1. In the
beginning, God made the world, and he was delighted. Then he made Adam and Eve
and gave them a wonderful garden in which to live. The garden was called Eden.
Adam and Eve took care of the garden and walked with God. Life was good.
Genesis 1:31 And
God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.
2. But Satan, the
enemy of God, came into that good life and persuaded Adam and Eve to disobey
God. Their rebellion ruined everything.
Genesis 3:23
Therefore the Lord God sent them from the garden of Eden.
3. Because of their
rebellion, sin entered our world and was passed down from generation to
generation.
Genesis 6:5,6 And
God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth...and it repented the
Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
4. Because of sin
there is a chasm between us and God. Some of us try to get back to God by good
behavior or going to church. But we soon find out that nothing we do can make
us right with God.
Romans 3:23 For all
have sinned,
and come short of
the glory of God.
5. God never
stopped loving us. In his mercy, he sent his only Son, Jesus, to earth to bring
us back to God. Jesus died, taking the penalty of all our sins upon himself.
Then God raised Jesus from the grave.
John 3:16 For God
so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
6. By accepting
Jesus’ sacrifice on our behalf, we become right with God.
John 14:6 Jesus
saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the
Father, but by me.
Won’t you accept
Jesus? Ask him to come into your heart. It’s the only way back to the loving
arms of God.
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