What does it mean to be a Jesus Student?
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What is the gospel?
God made you.
Human beings are God’s great masterpiece. No other part of creation was made in the image of God (Ephesians, 2:10, Genesis 1:26-27)
The same God who created the universe made you as an individual. Each of us was made perfectly, intentionally, and with the purpose of being known and loved by our Creator. (Psalm 139:13-14, John 10:10))
We only know what love is because God introduced us to it first (John 15:13, 1 John 4:19
Because of this love, God has always had a plan for us and for the world.
Satan hates you.
Satan was a part of God’s creation, but by lying to them, he caused the first man and woman to choose to disobey God. This was the very first sin
Satan was banished from God for his rebellion and the harm he caused. He still uses the same tricks as he did then to try and destroy God’s masterpiece of humanity by keeping them away from Him.
This leads to spiritual, emotional, and eternal death in hell: this is the price of sin.
Satan always uses deceit and lies. He offers things that seem like they are good and will lead to freedom, which is why He is able to trick people into disobeying God.
Jesus is God's Plan to Save You.
God promised the very first people that He would make a way for them to return to Him.
Two thousand years ago, God sent His way: He sent His son, Jesus, to earth to be born as a baby. He grew into a man who never sinned and was killed in an excruciating way, which was God’s plan to pay for our sin.
The price of sin is death, and Jesus beat death by rising again by the power of God three days after he was killed.
The salvation offered by Jesus’ sacrifice is a free gift. The offer is this: he trades places with us. He paid for our sin so that we can have access to God again as our Father.
After Jesus died and rose again, all of his followers took the good news about salvation into all the world. This is how the church began and where Christianity started.
You get to choose.
When God made humanity, He offered them the gift of free will that comes with being made in His image. This means that your choices are powerful and have good or bad consequences.
A choice for love and friendship is more meaningful when it is made willingly than when it is forced. God wants you to choose His love, but he doesn’t force you to
Choosing God’s love through Jesus’ payment of your sin leads to freedom, which brings eternal life after death and close friendship with God in this world, like His plan from the beginning.
Satan lies about your choice by promising happiness and freedom if you choose to stay apart from God. While this may feel good at first, it will always lead to death.
The final choice: Accept the sacrifice of the death of God’s son to pay for your sin and accept the friendship and love of God, or continue in the lies and cycles that Satan uses to trap you and lie to you.