When I read God's Word, the Bible, I get a picture of our Father God as a loving Father who is always seeking reconciliation with us, His creation. The story of the prodigal son is a good example of our relationship with our Father God.[Luke 15:20]
The message of God through the Bible is actually very simple and can be called “the gospel of good news”. It is apparent that God created us to have fellowship with Him and bring Him glory,honor and power.[Rev.4:11]. It seems clear that he wants to receive this for now on a volunteer basis.
Even His angels had the ability to make a choice, either to follow Lucifer in His rebellion or keep serving God. [Isa. 14:12] When He created us humans, He also gave us a choice. Either to obey or disobey Him. And of course we all know that Adam and Eve did not obey God's demand not to eat fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.[Gen2:17]
Our Father God does not want us like robots, without our own will and choice. As proof of our responding love for Him He is asking for obedience.[John15:14]. Because of the disobedience of Adam and Eve, the human race was and is alienated from God. Basically, all disobedience to God is ca
lled “sin”, which separates us=2
0from fellowship with our Father God. It is the sin of disobedience which separates the human race from fellowship with our creator. However, from the beginning of His creation God made a plan of reconciliation,which is already revealed in Rev. 3:15.
God's method of reconciliation is through His son Jesus Christ, whom He did send to earth in Human form to teach us and to suffer for our sins by death on the Cross. This in order so that we might believe in Him and be restored as children of God and have fellowship with Him for eternity
.[John3:16].
It seems impossible to shake of our sinful nature,because we are all born in sin. But when we accept Jesus and His suffering for our sins, a miracle happens. We become creatures who are born again with a new natur e and over whom sin does not have dominion any longer.[Rom.6:14 and 22].
God does this through the power of the Holy Spirit, whom He did send after Jesus went to heaven.
The Holy Spirit is also the one who brings us to repentance. He is God and His working agent here on earth. .He probably made you read this article, in order to understand the simple Gospel of Good News. . After we come to repentance, we as believers in Jesus Christ want to obey His commands. Then we will know that He created us to bring Him glory and Honor
One o
f the best ways to do that according to Jesus is to bear much fruit.[John15:8] Fruit bearing means multiplication of believers through being a witness.
Already in the beginning of His short ministry He refers to the Promise of the Father, which is the out poring of the Holy Spirit[John7:37/39]. He gave us as His disciples the great commission to make more disciples and baptize them.[Math.28:18/20 and Mark16:15/18].
Jesus did use His last words here on earth to tell us about receiving the Baptism with the Holy Spirit. This in order to an effective witness in all the world.
So here we have the simple gospel of Jesus Christ.. Did you repent from your sin and are you forgiven through the Blood of Jesus Christ? Do you read the Bible regularly? Are you a believer and bearing fruit so that others will believe ?
I Pray that you can answer these most important questions with a resounding “ Yes Lord “
Johannes G Weiss
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