Jesus, Our Only Hope of Heaven
Jesus is God and our Creator
Genesis 1:3 (The Word of God)
The Word of God speaks. This is the voice of Jesus.
Genesis 1:26
God exists as three beings, differing only in rank: 1. God the Father, 2. God the Son, 3. God the Holy Spirit
God refers to Himself in a triune form, in saying “Let Us make man in Our Image.”
Hebrews 1:2-3
Jesus, the Son of God, is credited as creating the worlds. He is described as the visible presence of God.
Titus 2:13
Jesus is called the Great God and our Savior.
The Gospel of John 1:1-3
It is revealed that nothing was made without Jesus Christ. We also see that Jesus is eternal, existing in the beginning.
1 John 5:20
Jesus is called the true God and eternal life.
Genesis 3:1-6
Man fell out of fellowship with God, because he didn’t believe God.
Romans 14:23
Not having faith in God is sin. When Adam and Eve didn’t believe God, the disbelief was passed on to every person born of sinful man and sinful woman. When Jesus came to earth, He did not inherit the sinful nature. He was born of the Holy Spirit through the virgin Mary.
Our Problem: Sin
The Consequence: Death
Ezekiel 18:20
The soul that sins shall die.
The Promise: Restoration
Genesis 3:15
God immediately made a plan to restore all things, with the promise of the Messiah, who would live a perfect life, free of sin, and die on the cross in place of everyone who believes in Him, taking on the punishment that He did not deserve. Three days later, he would rise again bodily to prove that God had accepted His sacrifice.
The Temporary Solution: Animal Sacrifices
Exodus Chapter 12
Before Jesus’ sacrifice, God instituted what we now regard as the Old Testament, a Covenant of animal blood sacrifices for those awaiting the arrival of the Messiah.
The Permanent Solution: Jesus
Romans 10:9
If you confess Jesus as your Lord, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Because Jesus suffered and died on the cross in your place, and then rose from the dead, you can go free on the day of judgment and enter Heaven. Please trust in Jesus today as your only hope of Heaven.
Suggested Prayer
“Lord Jesus, have mercy on me, a sinner. I believe You are the Messiah, the Son of God who should come in to the world. I believe You lived a sinless life and died in my place on the cross. I believe You rose again the third day. Please forgive me and take me to Heaven when I die. Thank You.”