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(...saves from what?)
Jesus is the most important figure
in all of human history. He is God in flesh (John
1:1,14; Col.
2:9), physically risen from the dead, Lord (Luke
24:34; John
2:19-21) and Savior (Acts
5:30-32). He came to die for sinners (Rom.
5:8) to deliver people from the righteous wrath
of God upon us.
Are you a sinner?
I ask you, are you a sinner? Have
you ever lied, stolen, lusted, coveted, or been angry with
someone unjustly? If so, then you have broken the Law of
God. God has said "You shall not steal; You shall not
lie; You shall have no other gods before Me; You shall not
murder, etc.," (Exodus
20). He has given the standard of righteousness
and if you have broken any of God's commandments then you
have fallen short of that standard and are under the inevitable
judgment of God. When you die, you will face Him and on
the Day of Judgment He will punish all sinners.
This is the message of God's word
-- that Jesus came to die for sinners and to save them from
the wrath to come.
Jesus is the One you need. He alone.
Not your works (Rom.
3:10-12; Isaiah
64:6). Not your sincerity. Not your goodness.
You have nothing to offer God except your sinfulness. It
is only by the love and grace of God found in Jesus and
His sacrifice that you can be delivered from the righteous
wrath of God upon all who have broken His law. Jesus saves
you from God.
God's wrath on the Day of Judgment is upon
sinners
On the Day of Judgment God will
judge all people for their sins against Him. He will judge
all who have lied, stolen, cheated, lusted, dishonored their
parents, etc. He will do this because He is holy and righteous.
God must punish the sinner. God cannot and will not ignore
the person who has broken His righteous law. The Law is
a reflection of the character of God. Therefore, to break
God's law is to offend God and deny the holiness of His
character. He will be vindicated. He will judge.
The Bible says that all have sinned
and fallen short of the glory of God (Rom.
3:23). That means that your sins have caused
a separation between you and God (Isaiah
59:2) and the result is death (Rom.
6:23) and wrath (Eph.
2:3). The only way to be saved from the wrath
of God, is to be saved from it by faith in Christ (Eph.
2:8-9; Rom.
5:1). You must trust in what Jesus did on the
cross to forgive you of your sins and not trust anything
else, not even your own sincerity or works. It is Jesus
and only Jesus who can turn away the righteous judgment
of God upon the sinner.
The Gospel
The gospel is that Jesus died
for sinners on the cross, was buried, and rose from the
dead (1
Cor. 15:1-4). His death was a sacrifice that
turns away the wrath of God (1
John 2:2). This is the only way to be saved.
Jesus is the one who died for the
sins of the world (1
John 2:2). He is the only way to God the Father
(John
14:6). He alone reveals God (Matt.
11:27). He has all authority in heaven and earth
(Matt.
28:18). It is only through Him that you can be
saved from God's wrath (Eph.
2:3). He can forgive you of your sin (Luke
5:20; Matt.
9:2). He can remove the guilt that is upon your
soul. Jesus can set you free from the bondage of sin that
blinds your eyes, weakens your soul, and brings you to despair.
He can do this because He bore sin in His body on the cross
(1
Peter. 2:24) that those who trust in Him would
be saved.
If you are not a Christian, and
want to be delivered from the righteous judgment of God
upon you due to your sin against Him, then come to the One
who died for the sins of the world. Come to the One who
died for sinners (Matt.
11:28). Turn from your sins. Believe and trust
in Jesus. Receive Jesus, who is God in flesh, who died and
rose from the dead (1
Cor. 15:1-4) as your Lord and Savior. Ask Jesus
to forgive you of your sins. Receive Christ (John
1:12). Only He can wash you clean from your sins
and only Jesus can deliver you from the righteous judgment
of a holy and infinite God. Pray to Jesus. Seek Him. Ask
Him to save you.
He will (Romans
10:9-13).
We would like to note, that the Jesus
of Mormonism (the brother of the devil), the Jesus of the
Jehovah's Witnesses (an angel made into a man), the Jesus
of the New Age (a man in tune with the divine consciousness),
etc., cannot save you from your sins. Faith is only as good
as who you put it in. Only the Jesus of the Bible can do
that. Jesus is God in flesh, the creator.
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