Six Crucial Truths
1. God created us for his glory
2. It is the duty of every person to live for the glory of God
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31
3. Man failed to glorify God by choosing to disobey him
“When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.” Genesis 3:6-7
“Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned.” ….. “Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam…” Romans 5:12, 14a
4. The punishment for sin is eternal condemnation
“The wages of sin is death.” Romans 6:23
“They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power.” 1 Thessalonians 1:9
Jesus often warned that there would be “weeping and gnashing of teeth” (Matthew 8:12; 22:13; 24:51; 25:30).
“It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.” Matthew 18:9
Everlasting
“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” Matthew 25:41, 46
“And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night.” Revelation 14:11
5. Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners
“Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” 1 Timothy 1:15
“[Jesus] was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.” Romans 4:25
If the most terrifying news in the world is that we have fallen under the condemnation of our Creator and that he is bound by his own righteous character to preserve the worth of his glory by pouring out his wrath on our sin, then the best news in all the world (the gospel) is that God has decreed a way of salvation which also upholds the worth of his glory. He has given his Son to die for sinners and to conquer their death by his own resurrection.
“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” 2 Corinthians 5:21
“God [sent] his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man.” Romans 8:3
6. Turn from your sin and trust the Savior
Not everyone is saved from God’s wrath just because Christ died for sinners. There is a condition we must meet in order to be saved. The condition is repentance of our sins (a turning from them), and trust in Jesus Christ for forgiveness and eternal life. Conversion is really two things: repentance (turning from sin and unbelief) and faith (trusting in Christ alone for salvation). They are really two sides of the same coin.
“Repent, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out.” Acts 3:19
“Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved.” Acts 16:31