_____________________________________________________________________________ 1) God/man --------------------------------------------------> Eternal Life In the beginning, there was God; and God made man to have a relationship with Him, and they were to live forever together. Because God loved man, He gave him a free will..... _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) God/ |X|--------------------------------------------------> Eternal Life |X| |x|SINSINSIN SINSINSIN SIN SINSINSI|X|NSINSINSINSINSINSIN SINSINSINSINSINSIN SINSINSINSIN SINSINSI/X/N SINSINSIN SIN SINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSIN /X/ SINSIN SINSIN SINSINSINSIN |X| SINSINSIN \X\ \X\ |X| |X| /X/ /X/ /MM\ (@||@) \||/ \/ | /\ man But man chose to disobey God and to do things his own way, because of this, man was cast away from God, and SIN (disobedience to God) became a barrier that prevented man from coming close to the Holy God. No longer could man enjoy the close and joyful relationship he once had with God. _____________________________________________________________________________ 3) God --------------------------------------------------> Eternal Life SINSINSIN SINSINSIN SIN SINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSIN SINSINSINSINSINSIN SINSINSINSIN SINSINSINSIN SINSINSIN SIN SINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSIN SINSIN SINSIN SINSINSINSIN SINSINSIN man --------------------------------------------------> Eternal Death Therefore he chose to live his life without God, and because God is the source of all life, man's way was leading him to eternal death. ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) God --------------------------------------------------> Eternal Life SINSINSIN SINSINSIN SIN SINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSIN SINSINSINSINSINSIN SINSINSINSIN SINSINSINSIN SINSINSIN SIN SINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSIN SINSIN SINSIN SINSINSINSIN SINSINSIN DGW HR ^ OR ^ | ^ | | | | | man --|--|--|----------------------------------------> Eternal Death Because men need God, they try in many different ways to restore their relationship with God. They try other religions, human relationships, or doing good works. None of man's efforts can get to God - we are still separated from Him by our sin. ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) God -------------------V------------------------------> Eternal Life | SINSINSIN | SIN SINSINSINSINSINSINSINSIN|------ SINSINSINSINSINSIN SINSINSINSIN SINSINSINSIN SINSI| SIN SINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSIN |------ SINSIN SINSINSINSIN | | | | | | | | man -------------------+-----------------------------> Eternal Death Because God loves us so much He was not willing to see us die, even though we deserve it. So God did the most amazing miracle, something only God could have thought of. He sent His one and only Son Jesus Christ to become a man, like us. Jesus, who had no sin, died on a cross for our sins. He has made the way for us to return to God. On the third day after He was buried, He rose from the dead, and has returned to Heaven and is now Lord over everything that exists. He commands now that all men turn away from our sin and learn to obey Him completely. If we give our life to Him, we will have eternal life. _______________________________________________________________________________ 6) God -------------------V------------------------------> Eternal Life | SINSINSIN | SIN SINSINSINSINSINSINSINSIN|------ SINSINSINSINSINSIN SINSINSINSIN SINSINSINSIN SINSI| SIN SINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSIN |-----| SINSIN SINSINSINSIN | | | | | | ? | ^ | | | | man -------------------+>----X ---> ? ----------------> Eternal Death There was a time in my life (marked by X) where I had to decide - whether to continue living life my way (toward death), or accept God's gift and have eternal life with Him. I had to stop pretending that I didn't need God; I had to accept the truth and submit to God, who is greater than I. "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble." (1 Peter chapter 5 verse 5) _______________________________________________________________________________ 7) God -------------------V-----^>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Eternal Life V ^ SINSINSIN | | SIN SINSINSINSINSINSINSINSIN|------ |-----|SINSINSINSIN SINSINSINSIN SINSINSINSIN SINSI| Jesus |NSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSINSIN |-----| |-----| SINSINSINSIN | | J| | o| | h| | n| | | | 3| | v16| | V | man -------------------V>>>>>|<<<<<<<----------------- Eternal Death I decided to make Jesus my Lord and Saviour, and Jesus removed my sin and provided me the way to get back to God. This is summarised by these words of the Bible : John chapter 3 verse 16 : "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, That whoever believes in Him, will not perish but have eternal life." Is there any reason for you not to accept for yourself what God has done??? _______________________________________________________________________________