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Why
are we here?
What
is the purpose of my life?
The
most important thing we want to tell you about is Jesus Christ.
He is the key to our existence and our work as Geelong Christian Reformed
Church.
This page and the pages linked to it tell you about Jesus and how He
fits into history and what He means for you.
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God
is the loving ruler and Creator of the world.
He has made everything that there is, and He has made us in His
own image to be rulers under Him.
“You
are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things, and by your will they were created
and have their being.” Revelation
4:11 more
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But
that's not the way it is now ...
all of us reject God as ruler and want to set ourselves up as rulers
in our own right - we rebel against God. But we fail to rule ourselves
or our our society or our world ...
As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one;
there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have
turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one
who does good, not even one.”
Romans 3:10-12 more
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God
will bring rebellious man to justice.
God won't let man rebel forever. God's punishment for rebellion
is death and judgement.
Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment
... Hebrews 9:27 more
This sounds harsh, but ...
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love is great – so great that He sent His Son into the world,
the man Jesus Christ. Jesus always lived under God's law. And He
died in our place. He took the punishment that should have been
ours, and thereby brought forgiveness to us.
... Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the
unrighteous, to bring you to God. 1
Peter 3:18 more
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God
raised Jesus to life.
God didn't leave Jesus dead. After He had paid the price Jesus was
raised to life. He therefore now gives life. He now is also the
ruler of the world, and He will return to judge the world.
In
his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead ... 1 Peter 1:3
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Where does that leave us? There are two ways to live ... |
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Our
way ...
Reject
God
Try to run life our own way
Result:
Condemned by God
Facing death and judgment
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God's
new way:
Submit to Jesus as our ruler
Rely on Jesus' death and resurrection
Result:
Forgiven by God
Given eternal life more
What
must I do?
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