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1. The reason we do not have a relationship with God is because
of sin. Rom 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, (NKJ) Ecc 7:20 For there is not a just man on earth who does good and does not sin.
(NKJ) Isaiah 59:1-2 Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save;
nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear. 2 But your iniquities have separated you
from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not
hear. (NKJ) 2. Men try to approach God in many ways, but cannot meet the
standards God expects. Every way of approach unto God misses the mark. We are simply unable to approach
God through our own good works or our own good deeds. Jesus Christ alone is the
only solution. Isaiah 64:6 But we are all like an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses
are like filthy rags; we all fade as a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind,
have taken us away. (NKJ) Romans 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in
His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. (NKJ) Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not
of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
(NKJ) Galatians 2:16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law
but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might
be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works
of the law no flesh shall be justified. (NKJ) 3. Jesus Christ is God's solution. He died for our sins and
rose from the grave. Jesus loved us and has bridged the gap by paying for our sins. Through His death
on the Cross, God is able to offer us His love, a relationship with Him, and eternal
life! John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me. (NKJ) Romans 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in
His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. (NKJ) Romans 5:8-9 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we
were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified
by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. (NKJ) 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust,
that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by
the Spirit, (NKJ) Isaiah 53:5-6 But He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for
our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes
we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one,
to his own way; and the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. (NKJ) 4. We must believe and place our trust in Jesus Christ, God's
Provision for sin and eternal life. Faith alone in Christ alone is all that is needed to be saved! Acts 16:30-31 And he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do
to be saved? 31 So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will
be saved, you and your household." (NKJ) John 3:16 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. (NKJ) A decision has to be made as we hear God's Good News John 3:18 He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe
is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten
Son of God. (NKJ) John 3:36 He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does
not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him. (NKJ)
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