gospel west (gospel tract)
TRANSCRIPT
This Is
Easter Unashamed
The Good News
But your iniquities have separated you from
your God; your sins have hidden His face from
you, so that He will not hear.
-Isaiah 59:2
So God created mankind in his own image
in the image of God He created them; male
and female He created them.
-Genesis 1:27
God is a just judge, and God is
angry with the wicked every day. If
He does not turn back, He will
sharpen His sword; He bends His
bow and makes it ready.
-Psalm 7:11-12
For all have sinned and fall short of
the glory of God
-Romans 3:23
In this the love of God was manifested
toward us, that God has sent His only
begotten Son into the world, that we
might live through Him. In this is love,
not that we loved God, but that He
loved us and sent His Son to be the
propitiation for our sins.
-1John 4:9-10
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that
your sins may be wiped out, that times
of refreshing may come from the Lord.
-Acts 3:19
For God so loved the world that He
gave His one and only Son, that
whoever believes in Him shall not
perish but have eternal life
-John 3:16
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a
new creation; old things have passed
away; behold, all things have become
new.
-2 Corinthians 5:17
A true Christian is a new creation and
will live a life that reflects Gods radical
work of re-creation in his or her life
The Good News
The reason we are all on this planet is because God
wanted to start a family of people who loved Him
and loved one another. He could have just created
robots who already loved Him and would do
whatever He said. But this is not love. So He created
us in His image and gave us the free will to choose
Him or to choose to live without Him. Because of this
free will and because He loves us He gave us ten
laws that we had to follow. Any rational person
knows that all laws must have consequences or they
will not be paid attention to. The consequence that
God gave was that whoever turned away and
disregarded his laws had to give back the life that He
had given them. The consequence is death. This is
not a harsh penalty when you think about it, because
if it were not for God, we would not have life. The
Bible says that we have all turned away and broken
God’s laws.
Have you turned your back on God and broken His
laws? Lets take a look at a couple of them and see:
How many lies have you told in your life? What do
you call someone who tells lies? Have you ever
stolen anything even if it was small? What do you
call someone who steals something? Have you ever
used God’s name in vain? That’s called blasphemy.
Jesus said that if you look at someone with lust other
than your husband or wife, you have committed
adultery in your heart. Have you ever done that?
Jesus also said that if you are angry with someone
else you have committed murder in your heart. One
day we will all face God and have to give an account
for the things that we did with the life He gave us.
Based on the five laws we looked at, will you be
innocent or guilty when you stand in God’s court?
You may be thinking you will just say sorry. But think
about how that would work out in an earthly
courtroom. Should a judge let someone who broke
the law go free just because he said he was sorry? If
a judge did that, he would be unjust and corrupt and
get fired. How more just and perfect is God than an
earthly judge? The truth is that no one has kept His
laws and that we are all guilty. This is the eternal
problem, God has to be just and give us the
consequence for breaking His laws: death and
separation from His presence in Hell. All of us.
Because He is Good. But He loves us even though we
turn our backs and mess up. We are His children. So
what can God do? How can he not be corrupt but sill
overlook our breaking of His law?
For God so loved the world…
A little over 2,000 years ago, God visited His creation
in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. He followed all
the ten laws and lived the perfect life that we
couldn’t. And He took the consequence that we
deserved. In our place. So that God could legally
dismiss our case. So that we could be lawfully
adopted into His family and live with Him forever. So
that we never have to die. You see, God raised
himself from the grave to show us that the penalty
of death no longer exists to those who choose Him.
But even after all this, true love comes from free will
and choice. If we want to be made right with God
and be innocent in His eyes, we have to accept what
He has done for us. Sadly, after all God has done to
restore us, there are those who still turn their backs
on Him and mock what He has done. The Bible says
that we have to turn away from the way we are
living, trust in what Jesus has done, and make Him
the Lord of our lives. When we do this, the Bible says
that we will be born again and He will give us a new
heart and new desires. We will be a brand new
creation and the very Spirit of God will live within us.
You see, living a life without God leaves us with an
emptiness deep inside and we spend our whole lives
trying to fill it up. We fill it with hobbies, jobs,
money, alcohol, partying, family, etc…But we can
only fill it up temporarily before we start feeling
empty again. Living a life without God destroys
individuals, families, and marriages. That emptiness
can only be truly filled by our creator. You see, we
can come from death to life right now. Christ can
heal you and your family. Jesus said, “Behold, I make
all things new.” Religion can’t save you. Your family
traditions can’t save you. Being a Baptist, Lutheran,
Methodist, Catholic, Non-denominational, etc… can’t
save you. Only Jesus and Him alone!
One day we will all stand before our creator in the
court of all courts. Will you be innocent and
adopted? Or will you be guilty?
In the stillness of your heart, just pray to Him.
Repent and believe on the Lord Jesus and you will be
saved.
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