Contents

1. What is Sin? 

2. Am I a sinner?

3. The Ten Commandments

4. Is there a God? How would you know?

5. What is a gospel?

1. What is Sin?

The Glory of God not honored.
The Holiness of God not reverenced.
The Greatness of God not admired.
The power of God not praised.
The Truth of God not sought.
The Wisdom of God not esteemed.
The Beauty of God not treasured.
The Goodness of God not savored.
The faithfulness of God not trusted.
The Commandments of God not obeyed.
The Justice of God not respected.
The Wrath of God not feared.
The Grace of God not cherished.
The presence of God not prized
The person of God not loved.
That is sin.

      - John Piper

As the original translations of the Bible define, "sin" means "to miss the mark." The mark, in this case, is the standard of perfection established by God and evidenced by Jesus.
The Apostle Paul says in Romans 3:23: "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." 

2. Am I a sinner?

Viewed in the light of the God's word and our answer the "What is sin?" yes we are all sinners in need of a Savior.

The Holy Bible says, in the book of Romans 3:23 that,

"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." 

3. The Ten Commandments

The tablets and monuments of “Ten Commandments” have been under fire in America by the courts and Atheist organizations. What are these Ten Commandments?

The Ten Commandments are ten primary laws God gave humans to follow and obey. 

The Ten Commandments can be found in a couple different places in the Bible: Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5 of the Old Testament. We will be referencing the Ten Commandments found in Exodus 20.

The first - Exodus 20:3: "You shall have no other gods before me." In Exodus 20:2, God states who He is and why He would permit no other gods before Him. He is the creator of life, and He brought the Israelites (our ancestors from whence creation started) out of a land of slavery. God does the same today through His Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus offers us deliverance from slavery, or bondage, to self-indulgent, self-destructive behavior (sin). Those who freely choose Jesus find real life here and eternal life with Him.

The second - Exodus 20:4-6: "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments." God, who is all wise and all knowing, realizes what happens to us when we worship anything other than our Creator. Because He wants the very best for us, and because He alone can handle being the object of worship, He adds this critical instruction.

The third -Exodus 20:7: "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name." God tells us it is imperative to be truthful and honest at all times. Many biblical scholars point to the example of a witness in a court case. As God's witnesses, we are not to swear by God's name falsely or under any false pretenses. In Matthew 5:33-37, Jesus discusses oath taking. Our answer, He states, should always be either yes or no. We must strive to be known for our honesty, instead of the need to take an oath.

The fourth - Exodus 20:8-11: "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy." On the seventh day of creation, God rested. Does God need to rest? Of course not! He did this as an example for us. In our contemporary, 24/7 society, we tend to think the Sabbath rest is optional. God does not! Jesus tells us in Mark 2:27 that: "The Sabbath is made for man, not man for the Sabbath." Which day of the week may not be important, but one of the seven needs to be devoted to godly rest.

The Fifth - Exodus 20:12: "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you." Whether or not our parents have been respectful toward us, the Bible commands that we honor them. Note that this commandment comes with a reason why: honor your parents SO THAT you may live long in the land.

The sixth - Exodus 20:13: "You shall not murder." Intentionally taking someone's life is murder. In Matthew 5:21-22, Jesus tells us that anger and hurtful words are like murder. Romans 13 discusses Christian behavior regarding obedience to civil authority and patriotism. Scholars believe, and Old Testament sources support, that protecting one's country as in civil defense or during a time of war is not the same as murder.

The seventh - Exodus 20:14: "You shall not commit adultery." Adultery is engaging in a sexual relationship outside of one's marriage. Jesus takes this further when he tells us in Matthew 5:28 we commit adultery when we even look on another person with thoughts of desire.

The eighth - Exodus 20:15: "You shall not steal." Do not take anything that is not yours. In today's culture, one of the most prevalent forms of stealing involves copyrighted material. We may think it is OK to download music we don't pay for or gain access to software we did not purchase a license for. . .but the Bible says it is stealing.

The ninth - Exodus 20:16: "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor." In court, false testimony is called perjury and is punishable by law. Our testimony, whether before a judge or in the courtroom of life, should be true and accurate -- free of false information.

The tenth - Exodus 20:17: "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." God wants us to learn to be content with what we have and not to desire what our neighbor has. He knows where jealousy and envy lead; His desire is to spare us the consequences of coveting.

* Matthew, Exodus, Deuteronomy and Romans are some of the books of the Bible.

Jesus referred to these Ten Commandments in Matthew 22:37-40. In response to a question asked by one of the Pharisees (Ancient Jewish Spiritual leaders), "Jesus replied: 

“ Love the Lord your God with all of your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” 

This is the first and the greatest commandment. And the second one is: 

“Love your neighbor as yourself.” All the 10 can be summarized into these two commandments.

4. Is there a God? how would you know?

The universe, everything in it and its complexity is the very true answer for the existence of God. Though scientists may say millions of reasons for how things came about there is always a void in their theory which they fill with the longevity of time i.e., over a long period of time things happen. But with God in perspective every second is 100% accounted for.

God made everything and sustains it. We trust in God to sustain it. If we trust in scientific theory then there are millions of reasons why we cannot be alive today. But God has fearfully and wonderfully created and sustained us.

Every thing in the universe is in the perfect size, shape and place. It is sheer foolishness to believe that they came to that point on their own over time. Can you phantom the idea that if Earth was any further from the sun we would all freeze and any closer we would all burn up? Science without God is all objective.

Take God out and how else would you explain the complexity of human brain? Even a small thing as a pen needs to be made by someone how can we expect the world and every living thing in it to have been formed on its own.

Throughout history billions of people have attested their core convictions about Gods existence through their subjective personal relationship with God. They can give descriptions even detailed explanations of God and His actions in their lives.

Above all look deep inside yourselves and you will know that someone or something is pursuing you, the search of which will lead you only to God.  God is all loving and He pursues you and doest not rest until you take hold of Him.

The Bible makes it clear in many places that God is outside of time. He is eternal, with no beginning or end—He is infinite! He also knows all things, being infinitely intelligent (Psalm 90)

5. What is a gospel?

The word "Gospel" from old English "God-Spell" meaning Good tidings or good news is a translation of the Greek word "evangelion" meaning goodmessage. The four books of New Testament in the Bible called the Gospel according to Mathew, Mark, Luke and John that descriibe the birth, life, ministry, crucifixtion and ressurection of Jesus Christ.

Apostle Paul addresses the Church of Corinth in 2 Corinthians 15:1-9 as "Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel that I preached to you, that you received and on which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message I preached to you – unless you believed in vain. For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received – that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according to the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as though to one born at the wrong time, he appeared to me also. For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God".

The Gospel (good news)  that Jesus Christ commissioned His disciples to preach is about His death on the cross for sinners and His ressurection from the dead. This gospel assures salvation to all who believes in it in faith. Romans 1:16, 17 says "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God's power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For the righteousness of God is revealed in the gospel from faith to faith, just as it is written, The righteous by faith will live."

Gospel of Jesus Christ is that :

  •            We are all sinners and cannot save ourselves (Romans 3:23)
  •           Jesus Christ, Gods son died for our sins and rose again so is the perfect Savior for sinners (I Corinthians 15) bridging the gap caused by sin between us and God
  •           Salvation comes when one believes in the gospel (Romans 1:16)
  •           Salvation is the gift of God by His Grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone and not from our works (Ephesians 2:8, 9)
  •           We have been justified freely by His grace through the redemption in Jesus Christ thus reconciling us with God (Romans 3:24)
  •           Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life (John 14:6)


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