sins are fully pardoned.
Everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name... For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Acts 10:43, Romans 6:23)
also convinced that Jesus is the only way my sin debt can be paid. I humbly accept your wonderful offer of forgiveness and eternal life through Jesus Christ. Thank you for seeking me and saving me from my lost condition. Amen”
Like all of mankind, you are a sinner, but Christ’s seeking includes you, and he wants to forgive you for all your sins. Believe in him as your Savior today! If you believe that Jesus is the only way to God, simply tell God in your own words. You may want to express your trust in Christ with a prayer like this: “Dear God, I admit that I’m a sinner in need of your forgiveness. I truly believe that when Jesus died on the cross he was taking the punishment I deserve for my sins. I’m
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rose again for us, that very moment all our
God’s Christmas Gift
You to
The true meaning of Christmas is that Jesus
The Son of Man came to seek and to save.
The best among us are still rebels in need
Christ, God himself, came to earth to be born
Isaiah 53:6 reminds us that “All we like sheep
of God’s mercy. We need salvation, not
into the human race. But why did he come?
have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to
reformation. We need forgiveness, not
his own way.” No one had to teach us to run from
lectures on morality. We need new life, not a
God. We were born running! We all want to do our
new leaf.
Some believe Christ came to give us an example of God’s love. Others say he came to be a shining example. Many people consider him the greatest teacher of all time. Still others believe he came to establish a new religion.
own thing!
And what we need, Jesus Christ, God’s sinless
The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.
Son, came to earth to provide. He did it by
Jesus did not come as a tourist or an educator
dying on a cross—taking the consequences
or an itinerant philosopher. Jesus came as a
But the Bible—referring to Jesus as the “Son of
our sinfulness deserved. It was the only
Savior seeking to save “the lost,” those who were
way God could give us the greatest gift
Man” to show how he took on humanity—tells
estranged from God by their sins. We are all lost without God—lost without hope, lost in a tangled
ever—forgiveness of our sins and an eternal
us exactly why he came:
web of sin.
“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” (Luke 19:10)
If Jesus had never come to the earth, we would all be condemned because “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
relationship with him.
Christ…suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God. (1 Peter 3:18)
The Son of Man came.
How bad is the problem? Sin has infected your
Almighty God has entered our world—“God
mind, your emotions, your will, your intellect,
Three days later Jesus rose from the dead,
with us” (Matthew 1:23). “The Word [Christ]
your moral reasoning, your decision-making,
proving his supernatural mission had been
became flesh [human] and dwelt [lived] among
your words, and your deeds. No part of your life is
accomplished so “the lost” can be saved!
us” (John 1:14).
exempt from the debilitating effects of sin.
When we truly believe that Jesus died and
also convinced that Jesus is the only way my sin debt can be paid. I humbly accept your wonderful offer of forgiveness and eternal life through Jesus Christ. Thank you for seeking me and saving me from my lost condition. Amen”
Good News Tracts God’s Christmas Gift to You The best Christmas gift ever is God’s gift to each of us—sending his Son to earth to save us from our sins! Bible references: ESV. Package contains 25 tracts.
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