THE GREATEST STORY EVER.
IT'S YOUR STORY!
This story is the greatest story of all time. It's a love story and a tragedy, rolled up into one. It's your story, and it's my story, and at the same time, it's God's story. God has already done so much for you, but you need to decide whether you live happily ever after in HEAVEN!
ALL CREATION IS HIS WITNESS
The Universe we live in is enormous and we cannot even begin to measure its vastness. Millions of galaxies whose sheer size go way beyond our widest dreams. Equally fascinating, though, is what we can see here on Earth.
The Bible shows us an interesting reality. It shows us a loving God who created everything; from the endless universe to the tiny ant, the dolphin, the girrafe - and He also made you and me.
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Genesis 2:8,... And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 3:8 - 10,... And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
TRAGEDY STRIKES
The greatest drama in the history of mankind happened right at the start. Human beings chose to separate themselves from their loving Creator and go their own way.
Genesis 2:16 - 17,... And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Genesis 3:6 - 11,... And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
We can see the consequences of this in our own time: instead of living in peace and harmony with each other, we see hatred, jealousy, sickness and war. But the scariest of all these tragedies is our ETERNAL SEPARATION FROM GOD!
Since then, we have been looking for happiness and inner peace. But how many people in the world have had great dreams and high expectations, only to see these deams burst like a bubble? Whether we search for happiness through MONEY, SUCESS, RECOGNITION, FAMILY OR RELIGION, we are often left with nothing but EMPTINESS!
You have been created to glorify God and enjoy Him. We can only find true freedom and happiness in a relationship with God.
THE GREATEST LOVE STORY OF ALL TIMES
God has already performed the greatest act of love mankind has ever seen. And He did it for you. 2000 years ago, Jesus came into this world.
Everything about Him was extraordinary: His birth, His life, His death and His ressurection. He was unique.
He never wrote any books, but more books have been written about Him than about anyone else - ever. The number of lives He has changed is staggering. But most importantly, this man declared His identity as the Son of God! Luke 22:70 says" Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
Matthew 26:63 - 64,.. But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
John 14:6,...Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 8:32,... And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
His Life had such power to it, and the things He said and did were so radically different from anything that had been said or done before. He loved the people that were scorned by society, like lepers and prostitutes. His life and His teaching still influence our lives today, 2000 years after He walked the Earth!
And let's not forget the miracles: He changed water into wine, healed the deaf, the blind and the lame and even raised the dead.
CRUXIFICION
Jesus was the only person to have ever lived a perfect life. (Hebrews 4:15,... For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.)
His name means "the lord saves" and His death on the CROSS was all part of God's plan to SAVE us. Jesus said that we should be PERFECT, just as the FATHER is PERFECT! (Matthew 5:48,... Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.)
We should love God with all our heart and love our neighbour as ourselves.
Jesus made it clear that mankind could never bridge the GAP to God - we can never live up to God's requirements and that's why we're in such a MESS. God is a Holy God who demands perfection and cannot tolerate SIN! The holy Bible says that the consequence of SIN is DEATH. (that is, the physical deterioration of human body and the worst part being the damnation of HELL and the LAKE OF FIRE, Matthew 10:28, says"And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."
Revelation 20:11 - 15, says"
And
I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the
earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And
I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were
opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the
dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books,
according to their works. And
the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered
up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man
according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."
Romans 3:23, says"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Romans 6:23, says"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Jesus came in to restore the BROKEN CONNECTION between God and mankind. Jesus loves you with a never failing, ending love; He gave everything for you. He took the punishment for your SINS that would ortherwise SEPARATE you from God!
John 3:16, says"For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
THE GREATEST EVENT IN HISTORY
On the third day, God raised His Son from the dead. And through His ressurection, death has been conquered forever. Because He came back to life, He is the Son of God. He is alive today and you can know Him. (1 Corinthians 15:3 - 4 says" For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Mark 16:9 says"Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
1 Peter 1:3 - Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Romans 10:9 - That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
John 11:25 - Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Acts 17:31 - Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by [that] man whom he hath ordained; [whereof] he hath given assurance unto all [men], in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Romans 8:11 - But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Romans 6:4 - Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
1 Corinthians Chapter 15:3 -4 |
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
1 Corinthians 15:20, says"But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
1 Corinthians 15:57 says"But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
God longs for you to be reconciled to him. Jesus wants to come into your life and forgive your sins and give you ETERNAL LIFE. If you want Him to do this and make you an child of God, then pray to God now:
Blessed Jesus I believe you are the Son of God.
I believe that you died on the cross of Calvary for my sins. Please forgive me and come into my heart and life. I believe that you rose from the dead and are alive today and I accept you into my life as my personal LORD and only SAVIOR. Dear LORD, I ask that you feel me with the power of the Holy Spirit to guide and direct me in all my ways. I will follow you always.Amen!
Romans 10:9 says"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Romans 10:13 says"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
1 John 1:9 says"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
“Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.” Isaiah 53:
congratulations if you hav just prayed the said prayer above, here are some important points:
- Prayer: Speak to God everyday in the name of JESUS CHRIST.
- Bible: Read God's word everyday you walk with God in faith, so that you can get to know JESUS better.
- Church: Find a church which can help you find out more about JESUS CHRIST.
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