Because God is holy1 and we are sinful,2 we have a problem. According to the Bible, our sinfulness has caused us to become enemies of God with no ability to have a right relationship with Him on our own.3
God is just4 and will punish our rebellion against Him with death5 and eventually the eternal lake of fire.6
However, God is also love7 and has provided a way for sinful people to be forgiven8 and reconciled to Himself.9 He accomplished this by sending His Son, Jesus, to die in our place.10 God became a man, lived a perfect life, willingly died on the cross for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day.11
Because of what God did, all who repent of their sins and place their faith in Jesus12 will be forgiven by God,13 saved from God’s judgment,14 and be given a new life in Christ.15
1 1 Peter 1:16
2 Romans 3:10-12, 23
3 Isaiah 59:2
4 Deuteronomy 32:4
5 Romans 6:23
6 Revelation 20:11-15
7 1 John 4:16b
8 Ephesians 1:7
9 Romans 5:10
10 Isaiah 53:5; 2 Corinthians 5:21
11 1 Corinthians 15:3-5
12 Acts 20:21
13 Colossians 1:14
14 John 3:16
15 2 Corinthians 5:17