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NEW TESTAMENT
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IMPORTANCE OF
BELIEVING IN JESUS
1. He
is the only One who died, rose again, and ascended to heaven.
The
human history has proved these facts. Do you realize that every year the world
celebrates Good Friday and Easter (on March – April), as well as Ascension Day
(on May)? For me, this has explicitly shown the world’s recognition of Jesus’
death, resurrection, and ascension. Moreover, his death and resurrection have
pointed out his ultimate authority over death and life, while his ascension has
indicated his sovereignty on earth and in heaven.
2. You Have Spiritual LIFE From Christ.
You were spiritually dead—and Christ has
quickened you, Ephesians 2:1, “You has He quickened, who were dead in
trespasses and sins.” We read that Christ raised Lazarus from the dead after he
had been buried four days, John 11. Lazarus loved Christ before but, no doubt,
this resurrection of him, so wonderful, endeared his love to Christ
exceedingly. And shall not Christ’s raising you up from you spiritual
death—raise your hearts unto a great height of love to Christ? You will greatly
love one who is instrumental to save your natural life, when in great hazard
and danger, especially if he should do it by venturing his own. And will you
not greatly love Christ who has given you spiritual life, which is far more
excellent than natural life? He died that you might live, and, if you had not
received this spiritual life from Him—you could not have escaped eternal death
in hell.
3.
Rescued us from the dominion of darkness
Satan
operates in a dominion of darkness. It is Jesus, God’s one and only son, who
opens our eyes bringing us from the dark evils of this world into the light of
His goodness and grace. A benefit of being a Christian is the fact that Jesus
rescues us from eternity with Satan. Acts 26:16-18
4. Jesus Makes Repentance Possible
One of the reasons Jesus is so important to those
who sincerely try to follow Him is that all of us fall short and need the gift
of repentance offered through the Atonement.
When we stumble and fall, Satan wants us to think
we’re not good enough to get up and get back on the right path. He also wants
us to forget that the gospel is “the gospel of repentance” (D&C
13:1; emphasis added). But we know that “the grace of Christ is real,
affording both forgiveness and cleansing to the repentant sinner.”