good news
1st
Recognize that you have broken God’s law!
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you. “You shall not murder. “You shall not commit adultery. “You shall not steal. “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
Exodus 20:12-17
2nd
Do you know what you stand accused of?
“Him [Jesus]… you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death… and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead…”
Acts 2:23 & 3:15
3rd
Recognize you’re a sinner – And it’s going to cost you!
“There is none righteous, no, not one…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…For the wages of sin is death…”
Romans 3:10, 23 & 6:23
4th
Do you want to pay? – Jesus already paid for you!
“who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.” Romans 4:25 “who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.” 1 Peter 2:24
5th
Love or Wrath? – You choose!
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16
“He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” John 3:36
6th
Repent!
Jesus said, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:15
7th
Jesus is the way!
“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’” John 14:6
You can know with assurance if you have eternal life.
…while it is said,
“Today if you hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts, as when they provoked Me.”
And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain— for He says,
“At the acceptable time I listened to you,
And on the day of salvation I helped you.”