WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW AND DO!

                         WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW AND DO! 

                                            (FOR YOUR OWN BENEFIT)

 We are here, not by choice, but for a purpose, and for a very limited time. May we not be distracted by "...the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the lust of other things" and miss what our real purpose is, because, "What shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? (Mark 4:19, 8:36)

WHO ARE WE?

  We are created in the image of God, by God, to be His children, and to be with Him forever.

WHY ARE WE HERE?

 We are given a span of life to find Him, to answer His call, to trust Him, to love and serve Him, especially by loving and serving one another, and in the end, we will have to give an account to Him for the choices we have made and for the life we have lived.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

  At death, we will go to be with Him for eternity, or be cast from His presence for eternity, depending on the choices we make. "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement." (Hebrews 9:27)

WHO IS GOD?

  God is the Creator of all things, both visible and invisible, and there is no other god. God is a Spirit. God is eternal. He has no beginning and no end. God is all-powerful, He is all-knowing, He is Good, and there is no evil/darkness in Him. God is Love, He is Holy and Just, and He hates evil. The universe cannot contain Him, yet He knows all about each one of us; nothing is hidden from His sight. He loves us and watches us. God knows all our thoughts and all the intentions of our hearts. He is the Only and Final Judge of all, but He is also the only Savior of mankind!

WHAT THEN ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?                                                         MAKE YOUR PEACE WITH GOD, THEN LIVE YOUR LIFE WITH HIM. "That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after Him and find Him, though He be not far from everyone of us.". "Seek the Lord while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord and He will have mercy on them, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts." (Acts 17:27, Isaiah 55:6-9)

BUT WHY DOES IT SEEM SO HARD? WHY DOES HE SEEM SO FAR AWAY?

 The problem is that God is Holy, and we are sinners. "But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you, that He will not hear.". "For You are not a God that has pleasure in wickedness, neither shall evil dwell with You.". "There is NONE righteous, No NOT ONE...For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." (Isaiah 59:2, Psalm 5:4, Romans 3:10,23.)

WHAT IS SIN IN THE EYES OF GOD? 

 Idolatry (worshiping other gods), making idols, taking the Lord's name in vain (blasphemy), not honoring the Sabbath, dishonoring your parents, murder, sexual sin (which is sexual activity outside of that which is between a husband and his wife, a wife and her husband), stealing, lying, greed/coveteousness/lust, witchcraft, drukeness, drugs, extortion... Anything contrary to the character and nature of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

SO WHAT DO WE DO? HOW CAN WE GET RID OF OUR SINS AND BE RECONCILED TO GOD? 

 This is something we cannot do ourselves. True, we do need to repent and turn from our sinful ways, which is necessary to follow Him, but that in itself does not remove our sins and the guilt we have incurred,  "Behold the Lamb of God which takes away the sin of  the world." "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is Eternal Life through Jesus Christ our Lord. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. This is the Good News, the Gospel. (John 1:29, Romans 6:23, John 3:16)

 Jesus Christ, the sinless Son of God, paid for our sins by His death on a cross, and rose from the dead, thus conquering sin, death, the grave, and the devil for us. This He did because He loves us SO MUCH!

SO WHAT DO WE DO?

 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, turn from your sinful ways, take up your cross, and "love the Lord your God, with all of your heart, and with all of your soul, and with all of your mind, and with all of your strength... and love your neighbour as yourself." = follow Him. (Mark 12:30-31)

This is what everyone needs to know and do, lest we perish in the way. Please, do not miss Him!

(If you have read this and want further help, find a local church and tell them your intentions.)