The Gospel

Hello! I’m glad you clicked on this page! I’m about to explain something very important; so important, that it’s your eternity at stake. Getting straight to it…what is the gospel? Well, gospel translates to “good news.” But I cannot explain the good news without telling the bad news first. The bad news is that we are all broken sinners in need of salvation. God’s standard to enter Heaven is perfection.

Examine yourself: have you ever told a lie, stolen something, or taken His name in vain? God’s standards are so high, that he considers hate to be murder and lust to be adultery. “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” Romans 3:23. None of us are worthy to enter Heaven. In fact, we are deserving of Hell because we broke God’s law. God is a just judge, and won’t leave sin unpunished. He can’t simply just forgive us, because sin must be paid for. “For the wages of sin is death,” Romans 6:23a.

Now here’s where we get to the GOOD NEWS! Do you know what God did so that we wouldn’t have to go to Hell? He sent His Son, Jesus, down to Earth to live as a human being. Being fully God and fully man, He lived a perfect life. He was tempted like you and I, but still He did not sin. He died on a cross, and God poured His wrath upon Him.“but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8. Jesus suffered our punishment in our place. That means that God can legally dismiss your case because the fine has been paid. He then rose from the grave 3 days later, with many witnesses, proving that He was truly the Son of God. He ascended up into Heaven soon after.

He did this because He loves you. He offers it as a free gift. What must you do to accept this gift?

You must put your full TRUST in the fact that He suffered and died in your place, and no good works you can do can get you into Heaven. The RESULT of true salvation is a life turned around with a desire to follow and obey Christ, which is called REPENTANCE. That means to turn from sin to start following Christ. “that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9. “The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.” Acts 17:30-31. If you have accepted His gift, when you appear on judgment day after you die, God will see you as righteous and is able to let you into Heaven because Jesus paid your fine.

Why am I sharing this on my photography page? For several reasons…1: Because as a believer, I am commanded by God to share the gospel. 2: I want Christ to be my identity. The first thing people know about me. 3: Because I care about the person reading this…too much to see them end up in Hell. 4: I am so thankful for what God has done for me, that I want to glorify and obey Him in everything I do, including my business. It has been a few years since God saved me, and I am learning more about Him and growing closer to Him every day. I want to say THANK YOU if you took the time to read this and I urge you to give it some thought. We don’t know if we have tomorrow, and once we die, it’s too late. Today is the day of salvation.

-Michelly