Man thinking v/s God’s thinking
Fact v/s faith God created man in his own image, in the
• Some think I am well off, educated, got
everything I need. Others think I’m
healthy, prudent, why to bring God in
between. Work hard, do good works etc.
& live on.
Bible says… a man’s life does not consist in the
abundance of his possessions. (Luke 12:15)
….this very night your life will be demanded
from you, then who will get what you have
prepared for yourself? (Luke 12:20). Better to be
rich towards God is the wise thing to do.
• Some think. I am confused. Everyone
says what they believe is right. How do I
know the truth?.
The LORD says ‘Call to Me and I will answer
you and show you great and mighty things which
you do not know. (Jer. 33:3)
Jesus said ‘Come to me all you who are weary
and burdened and I will give you rest (Matt.
11:28).
I am the way, the truth and the life. No one can
come to the Father except through me. (John
14:6)
• Some think. A person like me
cannot approach God because such worse
and sinful is my secret personal life. Will
God ever forgive?
Though your sins are like scarlet they shall be as
white as snow, though they are red as crimson
they shall be like wool. (Is. 1:18 b)
Jesus Christ is the atoning sacrifice for our sins
and not only for ours but for the whole world. If
we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and
will forgive us our sins and purify us from all
unrighteousness. (I John 2:2, 1:9)
• Some think God is some supernatural
power & therefore I cannot relate to him.
We are born for our parents as persons
(individuals) and not as powers.
The Bible says, ‘God is spirit and his
worshippers must worship in spirit & in truth.
(John 4:24). God is love (I John 4:16 b)
image of God he created him, male & female he
created them. (Gen. 1:27). Since God is a person
he created us in his image (as persons with
personality), we can have a personal relationship
with God.
• Some take the reality heaven & hell
lightly. Just like we have our earthly
dwellings (houses), Heaven is God’s
dwelling.
Just like there are creatures on earth, sky &
under the sea, there are heavenly beings too, viz.
angels, cherubims etc.
Just like there is a worldly government to punish
people for their crimes or reward them for their
good deeds, there is a heavenly government who
will judge them according to their deeds. Hell is
a place of punishment for the heavenly beings.
Bible says, ‘Just as man is destined to die once
& after that to face judgment, so Christ was
sacrificed once to take away the sins of many
people & he will appear a second time, not to
bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are
waiting for Him’. (Heb. 9:27-28)
Many Sages & teachers have taught us to do
good deeds, to go to heaven. But since death
came through sin, no one has ever been able to
overcome death.
… Christ dies for our sins according to the
Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was
raised on the third day according to the
scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, & then
to the twelve. After that, he appeared to more
than five hundred. (I Cor. 15:3-6)
God demonstrates his own love for us in this:
while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
(Rom. 5:8)
Now what? You can invite Christ to come into
your life to save you from death & give you life
eternal & meaningful. All who received him, to
those who believe in his name (Jesus Christ), he
gave the right to become the children of God (a
personal relationship). (John 1:2)
 Man thinking v/s God’s thinking
Now the Lord is the Spirit where the Spirit of the
Lord (Christ) there is freedom. (I Cor. 3:17)
Here I am! I (Jesus Christ) stand at the door
(your heart) and knock. If anyone hears my voice
and opens the door, I will come in & eat with
him, & he with me.
God’s plan for your life is not Condemnation
(eternal death), despair, restlessness, insecurity,
emptiness, loneliness, sickness, frustration, curse
rather Salvation (eternal life), hope, rest
security, fullness, fellowship, cure, peace,
blessing respectively.
If you want to have that personal relationship
with the one true God, pray wholeheartedly.
‘Father God, thank you for sending your Son
Jesus Christ to die for my sin & save me from
death. Now I invite Jesus Christ to come into my
life. Let your will be fulfilled in me. Make me
the kind of person you want me to be. Amen.

Now that you have received Christ

The moment you have received Christ by faith,
many things happened, including the following:

 Christ came into your life (Rev. 3:20, Col. 1:27)

 Your sins were forgiven (Col. 1:14)
 You became a child of God (John 1:12)
 You received eternal life (John 5:24)
 You began exploring the new life in Jesus Christ
(John 10:10)