Step 2
There is a gap between God and mankind. He has
provided a Way for us to receive an abundant and eternal life, but people
throughout the ages have made selfish choices to disobey God Almighty. These
choices continue to cause separation from the Father. God’s Word shows us that
the result of sin is death.
He says in His Word:
“There is a way which
seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death” — Proverbs
14:12.
And God also said,
“But your iniquities
have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from
you, that He will not hear” — Isaiah 59:2.
Paul the apostle states in Romans 3:23,
“For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of God.”
And in Romans 6:23 we read:
“For the wages of sin
is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Every human was created with the ability and need to
know God and fellowship with Him. Augustine, a minister who lived during the
fourth and fifth centuries, called this longing in each of us “that God-shaped
vacuum.”
Every day we hear of people who are rich, famous,
achievers, star athletes—people who seem to have the best life can offer—yet
they try to fill that empty void in their lives with “things.”
They even try good works, morality, and religion. Yet
they remain empty, for only God, through His Son, can fill that emptiness.