In Perspective

You never know when you’ll get another chance to speak with someone about Christ, so prayerfully make sure you share the Gospel message rightly, truthfully, and simply. Here are the essentials you need to cover. God’s Love for Everyone The Bible says that God loves the world—He loves everyone. His love is for each one of His creation, and He longs to be in fellowship with us. (John 3:16) Our Sin Problem But we all have a sin problem. “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) Sin separates us from God’s love and access to Him. Because God is perfect and holy, He cannot fellowship where there is sin. Where there is sin, there will be a life without God and an eternity apart from Him. Since heaven is where God dwells, the Bible calls that eternal separation hell—and it is real. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23) We Need Jesus We are helpless, born with a sin nature, and we cannot save o...