God made us to show forth His majesty, to display His holiness and goodness (Isaiah 43:6-7). Our primary purpose as human beings is to desire God above everything else: to find our deepest satisfaction and pleasure in Him. "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31).

"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). This means we have trusted and desired other things more than Him, which is the very essence of idolatry (Romans 1:21-23). We have sinned against God by breaking the Ten Commandments: we have lied, stolen, and coveted; even our anger and jealousy are deeply offensive to Him (Gal. 5:19-21). We have loved our sin and other pleasures more than God from the time we were born (Ephesians 2:3). This is a terrible offense to God’s glory (Jeremiah 2:12-13). God says, "The wages of sin is death..." (Romans 6:23). After death, Scripture teaches that we will go to a place called Hell. Hell is a very real place of torment that Jesus Himself often spoke about.

Jesus Christ died for sinners like us. In His death, He made the Great Exchange: He took our sin upon Himself, and gave us His righteousness. “For our sake He [God the Father] made Him [Jesus Christ] to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Cor. 5:21). In His resurrection, Christ made it possible to live eternally with Him in Heaven (1 Cor. 15:22-23). Because Christ took our sin and the punishment we deserved upon Himself on the Cross, God can now acquit guilty sinners yet still remain just (Rom. 3:25-26).

"Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out" (Acts 3:19). "Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved" (Acts 16:31). “Repent” means to turn away from our sin. It is turning our backs on our old lifestyle and choices, and turning to follow Christ. To trust in Christ is to cling to Him our only sufficient and precious Savior. Salvation is a free gift (Eph. 2:8-9). If you desire to have this salvation in Christ and are starting to glimpse how desirable Christ is, it means that God is at work in your heart (2 Cor. 4:6). Turn from your sin, and trust in Christ alone to save you from sin and bondage. The Bible promises, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Rom. 10:13).

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