Obeying the Gospel: How (and Why) to Become a Christian Gary Henry

In the widest sense, the words "people of God" apply to every person created by God. But in the Scriptures, the phrase often refers to a subset of the human race: a group with a special relationship due to having been redeemed by God (Hebrews 4:8,9). For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

The Christian truly has "been brought from death to life" (Romans 6:13). And there is a wonderful irony in this. It was, after all, by dying that Jesus "abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel" (2 Timothy 1:10). For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

As long as we believe that we're doing all right -- and that any remaining problems are within the power of science and psychology to solve -- we will cut ourselves off from the highest of all joys: reconciliation with the God who created us. For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

I know of no part of the plan of salvation that is any harder than this. It is gut-wrenching. But look at the doors that are opened. Humbled, we are ready to come to the foot of Jesus' cross and say, "What must I do to be saved?" (Acts 16:30). For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

However unlikely, implausible, or even impossible it may seem, the gospel story must be judged on the basis of the evidence. So if our sense of likelihood tells us that "nothing good can come out of Nazareth," the gospel simply says, "Come and see." For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com

"All we want in Christ, we shall find in Christ. If we want little, we shall find little. If we want much, we shall find much; but if, in utter helplessness, we cast our all on Christ, he will be to us the whole treasury of God" (Henry Whipple). For more information, visit AreYouaChristian.com