how to have a relationship with god the central message of the christian bible

How to Have a Relationship

with GodThe Central Message

of the Christian Bible

GUILTY

NOT GUILTY

Paul’s Letter to the Romans 3:23

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

Isaiah 59:2

Your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.

Romans 6:23

The wages of sin isdeath. (“hell”)(complete separation from God)

Matthew 7:21-23

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven…many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me…’

DeathHell

Isaiah 64:6

We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment…

GUILTY

NOT GUILTY

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

Jesus Born of a Virgin

(Miracle Child) Lived a Perfect Life Performs Miracles Dies For Our Sin Rose from Death

2 Corinthians 5:21

God made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we would be restored to a right relationship with God.

GUILTY

Me

Jesus

INNOCENT

Jesus

Me

John 5:24

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.

John 11:25-26

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.

Do you believe this?”

Example Prayer .

God, I believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross to save me from sin and restore me to a relationship with God now and in heaven.

Because of what Jesus has done, I ask You to forgive me of my sin and restore me to You. I want a relationship with You. I want to trust Jesus as my Savior and follow Him.

Ephesians 2:8-9

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of good deeds, so that no one can boast.

John 17:7,14

I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send Him to you. When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth…for He will take what is Mine and declare it to you.