The Simple Meaning of Life

"All things are summed up in Christ both in heaven and on earth.

"For there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved.

"In that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

"That I may be found in Him, not having a righteous of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith."

In the twenty-first century, the beginning of the third millennium, it's not in vogue to talk about sin or the consequences of sin.  Hell is an undesirable four letter word tabooed by this generation.  But if there is neither sin nor punishment for sin, then Christ died needlessly.  And in the distance, we can vaguely hear the songwriter's chant, "I swear there ain't no heaven, but I pray there ain't no hell.”

Eternal salvation, spiritual rescue from the consequences of sin, is based on faith, and faith alone.  So simple.  Believing that Christ is who He says He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

Atheists proclaim, "There is no God," and agnostics declare, "I can't know, for nothing can be known with any certainty about God or the supernatural.”  But some might ask, "What if we are wrong?  Is there any hope for us in eternity?"

A response from the Apostle John: "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."