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Why Jesus?
Welcome Home
‘Welcome home!’ What a pleasant phrase to hear. Have you ever wanted to go home, even when you were home? Home where you are adored without ever seeking it and where you are always greeted with love? Jesus tells us that He will bring us home - home of our Heavenly Father. He said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6)
Jesus is The Way
It’s not about how fast we move, but rather about which direction we follow - our speed, even if we were fast enough to be in 1st place, would not matter if we took the wrong route. When we take the wrong direction, we may be left with sighs and regrets towards the end of our lives. But Jesus is the way; the way to our heavenly home with the Father. The way to true happiness.
Jesus is The Truth
Truth sets us free. When things don’t seem to make sense, we grow uneasy. Lies and deception make us anxious. But Jesus is the truth! He in His truthfulness corrects all injustices of the world and proclaims righteousness in His presence. Only in His truth we are able to experience true peace, rest, and freedom. A feeling similar to those you can feel when you’re at home.
Jesus is Life
He allows us to live and prosper. Frankly, as human beings, we are all walking down a path towards death, even though no one wants to admit and embrace it. And when we live, we do not just live, but we try to live to our “fullest”, though it means nothing at the face of death. How ironic! Jesus, however, can lead us to a life of true fulfillment and prosperity. Through Jesus’ death on the cross, he defeated death and resurrected. He has turned death from an end to merely a means to an end, which is a life with the Father in Heaven.
Your Thoughts?
How do you feel after hearing this good news about Jesus? Is it difficult to believe? Does it seem too good to be true? The bible says that this news is a gift - “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). The fact that believing in Christ leads to salvation is not a formula, but a news! Not a contract, but a gift. Do you wish to be welcomed in this beautiful home and meet the beautiful Savior? To us our Father says, “Welcome Home!”
Great News
More about how Jesus has saved us from sin and is taking us home to be with God!
I’m from God
God who created our world at the beginning of time also created me in His abounding love. He is my Father.
I Was Found
Jesus rose from the dead after 3 days and found me in the midst of my desolation. He recovered and restored my relationship with the Holy God.
I Was Lost
As sin infiltrated our world, I left my Father’s home and was lost, hurt, and in great pain.
Now I’m Home
Believing in Christ means being free from the distractions of sin and living in joy as a child of God in his heavenly home.
Jesus Died for My Sin
Jesus Christ, the Son, came to our world as a human and died on the cross to atone for my sins.
Creation
Fall
Redemption
New Creation
4 Themes
Reformed believers summarize this biblical story in four major chapters.
Creation
In the beginning God created a world where everything was in perfect harmony. Relations between God and humans and the creation were good and whole.
Fall
Through pride, humans were enticed by Satan into rebelling against God. Their disobedient act opened the door for the “sin virus” to enter the world. This virus contaminates everything: no person, no creature, no institution, no relationship or individual action is free from the totality of this contamination. The results of sin are evident in such things as greed, violence, and oppression as well as pollution, sickness, death, and weeds. The most devastating effect of sin is alienation from God. Still, sin cannot obliterate the “image of God” in us that longs for God and for wholeness.
Redemption
But God did not allow sin have the last word in this story. Because of his great love for humans and for the whole creation, God set out to redeem the world from its sinful condition. God called Abraham and Sarah and their descendants, the people of Israel, to be his partners in blessing the whole world. Finally, he sent his only Son, Jesus the Messiah, to live a fully human life and then die, thus paying the price for humanity’s sinful actions. But death could not defeat Jesus. God raised him from the dead to show that he had conquered sin and death. Now God’s kingdom is growing and spreading in this world, and Christians are part of that great work.
New Creation
One day, Jesus is coming back again to extend God’s reign on earth completely. He will do away with any traces of sin and its effects. There will be no more sickness, no more suffering, no more alienation from God, no more death. Evil will be eradicated. God himself will dwell with humans and all creation will be fully restored. Praise God!
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