Reasons to believe in Jesus Christ
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” — John 10:10 (ESV) What if the life you’re looking for — real meaning, real peace, a sense that your existence adds up to something — isn’t something you have to invent for yourself?…
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Will You be Reconciled Unto God? We have now come to the end of this series, but not to the end of the matter. If the Bible is true, if God is holy, if man is sinful, if judgment is real, if we cannot save ourselves, if Jesus Christ is the Son of God who…
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If repentance is turning from sin to God, then another question immediately follows: What does it actually mean to believe in Jesus Christ? That question matters because many people use the word faith while meaning very different things. Some mean religious feeling. Some mean optimism. Some mean sincerity. Some mean agreement with Christian facts. Some…
Repent and Believe in the Gospel If salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, according to Scripture alone, then one question still presses upon the conscience: How should a sinner respond to this gospel? Jesus answered plainly: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and…
Saved from God’s Wrath by Grace Through Faith in Christ If Christ truly died for sinners and rose again, then the next question is unavoidable: How is His saving work received by guilty people like us? Not by trying harder. Not by becoming religious enough. Not by adding our goodness to His merit. Not by…
What Jesus Accomplished for Us If Jesus is truly God the Son in human flesh, then the next question is unavoidable: What did He come to do? He did not come merely to give advice, set an example, start a movement, or offer vague spiritual inspiration. He came to do what sinners could never do…
Jesus Can Save Us If we cannot save ourselves, then one question becomes unavoidable: Who can save us? That question is not answered by vague spirituality, moral reform, or religious effort. It is answered in a Person. Christianity stands or falls on the identity of Jesus Christ. This is not a side issue. It is…
How Can a Guilty Person be Made Right with God? If God is holy, if sin is real, and if judgment is coming, then one question presses itself upon us with great force: How can a guilty person be made right with God? Many people answer that question instinctively and confidently: Try harder. Do better….
Judgment is Real, Personal, Unavoidable, and Righteous If God is holy, and if sin is real, then judgment is not an embarrassing doctrine to avoid. It is the necessary conclusion. A world filled with evil, cruelty, lies, oppression, abuse, pride, lust, greed, and rebellion cannot be morally meaningful unless there is a Judge who sees…
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way.” — Isaiah 53:6 “Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.” — 1 John 3:4 If Parts 1–3 have shown us that truth is real, that God is holy and truly there, and that human beings…