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Christianity 101

Christianity- It's Not About a Religion
It's About a Relationship



"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience.
We are spiritual beings having a human experience."
-Pierre Teilhard de Chardin


To put it plainly...

The question you must answer is a simple one.
It's not, "What do you think of a certain religion?
It's not, "What do you think of Christians?
It's not, "What good works have you done lately?
It's not, "What are the traditions of your church?

The question that stands between every human and God is this:

What are you going to do with Jesus?

Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me" (John 14:6). Paul and Silas said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved" (Acts 16:31). Luke wrote, "Nor is ther salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). And Paul said that "God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself (2 Corinthians 5:19).

The Message is Clear:

Faith in Jesus is the only way to God. So what are you going to do with Him? Will you allow a philosopher's deceiving words to make you mistrust the Savior? Will you let the musings of mere humans carry more weight than the message of the Almighty God? PLEASE DON'T. Take Jesus at His word. Put your faith in Him and believe that He gave His life as the sacrafice for you sins on the cross of Calvary. You'll find the joy that comes from being set free from the penalty and power of sin.

WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH JESUS?

That's the most important question you will ever answer.


What is Salvation?

Salvation is deliverance from the penalty, pollution and power of sin.
(Romans 6:14,23; Titus 3:4-6)

What is Sin?

Sin is any thought, word, or deed that either violates or falls short of complete conformity to God's holy laws.
(Romans 3:23; James 4:17; 1 John 3:4)

What has God done to provide salvation?

He became a member of the human race in the person of Jesus (John 1:1,14), lived sinlessly as our substitute to fulfill God's righteous demands (2 Corinthians 5:21), suffered and died on the cross to bear the penalty for our sins (Matthew 20:28; Romans 4:23-25; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4), and rose from the grave to break the power of death and defeat Satan (Acts 2:24; Hebrews 2:14-15).

How do we receive salvation?

By faith alone. Neither zealous commitment to good works (Ephesians 2:8-10; Romans 4:1-12) nor observance of religious rituals (Galatians 3:1-9) play a part in obtaining salvation. Salvation is not found in our efforts for God but in trusting what Jesus has done for us. All God requires is that we call out to Him in faith and ask Him to save us (Romans 10:13). He forgives and accepts all who trust in Jesus and rely on Him alone for salvation (Romans 3:21-26; Ephesians 2:8-10). Good works are the fruit and the evidence of our salvation (Ephesians 2:10; 1 John 2:7-10).

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Excerpted from Who Is This Man Who Says He's God? Copyright © 1988, 2000 RBC Ministries
Adapted from What We Believe. Copyright © 1989, 1996 RBC Ministries Further distribution is not allowed without permission from RBC.

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