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Jesus Christ is God come in the flesh; he died to pay for our
sins; he was resurrected; now he is exalted in Heaven; he
calls us to believe in him and so receive forgiveness of sins.
This is the good news. There is nothing to join, no system to
climb – just a person to receive and, in him eternal life.
The Holy Spirit convicts the world of guilt in regard to sin, and
righeousness and judgment.
What are the changes that have taken place since you
received Christ?
“What is the message of the gospel? Here’s what I
understand the good news to be: the good news is that the
one and only God, who is holy, made us in his image to know
him. But we sinned and cut ourselves off from him. In His
great love, God became a man in Jesus, lived a perfect life,
and died on the cross, thus fulfilling the law himself and taking
on himself the punishment for our sins of all those who would
ever turn and trust in him. In his great love, God became a
man in Jesus, lived a perfect life, and died on the cross, thus
fulfilling the law himself and taking on himself the punishment
for the sins of all those who would ever turn and trust in him.
He rose again from the dead, showing that God accepted
God’s sacrifice and that God’s wrath against us had been
exhausted. He now calls us to repent of our sins and to trust
in Christ, we are born again into a new life and eternal life
with God. “ Mark Devers, Pastor of Capital Hill Baptist Church
in Washington, DC
NOW THAT IS THE CHURCH ALIVE AND WELL!
What are the sins of a dying church? Essential church?
Doctrine dilution
Failure to be Relevant