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Background: Based
upon 1,600 years of revelation
from Moses, ca. 1500BC,
to John, ca. 90AD. Although
the teachings of Jesus Christ
are considered important
to Christians, it his life,
death and resurrection which
form the foundation upon
which Christianity is founded.
 Sacred
Book: The Bible, which
took 1,600 years to write,
is composed of 66 "books"
with at least 40 authors.
People who read the Bible
discover the one common
theme which runs through
its entirety, revealing
its ultimate Author, greater
than the 40+ people who
penned it. The Bible records
prophecies regarding Jesus,
written as much as 1500
years before his birth,
which were fulfilled in
his life in accurate detail.
The Nature of God:
As revealed in Psalm 139,
God is omniscient (all-knowing),
omnipresent (He fills the
universe), and omnipotent
(all-powerful). He is Holy
and absolutely righteous
- all that we consider good
is a definition of God's
character. But greater still,
God is relational and desires
to have a relationship with
people. He is a loving,
relational God, Who is also
righteous and just.
Human Condition:
People were created in God's
image, and thus have the
capacity to love, exercise
their free will, and choose
between good and evil. All
people, however, fall short
of God's perfect character
and thus lose the relationship
they could have with God.
Eternity: Man is
a spiritual being, and that
spirit will live for eternity
- that is, forever. Those
people who die outside a
relationship with God will
exist for eternity apart
from God.
 What
is Salvation? People
are saved by being restored
to their relationship with
God. After physical death,
they will be in the presence
of God, referred to as heaven,
for eternity.
How is a person saved?
Because God is perfect,
any sin separates a person
form God, and there is no
way he can restore that
relationship. Therefore,
God sent His unique Son,
Jesus Christ, to die in
behalf of all mankind, paying
the penalty for all sins
committed by all people.
Salvation is a gift offered
to all people. One must
accept that gift, by faith,
trusting Jesus Christ for
the payment for all sins
ever committed.
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