The Gospel

The good news of Jesus Christ

God came near, carried our sin, defeated death, and offers new life as a gift of grace.

Humanity was made for relationship with God, yet sin separates us from him and brings death. We cannot restore that relationship by our own effort.

God came near

God did not abandon us. Jesus Christ entered human life, faced temptation, lived without sin, and willingly gave his life for us. On the cross he carried our sin and judgment. He died, was buried, and rose again, defeating death.

Grace is received, not earned

Salvation is God's gift. We respond by turning toward God, trusting Jesus, and confessing him as Lord. We do not become acceptable through perfect performance; we receive what Christ has accomplished by grace through faith.

A new life begins

In Christ, guilt no longer has the final word. God gives a new identity, the presence of the Holy Spirit, and a life that grows in love, truth, holiness, and hope.

Your next step

Speak honestly with God. Trust Jesus and ask him to lead your life. Begin reading one of the Gospels, pray, and seek a faithful local church where Scripture is taught and believers can walk with you.

Scripture foundations

Read it in the Bible

Translation noted with each passage

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 3:23 · NKJV
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23 · NKJV
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: 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 15:3–4 · NKJV
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Ephesians 2:8–9 · NKJV
that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Romans 10:9–10 · NKJV
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17 · NKJV

Receiving life is the beginning

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