“Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.” (Psalms 100:3)

"For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him." (Col 1:15)

 

 

2. FALL: Man rebelled. We wanted to throw off God's rule and live as if there is no creator God.

“..for all have sinned & fallen short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23)

As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good.” (Romans 3:10-12)

 

 

3. REDEMPTION: God's gracious response to our rebellion is to give his son Jesus Christ as the ransom for our rebellion. And through Jesus, God reconciles (deals with our rebellion and sin) people to himself.

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45)

“All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.” (2 Corinthians 5:18-19)

 

 

4. RESPONSE: We are commanded to respond to the gospel through repentance and faith. To repent is to recognise his Lordship over us (now as our creator and redeemer) by turning from our sin and rebellion and placing our trust in Christ as our Saviour and Lord.

“That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord", and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)