| The Four Spiritual Laws |
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If you've gone through a discussion with someone and you want to present the gospel message in a simple and systematic way, the well known "Four Spiritual Laws" can be of help. They are simple, to the point, and use Scripture to convict, convince, and convert. They are: - God loves you:
- "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life" (John 3:16).
- Man is sinful and separated from God.
- "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Rom. 3:23); "For the wages of sin is death" (Rom. 6:23); "But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God" (Isaiah 59:2).
- Jesus Christ is God's only provision for man's sin.
- "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me" (John 14:6); "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Rom. 5:8).
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- We must individually receive Jesus as Savior and Lord.
- "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name" (John 1:12); "if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved" (Rom. 10:9); "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God" (Eph. 2:8).
I will be honest, that up until about 2-3 years ago, I have heard of these but never really looked at them, and bothered to learn them. I am still very rusty on them, since I will admit that I am not diving daily into the sharing of my faith. I encourage all to read the laws, and learn them. Know how to give a defense for what you believe. |
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