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SIN is the PROBLEM!
All have sinned. Romans 3:23
There is none that doeth good, no, not one. Romans 3:12
GOOD NEWS: Jesus Came to Save Sinners
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Timothy 1:15
BAD NEWS: We Deserve to Die
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. Ezekiel 18:4
The wages of sin is death. Romans 6:23
GOOD NEWS: Jesus Christ Died for Us
Christ died for our sins … was buried, and … rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
BAD NEWS: We Cannot Earn Salvation
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us. Titus 3:5
GOOD NEWS: God Gives Salvation
By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9
BAD NEWS: We Are Condemned
This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. John 3:19
GOOD NEWS: Jesus Frees From Condemnation
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1
BAD NEWS: We Deserve Eternal Punishment
Whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Revelation 20:15
GOOD NEWS: God Offers Eternal Life
God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
BAD NEWS: We Cannot Find the Way Alone
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. Proverbs 16:25
GOOD NEWS: Jesus is the Way
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me. John 14:6
THE ULTIMATE BAD NEWS:
He that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. John 3:36b
THE ULTIMATE GOOD NEWS:
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life. John 3:36a
Will you act on the good news today?
Jesus said, “Repent ye, and believe the gospel” (Mark 1:15). The word gospel simply means good news. So He urges you to repent (to turn toward God, acknowledging that you are a lost and guilty sinner) and believe (put your complete trust in) the good news that Jesus died in your place and rose again to offer you eternal life.
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:31).
Jesus is the Answer!
