What God Wants YOU To Know

1 Introduction

Welcome, I’m one of the children of God, and I’m here to share with you, about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.  Now Jesus has many titles including, “the Son of Man”, and “the Messiah”.  Jesus Christ lives in Heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Lord God Almighty.  Let’s take a few steps back, for a moment.  God, through “the Word”, created the heavens and the earth, and everything in them, including man.  Who is “the Word” you ask, well Jesus Christ is the Word.  So you see, Jesus Christ created the heavens, the earth, everything in them, including you and me.  We were created, in God’s image, and to be companions of God.  We also were given “free will”, which basically means, we have the “freedom of choice”.  The Word came to earth, taking human form, emptying Himself of Godly powers, to live a sinless “mortal life”, and to give that life freely to shed His blood for all of man’s sin.  That’s right, for all of man’s sin, every single one.  God gave Him the name, “Jesus”, the “Christ”, this is why we use the name, “Jesus Christ”, He is “the Promised Messiah”, which was spoken of in the Old Testament.

2 Sin > God’s Presence

Now, sin entered the world, through Adam and Eve, many years ago, which set into motion, things that had to come to pass.  When sin entered the world, it placed a barrier between God and man.  God is perfect, and cannot have sin in His Presence, therefore we had no way to be with God.  Now the Good News, God and Jesus wanted us to be in Their Presence, so They thought of a way for us to be able to return to them.

3 God Requires A Blood Sacrifice

God requires a “blood sacrifice” for “the remission of sin”, i.e. “the cleansing of sin”.  Jesus Christ was perfect in every way, meaning though He was tempted by sin, in every possible way He still committed no sin.  He knew His purpose on earth, His mortal life was to be given freely, as a blood sacrifice, for the sins of mankind.  By this gesture His sacrifice, men and women would have the opportunity to return to God’s presence, just what we were created for.

4 Jesus Christ’s Life

Now while Jesus Christ was living His mortal life, He spent His days, telling everyone, why He was here, and what His purpose in (His mortal) life was, etc.  Knowing full well, that many would not listen, hear, understand, or accept what He was telling them.  He had many “followers”, but He chose 12 men to be His disciples.  These men’s task would be to share what they witnessed, while walking with Jesus, with the rest of the world.  Jesus told them that His purpose, was to share with man “the free gift of salvation”, meaning how we could all, still be able to return into God’s presence.  Jesus shared with them that He would die upon the cross, but after 3 days, God would raise Him from the dead (the grave) alive, and that after 40 days, He would ascend into heaven, alive to sit at the right hand of God.  It is because of this, that Man (men and women), would have the opportunity, to return into God’s presence. 

5 Jesus Christ’s Typical Day

Jesus Christ’s typical day was to walk around telling people why He was here, that through Him, sinful men (and women) still had the opportunity to return into God’s presence, even though no one deserves it.  That He was the Son of God, the Son of Man, the Messiah, the Christ, the King of Kings, etc.  Now, during His “walk” He also performed “miracles” that only He would or could do.  Jesus knew people would not believe Him by His words alone they needed “visual proof” unfortunately.  So look at it this way, He spent His days performing “good deeds” of healing, giving food and drink, casting out demons, raising people from the dead, etc.

6 What Do We Need To Do

In order to do that, we have to accept that Jesus Christ is the Son of God that He died upon the cross, as a (death) payment for our sins, that God raised Him from the grave after 3 days, and that He ascended into heaven alive, where He sits today, at the right hand of God.  This is what it means to “accept God’s free gift of salvation”.  By admitting that we believe (have faith that it’s true), that we admit we are all sinners, and therefore will never have “the right to enter into God’s presence”, but by Jesus Christ dying on the cross (in place of each of us), the shedding of His blood (a blood sacrifice was made), our sins may be forgiven, and we will have the opportunity to return into God’s presence when our mortal life’s end.

7 Our Soul/Spirit

Man is not simply flesh and bone, but we also have a “soul”, a “spirit” if you will.  This soul/spirit of ours will live for eternity, well beyond our flesh and bone, mortal body.  So, when our mortal body dies, our soul/spirit will live on outside of this mortal body, so the question becomes, where will that be?  God has told us, there are only two places, “in God’s presence” and “away from God’s presence”.  “In God’s presence” is referred to as heaven (i.e. a new heaven and a new earth), while “away from God’s presence” is referred to as Hades or hell (the lake of fire), where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, forever torment.  God also tells us, that if we “accept His free gift of salvation” we can enter into His presence and spend eternity, walking with God and Jesus (in a new heaven, new earth, New Jerusalem).

8 I Am A Child Of God

I have accepted “God’s free gift of salvation” and in doing so, have earned the right to be called one of “the children of God”.  Which means I’m a believer in Jesus Christ, who He is, what He did, and where He lives today?  That by accepting this free gift Jesus Christ, through the (Helper) Holy Spirit, who has come to reside within me.  That Jesus is with me, always, and will give me, the words to say that you might hear, understand, and believe yourself.  That’s why I’m here today, to tell you that Jesus Christ truly is “The Way, The Truth, and The Life” that no one gets to the Father accept through Him.  That Jesus Christ is alive, and sits at the right hand of God.  They sent the Helper, the Holy Spirit, to be our Guide and Counselor.  That once we accept God’s free gift of salvation, we become “children of God”, and therefore must strive to be more like Jesus and God each and every day.  We should be striving to be as sin free as humanly possible.  To show God’s love, mercy, and saving grace, with everyone we meet.  We want everyone, to accept God’s free gift of salvation to be children of God and to earn the right to be in God’s presence one day.  That our existence on earth is to serve the Lord God Almighty, that He is our first priority, that we love Him with all our heart, mind, body, and soul (spirit) and we shall do whatever He asks, period.  Even if that means getting out of our “comfort zone” to do it.

9 Quick Summation

In this brief description we have discussed the purpose of Jesus Christ’s entire mortal life existence.  But that’s just the beginning.  When we accept “God’s free gift of salvation”, we earn the right to be called “children of God”, and like His disciples, we are now tasked with sharing this knowledge, with the mortal world.  You see, after Jesus Christ ascended into heaven, His remaining 11 disciples were tasked with telling everyone on earth His message.  To tell everyone about “God’s free gift of salvation”, to “baptize them, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit”.  Which means they helped others earn the right to be called “children of God”, which in turn, made more disciples (followers) of Jesus Christ and so on.  Now, this may sound simplistic and it is, in a way.  “children of God”, have the obligation to be more like Jesus Christ (and God for that matter), and less like the rest of mortal men.  Meaning we are to show God’s love, mercy, forgiveness, etc. to everyone, including our enemies (people seeking to do us harm).  We are to be “Jesus Light upon the world”.  To walk, from town to town, sharing the “Good News” of “God’s free gift of salvation”, with every single person we encounter.  To show His same love, mercy, and saving grace.

10 Our Task

So you see my task, just as it is for every person who accepts God’s free gift of salvation, and become “children of God” is to share with you about Jesus Christ, and our Lord God Almighty.  How much God loves you, how much Jesus Christ loves you, and how They want you to listen, understand, believe, and have faith, that God’s Word, the Holy Bible, is absolutely and completely true.  It is God given to tell us what we need to know, in order to accept this free gift, take our place as children of God, by believing, having faith, through the Holy Spirit, with Jesus Christ living within us, we can share this information with you.  We are to share it with you, in the same way; Jesus Christ shared it with His disciples and followers.  The same way His disciples shared it, by mouth and written word, with people who were willing to listen to them.  The same way the Holy Bible, has been shared with us (men & women) throughout the centuries.  Since we serve the Lord God Almighty, and His Son Jesus Christ, we each should have a “burning desire” to share this knowledge with every one we meet.  After all, we all have families and friends; we want all of them, to be in God’s presence one day, right?  Well, what if no one shares this knowledge with them, if we don’t who will?  We believers should not concern ourselves with earthly treasures (homes, cars, computers, televisions, etc.); when our mortal life’s end, we cannot take any of it with us.  By serving the Lord God Almighty, doing God’s good works (tasks that He created specifically for us to perform), we earn “treasures in Heaven”.  These “good works” do not help us return into the presence of the Lord God Almighty.  We must accept “God’s free gift of salvation”, then we shall have the God given desire to perform “God’s good works”, to please Him.

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