Christian Community Networking

Step 1: God's plan was for us to live in Peace and Life

God loves you and wants you to know that he has the very best for you.

The Bible says ...

"We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." -Romans 5:1 (NIV)

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." -John 3:16 (NIV)

"I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." -John 10:10 (NIV)

Why don't most people have this peace and abundant life that God planned for us to have?    

 Step 2: IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM IS OUR SEPARATION

God created us in His likeness to have fellowship with Him. He made free moral agents, giving us the right to choice and not like robots. We chose our own way and not God's way. The result is separation from God. This is the problem.

The Bible says ...

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." -Romans 3:23 (NIV)

"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." -Romans 6:23 (NIV)

Our Attempts to Reach God

People have tried in many ways to bridge this gap between themselves and God ...

The Bible says ...

"There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death." -Proverbs 14:12 (NIV)

"But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear." -I saiah 59:2 (NIV)

No bridge reaches God ... except one.

No amount of good works that you could do to build that bridge