The Gospel

Quick survey. Have you ever stolen? Even some candy as a child counts. Have you ever lied? If so, you've broken one of the 10 Commandments and have sinned.
Sin seperates us from God. Our souls are eternal and our sin will seperate our souls from God for all eternity (i.e. it will put us in hell). But God was offered us a way out of hell through His son Jesus Christ.
Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
All you must do is accept the Gift to spend eterniity in Heaven with God.
Rom 10:9 Because if you confess the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.
'Confess the Lord Jesus' means tell someone else you believe Jesus is Lord. 'Believe in your heart', notice it doesn't say intellectually accept it, even Satan does that. 'Be saved' means saved from hell.
And that's it. Not too tough, eh?

I think that hardest thing about Christianity for people to overcome is that it's so simple.

Now you've heard.
DF

Originally posted by DragonFriend
Quick survey. Have you ever stolen? Even some candy as a child counts. Have you ever lied? If so, you've broken one of the 10 Commandments and have sinned.
Sin seperates us from God. Our souls are eternal and our sin will seperate our souls from God for all eternity (i.e. it will put us in hell). But God was offered us a way out of hell through His son ...[text shortened]... Christianity for people to overcome is that it's so simple.

Now you've heard.
DF

Pardon me while I barf.

Originally posted by DragonFriend
Quick survey. Have you ever stolen? Even some candy as a child counts. Have you ever lied? If so, you've broken one of the 10 Commandments and have sinned.
Sin seperates us from God. Our souls are eternal and our sin will seperate our souls from God for all eternity (i.e. it will put us in hell). But God was offered us a way out of hell through His son Christianity for people to overcome is that it's so simple.

Now you've heard.
DF

I don't understand why god would sacrifice himself to save us?


Could someone explain that to me in biblical terms?


Edit: I have dozens of questions, but this will do for now.

Someone's been visiting The Way of the Master.

Originally posted by David C
Someone's been visiting The Way of the Master.

I knew I had heard that somewhere before! Kirk Cameron. What a douche.

Originally posted by DragonFriend
Quick survey. Have you ever stolen? Even some candy as a child counts. Have you ever lied? If so, you've broken one of the 10 Commandments and have sinned.
Sin seperates us from God. Our souls are eternal and our sin will seperate our souls from God for all eternity (i.e. it will put us in hell). But God was offered us a way out of hell through His son Christianity for people to overcome is that it's so simple.

Now you've heard.
DF

That's Paul talking.

(Or Kirk Cameron, as DavidC points out).
EDIT: telerion pointed that out, too. Dang, I'm slow.

Originally posted by DragonFriend
Quick survey. Have you ever stolen? Even some candy as a child counts. Have you ever lied? If so, you've broken one of the 10 Commandments and have sinned.
Sin seperates us from God. Our souls are eternal and our sin will seperate our souls from God for all eternity (i.e. it will put us in hell). But God was offered us a way out of hell through His son ...[text shortened]... Christianity for people to overcome is that it's so simple.

Now you've heard.
DF

Why should I care about being separated from God? I'm liking it so far.

Originally posted by bbarr
Why should I care about being separated from God? I'm liking it so far.

And how many degrees of separation from God are required until you see your own face? 😀

Originally posted by Tetsujin
I don't understand why god would sacrifice himself to save us?


Could someone explain that to me in biblical terms?


Edit: I have dozens of questions, but this will do for now.

Join an Alpha Group.

Originally posted by LemonJello
That's Paul talking.

(Or Kirk Cameron, as DavidC points out).
EDIT: telerion pointed that out, too. Dang, I'm slow.

I know you were slow, lol.

Originally posted by bbarr
Why should I care about being separated from God? I'm liking it so far.

It's only meant for people who care.

Originally posted by Halitose
It's only meant for people who care.

Why should anybody care?

Originally posted by Tetsujin
I don't understand why god would sacrifice himself to save us?


Could someone explain that to me in biblical terms?


Edit: I have dozens of questions, but this will do for now.

Short version. The old free-will argument: man chooses separation from God by disobeying His moral law. By our own free will, we are therefore separated from God. In His love, God fulfilled his own atonement requirements, because no-one else qualified.

Originally posted by RBHILL
I know you were slow, lol.

Better slow than bigoted (I always say).

Originally posted by Halitose
It's only meant for people who care.

To what is 'it' referring? And 'care' about what?