Christianity teaches that because of man’s rebellion against God and the sin of which every person is guilty, we owe a payment to the justice of the one true God which is only able to be paid through eternal punishment.
But God, being rich in mercy, in order to save many from that penalty, sent his son, Jesus, who came to earth, took to himself a human nature, and lived in perfect conformity to God’s commands, and then, in his death, bore the sins of all who would call on him in faith as a substitute for them, thus preserving God’s justice, while allowing God to pronounce those same people acceptable in his sight.
That salvation is given, by grace, to any who will believe on Christ, trusting in him for eternal life.
That, in 133 words, is the message of the Bible, and the message of Christianity.
But God, being rich in mercy, in order to save many from that penalty, sent his son, Jesus, who came to earth, took to himself a human nature, and lived in perfect conformity to God’s commands, and then, in his death, bore the sins of all who would call on him in faith as a substitute for them, thus preserving God’s justice, while allowing God to pronounce those same people acceptable in his sight.
That salvation is given, by grace, to any who will believe on Christ, trusting in him for eternal life.
That, in 133 words, is the message of the Bible, and the message of Christianity.
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