What makes ushuman?

God is righteous and just, so He must punish sin. However, He is also merciful and the embodiment of love. Death is something that we must all face one day because of sin, but the free gift of God is eternal life, received through forgiveness.

We recognise love when wrongs are made right, when we receive forgiveness, or when we choose to forgive others. However, we cannot atone for our sins against God on our own because we are imperfect and unable to pay the price that justice demands.

In God’s perfect timing, Jesus Christ, our Creator and God incarnate, set aside His glory and power to become human and solve the problem of sin and death once for all. He lived a perfectly sinless life, willingly laid down His life on a Roman cross, was buried, and rose to life three days later. In doing so He proved His authority over life and death, and made a way for us to have true peace with God by paying the penalty for our sins with His own blood.

No one has greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13

The choices we make and the goals we strive for reveal our heart and shape our future.

Many people live in denial and consider themselves good people, but "good enough" is not good enough for heaven. We must be perfect for our Heavenly Father is perfect. It is only by giving our life over to Jesus, our Creator, that we can receive God's forgiveness, be born again, and rest in His strength so we can overcome sin, know true love, know our purpose, and dwell with the Lord in eternity.

Forgiveness begins with communication, and God responds to us when we are humble and sincere. If you are ready to turn from your sins and commit your way to Jesus, you can try praying something like this.