There is only one God who exists as three distinct persons who are coequal and coeternal, God the Father, God the Son, and God The Holy Spirit. God loves us and wants a relationship with us. The bad news is that sin separates us from God. We have all sinned and broken God’s law, sins such as lying, stealing, anger, lust, pride, fornication, abortion, dishonoring our parents, and gossip. God is Holy and Just and because of this, God cannot let sin go unpunished, and that punishment is eternal hell. We can’t work our way into heaven and our good deeds can’t save us from our sin. The bible says all our righteous acts are like filthy rags. We need something more than our own righteousness. The Good news is that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. God sent his son Jesus to save his people from their sin. Jesus lived a perfect life and never sinned. He willingly went to the cross where God the Father took the wrath that was meant for his people and put it on Jesus. Jesus paid the price for their sin and died on the cross, and on the third day God raised him from the dead. Jesus overcame and defeated death, and appeared to hundreds of eye witnesses. Anyone who would put their trust in Jesus and repent of their sins, will have their sins forgiven and will receive his righteousness and eternal life. To repent means to turn away from sin, to change your mind about the sin you use to do. A change of mind will result in a change of action. Christians will struggle with sin and they won't be perfect, but they don’t embrace and live in sin. When it’s time to face God, God will welcome them in heaven because of Jesus’s righteousness. If you die today, will you face God with your righteousness or with Jesus’s righteousness?
