JESUS
THE GOSPEL
God created us and we are accountable to him. God is loving and merciful, but also just and holy.
Man was created in the image of God to glorify, know, love, serve and enjoy him. Humans have all rebelled against our Creator by our sin in thought, word, and deed.
Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, is the only one who can save us from the punishment we deserve from God for our sin. Our good works cannot earn us salvation; only through faith in Jesus can we receive his righteousness as a free and unmerited gift of grace.
Response- to receive the promises of the gospel, we must respond with repentance and faith in Jesus. Our response to the gospel should be a total u-turn; away from a life of rebellion against God and towards reliance on Jesus to save us and total submission to our Savior.