Illuminate Community Church Podcast

The gospel is the message that we are all separated from God because of our sin.  "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23) The result of sin is alienation from God.  Sin creates bondage and conflict within our own lives and in relationship with others.  A righteous God must carry out justice upon sin and this has the consequences of death.  "For the wages of sin is death..." (Romans 6:23) Yet because God loved us, in spite of our rebellion, He sent His own Son to die in our place.  The death of Jesus paid the consequences of our sin and made us acceptable to God.  "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8) The gospel is not about what you or I did to please or reach God: we did everything to displease Him.  Rather, the gospel is about how God made peace between Himself and us through Jesus Christ.  Quite simply, Jesus Christ is the only way to the Father.  Jesus Him