Jesus Christ is one of the three persons who make up our triune God (God the Father, God the Son and the Holy Spirit). Jesus is also known as God the Son, though this is just a title, it does not mean He was created. God is without beginning and end!

Key truth: “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end” (Revelation 22:13).

The world we live in is cursed because of everyone’s rebellion and sin against God. Our relationship with God has been wrecked because of our ways. God has anger towards us because of our sins. We deserve death because of our crimes against Him.

But because of His love for us, God also has a plan in action to rescue us from our sins and restore our relationship with Him. This plan involved Jesus stepping into human history and doing peace-work on our behalf. This peace-work is known as the gospel.

Key truth: “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5).

Jesus temporarily left heaven and came to earth incarnated as a man 2,000 years ago. At the end of His life on earth, Jesus suffered a criminal’s death by being nailed to a wooden cross.

God used this horrendous act for a greater good in His plan. God placed all the sins of the world on Jesus as he hung on the cross and punished Him in our place. You see, because Jesus lived a perfect life on earth without ever sinning – Jesus’ death could qualify as a substitute for ours.

Three days after Jesus died, he rose from the dead. His resurrection is our proof that Jesus is God, and that His death is God’s way of both punishing all sin and offering us His mercy, forgiveness and righteousness.

Key truth: “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” 2 Corinthians 5:21

God tells us that everybody falls short of His standards, even those who we might consider “model citizens.” God’s righteous punishment for sinning is eternal death in hell.

God wants to help you! He asks that you repent of your sins. This means that you take ownership of your sins, without blameshifting; and agree with God that your sins are wrong and you want to turn away from them.

Key truth: “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).

Next, you must believe the truth that Jesus died in your place to pay the penalty for your sins. You must also believe that God raised Him from the dead.

Key truth: “For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4).

Finally, you must call out to Jesus and admit you are a sinner. Tell Him you believe He died in your place and rose again, and that you want His pardon.

In that moment God promises to set you free from your sins and remember them no more. You will be clean in His eyes.

Key truth: “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Romans 10:13).