ungodly and to redeem all those who have allowed themselves to be reconciled to God and whose names are written in the book of life . Just as Jesus rose from the dead and is alive, all who believe in him will also be resurrected to eternal life at his return.
The Scriptures predict that in the last days of this world, just before Jesus returns, ungodliness will reach its peak. Many churches will turn away from saving faith and open themselves to the deadly zeitgeist of society, as is already the case today. At the same time, wars, catastrophes, epidemics and famines will increase dramatically worldwide. This is how we should know that the Second Coming and the Day of Judgment are at hand. Everything that God announced in the Bible thousands of years ago is being fulfilled before our eyes these days. But God gives us the firm promise in His Word that when Jesus comes, he will defeat all the evil forces that currently dominate this world and will put an end to all injustice and tyranny on earth once and for all.
9. the eternal life - the new earth
"And I saw a new heaven and a new earth,
for the first heaven and the first earth
had passed away. (...) and God will wipe
every tear from their eyes, there shall be
no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying.
There shall be nor pain, for the former
things have passed away."
The Bible: Revelation chapter 21, verses 1-4
Through faith in Jesus, God gives us the prospect of life in a new world in which there will be no more suffering, disease and death. A life that is worth living in every respect. A life in paradise. This means that all the misery of this fallen world, from which humanity has suffered until this day, will come to an end, that all pain will pass and that all sadness will be forgotten forever. This overwhelming future awaits everyone who follows God’s call to repentance. Even though sin brought death to humanity, death should not reign over humanity forever. Through Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who gave himself for humanity, God gives us salvation.
10. God's call to all people
Jesus Christ says:
"Repent, for the kingdom
of heaven has come near."
The bible: Matthew chapter 4, Verse 17
The end of this world as we know it is inexorably approaching. Nothing that man has created on earth will remain. For God will make everything new. Before the end comes, God offers us the opportunity to be saved so that we can participate in life in the age to come.
In view of this great promise that God has given us humans, we are called upon not to postpone our decision but to seize the opportunity for our salvation. Because our current life is short and the time given to each of us is limited.
There are many paths in this world that a person can walk. But only ONE PATH leads to life. Faith in Jesus Christ opens the door to eternal life for everyone (see: Your step to new life).
Now it is up to you
to make your decision.
Jesus Christ says:
"The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life."
The Bible: John chapter 5, verse 24