How to Encounter God

What does it mean to be Born Again?

There are many important questions about human existence. The most important questions are regarding where we have come from, why we are here, and where we are going. All faiths must answer these difficult questions.

Apart from biblical Christianity, the basic answer offered by world religions or cults is that you must accomplish something to gain favor with God. A person must tip the scales between their good and bad deeds by their own moral efforts to appease a higher power. Yet the Bible offers a different answer: we can never do enough to impress God.  Only Jesus could – and did – what we could not do for ourselves!

The only way to gain the assurance of eternal life is through placing full and personal trust in Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection to save you.  Jesus was and is fully human and fully God.  As a man, he offered himself for our sins by dying in our place.  In doing so, he appeased the holy wrath of God against us.  And as God, he offers perfect forgiveness—something only God can do.  When a person experiences the grace and love of God, and surrenders his or her life to Jesus Christ alone, he or she receives the free gift of salvation.  That person experiences spiritual rebirth.  This sounds simple and yet, hard to believe. We understand that. That’s why we call salvation a work of grace.

Since we can do nothing to impress our way into heaven, Christ did everything necessary on our behalf. Our response must be one of simple faith in his accomplishment.

Have you experienced the grace of God through salvation? Do you still have questions? Please contact us at connect@harvestparis.com.