Are you searching for truth? You've come to a good place, though I am humbled that God might use me and this site to share the good news about Life. The truth on this site is not my own invention, but God's. I urge you to find it in the Holy Bible, God's Word. If you don't have one, you can read it online at http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=NASB&passage=all.

• THE TRUTH ABOUT MANKIND
• THE TRUTH ABOUT GOD
• THE TRUTH ABOUT GOD'S LOVE
• THE TRUTH ABOUT SALVATION
• Frequently Asked Questions

THE TRUTH ABOUT MANKIND

Why does man act so violently? Why are there wars and school shootings and things like that? Man is supposed to be innately good, right?

Sadly, this is wrong. The tragedies of this world are proof that man is instead innately evil. They show that we are miserable, sinful scum. Romans 3:10-12 says, "There is none righteous, not even one; there is none who understands, there is none who seeks for God; all have turned aside, together they have become useless; there is none who does good, there is not even one."

And even more depressing is Romans 1:18-32:

"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal Power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God, or give thanks; but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and of four-footed animals and reptiles.

"Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, that their bodies might be dishonored among them. For they exchanged the truth of God for the lie [evolution], and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever, Amen.

"For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, and in the same way also the man abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error.

"And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, unloving, unmerciful; and, although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same but also give hearty approval to those who practice them."

This describes every vice in society well, doesn't it? Notice that it says "those who do such things are worthy of death. That means that everyone is worthy of death, for if you have only spoken one lie, or thought only one evil thought, that means you are sinful before God and according to His supreme law, you ought to die.

But who is this God? Why are we supposedly accountable to Him?

THE TRUTH ABOUT GOD

God is the Creator of the world and all things in it: He spoke it into existence "and it was" (Psalm 33:9). He is Lord of heaven and earth. He does not need us, since He Himself gave us life and all we have.

God is infinite in all ways, unchanging, holy, righteous, just, loving, perfect, wise, present everywhere, all-powerful, all knowing, and all-seeing. He is an invisible spirit not plagued with human passions. He has existed since before the world, and exists of Himself outside of time. God is one, yet there are three distinct Persons in the Godhead: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. (Deut. 6:4, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One!" [In Hebrew, echad, a unity of many in one entity.])

Since we are finite and He is infinite, we cannot comprehend Him or know Him unless He wills it.

Just as you own anything you make, God, who made us, owns us. Because He owns us, He may set any rules for us to live by, and we are obliged to obey those rules. His law is found in essence in the Ten Commandments:

1. "You shall have no other gods than Me"
2. "You shall not make for yourself idols to worship or serve."
3. "You shall not take the name of the Lord God in vain."
4. "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy."
5. "Honor your father and mother."
6. "You shall not murder."
7. "You shall not commit adultery."
8. "You shall not steal."
9. "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor."
10. "You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor."

THE TRUTH ABOUT GOD'S LOVE

So, as I said before, every person has sinned—broken God's rules—and God may punish everyone with death. But God loved the people that He created; He didn't want them to die. The only way to save mankind from death, was for someone to die in their place.

God had instituted sacrifices for his chosen people of Israel to perform in order to atone for their sins, but that didn't remove sin. Rather, the sacrifice was a picture of what was to come: God would come down to earth in the form of a sinless man and die as the Ultimate Sacrifice for sin. When Jesus died, God laid all the sin which we committed on him, just as though he had sinned and was being punished, instead of us.

"For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ [Jesus] died for the ungodly...but God demonstrates His own love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us." Romans 5:6,8

THE TRUTH ABOUT SALVATION

Jesus is God and He couldn't stay dead. He came alive again from the dead three days later! This was the final proof, after all the miracles He had performed on earth, that He was God.

The Resurrection gives us the assurance that we can trust in the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ to save us from our death-bound sinful state.

All that is necessary for you to do to be saved is believe that Jesus, God incarnate, died to take your sin away. That's all: just believe! Salvation is the simplest thing in the world to do. You don't have to do any good works to be saved. You do not have to be the vilest of evildoers in the world to be saved, because "all have sinned" (Romans 3:23). You need only believe. Please confess Jesus as your Savior today!

While we pray and while we plead,
While you see your soul's deep need,
While our Father calls you home,
Will you not, my brother, come?