The Message and the Candy

Are You Saved
"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 problem is: Man is sinful and separated from God. Thus he cannot know and experience God's love and plan for his life. Man was created to have fellowship with God; but, because of his stubborn self-will, he chose to go his own independent way, and fellowship with God was broken. This self-will, characterized by an attitude of active rebellion or passive indifference, is an evidence of what the Bible calls sin.

The result of this sin, if not dealt with, is eternal damnation. "For the wages of sin is death, but

the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." [Romans 6:23]

However, this is not God's perfect plan for you because He loves you and does not want you eternally separated from Him. "He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." [2 Peter 3:9]


Man however is continually trying to reach God and the abundant life through his own efforts, such as a good life, philosophy or religion. But, all man's efforts do not bridge the gulf that separates a holy God and sinful man.

Jesus Christ is the Answer! Jesus Christ is God's ONLY provision for man's sin. Through Him you can know and experience God's love and plan for your life. God has bridged the gulf which separates us from Him by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross in our place to pay the penalty for our sins.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. [Romans 5:8]

We must individually receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; then we can know and experience God's love and plan for our lives.

Receiving Christ involves turning to God from self (repentance) and trusting Christ to come into our lives to forgive our sins and to make us the kind of people He wants us to be. Just to agree intellectually that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He died on the cross for our sins in not enough. Nor is it enough to have an emotional experience. We receive Jesus Christ by faith, as an act of the will.