What is it that Christians Actually Believe?
 

God is the loving ruler of the world.
He made the world.
He made us rulers of the world
                      under him.

You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honour and power,
for you created all things, and by your will
they were created and have their being.
                                                Revelation 4:11

But is that the way it is now?

We all reject the ruler - God
by trying to run life our
own way without him
But we fail to rule ourselves
or society or the world.

There is no-one righteous, not even one;
there is no-one who understands,
no-one who seeks God.
All have turned away
                            Romans 3:10-12

What will God do about this rebellion?

God won't let us rebel forever.
God's punishment for rebellion
is death and judgement.

Man is destined to die once,
and after that to face judgement
            Hebrews 9:27

God's justice sounds hard.
But . . .


Because of his love, God sent his son into the world: the man Jesus Christ.
Jesus always lived under God's rule.
Yet by dying in our place he took our punishment and brought forgiveness.

Christ dies for sins once for all,
the righteous for the unrighteous,
to bring you to God.
            1 Peter 3:18

But that's not all . . .
 


God raised Jesus to life again
as the ruler of the world.
Jesus has conquered death,
now gives new life,
and will return to judge.

In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.                              1 Peter 1:3

Well where does that leave us?

This leaves us with two possible ways to live

You can either;

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The pictures and concepts are Copyright Phillip Jensen 1989.