What God wants from us: How to Start

The Bible is a very hard book to understand, and it is meant to be. However, there are some things in it most people should be able to understand, and it is some of these passages that I wish to share, with  the intent of allowing you to interpret them.

First, Romans 3:10, 23

        As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

        For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

What do these passages say about me? About your neighbor? About your friends? About your family? and about you?

Next, Romans 6,23a

       For the wages of sin is death;

Is the future starting to look bleak? What is your conclusion? If so, don't stop reading, this is the bad news. The message I want to portray is called the Gospel, which means Good News.  Many stop here, and get mad at God, don't do this.

Furthermore, Romans 4:4,5:

   Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
   But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Does God expect you to earn your way into heaven? Or does He have another way?  What is your responsibility, what is God's? Does it say it here?

Romans 5:8

 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

What does this mean? Why is this important? Did God do something for you? If so what did it cost Him?

Romans 6:23b

    [B]ut the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

What is this gift? How do we receive it?

Romans 10:9-10, 13

    That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
    For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
   For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

What does this passage say about receiving God's gift? What are the requirements? What is it that you need to do?

And finally, I John 5:11 - 13

  And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

Two groups are mentioned here, Which group are you in? Where you ever in the first? Are you now in the second? If you changed groups, when did that happen?

 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

I John 5:13 was introduced to me as a verse giving assurance of salvation, I did not see it at first, do you? If not consider it. Let it sink in.

To God Be The Glory
Scott